It helps you manage your time, it provides tutors, and it makes everything so much easier. As a freshman, I had no idea that in four years I'd be going out into the workplace. The academic challenges at Georgia Tech are great, but so are the rewards. To capitalize on these awards, the career planning and placement program provides guidance well before the student athlete's graduating semester. Programs are offered in resume writing, interviewing skills, and dressing for success.
Students also meet local business leaders through networking luncheons.
The pursuit of summer employment opportunities is also stressed so that meaningful work experience will help students prepare for the challenges of a competitive workplace. The wellness program addresses a student athlete's physical, mental emotional and spiritual needs. Each year athletes visit the nutrition center to assess their current diet patterns and biochemistry. As part of the yearly physical, a complete blood profile is run, screening for risk factors such as high cholesterol, out of range iron or calcium, and any number of other health-risk indicators. Every effort is made to modify the athlete's diet so that performance is maximized and patterns are set to secure good long-term health.