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A Family Affair, Part 1

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date October 23, 2015
Categories: Admission Process, College Decision, Georgia Tech, Junior, Motivation, Parents, Prospective Student, Resources, Senior

It’s taken me over fifteen years working in college admission to realize a basic human truth: People love their kids. Profound, right? But it’s an extremely important lesson and a statement I continue to tell myself and our staff each year. People love their kids. That’s why a mother might call pretending to be her […]

Coalition Application

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date October 5, 2015
Categories: Access, Admission Process, Georgia Tech, High School Counselor, Parents, School Counselor, Senior

Solace in Uncertainty Rick Clark Director of Undergraduate Admission Recently, as I was en route to visit a high school, the counselor called my office to let me know their AV system was down. She was concerned the malfunction would jeopardize my slide presentation. My assistant assured her, “Don’t worry. He’ll just speak from the […]