College Admission Advice – Georgia Tech Admission Blog

The Next Right Thing

Author By Rebecca Tankersley
Publication date May 8, 2020
Categories: Application Advice, Becky Tankersley, Guest Blogger, Junior, Managing Stress, Parents, Prospective Student, Senior

Listen to “Episode 12: The Next Right Thing – Becky Tankersley” on Spreaker. This week we welcome Director of Communications (and former Assistant Director of Admission) Becky Tankersley to the blog. Welcome, Becky! As the mom of two young girls, it isn’t shocking that over the last few weeks we’ve watched Frozen II in our […]

Communicating Thanksgiving

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date November 26, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Georgia Tech, Managing Stress, Prospective Student, Social Media

Each Monday morning our Communications Team meets. Our agenda is broken into four basic parts: Immediate outbound: We discuss mass communications via email and address what applicants need to know about the admission cycle. What expectations do we need to set on timing? What are we communicating to prospective students to help them better understand […]

Run YOUR Race

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date November 20, 2019
Categories: Activities & Interest, Admission Process, Georgia Tech, Managing Stress, Prospective Student, School Counselor

I went for a run in the woods the other day. I do that a lot this time of year. Last weekend it was a 15-mile trail race in North Georgia. In early December, I’ll go 19 miles through the rolling pines near Warm Springs, GA, where FDR famously spent time. Late fall and winter […]

Interviews and Authenticity

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date November 13, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Chaffee Viets, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Managing Stress, Resources

This week Georgia Tech’s Director of Special Scholarships, Chaffee Viets, joins us on the blog. Welcome, Chaffee! When I was in high school, I was fortunate to be selected to interview for a scholarship at a large university. So was one of my best friends. Since only 30 scholars would be selected in the end, it […]

Embrace Your Inner Kindergartner

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 29, 2017
Categories: Admission Process, Campus Tour, Georgia Tech, Junior, Resources, Underclassman

I am having a great week, largely because I’ve spent a lot of time with my daughter’s kindergarten class. On my birthday I had “lunch” with her, which starts at 10:45 a.m.! At that hour, I just opted for the chocolate milk (maybe it’s just me, but school chocolate milk is always better than other places… kind […]