Featured Supplemental Essay Prompt For Georgia Tech Applicants:

Why do you want to study your chosen major and why do you want to study your major at Georgia Tech? 300 Word Maximum.

Successful Supplemental Essay Example From Our Accepted Alumni Student:

Working at Code Ninjas taught me to spark CS curiosity through fostering student connections. Leading my nonprofit [Name] Tutors showed me that educational access isn’t promised to all. And developing [app name], a web-based audio/video transcriber, revealed that CS-based innovations are driven not just by technical knowledge—they are driven by empathy.

As a prospective Georgia Tech College of Computing student, I hope to collaboratively learn and launch wide-reaching innovation—with the main goal of increasing accessibility in ease-of-use and in bridging boundaries.

I hope to specialize my learning through the CS program’s Intelligence thread to ultimately create applications that combine concepts of ML and NLP. Through courses including Natural Language & Processing (CS 4650) and Machine Learning (CS 4641), I hope to help develop frameworks that convert verbal commands into programmable instructions—a platform for all coders, and accessible to visually-impaired engineers.

GTech’s CS courses would also allow me to work toward creating accessible educational technologies. While developing [app name], I realized there is plenty of untapped audio/video information in library archives. Transcribing and translating the material would allow students from all backgrounds to access high-level academic material. Managing large volumes of transcriptions requires knowledge in Big Data—GTech’s Data & Information thread, including Introduction to Database Systems (CS 4400), would provide me with a strong data management skill set.

Along with exploring these intellectual paths, I hope to contribute to—and learn from—the Atlanta community by creating an investigationthat integrates CS disciplines with sociological perspectives. I hope to researchwhether AI-innovated lesson transcriptions can positively impact learning outcomes in communities where particular courses are not offered. I appreciate GTech initiatives including Jumpstart and Innovating for Social Impact Program—we would develop a collaborative project that works toward remedying systemic inequalities. Finally I hope to determine ways that NLP and Big Data can positively influence public education and close achievement gaps, as we continue in a world where computing and education are inextricably intertwined.