By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 5 minute readThis week I’ll be in the New York City area to lead my thirteenth and final summer training workshop.As you might imagine, fall travel season has been a popular topic lately, especially as I’ve been speaking with …
What Makes You Different Than Everybody Else?
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute readMost of the emails, letters, and brochures that colleges and universities are sending prospective students right now are filled with facts, figures, history, and blanket, generalized statements.You know the ones I’m …
What Do You Talk About First?
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute readOver the past month I’ve shared multiple articles that contain tips to help generate conversations with this next class of prospective students.One of the most common questions I get every summer is, “What do I talk …
They Want To Know About These 4 Things
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute readCollege and universities love to share tons of facts, figures, and bullet points when they communicate with inquiries, prospects, admitted, and committed students.The problem is, often times you end up vomiting …
5 Reasons Why Students Are Ghosting You
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute readIt’s a common frustration for admissions counselors every single winter. They email or text a group of seniors who showed some level of interest in their school last fall, and instead of a response (or an application …