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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 […]

Burn The Ships!

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date April 17, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Deposit, Georgia Tech, Institutional Fit, Prospective Student, Questions, Resources

Listen to the audio version here. Last week I drove my family back from Florida after spring break. On the way, they watched the movie Hitch. Yes, you heard that correctly. I was driving and my two kids (ages 8 and 10) were watching a movie about a date doctor in New York. Yes, my […]

Money Talks

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 14, 2019
Categories: College Decision, Financial Aid, Georgia Tech, Parents, Prospective Student, Questions

Listen to the audio version here. (No…It’s not about that.) I spent some time with a good friend in Charlotte, NC last week. The first thing he said when we sat down was, “Been adulting hard lately, brother.” He went on to tell me about dealing with some incredibly tough and delicate HR issues at […]

Success Isn’t Guaranteed—Try Anyway

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date February 20, 2019
Categories: Access, Activities & Interest, Chaffee Viets, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Prospective Student

This week Georgia Tech’s Director of Special Scholarships, Chaffee Viets, joins us on the blog. Welcome, Chaffee! Let’s start by admitting that not everyone’s experience growing up in the United States is the same. Rural, urban, and suburban life looks different, and there are certainly other differences when considering family background and other factors. Having acknowledged […]