Waitlist – Page 4 – Georgia Tech Admission Blog

It Works Out

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 10, 2020
Categories: College Decision, Defer, Deny, High School Counselor, Parents, School Counselor, Social Media, Waitlist

Listen to “It Works Out: Episode 4- Andrew Cohen, Becky Tankersley, Chaffee Viets, Kathleen Voss, Evan Simmons, Sammy Rose-Sinclair” on Spreaker. Each year, right before we release admission decisions, I speak with our tour guides. I love talking to this group because they are smart, excited, and always have really good snacks (shout out to […]

What is taking so long?

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date February 27, 2020
Categories: Admission Process, College Decision, Course Rigor, Defer, Holistic Review Process, Managing Stress, Senior, Waitlist

Listen to “How Are College Admission Applications Reviewed? Episode 3: Mary Tipton Woolley” on Spreaker. Every parent develops their own strategy for how to fend off the inevitable question kids ask on road trips: “When will we get there?” Early on, I decided the best way to help a toddler understand distance was to use […]

Lice (and admission) Lessons

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date February 14, 2020
Categories: Application Advice, Defer, Deny, Managing Stress, Parents, Waitlist

Three years ago, I wrote a blog about my family getting lice. Here is how it went down. Cue dream sequence… My wife called to tell me some horrible news. “Our daughter has lice.” “Oh, crap.” “No. Lice. She has to leave school.” “Okay. Got it.” Since my wife works at a hospital she can’t […]

The Waitlist STILL Sucks!

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 6, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, College Decision, Georgia Tech, Managing Stress, Waitlist

Listen to the audio version here. Pink eye. A car hitting a puddle and soaking you from the waist down. Someone eats the last Girl Scout cookie but leaves the box in the pantry. Back pain. Your car needs need a new timing belt. Feel free to add on to this list of Things That […]

Still Waiting…

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date December 13, 2018
Categories: College Decision, Defer, Deposit, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Managing Stress, Samantha Rose-Sinclair, Waitlist

This week we welcome Senior Admission Counselor Samantha Rose-Sinclair to the blog. Welcome, Sammy! My “quarter life commitment” came in the form of my first home purchase this summer, and I quickly learned buying a home doesn’t happen in half an hour as House Hunters will have you believe. I know. I was just as shocked as […]