<p>Hi guys I am desperately stressing myself out over my admission essay, i'm an athlete and I usually don't stress out under pressure. I currently am hoping that I get into Georgia Tech, I want advice on the essay portion. Whether I should do long or short type essay, or the topic atleast. I'm a first time applicant and I really want to get in this school. Any advice? Please.</p>
<p>Have you registered with the NCAA? Have you signed a National Letter of Intent? See: [Georgia</a> Tech Official Athletic Site - Compliance](<a href=“http://www.ramblinwreck.com/compliance/geot-comp2.html]Georgia”>Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Georgia Tech Athletics)</p>
<p>If not, then your athletic abilities are NOT going to help you when you apply to Georgia Tech. Athletics will be viewed as just another extracurricular activity like Speech & Debate, Theater, Robotics, School Newspaper etc.</p>
<p>FWIW: You apply to Georgia Tech through the Common Application, which doesn’t open their website until August 1st. You can get a jump on the essay questions though: <a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/DownloadForms/2013/EssayAnnouncementFinal.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/DownloadForms/2013/EssayAnnouncementFinal.pdf</a>. Also see: <a href=“Blow the Whistle! (404 error: page not found) | Undergraduate Admission”>Blow the Whistle! (404 error: page not found) | Undergraduate Admission;