The purpose of the conference was to give prospective African-American graduate students an opportunity to visit Georgia Tech and Atlanta, receive an overview of graduate degree programs, and participate in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. The conference theme was A reflection of the past, a perception of the present, a vision for the future.
Shayla Brooks, Jr, ONR Researcher
Some of the helpful pieces of advice that the graduate students offered were, to out and finding what types of research are going on at the graduate school you would like to apply to. Do research on the types of qualities most of the students at that graduate school posses and see how many of them you have. Most of all don't let the competition intimidate you.
Golar Faustino Newby, Jr, ONR Researcher