Denied – Georgia Tech Admission Blog

What’s Your Bus?

Author By Rebecca Tankersley
Publication date December 21, 2017
Categories: Admission Process, Becky Tankersley, Deny, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Institutional Fit, Managing Stress, Motivation, Resources

This week we welcome Communications Officer (and former Assistant Director of Admission) Becky Tankersley to the blog. Welcome, Becky! Last month a piece of Atlanta history came crashing down. In case you missed it, the city imploded the Georgia Dome. As with most demos, news crews from all over the city were there to cover […]

Position vs. Disposition

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date December 7, 2017
Categories: Admission Process, College Decision, Defer, Deny, Georgia Tech, Holistic Review Process, Institutional Fit, Managing Stress, Motivation

This week I concluded my term on Georgia Tech’s Staff Council- a group of 20 members elected to represent the nearly 7,000 staff on campus to our President and Executive Leadership Team. We serve as the staff’s official voice to the administration and attempt to advocate for ways to enhance the employee experience and elevate suggestions, […]

Ad(mission): It’s not fair.

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date May 16, 2017
Categories: Defer, Deny, Financial Aid, Georgia Tech, Junior, Parents, Senior, Underclassman, Waitlist

Listen to the audio version on the College Admission Brief Podcast: Spreaker | Apple Podcast | Spotify I suppose I could have gone with “An Admission: It’s not fair!” What can I say, catchy titles are not my thing. Working on it. But at this time of year, “fairness” is a resounding theme. “How can […]