{"612918":{"#nid":"612918","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Extends Early Action Deadlines for Students Impacted by Hurricane Michael ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents from South Georgia and the Florida Panhandle who were directly affected by Hurricane Michael have until November 15 to turn in their applications for Early Action.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will also waive application fees for students\u0026nbsp;economically impacted by the storm, said Rick Clark, director of undergraduate admission.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As a public institution, we care about our state and want all Georgia students to have every opportunity to apply for admission,\u0026rdquo; Clark said. \u0026ldquo;We are committed to enrolling the top students from across our state and making that education affordable through unique initiatives such as the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/finaid.gatech.edu\/tech-promise\u0022\u003ETech Promise Program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout 19,700 students applied through Early Action, representing 112 Georgia counties and every state. These students will receive admission decisions January 12.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe deadline for regular admission remains January 1. The application and review process are the same as that for Early Action.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll Georgia residents are eligible for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/gtscholars\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Scholars Program\u003C\/a\u003E, which recruits and enrolls academically talented students from all areas of the state. The program offers automatic acceptance to valedictorians and salutatorians from Georgia public and private high schools.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Students from South Georgia and the Florida Panhandle are also eligible for application fee waivers."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents from South Georgia and the Florida Panhandle who were directly affected by Hurricane Michael have until November 15 to turn in applications for Early Action.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students from South Georgia and the Florida Panhandle are also eligible for application fee waivers."}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2018-10-17 18:55:18","changed_gmt":"2018-10-17 21:03:15","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-10-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-10-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"585968":{"id":"585968","type":"image","title":"New Student Convocation","body":null,"created":"1484256287","gmt_created":"2017-01-12 21:24:47","changed":"1539802206","gmt_changed":"2018-10-17 18:50:06","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223343","name":"convocation.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/convocation.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/convocation.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":905309,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/convocation.jpg?itok=TtF1pLmx"}},"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:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/buzzcommonapp_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3972550,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/buzzcommonapp_0.jpg?itok=I6xZUkkc"}}},"media_ids":["585968","212781"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/admission.gatech.edu","title":"Undergraduate Admission"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor media inquiries:\u0026nbsp;Laura Diamond,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}