I am a nerd. Usually this conjures images of “bookish”, “antisocial”, or “know-it-all”, with people preferring to label a fact-wielding teenager as “nerd” rather than to understand the person beneath the stereotype. My own idea of a “nerd” is someone who has a true love for learning and who strives to understand everything around her, from Higgs-Boson particles to the Marvel Universe, from oligopolistic game theory to complicated board games. Thus, it should go without saying that the place where...

Question: "Beyond rankings, location, and athletics, why are you interested in attending Georgia Tech?" Answer: I don't have the exact essay anymore, but since my major is International Affairs and Japanese, I talked about the international options at Tech (International Plan), the ability to combine my two interests into one major, getting a Bachelors of Science degree in a Liberal Arts field, and the internship and co-op opportunities available.

Question: Georgia Tech's motto is Progress and Service. How will you live this motto? Answer: I talked about extracurricular activities mostly. I did a lot of tutoring in high school and want to continue that in college, so I made a list of all the clubs and programs I wanted to join and explained each line by line. Progress could be as a society or as an individual (personally or in a career), and service I defined as helping other...

For one thing, they don't really make it very clear, but if you are a liberal arts student at Georgia Tech, you will earn a Bachelors of Science degree....

The only school that made me interview with them was Harvard University. I interviewed with a local alumnus at Starbucks. He was really nice...he wanted to mostly know about my...

You should definitely do something that relates to your plan of study...it looks fantastic on college applications (shows your passion!) and should be fun, too! (If you hate...

Even though lots of people tell you to go to your dream school no matter the cost, really look at the cost. I looked at William and Mary and Emory...William and Mary, though public,...

I assume this means teachers and other people to recommend you on the Common App. Don't just pick a teacher who you think may have some clout at the college - really pick a teacher who knows you well and you are...