Would you rather eat a bowl of worms or drink a gallon of sour milk? Would you rather walk to school naked one day or walk to school backwards every day? Would you rather sit on a nail or stand on a push pin? These are just a few of the queries I overheard recently … Continue reading “Choices and Options- A Blueprint for College Admission”
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 … Continue reading “Launching Your College Application”
Listen to “Mission Matters (How Mission Factors Into Admission Decisions, and Your College Search)” on Spreaker. After releasing admission decisions, there is always an immediate volley back in the week or two following from disappointed, frustrated, sad, or angry people (typically parents to be honest) who were deferred/denied/waitlisted. (While admitted families sometimes call, it’s not … Continue reading “Mission Matters”
Last weekend our daughter spent the night out, which meant our 11-year-old got to pick the movie without having to compromise (the first three syllable word he was forced to learn). He immediately began scrolling through superhero movies and ultimately landed on Captain America- The Winter Soldier. Highlights include seeing Robert Redford and Samuel L. … Continue reading “Same Boat, Different Missions”
In Fantasy Football, you score with skill positions, like quarterbacks and running backs. But we all know that in order for a player to succeed, he must have a group on the line blocking, working, and grinding every play. They don’t garner the spotlight, the headlines, or the score sheet, but make no mistake, the … Continue reading “Breaking Down the Admission Team: Week 2: Offensive Line”