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Two Sides of the Same Story

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date January 11, 2018
Categories: Admission Process, College Decision, Defer, Deny, Deposit, Georgia Tech, Motivation, Prospective Student, Waitlist

This Saturday we will release admission decisions. On Friday, we will gather our entire staff in a room we affectionately call the “collaboratory” or the “collaborodome”—a big space including about 12 work stations, a few white boards, a flat screen, and more forms of chocolate than you find in most grocery stores. First, we will […]

Don’t Cheat Yourself

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date January 4, 2018
Categories: Georgia Tech, Motivation, Prospective Student, Senior, Time Management

Happy New Year! I hope you had a great break and are ready for school to kick back off. Okay, well, one out of two ain’t bad. Today’s Disclaimers: Today’s post is for high school seniors. If you are not a senior, you are still welcome to read it. This post acknowledges the presence of […]

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 […]

Sneaky Teachings from the Bench Lady

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date December 14, 2017
Categories: Admission Process, Georgia Tech, Institutional Fit, Motivation, Prospective Student, Senior

One of the first people I met when I came to Georgia Tech as an admission counselor was Robin Wilburn, or “Ms. Robin” as we all call her. Back then we did not read applications by geographic territory but rather by alphabet. So while I traveled to recruit students in various parts of Georgia and […]

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, […]