Miraculously, we went to three schools and a historical site! We were able to visit Georgia Tech, Emory and Spelman! We also went to the MLK site where I learned a lot of information on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, his wife, Coretta Scott King, and Rosa Parks.
Georgia Tech has been my favorite school down south since for a while now. I’ve been dying to come back and hopefully receive even more information on the prestigious university. I was a little disappointed though because we were not able to get a guided tour this year. I feel like I missed out on information that I need before applying to colleges in a few weeks.
Emory is absolutely breathtaking. The entire campus is fenced off, but right outside of the gates is the heart of Atlanta. With a $5.4 billion endowment, the college had been able to put a lot of their money into their students and their campus. Both the admissions director and the tour guide were exceptional. They made sure that we understood what we should be focusing on in high school to make ourselves marketable for colleges. The tour guide was very sweet, more than we deserved to be honest! She covered every inch of the campus.
Overall though, Spelman was the shows topper of the day. I DID NOT WANT TO GO TO SPELMAN. I had heard too many negative comments about the students and faculty of the school, but boy I am do grateful that we went! Our tour guide was absolutely phenomenal. She completely changed my view on the college AND she might be the reason that I apply when I get back home. She stressed the need for sisterhood and education. She was very informative and she was a newly graduate of the school! She knew more about her school than any of the other admissions directors could tell me about their schools. They have a dual program for both engineering and nursing which are the two schools that I am interested in. Spelman was the winner of the day!
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