Question from a listener (1:56): Number 1

Julia and Mark answer a question from a mom who has a son at an independent school and she wants to know whether to hire an outside college counselor when the school her son attends is discouraging, making a hire-2 of 2

Interview – Greg Zaiser-VP of Enrollment at Elon University-Understanding Demonstrated Interest-1 of 2 (1:15:40): Part 1-Preview

• Greg shares his backstory and you will see, he really knows Elon well
• Greg shares with us why Demonstrated interest is of such great value to Elon
• Greg talks about the value of Early Decision to Elon
• Greg shares whether he thinks Early Decision will continue to spread among public schools
• Greg shares how joining the Common App has impacted Elon
• Greg answers the question, would he like to see more students apply Early Decision
• Greg talks about Early Action and Elon’s Yield in Early Action
• Greg gives Elon’s stats for Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Decision
• Greg talks about whether students that do virtual visits and in person visits are more likely to enroll at Elon, and is that factored into their DI projections
• Greg explains how AI is used or not used when it comes to tracking demonstrated interest
• Greg talks about whether a student’s web traffic on the website is factor Into looking at demonstrated interest

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