First-Year Learning Communities 2023-2024 Application Process
Admitted first-year students apply via their Admission Portal for iGniTe, First-Year Semester Abroad, Explore, Global Leadership, Grand Challenges, and Honors Program.
2023-2024 Explore, Global Leadership, Grand Challenges, Honors Program
Deadline 1: March 5, 2023
Apply by March 5, 2023 – Receive any Invitations on April 4, 2023
Deadline 2: April 9, 2023
Apply by April 9, 2023 – Receive any Invitations on April 14, 2023
Apply on or After: April 10, 2023
Apply on or after April 10, 2023 – Rolling Invitations beginning April 15 as space is available
Learning Community applications are open until all communities are full!
You should carefully read each community’s website to determine your level of interest and to understand the commitment required by each Learning Community.
Admitted first-year students apply via their Admission Portal.
The Learning Community Application is a single application where you can select all communities that interest you. Please note that adding the Honors Program after submitting your application requires your application to be voided and re-submitted.
2023 iGniTe Summer Launch
First year students admitted for summer will participate in iGniTe. First year students admitted for Fall term may apply to change their admit term to summer to be a part of iGniTe via their Admission Portal.
iGniTe is a summer only Learning Community and iGnite students can participate in any of the fall start Living Learning Communities.
2023-2024 First-Year Semester Abroad
Admitted first-year students may apply via their Admission Portal, where all FYSA application information is listed with other First-year Learning Communities and Summer Start programs. Students should indicate their first preference for home campus abroad (GTE or Oxford).
2023-2024 I-House and WST
I-House application Deadline: February 15 (domestic students) and April 1 (exchange students)
WST application Deadline: January 13, 2023.
Students must be at least a rising second-year student to apply, and may find more information by visiting the Housing and Residence Life webpage for current students.
HOUSING AND LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY APPLICATIONS
Applying for a Learning Community is a completely separate process from the Housing Application process. All students will need to follow the procedures and meet the deadlines for Georgia Tech Housing found on the Housing and Residence Life website.
Please Note: Students must complete a Housing Application to accept an invitation (excluding iGniTe and FYSA). Learning Communities are first come, first serve and extremely competitive. We will allow students to accept their Learning Community invitations until all spots are filled.
STEPS TO APPLYING FOR A LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY AND ACCEPTING YOUR INVITATION:
- Apply for a Living Learning Community via your Admission Portal.
- The Learning Community Application is a single application where you can select all communities that interest you. Please Note: Adding the Honors Program after submitting your application requires your application to be voided and re-submitted.
- Accept GT Admission by paying the Acceptance Deposit.
- Apply for On-Campus Housing via My Housing.
- Accept one Living Learning Invitation via your Admission Portal.
- If your first choice Living Learning Community if full when you attempt to accept it, you will have the choice to select the waitlist for that community or accept a different LLC invitation (if you have others).