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How You Can Use SMS for University Recruitment

While traditional recruitment methods are still useful, supplementing them with SMS can help to keep the messages in front of your prospective students. Ways you can incorporate SMS into your university recruitment include:

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[Miller Univ] Hi Chase! We’re excited to have you learn more about Miller. We’d like to invite you to our Activities Fair, Sat. Sept 19. Text us to learn more.

Send Engaging Content

Send Engaging Content

Your school can have everything from stellar academics to lively sports teams, exciting clubs and fantastic musical theater. Tell prospective students about these events. Invite them to a game or activities fair. Send texts that make your school stand out and represent the student life culture present at your university.

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Great to meet you at the open house at Middle College. I wanted to send you a link to MCU.com/FAQs. Applications for the Fall semester are due by Jan 31.

Talk About Applications and Deadlines

Talk About Applications and Deadlines

You can use text messages to let students know about what they need for their applications, such as essays or high school transcripts. You could also provide links to your website's FAQ page or other resources. Be sure to use regular updates to let them know when the application is due.

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[State U Students] Hey Alyssa! I’m Bill, and I study biology at State U. I hear you’re interested in the science program. You can text back with any questions.

Answer Questions

Answer Questions

You can set up a two-way communication channel so prospective students can ask questions. Prompt them to ask about financial aid, move-in and student housing information, and the admissions process. Texts let you reply quickly and ensure students see your response.

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Send Engaging Content

[Miller Univ] Hi Chase! We’re excited to have you learn more about Miller. We’d like to invite you to our Activities Fair, Sat. Sept 19. Text us to learn more.

Your school can have everything from stellar academics to lively sports teams, exciting clubs and fantastic musical theater. Tell prospective students about these events. Invite them to a game or activities fair. Send texts that make your school stand out and represent the student life culture present at your university.

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Talk About Applications and Deadlines

Great to meet you at the open house at Middle College. I wanted to send you a link to MCU.com/FAQs. Applications for the Fall semester are due by Jan 31.

You can use text messages to let students know about what they need for their applications, such as essays or high school transcripts. You could also provide links to your website's FAQ page or other resources. Be sure to use regular updates to let them know when the application is due.

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Answer Questions

[State U Students] Hey Alyssa! I’m Bill, and I study biology at State U. I hear you’re interested in the science program. You can text back with any questions.

You can set up a two-way communication channel so prospective students can ask questions. Prompt them to ask about financial aid, move-in and student housing information, and the admissions process. Texts let you reply quickly and ensure students see your response.

How to Use University SMS for Campus-Wide Communication

Mass texting for higher education does so much more than bring in new students. Higher education texting platforms handle communication across your entire institution—whether you’re reaching out to prospective first-year students or staying connected with alumni decades after graduation.

Student Affairs and Campus Life

Student Affairs teams rely on higher education SMS texting software to keep campus life running smoothly. Need to announce a residence hall meeting? Last-minute venue change for tonight’s speaker? Students get the update instantly. Your housing office, student conduct team and student union can each have their own dedicated phone numbers, which means students always know who’s reaching out—no more confusion about whether that text is from the bursar or campus activities.

Financial Aid and Bursar Communications

Missing a financial deadline can derail a student’s entire semester. That’s why Financial Aid and Bursar offices send text reminders about payment due dates, FAFSA deadlines and scholarship opportunities. International students find these reminders especially helpful as they navigate a financial aid calendar that looks nothing like what they’re used to back home. A simple text about an upcoming tuition deadline can be the difference between staying enrolled and facing late fees.

Campus Security and Emergency Management

Emergencies don’t wait for anyone to check their email. Our SMS services for universities help you cut through the noise because they work on any mobile device—smartphones and linked tablets alike. Your campus security team can alert everyone about severe weather, send evacuation instructions or lock down specific buildings. Target your messages by location, too. If there’s a gas leak in the science building, you can text just that area instead of causing campus-wide panic.

Alumni Relations and Development

Graduation isn’t goodbye. Alumni Relations keeps the conversation going through higher education texting platforms. Send messages about homecoming weekends, class reunions and giving campaigns. Segment your messages by graduation year or major so your outreach feels personal rather than generic. A civil engineering grad from ’98 wants different updates than a theater major from 2015.

Academic Calendar Workflows

The academic calendar never stops moving. Between course registration, add or drop deadlines, midterms and finals week, students juggle dozens of essential dates. Graduate students and non-traditional learners often follow schedules that differ significantly from those of undergrads. With our higher education text messaging platform, you can set up separate text threads for each group. CompleteSMS for colleges lets you schedule messages months in advance so that you can plan your entire semester’s communications during your summer planning sessions.

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With more internet-savvy generations rising, utilizing Short Message Service (SMS) messaging as part of your university recruitment strategy is a must. Since most incoming college students have cell phones, they are more likely to read your text messages than emails. Sending personalized messages at the right time can help you recruit more students for your institution.

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SMS solutions from CompleteSMS allow you to send personalized bulk or individual texts directly from your computer browser. Our SMS platform comes with several valuable features, such as message threading, dedicated phone numbers in your area code and call forwarding.

Our platform makes it easy to capture potential students’ attention and respond to their inquiries. Message ten people or hundreds with ease using CompleteSMS.

 

Benefits of University Recruitment SMS

Timeliness, ease of use and convenience keep students engaged with your college or university’s goings-on. It also keeps you top of mind and hopefully on the top of their list.

At CompleteSMS, we allow you to personalize messages and send them to as many people as you want. Whether you’re looking at a large batch of prospects or the final few as the admissions deadline rolls around, our platform can help. Send messages immediately or schedule them for future dates with services you already have, such as Outlook or Gmail. Or integrate SMS capabilities with your current student management system with our SMS gateway API.

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Hi [NAME]! Prepare your application, as admissions have now opened for the [YEAR] school year. You can apply online today [URL]. Have questions before you apply? Check out our handy FAQs [URL] and admissions procedure list [URL]. We look forward to reviewing your application!

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Great to meet you at the open house at [College]. Applications for the Fall semester are due by [Date].

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