{"313441":{"#nid":"313441","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech and Atlanta Public Schools launch new partnership","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will offer automatic acceptance and four-year in-state tuition scholarships to all Atlanta Public Schools valedictorians and salutatorians.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson and Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria J. Carstarphen announced the new program Thursday at Booker T. Washington High School.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative was designed to increase exposure and access to Georgia Tech for Atlanta Public School\u2019s most prepared students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo become an APS Scholar, students have to be named either the valedictorian or salutatorian of their high school. Students must also have successfully completed the pre-requisite course work and admission process for entrance into Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAPS Scholars can begin classes at Georgia Tech as early as the summer semester of 2015.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is committed to the Atlanta community, and we are pleased to partner with Atlanta Public Schools to not only offer admission to these deserving young people, but also to provide resources they need to succeed,\u201d Peterson said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Through a combination of the various financial aid opportunities available, including our own \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/finaid.gatech.edu\/promise\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Promise Program\u003C\/a\u003E, the Governor\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.reachga.com\u0022\u003EREACH Georgia\u003C\/a\u003E program and other state and federal financial aid programs, we will help ensure that these students can make a Georgia Tech degree a reality,\u201d he added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is a really special opportunity for our highest achieving students,\u201d Carstarphen said. \u201cIt takes partnerships likes this to make modern higher education work for students who, even with high academic achievements, still have limited access to top colleges. We need to create many more initiatives like this.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"APS valedictorians and salutatorians are automatically accepted to Georgia Tech and will receive four-year scholarships"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAPS Scholars @ Georgia Tech receive\u0026nbsp;automatic undergraduate acceptance and admittance to Tech\u0026nbsp;and the resources they need to succeed.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Initiative will increase exposure and access to Georgia Tech for Atlanta Public School students"}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2014-08-07 14:54:45","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:52","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"313421":{"id":"313421","type":"image","title":"APS Scholars @ Georgia Tech","body":null,"created":"1449244929","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:09","changed":"1475895022","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:22","alt":"APS Scholars @ Georgia Tech","file":{"fid":"199896","name":"photo-8_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/photo-8_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/photo-8_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":168589,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/photo-8_0_0.jpg?itok=UzuDq3dM"}},"313431":{"id":"313431","type":"image","title":"APS Scholars @ Georgia Tech 2","body":null,"created":"1449244929","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:09","changed":"1475895022","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:22","alt":"APS Scholars @ Georgia Tech 2","file":{"fid":"199897","name":"photo_4.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/photo_4_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/photo_4_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":33930,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/photo_4_0.jpg?itok=ulG7t9xm"}}},"media_ids":["313421","313431"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"99231","name":"APS Scholars @ Georgia Tech"},{"id":"167285","name":"scholarship"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Diamond\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}