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The Best of Intentions

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date May 30, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Ashley Brookshire, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Questions, Resources

This week we welcome Regional Director of Admission (West Coast) Ashley Brookshire to the blog. Welcome, Ashley! I love stories of wild animals mistakenly brought into people’s homes. While some of these stories are fake, it’s easy for us to believe that it could happen. You know the drill. It starts with a well-meaning, kind hearted (yet […]

Best Part, Worst Part, Opportunity. Admission Advice for Parents

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date May 23, 2019
Categories: Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Parents, Resources

In Georgia, our local schools finish in May. Because of all the end of year plays, celebrations, ceremonies and tournaments, parents (not-so-affectionately) call it “MAYhem” or “MAYcember” (all the busyness but no gifts). During the frenzy of this time, it’s tough to sit down for family dinners, so we have not had many (ok…zero) nights […]

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 […]

Owning YOUR Campus Visit

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date April 2, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Campus Tour, Georgia Tech, Questions, Resources

I had the opportunity to visit Munich, Germany last week. It was a beautiful town. Rich history, amazingly friendly people, and extremely walk-able. In advance of my trip I got lots of recommendations from friends and colleagues who had visited before. “Definitely go to the Hofbrauhaus;” “Climb the 299 stairs to the top of St. […]

Not so Fast

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 1, 2019
Categories: College Decision, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Matt McLendon, Questions, Resources

This week Georgia Tech’s Director of Strategy and Enrollment Planning, Matt McLendon, joins us on the blog. Welcome, Matt! One of my favorite puzzles comes from the book Thinking, Fast and Slow by economist Daniel Kahneman. The riddle is deceptively simple: “A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than […]