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| May 11, 2018

Admissions? Bah, Humbug

I am a Business Manager, a title that conjures up the stereotype of the bespectacled Ebenezer Scrooge, hunched over his abacus, counting the shekels, and sardonically berating anyone who dares to suggest an expense that lies outside the approved budget

| September 28, 2017

My Journey To Admissions

We have observed that international school admissions staff come from incredibly diverse backgrounds. How do these past lives inform their current work

| September 28, 2017

Bringing More Science To Our Art: Why Data Is Essential For Admission

Until a few years ago, if you told me that I would be considered a data expert, I would have chuckled and quickly changed the subject. Math is not easy for me, but despite that, I have learned to respect it

| September 28, 2017

8 Enrollment Management Strategies that Work

When I think about managing enrollment, key indicators like inquiries, visits, and applications naturally come to mind

| September 28, 2017

Prospective Parents’ Expectations about Language Learning

Language learning is typically in the top five most important factors for choosing an international school. But what does language learning actually mean to the people who visit our school

| September 28, 2017

Rethinking the Parent Interview

While it is very important that the entire school participates in the admissions process, the Admissions Officer is by far the most important link to the parent

| September 28, 2017

Rethinking Admissions as a Learning Experience

One day, I m not sure when, I woke up and realised that we might have been doing admissions all wrong. Or at least part of it. Many of you already know the story, but allow me to re-cap

| September 28, 2017

Unlocking Product Potential

Like other products we buy, OpenApply is a product we purchase to improve our lives in this case to automate our Admissions. It also however, has the power to improve the product of our endeavours

| September 28, 2017

Curriculum Conversation

We found that Maria English s IB Survey gave us some interesting information and answered some questions we had about how admissions officers promote the IB programme at their schools

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