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Advocacy is the New Application

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date September 5, 2018
Categories: Admission Process, Georgia Tech, High School Counselor, Leadership, Letters of Recommendation, Mikala Bush, Questions, Resources, Senior

This week we welcome Admission Counselor Mikala Bush to the blog. Welcome, Mikala! School counselors and teachers, this blog’s for you! Over the summer our staff prepared for the upcoming recruitment and application cycle. While we were certainly busy, we also had time to have fun, share ideas, and enjoy being together. We had a […]

Breathing Room

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date August 29, 2018
Categories: Admission Process, Ashley Brookshire, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Managing Stress, Motivation, Resources, Senior

This week we welcome Regional Director of Admission (West Coast) Ashley Brookshire to the blog. Welcome, Ashley! Have you ever watched a presenter on a raised surface, or a singer on a stage? Think about the space they leave between themselves and the end of the stage. Now, imagine that person chooses to pace on the very […]

The Three T’s

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date August 23, 2018
Categories: Admission Process, Campus Tour, College Decision, Georgia Tech, Managing Stress, Parents, Resources, Senior

A few weeks ago, my wife called me at work around 2 p.m. This is not typical. “Hey, what’s up?” I answered. “Walter (our neighbor) is walking around his house with a clipboard,” she said. “Weird.” Not catching my sarcasm, she replied, “I know, right? Do you think they’re moving?” “I don’t know. Maybe he […]

Ask Good Questions

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date August 9, 2018
Categories: Admission Process, Campus Tour, College Decision, Georgia Tech, Junior, Questions, Resources, Underclassman

In the world of college admission there is always debate about the “best school” in the nation. As quickly as someone holds up Stanford or Harvard, someone else will poke holes in the methodology, or challenge that they may not be tops for every major, and so on and so forth. There are so many varying “sources” […]

The Long Game

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date July 26, 2018
Categories: Activities & Interest, College Decision, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Katie Mattli, Managing Stress, Parents, Resources, Senior

This week we welcome Senior Assistant Director of Admission Katie Mattli to the blog. Welcome, Katie! I like quirky historical novelties and the Livermore Light Bulb, or known to its friends as the Centennial Bulb, is one of my favorites. Never heard of it? Let me explain. Yes, there is indeed a light bulb in […]