Listen to “Great Minds Think Differently. Episode 7- Rick Clark” on Spreaker. Each year after we release admission decisions in March, I spend time cleaning up my office. After weeks of committee, reviewing predictive models, and hosting ad nauseum meetings, the room is typically littered with Coke cans, candy wrappers, errant scratch paper with quick […]
College Admission Brief Podcast
We started the GT Admission Blog in 2015. At the time, I had a regular Thursday afternoon “running meeting” with our former director of enrollment communications, Matt McLendon. We’d set off with a full agenda to cover, but inevitably somewhere along the Beltline I’d start rambling about a particular challenge or admission issue. One day (mid-run/ […]
Coffee and Good Neighbors
This week we welcome Assistant Director for Summer Session Initiatives, Christina Wan, to the blog. Welcome, Christina! Listen to “Campus visit/selection tips, social media for good, & rockets; Episode 2: Christina Wan” on Spreaker. When I first started my job at Georgia Tech, I had worked in colleges, and with college students, for a few […]
More and Less, Part 4
Over the last 20 years I’ve had the privilege of traveling around our country and the world speaking to families about college, the admission experience, and higher education. During that time, both the work and the landscape have shifted dramatically. There is no question we currently face some unfortunate macro trends and realities: tuition costs […]
More and Less, Part 3
Over the last two weeks, we’ve covered the mores and less’ I’m hopeful to see from college admission professionals and school counselors. In that same time, I’ve also been reminded of just how busy high school students are. So in hopes you might actually read this between bites of a burrito or while waiting for […]