Letters of Recommendation – Georgia Tech Admission Blog

The Basics of College Admission: Part 3

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date October 13, 2020
Categories: Activities & Interest, Admission Process, Application Advice, Ellery Kirkconnel, Essays, High School Counselor, Holistic Review Process, Kathleen Voss, Katie Mattli, Letters of Recommendation, Misconceptions, Resources, Senior

It’s good to know your limits. It’s good to understand when the best thing to do is step aside and let someone else handle things. It’s also hard to miss those moments when family members communicate these things gently (but clearly) in statements such as: “Just hand me the remote. I’ll show you how to […]

Advocacy is the New Application

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date September 5, 2018
Categories: Admission Process, Georgia Tech, High School Counselor, Leadership, Letters of Recommendation, Mikala Bush, Questions, Resources, Senior

This week we welcome Admission Counselor Mikala Bush to the blog. Welcome, Mikala! School counselors and teachers, this blog’s for you! Over the summer our staff prepared for the upcoming recruitment and application cycle. While we were certainly busy, we also had time to have fun, share ideas, and enjoy being together. We had a […]

Steph Curry and The Road Not Taken

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date May 13, 2016
Categories: College Decision, Financial Aid, Georgia Tech, Institutional Fit, Letters of Recommendation

If you have been watching TV lately, or listening to the radio, or interacting with other humans, you know the NBA Playoffs are heating up. We’re not going to talk about the Hawks here, so don’t fear. (As an Atlanta native and longtime resident I’ve come to peace with the fact that all of our pro franchises […]