The Do’s and Don’ts of Holistic Admission I know it’s unsettling to read or hear that in holistic review there is little to no certainty. And I realize that uncertainty is one reason anxiety surrounding college admission exists. I don’t have the remedy for eradicating all stress but I do have some tips: As you … Continue reading “Holistic Admission – The Struggle is Real (Part 3 of 3)”
Formula vs… well, no Formula If you are applying to Georgia Tech or schools with a similar or lower admit rate, you are being reviewed under a holistic admission process. Many of you have heard this term before but what does it really mean? Essentially, there are two types of admission review. The first is … Continue reading “Holistic Admission – The Struggle is Real (Part 2 of 3)”
What the…? Last weekend, Georgia Tech’s Early Action admission decisions were released. Like most schools, we provide a profile of our admitted group to give applicants, as well as campus and external constituents a sense of the class. This year, 30 percent of applicants were admitted in the early round. On average they had 11 … Continue reading “Holistic Admission – The Struggle is Real (Part 1 of 3)”
I don’t swear a lot. Occasionally, but not that often. Partly that’s because I’m not apt to losing my temper, and I also remember being told that cursing lacks creativity. That always stuck with me, and I think it’s had a lasting impact. THE ‘S’ WORD Recently, my seven year old son came home extremely upset because a neighbor kid had used … Continue reading “The “D” Word”
Even though he was several decades older than me, Jerry Hitt was my friend. Over the years, we developed a special bond. Jerry started working in undergraduate admission at Georgia Tech in the 1960s and continued to work full-time at the Institute until the 1990s. When I met him, he was still reading applications seasonally … Continue reading “Four Key Lessons of a Lifetime”