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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 […]

The Waitlist STILL Sucks!

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 6, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, College Decision, Georgia Tech, Managing Stress, Waitlist

Listen to the audio version here. Pink eye. A car hitting a puddle and soaking you from the waist down. Someone eats the last Girl Scout cookie but leaves the box in the pantry. Back pain. Your car needs need a new timing belt. Feel free to add on to this list of Things That […]

Admission Mystery: Follow the Clues

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

Listen to the audio version here. My friend and colleague Brennan Barnard recently wrote an incredibly insightful, heartfelt, and encouraging letter to students in Forbes. I hope you will read it. His conclusion really stuck with me: “I hope you are ready because you are bound for an amazing college experience filled with opportunities to learn, […]

Beyond Admission

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date December 17, 2018
Categories: Georgia Tech, Managing Stress, Social Media, Time Management

Listen to the audio version here! Recently, our family took holiday pictures. The photo shoot was scheduled for a Saturday morning and neither of our kids wanted to go. To be honest, I was not looking forward to it either. Thankfully, the session was only scheduled to last 45 minutes and it was at a […]