{"257861":{"#nid":"257861","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Undergraduate Admission Early Action Notifications Moved to January","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2013\/05\/14\/freshman-admission-switches-common-application\u0022\u003Epreviously reported\u003C\/a\u003E, this year the Office of Undergraduate Admission transitioned to the Common Application. Because the roll out of the Common App presented technical challenges surrounding our October 15 Early Action (EA) deadline, Georgia Tech moved its deadline date back to October 21 and its Document Deadline to November 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETypically, Georgia Tech releases EA decisions in mid-December. However, by October 1 the admissions website was updated to indicate \u0022December 21 (Projected).\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt is now clear that the prudent decision is to release decisions on Saturday, January 4, 2014. The change in date is a result of the following:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2013\/10\/16\/admission-staff-keeps-cool-amid-common-app-issues\u0022\u003ECommon Application technical delays \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA 40 percent increase in applications this round (12,300 total).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA holistic and comprehensive review process that involves an application being read and reviewed by at least two staff members on separate days, as well as additional layers geared toward building and shaping a class intended to meet institutional priorities.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBy shifting to a release on a Saturday prior to a regular business week instead of prior to an Institute holiday, the Office of Undergraduate Admission can offer enhanced customer service to students, families, and counselors.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter reviewing traditional yield rates and competitor timelines, the Office of Undergraduate Admission is confident that this release date will not compromise Georgia Tech\u2019s ability to attract the most qualified students for its incoming freshman class.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.admission.gatech.edu\/freshman\u0022\u003ERead more\u003C\/a\u003E regarding the admission review process.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy shifting to a release on a Saturday prior to a regular business week instead of prior to an Institute holiday, the Office of Undergraduate Admission can offer enhanced customer service to students, families, and counselors.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Technical complications with Common App, improved customer service among reasons for change"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2013-12-02 12:02:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:25","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.admission.gatech.edu\/","title":"Admissions"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"66241","name":"Common App"},{"id":"53041","name":"early action"},{"id":"10347","name":"undergraduate admission"}],"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":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}