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Hire Students Through Federal Work Study This Summer!

Tech Students sit on a picnic blanket in front of Tech Tower.

By posting a Federal Work Study (FWS) program job this summer, you can support students as Georgia Tech’s top priority as they, in turn, help you tackle office projects. FWS students are current Tech students who work in designated positions across campus.

To get started, email fws@finaid.gatech.edu for a Position Request Form.

Stamps Scholars Weekend Brings Recognition for Top Incoming Students 

A current Stamps President's Scholars addresses prospective students and their guests on Friday, April 4

On April 4 and 5, the Office of Scholar Programs hosted 142 admitted first-year students for Stamps Scholars Weekend at Georgia Tech. A portion of the weekend involved interviews as part of the final selection process for the Stamps President’s Scholarship and the Gold Scholarship programs. These scholarships are awarded to the top 1-2% of each admitted first-year class.

Undergraduate Admission Partners With Matriculate to Build Student Mentorship Network

Two students laugh while working on something on a laptop in a classroom.

Georgia Tech’s Office of Undergraduate Admission (OUA) is excited to announce a new advising partnership with Matriculate, a free near-peer college advising program dedicated to helping talented students from limited-income backgrounds navigate the path to college.

This partnership will continue expanding access to a Tech education by adding a network of current Tech students to the pool of undergraduates nationwide who specialize in assisting prospective university students in their college search journey.

Final Decision Release Completes Fall 2025 First-Year Class

Across the Regular Decision and Early Action applicant groups, almost 67,000 students applied for admission into Tech’s Fall 2025 first-year class, with more than 8,500 receiving admission offers. Overall, the Fall 2025 admit rate for Georgia residents is 30%; it is 9% for nonresidents.

From the Connector to Campus: Transfer Student Andrew Solano’s Journey to Tech

Andrew Solano speaking at a conference table. A sign reading 'culture' is visible in the background.

Of all the buildings he passed on trips as a child from his hometown of Canton, Georgia, to Atlanta, Andrew Solano frequently found himself drawn toward Georgia Tech’s iconic North Avenue Apartments. Gazing at the buildings looming over the Downtown Connector and bearing Tech’s name, Solano often thought about what he could achieve on Tech’s campus.

“I remember telling myself that if I could make it here, despite everything life had thrown at me, I could prove that people like me could excel,” said Solano, now a second-year international affairs student at Tech. “I knew that the people who had gone here have been successful, and I wanted that for myself.”