Happy National Transfer Student Week! Associate director of operations and transfer, Chad Bryant, joins us to provide tips, insight, and resources for students and their support networks as they navigate transfer admission.

Resources
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center: https://bit.ly/35gUvEC
National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students: https://www.nists.org/
American Association of Community Colleges: https://bit.ly/2ILu8iN
NACAC: https://bit.ly/2HnaNE0
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: https://www.jkcf.org
The Aspen Institute: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/
Adam Grant book and social: https://www.adamgrant.net/book/think-again/

Planning out your college visits? Associate Director of Guest Experience, Andrew Cohen, and Senior Assistant Director of Admission, Katie Faussmagne, share their insights on when to visit virtually vs in person, and how to make the most of different visit opportunities available.

College Visit Bingo: b.gatech.edu/3BJtqZY

Have you ever wondered how colleges know how many students to admit? Or the models that admission deans everywhere rely on in enrolling a class? Undergraduate Admission Director Rick Clark digs into the process in this week's episode. Lot's of numbers and rates to unpack here, so if you have lingering questions you'd like us to follow up on, let us know on social: @gtadmission

Read the blog (Spoiler alert: the BS rate isn't quite as scandalous as we made it out to be): https://b.gatech.edu/3lcaLjB
Read more from last year's blog, Nuance in the Numbers: https://b.gatech.edu/3AarBDH

The FAFSA and CSS profile are available for submission starting later this week. Need to brush up on the basics of financial aid before then? Assistant Director Larry Stokes and Regional Director of Admission Kathleen Voss walk you through financial aid 101.

Resources mentioned in the episode:
Careeronestop (US Department of Labor): https://bit.ly/careeronestopscholarships
College Board: https://www.collegeboard.org
Fast Web: https://www.fastweb.com/
Scholarship America: https://scholarshipamerica.org

This week, Senior Admission Counselor Caroline Cox discusses how admission counselors consider the context of a student's environment, interests, and the pandemic, to review their extracurricular involvements

In this episode, Assistant Director of Digital Media Sammy Rose-Sinclair walks students through the steps of the admission process from a counselor’s perspectives, and the types of priorities and conversations we’re having as we review.

This week, Director of Undergraduate Admission Rick Clark shares insights on how colleges review applications in part one of his blog, as well as ways you should approach your college admission experience like an Olympian.

Blog, part one: https://b.gatech.edu/3zVUwvO
Blog, part two: https://b.gatech.edu/3tckRn5

This week, Senior Assistant Director Katie Mattli talks to Admission Director Rick Clark about how admission counselors are reviewing changes to students’ academics during Covid, and how students can best communicate those changes on their application.

What questions should students be asking in their college admission experience? Who should they be asking? Julian Taylor talks to Admission Director Rick Clark to share his insights.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/

In this week’s episode of the Basics of College Admission 2.0 series, Admission Director, Rick Clark, and Assistant Director of Digital Media, Sammy Rose-Sinclair, share thoughts on finding your “why” and choosing an essay topic.