July 2017 – Georgia Tech Admission Blog

Our Bad. Your Problem.

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date July 26, 2017
Categories: Admission Process, Campus Tour, Georgia Tech, Prospective Student, Questions, Resources

We had an office retreat last week. One session included a quiz on Gen Z vernacular. While our results were kept anonymous, I’m going to out myself and admit I did not score what most would define as high. “‘Ship them’, ‘Sips Tea,’ ‘Goat.’” As I watched one unfamiliar phrase after another pop up on […]

Waiting Well

Author By Rebecca Tankersley
Publication date July 20, 2017
Categories: Admission Process, Becky Tankersley, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Junior, Managing Stress, Senior, Underclassman

This week we welcome Communications Officer (and former Assistant Director of Admission) Becky Tankersley back to the blog. Welcome, Becky! Q: “Mommy, what eats a hyena?” Me: “I don’t know, maybe a lion…?” Q: “Well, let’s get your phone and I’ll look it up.” As the mom of small children, I find myself constantly asking […]

Magical Mystery Tour

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date July 12, 2017
Categories: Activities & Interest, Georgia Tech, Leadership, Managing Stress, Motivation

“It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play They’ve been going in and out of style But they’re guaranteed to raise a smile” The Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ Those famed lyrics would never have been penned had John Lennon and Paul McCartney not met in Liverpool, England […]