What keeps you up at night? This is the question we’ve been asking admission professionals over the past few months during AISAP’s Sponsored Roundtable conversations (Coming soon to a town near you, just ask!). The most common answer? RETENTION. More and more, schools are increasingly worried about Retention. It’s a downright scary concept for … Read More
Author: Jesse Roberts
Open House Season
Clearly, it’s that time of year for Open House. How can I tell? Well, it’s not the crisp fall air, or the the changing colors of the trees, or even the increase in traffic in the mornings as I drive my daughter to school. No. It’s a much simpler answer. It is the 435 radio … Read More
Stronger Relationships. Higher Yield.
What a fantastic week of Admissions conversations in Baltimore at the Association of Independent School Admission Professionals (AISAP) Summer Institute! It is truly remarkable how far AISAP has come over the past ten years. The program variety and strength of the Institute is testament to the dedication and passion of Admissions professionals. To that end, … Read More
3 Things with Janice Crampton, Executive Director of AISAP
Janice Crampton, Executive Director of AISAP, joins us for a conversation ahead of the 10th Annual AISAP Institute, to be held in Baltimore this July.
The Race is On…
It’s my favorite time of year. Spring is in full bloom, school grounds are in beautiful shape, graduation is close, and it seems that the sports world has a different drama every night. Whether it’s the nightly grind of Major League Baseball, the NBA or NHL playoffs, or the completion of the Premier League in … Read More
3 Things with Paul Barker, President of Our Lady of Good Counsel HS
Paul Barker, President of Our Lady of Good Counsel HS, stops by for a conversation with what’s on his mind. Some fascinating notes from the podcast: OLGCHS processes over 1000 inquiries per enrollment season and over 750 shadow visits! WOW! Enjoy this episode…
3 Things with Wakefield School
Sarah McDonough of the Wakefield School joins us to discuss the 3 Things that she’s thinking about right now with her school and the enrollment cycle.
“Big Data” and schools…
Wow. What a great time at the Small Boarding Schools Association. So many valuable conversations about what schools are doing to solve enrollment challenges now AND for the future. Over the past five years, all the talk at conferences has been about “Social Media Strategy.” This year’s unofficial theme was “Data.” Refreshing, to say the … Read More
That Yield Time of Year…
All across social media channels, we have seen traffic from schools hosting their “revisit” days, “acceptance parties”, “Welcome nights” and more. It has come to the point where admission offices will do almost anything to get a heads-up on their yield. Which begs the question, “Why don’t you have a better idea throughout the process?” … Read More
The longest night of the year…
So, the previous post to this blog mentioned #decisionDay in reference to the day when schools let their prospects know the status of their application (The Good Thick Letter, or the Evil Thin Letter). It’s personal for me now, as my daughter has applied for independent schools for the upcoming school year here in Baltimore. The … Read More