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The Best of Intentions

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date May 30, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Ashley Brookshire, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Questions, Resources

This week we welcome Regional Director of Admission (West Coast) Ashley Brookshire to the blog. Welcome, Ashley! I love stories of wild animals mistakenly brought into people’s homes. While some of these stories are fake, it’s easy for us to believe that it could happen. You know the drill. It starts with a well-meaning, kind hearted (yet […]

An Inconvenient Opportunity

Author By Becky Tankersley
Publication date May 17, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Becky Tankersley, Campus Tour, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Managing Stress, Prospective Student, Questions

This week we welcome Communications Manager for Strategy and Enrollment Planning (and former Assistant Director of Admission) Becky Tankersley back to the blog. Welcome, Becky! It was a rainy Mother’s Day in Georgia last week. Still a lovely day, but weather-wise it was dreary with showers that came and went throughout the day. In mid-afternoon […]

I Have a Brother

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date April 30, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Application Advice, Georgia Tech, Managing Stress, Parents, Prospective Student

Listen to “Episode 26: I Have A Brother (Growing Through Disappointment) – Rick Clark” on Spreaker. Chapter 1 I have a brother. Like many little boys he grew up playing sports. His favorite was basketball. He practiced and worked hard and dreamed of making the school team. But it didn’t happen. He wanted to be […]

Burn The Ships!

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date April 17, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Deposit, Georgia Tech, Institutional Fit, Prospective Student, Questions, Resources

Listen to the audio version here. Last week I drove my family back from Florida after spring break. On the way, they watched the movie Hitch. Yes, you heard that correctly. I was driving and my two kids (ages 8 and 10) were watching a movie about a date doctor in New York. Yes, my […]

Owning YOUR Campus Visit

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date April 2, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Campus Tour, Georgia Tech, Questions, Resources

I had the opportunity to visit Munich, Germany last week. It was a beautiful town. Rich history, amazingly friendly people, and extremely walk-able. In advance of my trip I got lots of recommendations from friends and colleagues who had visited before. “Definitely go to the Hofbrauhaus;” “Climb the 299 stairs to the top of St. […]