10 Things Rising Seniors Are Thinking And Wondering About
- Jeremy Tiers
- 2 hours ago
- 2 min read
During the month of July I shared articles that contained tips to help you start, and continue to have, productive early conversations with this next class of prospective students.
A handful of readers messaged me and asked what college related things many rising senior inquiries and prospects are thinking or wondering about at this point in time.
Over the past few years I’ve been able to identify ten topics that admissions and enrollment marketing teams should consider asking about or addressing in their August-September communications.
How do I start my college search? What things should I be focused on and paying attention to as I start to develop a list, and where should I be looking?
What if I either have no idea what I want to major in, or I have a couple of areas of interest and don’t know which direction I should go?
What kinds of careers and jobs can I get with an “X major”? Where are recent graduates from your school in “X major” working, and what do the starting salaries look like?
How do I figure out what a school really costs, and is the financial aid process the same for every college?
How does the college application process work, and what do all these different deadlines mean?
What’s the difference between the Common App and the school’s own application? Is one better? Do I have to fill out both?
How do schools actually make their admissions decisions and what can I do to increase my chances of getting in?
What makes a good college essay or personal statement?
What is a Liberal Arts school?
What does an admissions counselor do, and do you really read my application?
Data from my Top Tier Higher Ed surveys also continues to indicate that when students started their college search, besides a school having the academic major or program they were interested in, financial aid was the number one topic the majority wanted information about first.
If you want your upcoming conversations and messaging to feel more personal, relevant, and helpful, make sure you ask about or address things that students actually care about, not something you think they need to hear about.
And If you find yourself getting stuck trying to come up with a good question related to one of the things above, drop me an email – happy to help.
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