• Application Review Process
• Academic Preparation
• Contribution to Community
• Major Selection
• Personal Essays
• Recommendations
• Standardized Tests
• Interview for International Applicants

Learning About Your High School Setting

There are a few additional ways we may learn more about you and your high school environment. Students have the option to send recommendations to Georgia Tech. This is completely optional. Please read below to learn more about this process. Your high school guidance counselor may also submit a “Secondary School Report” to Georga Tech. More details are available below.

Recommendations

A recommendation is a letter of support from someone who knows you well and has seen your achievements in high school. While recommenders provide helpful context to us, ultimately, your admission decision will be based on the holistic factors we consider in our review. We can only accept up to three recommendations per applicant. We have described below the high school community members who can submit a recommendation letter on your behalf. We are unable to accept letters from other community members.

Counselor Recommendation
We can accept one recommendation from a high school counselor. A counselor Recommendation provides us with information about you as a student both in and out of the classroom. If your counselor is unable to provide a formal recommendation, please be assured that it will not negatively impact your application review.

Teacher Recommendation
We can accept up to two teacher recommendations. A teacher of a core academic subject (English, math, science, social science, or foreign language) is likely the best option to provide insight into your experience in the classroom.

What should I know about submitting a recommendation?

• All recommendations should be submitted no later than the document deadline for each round, which will be approximately two weeks after your application submission deadline.

• We are unable to accommodate changes or substitutions once recommendations have been received in our office.

Secondary School Report
Most counselors will submit a secondary school report form through the Common Application or via your school’s chosen platform. This report provides our reviewers with information that is critical to put your application in context, including facts and figures about your school population, curriculum options and limitations, etc.