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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 […]

Handling That Moment

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date December 5, 2018
Categories: Admission Process, College Decision, Deny, Georgia Tech, Managing Stress

Listen to “Episode 28: Handling That Moment (Receiving a Denial) – Rick Clark” on Spreaker. After the Preparation Day blog last week, I got some very positive and encouraging notes. I also got this one, “Sure. It’s easy to write about the kids who still have a chance, but what about those who are denied?” […]

Preparation Day

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date November 28, 2018
Categories: Admission Process, Defer, Georgia Tech, Holistic Review Process, Managing Stress, Waitlist

Listen to Preparation Day on the College Admission Brief podcast!: Spreaker | Spotify | Apple Podcasts On Sunday my son and I went to the Atlanta United Eastern Conference Championship game against the New York Red Bulls. During the tailgate, I got a text from a friend that read: “My daughter was deferred. We were […]

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date November 9, 2018
Categories: Andrew Cohen, Campus Tour, College Decision, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger

This week we welcome Associate Director for Guest Experience, Andrew Cohen, to the blog. Welcome, Andrew! Over the summer I made a very big life change – I moved almost 900 miles away from the place I call home. I was born and raised in Central New Jersey, attended college in upstate New York, and […]

Change the Question, Turn the Table.

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date November 1, 2018
Categories: College Decision, Georgia Tech, Institutional Fit, Questions

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in October 2015. “We thought we had all the answers/It was the questions we had wrong” U2, 11 O’clock Tick Tock My 4-year old daughter is very shy, but quite cute. I know I’m biased but honestly, she’s pretty darn cute. When we go out to eat or play on […]