Each year, the North Metro Georgia Tech Club continues its fine tradition of scholarship and recruiting activities for local high school students interested in Georgia Tech. There are two types of scholarships our local network works on throughout the year:
Club Scholarships: Part of the North Metro Georgia Tech Club’s mission is to assist in providing scholarships to incoming Georgia Tech freshmen. North Metro provides four to six one thousand dollar scholarships each year to incoming Georgia Tech freshmen. Information is provided to the high school counselors in early February for the following school year scholarship program. At that time, after receiving a recommendation from their counselor, each applicant is required to submit an application for the scholarship, obtain a teacher recommendation, submit a one page essay on why they should get the club scholarship, and a list of high school activities with job performances. All students are interviewed by members of the North Metro Network. Only students from the North Metro area high schools can be considered for these scholarships.
These high schools are:
FULTON COUNTY- Centennial High, Chattahoochee High, North Springs High, Northview High, Riverwood High, and Roswell High.
DEKALB COUNTY- Dunwoody High.
To complete a scholarship application, please visit the following page: Available Scholarships. Make sure to put “North Metro Atlanta” as the “Name of Club/Affinity Group scholarship you are applying for:”
Georgia Tech President’s Scholarships: The President’s Scholarship is Georgia Tech’s premier merit-based scholarship and is given using Roll Call dollars through the Alumni Association and the Georgia Tech Foundation. To earn President’s Scholarship, a student must excel in both academics and leadership. Georgia Tech seeks well-rounded students with outstanding accomplishments in academics, clubs and activities, athletics, community service, and more. North Metro assists The Georgia Tech Alumni Association each year in identifying and interviewing incoming freshman candidates for the President’s Scholarship Program. A North Metro Club committee, as part of the criteria for becoming a finalist, interviews identified local high school seniors who are selected as President’s Scholarship semi-finalists based on their application to Georgia Tech. North Metro is fortunate to be such an integral part of this process and to be able to meet many fine young men and women who are interested in Georgia Tech. To be considered for a President’s Scholarship the application to Georgia Tech must be submitted by October 31. President’s Scholarship interviews take place in January.
Notes from previous North Metro Club Scholarship Recipients:
Dear North Metro Georgia Tech Alumni Club,
Thank you so much for selecting me to be a recipient of one of this year’s scholarships! Your club has made me feel so welcome at Tech, from my interview to the freshman send-off picnic to today’s ice cream picnic. I’m already having a great time at Tech (especially at yesterday’s 69-14 football game!) and I am excited about keeping in touch with the North Metro Club and the Alumni Association in the future.
Thank you!
Sierra Schmidt
2007 Club Scholarship Recipient
Dear North Metro Club Members,
I am writing to sincerely thank you for the scholarship you have given me. I’ve made it through my first few weeks and I am busy trying to juggle all the school work, the activities I’m joining, and new friends! I’ve joined the OPA service sorority and am so excited to begin giving back to the Georgia Tech and Atlanta community. I hope to keep in touch with you in the future and once again thank you for the support!
Kind Regards,
Jennifer Carrick
2007 Club Scholarship Recipient
Dear Ms. Polashock,
Hi! My name is Stephanie Lu. I don’t know if you remember me or not, but I’ve really appreciated your help in coordinating the Alumni Scholarship. I just wanted to ask how you are doing and to thank you guys for awarding me the scholarship. It means a lot to have funds for buying those expensive textbooks and for the expensive architecture supplies that I’ve had to buy (studio has cost me upwards of $200). Anyway, I’ve really come to appreciate the value of everything (including home-cooked meals) since I’ve been living at Tech and just wanted to show my gratitude. I hope you are doing well and are not too busy with work. Also, the Alumni Association events in the fall were fun. Thanks for coordinating those, too. I look forward to more events! They’ve helped me to open up and become a little more extroverted. I hope everything is going happily!
Stephanie Lu
2006 Club Scholarship Recipient
I would like to thank you again for awarding me your scholarship. I cannot imagine myself anywhere but here now! I feel that I am quickly becoming a part of the College of Computing “family” – outside of my programming class, I am a member of the CoC Freshman Activities Board and am enjoying the seminars and events that the Women@CC put together. I am also continuing my language studies in my favorite class, Japanese, and am looking forward to traveling to Japan in a few years as a part of the CS International Plan. When I am not studying – which, as a Tech student, is not very often – I am really enjoying singing in the GT Chorale. As ever I am grateful for your contribution to my education; every day as I continue my studies here I am amazed and enthused by the opportunities Tech has to offer.
Megan L. Elmore
2005 NMGT Club Scholarship Recipient
