This week we welcome Transfer Program Manager, LaSean Jennings, and Senior Assistant Director of Admission, Leri Argueta, to the blog. Welcome, LaSean and Leri! Hey, high school students (and future transfer students)! Let’s talk about a topic that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: transferring colleges. You’ve probably heard it framed as a “backup plan” or […]
What if Your College Essay is All About YOU?
“How much does the essay matter?” “Do you (and with recent volume “can you”) really read the essays?” “Which topic is best for me to write about?” “What are you looking for in essays?” Over the years, I’ve answered each of these questions (or some version of them) hundreds of times. And in the last […]
Transfer Admission and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Who is your favorite group of four people? Maybe it’s the Ghostbusters, Dorothy and her friends from the Wizard of Oz, the Beatles, or, if you were my little brother eight years ago, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. If all four members of that quartet were incoming students at Georgia Tech, one of them would likely […]
You’ve Been Offered a Place on the Waitlist… Now What?
Waiting is rarely fun. In fact, these days our patience for waiting is lower than ever, especially in a world filled with instant gratification. We hate waiting so much that we create entire processes designed to reduce our waiting time (or avoid it altogether!). From overnight shipping to call ahead dining, we’ve found ways to […]
Flexibility is the Future!
I’m surrounded by stretchers. Sorry, that sounds way too serious. I mean I am surrounded by a lot of people who stretch. My wife is a physical therapist. If you’ve never been to a PT (or lived with one), good for you. We were married before she went to Physical Therapy school and I work […]