By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute readOne of the things we’ve learned from tracking tens of thousands of admissions interactions over the past 8+ years is the more a counselor probes and digs, and the longer they can keep a conversation about a particular …
Are You Doing This Enough?
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute readI continue to find that too often colleges and universities don’t give prospective students and their parents (at all stages) enough of this when sharing different things about their student experience and value …
Travel Season Tips And Advice
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 …