One hot August night during college, a friend of mine (who happened to be the starting center on our football team) and I got pulled over by a cop who immediately started berating us about the speed limit and asking why we were out so late and if we had been drinking (we had not). […]
Breaking Down The Admission Team: Week 3: The Bench
Alright, after a break for the election and Thanksgiving, it’s time to refocus on the important things in life… like Fantasy Football. If you apply to a selective school (schools that have an admit rate of less than 33%), they will use a holistic review process. Given that full-time admission staff also needs to travel […]
Thanksgiving Thoughts
Every Monday morning we meet as a Communications Team to talk about what is going on and what is going out that week. Basically, the agenda is broken into four parts: 1. Immediate outbound messages (aka email blasts): what are we saying to applicants and prospective students? FYI- prospective students are non-applicants who have either […]
The Admission Guide to… Soup Making ?
I love the fall. It’s hands down my favorite season. Football, holidays, changing leaves, crisp days, and… soup. You can’t really eat soup in the summer in the South (the human body is just not built to tolerate that much heat). Every fall, I feel like I rediscover this simple delicacy. Chowder, French Onion, chicken […]
College Admission Essays: I’ve heard that one before…
Last week I talked to a high school senior as a favor to a friend. The student is not applying to Georgia Tech, so I was giving him general application advice. We talked about prioritizing extra-curricular activities, such as putting the things you care about most and have the most involvement with, first. While an […]