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AI & Student Retention: The Playbook for Early Visibility Into Risk

Retention doesn’t fail all at once. It compounds through missed moments, unanswered questions, and unresolved emotion.

This playbook shows how Mongoose turns everyday student messages (text, chat, WhatsApp) into actionable insights so that you can intervene earlier when it matters the most. 
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Student Support Should Be One Connected Experience

Supercharge your CRM by capturing what students are actually signaling across two-way conversations, not just the messages your team is sending.
Understand emotion, intent, and resolution
Detect risk earlier than lagging indicators 
Prioritize outreach based on real student signals 

two-way engagement is associated with materially better enrollment and persistence outcomes 

7.5
x

higher enagement with two-way messaging vs. static engagement

86
%

re-engagement when conversations are emotionally positive 

Where AI Comes In: From Assistants to Agents 

Assistants: answer, draft, summarize, and recommend

Agents: monitor signals, act within guardrails, execute workflows, and close the loop 
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Learn How AI-powered Intelligence Creates Early Visibility into Retention Risk