An unfortunate reality for Admissions teams is that the traditional Yield recruitment tactics—including large accepted student events, shadow programs, and off-campus receptions—may not be in the cards for 2021. When I was a Director of Admissions, this would have been of great concern to me. At one college where I worked, the conversion of students […]

Your school’s domain name has a reputation score. Scores are calculated based on online metrics in various areas, including reviews, social, surveys, reach, and email open rates. Maintaining a “good” score has become more critical in recent years because machine-learning and algorithms can impact email delivery rates. When an institution has a good email reputation […]

Picture this…America…2020… COVID hits. Standardized testing dates have been cancelled around the country. In the spring, institutions went test-optional, and many will never return to requiring standardized testing for admission. More than 1,200 colleges and universities have made the shift as of August 2020, and many others will follow [1]. This massive movement to test-optional […]

This recruitment cycle is shaping up to be very different from others due to COVID-19. This is typically the time admissions counselors are hitting the road for fall travel. Admissions counselors usually have the months of September and October jam-packed full of college fairs and private visits to high schools. They pack their bags with […]