Time Management – Georgia Tech Admission Blog

Launching Your College Application

Author By Rebecca Tankersley
Publication date September 22, 2021
Categories: Application Advice, Becky Tankersley, Guest Blogger, High School Counselor, Managing Stress, Prospective Student, Resources, School Counselor, Time Management

This week we welcome the Director of Communications for Enrollment Management, Becky Tankersley, to the blog. In early September, you may have noticed a change in Georgia Tech’s Undergraduate Admission website. After (many!) months of talking, planning, building, and testing, the new admission website was ready for action! From a user’s perspective, the new website […]

What Will Your Sentence Be?

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date June 4, 2021
Categories: Activities & Interest, Admission Process, Application Advice, College Decision, Course Rigor, Deny, Essays, Georgia Tech, Holistic Review Process, Institutional Fit, Senior, Time Management

Listen to “What Will Your Sentence Be? – Lewis Caralla, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Georgia Tech Football” on Spreaker. Lewis Caralla is the head strength and conditioning coach for Georgia Tech Football. Many days, after practice, he records videos for his players that start with, “Hey, guys. Got a message.” While these are brief, they are always poignant, […]

Finding REST

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date July 30, 2020
Categories: Junior, Managing Stress, Motivation, Prospective Student, Senior, Time Management, Underclassman

This fall we are designating one “quiet day” each month for our staff. Essentially, this means we won’t schedule meetings on those days, and we’re encouraging our team to protect their schedule as much as possible. While we are not being overly prescriptive, our hope is this will help create margins for people to refresh, […]

Hang Your Picture

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date May 21, 2020
Categories: Ashley Brookshire, Guest Blogger, Managing Stress, Motivation, Prospective Student, Time Management

Listen to “Episode 13: Hang Your Picture – Ashley Brookshire” on Spreaker. This week we welcome Regional Director of Admission (West Coast) Ashley Brookshire to the blog. Welcome, Ashley! At the risk of making myself vulnerable in front of our applicant pool (which, in my experience, is filled with ambitious, intrinsically motivated, mindful, and steadfast students), I […]

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of Year?

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date December 11, 2019
Categories: Georgia Tech, Junior, Parents, Senior, Time Management

While the air may be filled with songs and the streets lined with lights and decorations, the holidays can be a frenetic and stressful time. If your family is like ours, the number of obligations over the next few weeks is staggering. Parties, school functions, visits from relatives, and holiday travel quickly result in a […]