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 […]
Seven Yellow Jackets on Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Seven Yellow Jackets appear on the magazine’s 2016 list of the brightest young minds in America. Click the image below to learn more!
“It’s Not You… it’s me.” Denied Admission– A Path to Recovery
“This is not working out.” My high school girlfriend and I were working on math homework at her house. We were trying to solve equations I hadn’t seen before (I’m sure most of you reading this would scoff at their simplicity, but it was difficult at the time). I said, “I know. But we will […]
The “D” Word
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 […]
How To Pay For College
Recently, a good friend of mine told me that after his wife delivered their baby he went down to the hospital cafeteria and the “panic” of paying for college was all he could think about while eating his soggy salad. While I challenged his priorities and encouraged him to definitely practice his swaddling technique, he […]