Listen to “Episode 15: University Scholarships in the Time of Covid-19 – Chaffee Viets” on Spreaker. This week Georgia Tech’s Director of Special Scholarships, Chaffee Viets, joins us on the blog. Welcome, Chaffee! “What is going to happen with college application processes this year?” While much is still unknown and will continue to be, I know […]
10 Ways to Make Your College Decision Without Visiting Campus
Listen to “Episode 8: How to Make Your College Decision Without Visiting Campus – Andrew Cohen” on Spreaker. This week we welcome Associate Director for Guest Experience, Andrew Cohen, back to the blog. Welcome, Andrew! As an admission professional who oversees our campus visit programs, this is typically my favorite time of year. When we started […]
Being Seen—This One is For the Juniors
This week we welcome Senior Assistant Director of Admission Katie Mattli to the blog. Welcome back, Katie! Listen to “Juniors: We See You. Episode 6- Katie Mattli” on Spreaker. As I was falling asleep last night, my head was buzzing with the conundrum of painting a picture of our campus for students in this new climate. How […]
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/ […]
More and Less, Part 1
“You’re going to be out 14 nights in November?!” Now. What I should have said was… nothing. But what I actually said was, “Yes. But I’ll definitely be home for Thanksgiving.” Let me back up. My wife and I have a planning and calendar meeting each month. This exchange (well, that and her getting up […]