Georgia Tech, which currently uses the Common Application and was one of the colleges listed to begin using the Coalition for Access Application, has decided to postpone the switch for one year. AS a person who works with underserved students I am happy they are postponing the switch. It is tough enough counseling underserved students, but not seeing the application as of today, it makes it tough on us in preparing our materials for the next application cycle.
Here are the quotes relevant to GT from the news article.
"Among those confirming that they are holding off a year are Colorado College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Michigan State University, Mount Holyoke College and the University of Vermont.
Richard Clark, director of undergraduate admission at Georgia Tech, said via email that “we decided to wait until after year one to implement the coalition application. We’d like to use the next year better understanding the technology and framework, so we can insure a smooth launch in the fall.”
“One tangible step we are taking,” Clark said, “is to travel the state of Georgia with the University of Georgia and Georgia State University this fall presenting workshops for counselors and parents. While we have done these on some level in the past, we’ll be doubling our efforts and including GSU for the first time. This will insure that these three major research universities are all within 50 miles of every citizen of our state. We believe action steps like this will be incumbent upon coalition members as we seek to fundamentally change access and awareness.”