Senior – Page 12 – Georgia Tech Admission Blog

The Scholar Ship

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date September 20, 2018
Categories: Activities & Interest, Application Advice, Chaffee Viets, Financial Aid, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Institutional Fit, Senior

This week Georgia Tech’s Director of Special Scholarships, Chaffee Viets, joins us for a piece about preparing a scholarship application. Welcome, Chaffee! I met an old sea captain while travelling through Croatia about five years ago. While we chatted, he told me his criteria for assembling a crew. Each member had to fundamentally understand that […]

What The…?!

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date September 13, 2018
Categories: Application Advice, Essays, Georgia Tech, High School Counselor, Questions, Resources, Senior

Listen to the audio version here! Young kids are like productivity’s kryptonite. A good day is two steps forward, one step back. I’m not saying they aren’t cute. I’m not warning you not to have them in the future. I am saying any adult who manages to keep these young beings alive, while also accomplishing […]

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 […]