On Dec. 18, 2025, G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholar Giuli Capparelli Sanabria and other Georgia Tech representatives travelled to the Georgia State Capitol to visit Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp.
The Atlanta Bridge Program, a pioneering partnership between Georgia Tech and Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC), is redefining what it means to be a transfer student. Officially launched in 2025, the program is designed to ease the transition for students seeking to move from AMSC to Georgia Tech, offering not just academic resources but a sense of belonging and identity as future Yellow Jackets.
On Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., first-year admission decisions were delivered to approximately 8,700 students who applied in Georgia Tech’s Early Action 1 admission round, an application phase specifically designated for Georgia students. From this pool, 2,640 were offered admission to the 2026 first-year class.
At the beginning of each academic year, the Office of Undergraduate Admission hits the road to connect with prospective high school students across the state of Georgia. This year, admission counselors traveled to a record number of Georgia’s 159 counties to share Georgia Tech with more than 8,700 high school students.
Fueled by determination, Chris Rozell became the first in his family to go to college. He continued his education in graduate school, and now conducts research at Tech to find effective treatments for chronic psychiatric disorders.
Rozell’s journey, made possible by federal and community financial support, has allowed him to break the cycle of generational poverty and make an impact on others.
A typical day for Marine Corps veteran Thomson Maina used to begin with a 4:30 a.m. alarm, followed by a quick breakfast, conditioning session, and strenuous flight equipment maintenance work from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Though he now wakes up at 7 a.m., Maina has found a new challenge at Georgia Tech as he pursues biomedical engineering with the hope of improving medical equipment availability for treating and diagnosing complex illnesses.
Supported by each other and the G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholarship, sibling duo Jack and Jacklyn Ly are thriving at Georgia Tech without the worry of debt.
Supported by the G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholarship, pre-health biomedical engineering major Bobby Patel is learning how to create a future with better health outcomes for children.
The need-based Tech Promise Scholarship provides an opportunity to pursue a debt-free Georgia Tech degree for qualifying Georgia residents.
When Adonis McCrary walked into Georgia Tech’s Office of Undergraduate Admission in March 2025, he was expecting to drop off some paperwork. Instead, he left with his acceptance letter, hand-delivered to him by the Undergraduate Admission team.
Josh Hembree, a mathematics major from Villa Rica, Georgia, is the first Ramblin’ Wreck driver to drive the Wreck at his own wedding. He’s also the first transfer student Wreck driver in at least a decade.