By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute readDespite your reminders, there’s a good chance you’ve still got a decent number of students who have incomplete applications or missing materials.Something’s wrong, right? Maybe, or maybe not.For some it’s a …
You Need To Assume This
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services2 minute readWe’ve talked before about why saying, “Reach out to me if you have any questions” is not an effective communication strategy with prospective students. It’s not direct or intentional enough.Oftentimes, even the most …
You Should Never Ask This Question
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services2 minute readDepending on how you phrase questions you’re either going to get no answer, the “right” answer (Aka the answer a prospective student thinks they’re supposed to give you), or an insightful answer full of valuable context …
Do You Know What They’re Really Thinking?
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services3 minute readLet‘s talk about something you probably already know.This generation of prospective students thinks differently than a lot of college admissions and marketing professionals.I’m bringing this up because a …
Stop Saying These Three Words
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services2 minute readConsidering how hard it is to get and keep the attention of young people these days it’s important to know which phrases and words to avoid.There are three words in particular that a lot of admissions counselors, …