By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services For the past five Sundays I was glued to my TV from 9-11pm. Even if you’re not a sports or basketball fan, I’m guessing you know why.‘The Last Dance’ docuseries about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty racked up some …
This is a Core Part of Your Job
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Whenever we partner with a college or university, I head to campus to lead a recruiting workshop for their admissions team. As you might imagine, that work is currently being done virtually/online. Part of that typically involves me …
The Worst Question You Can Ask
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Last month I talked about paying close attention to the way that you start your sentences when you communicate with prospective students. Specifically, I gave you two key phrases to avoid.The same thing is important every time you ask …
Just Be Honest
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services When it comes to making a big financial decision, paying more for something, or picking one product or experience over another, we want and value honesty and transparency.And when a business, or in your case a college or university, …
Important You Do This From Start to Finish
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services One of the key pieces of data we’ve uncovered from our focus group surveys with students around the country is that most of them have no idea what they’re supposed to ask a college admissions counselor or how they’re supposed to ask …