{"636932":{"#nid":"636932","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Process Allows Georgia Students to Receive Earlier Admission Decision","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia high school seniors can now apply to Georgia Tech for admission in Early Action and receive their admission decision in December.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStarting with the 2021 admission cycle, first-year applicants can select one of three admission plans: Early Action 1, Early Action 2, and Regular Decision.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEarly Action 1 is reserved specifically for Georgia students, including Georgia residents attending high school out of state. These students who apply during Early Action 1 will be given priority consideration and receive their admission decision in December. The deadline to apply for Early Action 1 will be October 15.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGiving Georgia students the ability to apply earlier allows the admission team to prioritize their review of in-state applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are confident this change will benefit all of our applicants and future students,\u0026rdquo; said Rick Clark, director of Undergraduate Admission. \u0026ldquo;As a public institution, our primary responsibility is to our state. Providing an application plan specifically for Georgians reflects that commitment.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We know our in-state applicants are phenomenally talented and have a lot of great options for college,\u0026rdquo; continued Clark. \u0026ldquo;This change allows us to admit Georgia students a month earlier than in years past and begin conversations with them about why they should choose Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents who are not Georgia residents and attend a high school out of state are eligible to apply for Early Action 2, with a deadline of November 2. This new deadline for out-of-state students is more in line with school start dates in other parts of the country and provides those students additional time to complete their applications. Early Action 2 decisions will be released in mid-January.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Many high schools around the country and the world do not begin until after Labor Day,\u0026rdquo; Clark said. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve heard from counselors and school leaders that November 2 is a more helpful deadline for their students. Listening, refining, and creating policies that are beneficial to students and families is always our goal. Establishing an Early Action 2 deadline accomplishes that.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Regular Decision deadline remains the same for all students. This year it will be January 4, 2021, with decisions released in mid-March.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe application for first-year admission is available starting August 1, 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/first-year\/deadlines-fees\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/first-year\/deadlines-fees\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Admissions adds new early action deadline for Georgia high school students."}],"uid":"35059","created_gmt":"2020-07-14 14:50:11","changed_gmt":"2020-07-14 15:03:28","author":"Denise Ward","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"636933":{"id":"636933","type":"image","title":"Early Admission Decision photo","body":null,"created":"1594738358","gmt_created":"2020-07-14 14:52:38","changed":"1594738358","gmt_changed":"2020-07-14 14:52:38","alt":"","file":{"fid":"242298","name":"Buzz Application.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Buzz%20Application.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Buzz%20Application.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":638279,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Buzz%20Application.jpg?itok=UPC1_-Oy"}}},"media_ids":["636933"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"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\u003EDenise Ward\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:denise.ward@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edenise.ward@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["denise.ward@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}