Programs, Price & Perception…
It’s time to talk about value. Following May 1, wisdom dictates a fresh assessment of the year’s success and the programs that enabled it. The key question at this juncture is: Does your current [...]
May 2018
April 2018
May 1. The day. The myth. The legend.
May 1. The day. The myth. The legend. Does anyone in admissions sleep the night of April 30? For years, May has greeted us with National College Decision Day and all the white-knuckled anxiety [...]
Simpler than simple
I have always been intrigued by technology, communication, and the intersection of the two. In fact, in graduate school, I wrote my comprehensive assessment paper on the ways emerging communication technologies change the way [...]
March 2018
Let’s talk about Facebook.
Up until 2013, times were good. As a school, you could wield Facebook as an exacting tool to reach incoming students, group them together and create a real sense of connection as a yield [...]
The Final Push
It’s time for the final push. March is here with a 62-day countdown to May 1, the National Day of Crossed Fingers. And from our Asheville view of early [...]
October 2016
Fold Your Way To Success
It’s important to make a lasting first impression when recruiting prospective students. If you’re unsure of how to get started, The Parish Group is here to point you in the right direction. Our team of [...]
March 2016
We can Help You Capitalize on the Student Experience
What are your students up to on campus today? That’s not a rhetorical question. Often, as admissions personnel, it can be so easy to focus on incoming students that you lose focus on the students [...]
5 Strategies for Building Admissions Relationships One Student at a Time
This year, why not build the strongest admissions program your institution has ever seen? Honestly, it won’t be a breeze. But if you stack one strategy on top of the next, and focus on building [...]