High School Counselors – Georgia Tech Admission Blog

The Future of College Admission?

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date October 23, 2020
Categories: Admission Process, College Decision, Defer, High School Counselor, Managing Stress, Misconceptions, Motivation, Prospective Student, School Counselor, Waitlist

Listen to “Episode 22: The Future of College Admission? – Rick Clark” on Spreaker. Let me start by saying this: I’m no futurist. My family is quick to point out I’m wrong multiple times a day on a variety of subjects (game outcomes, how long to bake chicken, etc.) My co-workers can also enumerate many […]

The Basics of College Admission: Part 2

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date September 22, 2020
Categories: Admission Process, Application Advice, Ashley Brookshire, Course Rigor, Holistic Review Process, Mary Tipton Woolley, Motivation, Prospective Student, Resources, Test Scores

Because our family does not watch a lot of TV, my kids are fascinated by commercials. I’m not necessarily proud to admit they quote these regularly and pause to listen attentively when the Geico gecko speaks or the Audi logo flashes on the screen. While I could not tell you who is currently promoting specific […]

The Real Wonder Woman

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date May 28, 2020
Categories: Diversity, Georgia Tech, High School Counselor, Leadership, School Counselor

As the parent of a 9- and 12- year- old, superheroes have surrounded me in recent years. I’m not talking about watching a few movies or picking up some random trivia or occasionally eating a Marvel- themed yogurt squeezie. I’m talking about intense action figure battles; regular discussions and speculation about individual characters; deep dives […]

The Best of Intentions

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date May 30, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Ashley Brookshire, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Questions, Resources

This week we welcome Regional Director of Admission (West Coast) Ashley Brookshire to the blog. Welcome, Ashley! I love stories of wild animals mistakenly brought into people’s homes. While some of these stories are fake, it’s easy for us to believe that it could happen. You know the drill. It starts with a well-meaning, kind hearted (yet […]

That ONE Thing!

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date June 28, 2018
Categories: Admission Process, Application Advice, Georgia Tech, High School Counselor, Holistic Review Process, Parents, School Counselor

You can also listen to the audio version of this blog here. On Father’s Day we had my parents over for dinner. It was a beautiful early summer night. June in Atlanta can get pretty sticky, but there was a nice breeze. We sat outside and laughed, talked, listened to music, played a few spirited […]