This week Georgia Tech’s Director of Strategy and Enrollment Planning, Matt McLendon, joins us on the blog. Welcome, Matt! One of my favorite puzzles comes from the book Thinking, Fast and Slow by economist Daniel Kahneman. The riddle is deceptively simple: “A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than […]
This week we welcome Senior Admission Counselor Samantha Rose-Sinclair to the blog. Welcome, Sammy! My “quarter life commitment” came in the form of my first home purchase this summer, and I quickly learned buying a home doesn’t happen in half an hour as House Hunters will have you believe. I know. I was just as shocked as […]
Listen to “Episode 28: Handling That Moment (Receiving a Denial) – Rick Clark” on Spreaker. After the Preparation Day blog last week, I got some very positive and encouraging notes. I also got this one, “Sure. It’s easy to write about the kids who still have a chance, but what about those who are denied?” […]
This week we welcome Associate Director for Guest Experience, Andrew Cohen, to the blog. Welcome, Andrew! Over the summer I made a very big life change – I moved almost 900 miles away from the place I call home. I was born and raised in Central New Jersey, attended college in upstate New York, and […]
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in October 2015. “We thought we had all the answers/It was the questions we had wrong” U2, 11 O’clock Tick Tock My 4-year old daughter is very shy, but quite cute. I know I’m biased but honestly, she’s pretty darn cute. When we go out to eat or play on […]