Tag: Transfer students

New students wear their RAT caps at new student convocation

Cooke Scholar and Georgia Tech Transfer Student Engineers Healthcare Solutions

Rakeb and her sister pose close together while holding their RAT caps and smiling at the camera. They're posed near the old steam engine on Georgia Tech's campus.

Transfer student Rakeb Tesfassellasie is making good on a high school promise to herself: study industrial engineering at Georgia Tech. Along the way, she’s also developing more accessible health solutions and receiving financial support through the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

Inaugural Atlanta Bridge Cohort Visits Tech’s Campus

President Cabrera laughs with a table of Bridge Program participants.

On Friday, June 13, Georgia Tech welcomed students in the inaugural cohort of the Atlanta Bridge Program to campus to learn more about the program ahead of the Fall 2025 semester. 

The Atlanta Bridge Program is a partnership between Tech and Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC) that aims to bring talented students to the Institute as transfer students.

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.

InVenture Prizewinning Transfer Students Offer Inspiration and Advice

Jeff Mao (left) and Tyler Ma (right) celebrate while holding their InVenture Prize trophy.

Nearly 23% of the 2023 incoming class at Georgia Tech represents transfer students, so we’re highlighting a couple of them to mark National Transfer Student Week.

Tyler Ma and Jeff Mao, co-founders of SellRaze, transferred to Georgia Tech in pursuit of a driven college environment that would help them develop their startup. Now winners of the InVenture Prize, they reflect on their time at Tech and share student tips.