Competition
It is always better to be positive regarding your competition. Put downs only make you look bad not them. Focus on your school's strengths.
I agree. Part of a student's decision to attend a school will also have to do with the experience that they have in their initial interview. Showing integrity and having positive feedback about your school will only help them see what a great fit the school really is.
I agree. Sometimes it gets frustrating to hear a prospective student come in and tell us what another school has said about our school. But it never changes the fact that we would never do the same back no matter what is said. It says alot about our school and it says alot to the student.
Our school always recommends to prospective students to contact other schools regarding their information and programs with any questions as anyone that guesses may seem negative in their reviews. We just let them know the postive aspects of our programs.
The prolem with mud slinging is you can get it all over everyone including yourself. Sometimes our competitors can be helpful when potential students are undecided on which institution to attend. We encourage our potential students to check out the merchandise before you buy it. I also encourage families to visit the campuses.
I feel the student needs to call all the schools they want to compare. I have enuff trouble just remembering what we have to offer. I never answer questions about another school. I just let the student know they need to ask that school.
When a student askes me about my competition, I tell the student that I do not know details of that school so I am not able to give them information about it.
I feel that it is always best to tell perspective students to look into a college(s) that are of interest to them and I NEVER resort to speaking negatively or putting another school or institution down.
I feel that if you make any remarks about a competitor, it looks bad on the school and the representative. There seem to be many rumors regarding different schools and sometimes it is hard to figure out what is true.
We too have those same challenges. It's extremely unfortunate, and leaves us battling to defend ourselves to prospective students. What we've tried to do is get more involved in our surrounding communties. Work harder to spread who we are and what our accreditation is.
Positive & Professional, I always wish the students good luck on their school choice and tell them to keep our school in mind if they ever need us in the future.
I totally agree! I have had propective students come in for a visit and comment that they were "turned off" by institutions that bad-mouthed their competition.
John Maxwell said you can only increase your strengths and weaknesses by 2 points, so why not focus on taking the strength from a 7 to a 9, instead of the 2 to a 4? Focus on the strengths.
There is a ton of competition where I am from. It is always best to stress to the prospective student our qualities and allow them to see which school would be the best fit.
This statement is true when you have to put down competition it show that you have a lack of confidence in your own school. It also sets a negative tone, so focusing on your schools strenghts is the best course of action when speaking with a prospective or current student.
I agree with you, when I'm speaking with students in Reference to our school and our programs and they ask me what I think of the other schools, I suggest that they contact the school and see what programs and etc that the other school has to offer. I only speak in ref to what we offer at our school.
I agree! It's better to stick with the facts of your school vs putting down another.
I agree! Your schools strength should be able to stand on it's on merit.
Why on earth would a state school take such a postion? The state school should be reported to the board of regents.
I'm not so sure we have to mention a "positive" with respect to another school, but it does seem unprofessional to bring a school up by bringing another down with a negative. In fact, the less a prospective student thinks about another school, the better our chances of keeping them focused on the school at hand.
Brian
