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Would You Rather…?

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date February 22, 2018
Categories: Admission Process, Application Advice, College Decision, Course Rigor, Essays, Georgia Tech, Holistic Review Process, Institutional Fit, Leadership, Prospective Student, Senior

Would You Rather…? Yep. This question was a big part of the Olympic viewing experience at our house. Would you rather have no training and compete in the Skeleton OR Ski Jump? Personally, I’m going Skeleton all the way here. Sure, it would be moderately terrifying to go that fast, but worst case you roll […]

Challenge By Choice

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date November 15, 2017
Categories: College Decision, Course Rigor, Georgia Tech, Holistic Review Process, Junior, Underclassman

This past August I went backpacking in Scotland with 10 first-year Tech students. Our trip was led by Outdoor Recreation Georgia Tech (ORGT). One of their core tenants is “challenge by choice,” which means most of the activities have modifications based on your comfort level. “Today we are mountain biking. You can do the 23 […]

Straight Talk

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date August 25, 2017
Categories: Activities & Interest, Application Advice, Course Rigor, Georgia Tech, Holistic Review Process

I don’t love the title either. What can I say? I was talking to a Tech grad recently who managed a major hedge fund in New York and is now a multi-millionaire living on a golf course in one of Atlanta’s nicest neighborhoods. After we concluded our conversation, I eavesdropped on his next conversation (told […]

Keep Studying. And other life lessons.

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date April 4, 2016
Categories: Admission Process, College Decision, Course Rigor, Georgia Tech, Motivation, Questions, Senior

Recently, I was sitting at dinner with my family. Now you need to understand that a meal with young kids is actually more like circuit training. It’s a series of deep squats where you rarely remain in place for more than a minute or two, followed by the inevitable bend or stretch to pick up […]