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Does This Bring Me Joy?

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 28, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Institutional Fit, Samantha Rose-Sinclair

This week we welcome Senior Admission Counselor Samantha Rose-Sinclair to the blog. Welcome, Sammy! Everyone has that one thing they struggle with, whether it’s watching YouTube until 1 a.m. (me), drinking enough water (still me…) or picking their socks up off the floor (also me. I regret making this list!). Months ago, as the world crept into […]

Money Talks

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 14, 2019
Categories: College Decision, Financial Aid, Georgia Tech, Parents, Prospective Student, Questions

Listen to the audio version here. (No…It’s not about that.) I spent some time with a good friend in Charlotte, NC last week. The first thing he said when we sat down was, “Been adulting hard lately, brother.” He went on to tell me about dealing with some incredibly tough and delicate HR issues at […]

Admission Mystery: Follow the Clues

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date January 30, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Georgia Tech, Managing Stress, Parents, Prospective Student, Questions

Listen to the audio version here. My friend and colleague Brennan Barnard recently wrote an incredibly insightful, heartfelt, and encouraging letter to students in Forbes. I hope you will read it. His conclusion really stuck with me: “I hope you are ready because you are bound for an amazing college experience filled with opportunities to learn, […]

Hope for the New Year

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date January 7, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Georgia Tech, Parents, Questions, Resources, Social Media

Listen to the audio version here. Happy New Year! Welcome to 2019. Over the break I was thinking about how great it was to be a kid during the holiday season: time off from school; presents; lots of sweets; and family around to spoil you. As a parent… not so much. Maybe I’m doing something […]

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 […]