Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This week the US News and World Report rankings of colleges came out. College- and college admission can feel overwhelming. Lots of colleges, lots of opinions, lots of money. Amidst the swirl of sources, the deluge of data, and the whirlwind of words around college, a list is refreshing. Here is what I know.

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The Thoughtful College Search

JUNE 27, 2022

(This is the first of a two-part post based on a keynote address I gave last Monday at the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling conference in Hershey. It originally appeared in Inside Higher Ed’s “Admissions Insider” this morning. I didn’t foresee the Operation Varsity Blues scandal.

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The Thoughtful College Search

OCTOBER 16, 2023

One of the joys of writing this blog is finding a community of readers and correspondents. That day lots of schools and lots of students attempted to administer or take the PSAT only to instead get a message on the College Board test day website, “Sorry! For me, part of the frustration was how little guidance we got from College Board.

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