{"212941":{"#nid":"212941","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Freshman Admission Switches to Common Application","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoining a group of nearly 500 colleges and universities from around the world, Georgia Tech will increase its visibility to prospective students this fall as it begins accepting the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/commonapp.org\u0022\u003ECommon Application\u003C\/a\u003E for freshman undergraduate admission.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe change comes after years of research and discussion among admission staff on campus and with colleagues at peer universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of our big goals is to continue to diversify campus from a geographic, academic and socioeconomic standpoint,\u201d said Rick Clark, director of undergraduate admission. \u201cIn order to do that, we have to continue to diversify the applicant pool.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe standardized Common App gives students access to more colleges by simplifying the process for them to apply. Rather than filling out a different application for each university, applicants can fill out one application and submit it to multiple member schools at once.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese are kids who are already applying to schools similar to Tech and should be applying here too,\u201d Clark said. Admission staff will talk with counselors, prospective students and parents this summer to provide more information about the new application process and deadlines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re already hearing excitement from high school counselors who have been telling kids to apply here and know this will make it easier for them to do so, \u201d Clark said. The Common App also includes a counselor recommendation, giving admission staff valuable information about prospective students and their high schools and curriculum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther universities that have switched to the Common App have seen as high as a 20 percent increase in applications the first year. Clark\u2019s team is preparing for what will be a year of challenges and change, knowing that the growing pains are signs of positive change for Tech. They are interested to see how the new applicant pool yields in comparison to past years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis step will bolster our efforts to enroll the best students nationally and internationally as we seek to meet the Institute\u2019s vision of defining the technological research university of the 21st century,\u201d Clark said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Common App will replace Tech\u2019s current application, which is sourced from CollegeNET. The Common App is composed of a standard form and essay, as well as a supplemental question that asks applicants why they have chosen to apply to Georgia Tech. The application will go live August 1, with an application deadline of October 15 for early action fall 2014 admission. Transfer applicants will continue to use a separate application.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech joins group of nearly 500 colleges and universities worldwide using the Common App.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech joins group of nearly 500 colleges and universities worldwide using the Common App."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-05-14 15:39:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:16","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"212781":{"id":"212781","type":"image","title":"Buzz Fills Out Application","body":null,"created":"1449180076","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:01:16","changed":"1539802251","gmt_changed":"2018-10-17 18:50:51","alt":"","file":{"fid":"196972","name":"buzzcommonapp.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/buzzcommonapp_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/buzzcommonapp_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3972550,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/buzzcommonapp_0.jpg?itok=IDMDZDYf"}}},"media_ids":["212781"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/commonapp.org\/","title":"Common Application"},{"url":"http:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Undergraduate Admission"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"5453","name":"admission"},{"id":"66241","name":"Common App"},{"id":"5480","name":"prospective students"},{"id":"10347","name":"undergraduate admission"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:matt.mclendon@ssc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMatt McLendon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnrollment Services\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}