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  <title><![CDATA[Focus Program Application Deadline]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Apply to the Georgia Tech Focus program! The Focus program supports historically underrepresented undergraduate students eager to pursue graduate degrees. The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is excited to welcome approximately 20&nbsp;Focus Scholars for a campus visit on <strong>Friday, Jan. 12, 2024,&nbsp;</strong>to learn more about our interdisciplinary M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.</p>

<p>Focus provides an opportunity for scholars to:</p>

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	<p>Learn about Georgia Tech’s graduate degree programs.</p>
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	<p>Gain insight into available financial resources.</p>
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	<p>Visit academic units and research laboratories.</p>
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	<p>Obtain assistance with the graduate school application process</p>
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<p>Accommodations, meals, and travel assistance will be provided. <strong><a href="https://diversity.gatech.edu/students/office-minority-educational-development/omed-student-programs/focus-prospective-grad-students/focus-invitation-apply">Applications</a> will be accepted from Sept. 1 through Nov. 11, 2023</strong></p>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Tech’s Focus program is one of the nation’s premier graduate recruitment programs designed to attract highly skilled students who have historically been&nbsp;underrepresented&nbsp;in higher education, equipping them with the knowledge and resources necessary to successfully navigate the graduate admissions process.</p>
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            <title><![CDATA[More than 140 Focus Scholars attended the four-day program, where they met with college Deans, school chairs, and key decision-makers across campus to understand what it's like to be a graduate student at Georgia Tech. ]]></title>
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                  <image_alt><![CDATA[146 prospective graduate students pose on a staircase with Dr. Sybrina Atwaters, Focus program director. ]]></image_alt>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>Shatakshee Dhongde<br />
shatakshee.dhongde@econ.gatech.edu</p>
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