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  1. Georgia Tech Admissions Tour

    Follow this Route to begin your tour.

    Stops

    1. Visitor Parking

      Welcome to Georgia Tech!

      If you are starting at Visitor Lot 1/the Bill Moore Student Success Center: After you've parked, use the walking bridge at the top of this parking deck to cross over the highway. Follow the path on the other side as it runs straight, alongside the stadium. You're headed to the Bill Moore Student Success Center, the first building on your right.  

      Please continue the tour in the order it is listed.

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      If you are starting at Visitor Lot 3/the John Lewis Student Center: After you've parked, follow exit signs and/or staircases from the parking deck to exit into the visitor lot. You should be able to view the John Lewis Student Center's back doors, labeled above the entrance. The building is located east of the parking deck/lot. 

      Please begin your tour using stop #9 and continue in order. There is no need to return to the labeled stop #1 as shown on this map as it is another visitor parking lot. You will end on labeled stop #9. 

      If you need directions to campus and/or these parking lots, please see our website.

      *Please note, we do not validate parking passes from any campus parking areas. You will be able to pay at the machine as you are exiting. 

    2. Bill Moore Student Success Center

      The Bill Moore Student Success Center houses our Office of Undergraduate Admission (front desk), Center for Career Discovery & Development (first floor), and Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid (third floor), making it an ideal place to start your visit. Step inside on weekdays to pick-up welcome materials from our front desk and get a great view of Bobby Dodd Football Stadium before heading out to explore the rest of campus.

      Hear more about the Bill Moore Student Success Center from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide! 

    3. Evans Administration Building (Tech Tower)

      Best known as Tech Tower, this was the first structure on Georgia Tech's campus. All classes were held here when the Institute opened its doors to 84 mechanical engineering students in 1888, and, at the time, it was the tallest building in Atlanta. Classes are no longer held here; the building currently houses our Registrar’s Office and the deans’ offices for the College of Engineering and College of Sciences.  

      This area around Tech Tower is commonly called Old Campus; most of the buildings here, now used for mainly administrative purposes, were built at the very start of the Industrial Revolution. 

      Hear more about Tech Tower from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    4. Harrison Square

      Harrison Square was the original site of the Workshop. When students enrolled at Georgia Tech, they would go to class in Tech Tower for half of the day, then work for half of the day in the workshop. After the building burned down, the space was converted to a greenspace and filled with tables for beautiful outdoor seating. It is a favorite study space and a popular location for graduation pictures! 

      Within the Square is a statue called The Three Pioneers, depicting the first three African-American men to enroll at Georgia Tech: Ford C. Greene, Ralph A. Long Jr., and Lawrence Williams. Harrison Square is named for then-Georgia Tech President Edwin D. Harrison. 

      The Savant Building (on your left as you walk from Tech Tower) houses the deans of our Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts -- we'll return here later! You can also see the Swann Building (home to our School of Modern Languages), the Coon Building (which houses our School of Psychology) and our Aerospace Engineering buildings, which contain a large subsonic wind tunnel, a machine shop, and our Space Systems Design Laboratory. 

      Hear about this stop from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    5. The Chapin Building & OMED

      We're currently walking along Cherry Street, where campus first began expanding and the oldest academic buildings can be found. 

      A little farther down the street on the right, you'll see the Chapin Building, once campus's infirmary. Since 1979, the Office of Minority Education & Development (OMED) has been here providing academic support services and working closely with minority and underrepresented student organizations.

      Next door is DM Smith, headquarters for Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy, which includes our Pre-Law program. Across Cherry Street from you is the Skiles Classroom Building, which houses our School of Literature, Media, & Communication as well as the College of Science’s School of Mathematics.

      Hear more about OMED from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide! 

    6. The Hill & First-Year Housing

      Take a look down the hill:

      At the bottom of The Hill is about two-thirds of Freshman Experience housing, as well as two of our three dining halls (Brittain and North Avenue). 98% of first-year students choose to live on campus. While we cannot enter residence halls for the safety of the residents, you can explore and learn more about housing on the Housing website!

      Off to the right, you may see the side of Bobby Dodd Stadium peaking above other buildings on the hill. Georgia Tech athletics began in 1892 with its first football team. The team has since won four National Championships in 1917, 1928, 1952, and 1990. Now, campus has 17 intercollegiate athletic teams that participate in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

      Fun fact: The Georgia Tech Engineers won the most lopsided game in college football history -- in 1916, we beat Cumberland College with a score of 222-0. 

      Turning back toward the center of campus, the building directly behind the Campus Directory is Skiles. Built in 1959, Skiles was the first building to begin blending the old campus architecture with more modern styles. It now houses the School of Mathematics. The garden immediately behind you is Mayer Garden -- can you find the Mickey Mouse clock in this garden? 

      Fun Fact: The Mickey Mouse clock on the side of Skiles was hung as a prank by two fourth year students in 1978.

      To your left are our Libraries -- Price Gilbert Memorial Library at the top of the hill, and Crosland Tower a bit down the hill. 

      Hear about Housing and Dining from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    7. Price Gilbert Memorial Library & Crossland Tower

      At the top of the hill you’ll find our two main libraries: Price Gilbert Memorial Library, which just finished renovation in 2020, and Crosland Tower, which opened in 2019. The library is open to students 24/7, and contains collaborative spaces, study nooks, computing labs, over 125 highly-trained faculty & staff, and more than 1.2 million books & other resources. Actually, most of our books are housed off-campus in a shared collection with Emory University; students can request books to be delivered to a locker within 8 hours.

      Feel free to go up to the top of Crosland Tower for some of the best views of the Atlanta skyline! The top floor is a silent study floor. 

      Fun Fact: Georgia Tech has one of the largest collections of science fiction literature in the world! 

      To your right is Bobby Dodd Stadium, two thirds of our freshman housing, and our North Avenue & Brittain Dining Halls. To the right of Crosland Tower is the Old Civil Engineering Building, which houses the School of Economics and the School of History, Technology, and Society.

      Hear more about our libraries from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    8. Tech Green

      Tech Green, the Kessler Campanile, and the surrounding areas are some of the most popular spots on campus to hang out. The Green stays active from the nearby food trucks, pick-up Frisbee games, and our weekly farmers market on Wednesdays, although students looking to grab a spot to eat, study outdoors, or take a nap can frequently be found in the hammocks & seating areas (and in the shade of over 950 trees).

      The southern side of the Green is bordered by Tech Walkway, a popular walking path where clubs and organizations come out to ‘table’, advertising their organization or upcoming events. Tech Walkway ends at the Kessler Campanile and the John Lewis Student Center.

      Hear more about Tech Green from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    9. John Lewis Student Center & Kessler Campanile

      The John Lewis Student Center opened in August 2022 after a renovation of the previous facilities. Rep. John Lewis was a prolific civil rights and voting rights activist and served in the U.S. House of Representatives for the district encompassing Georgia Tech and Atlanta for 33 years.

      The Student Center offers a variety of services. The first floor has our post office, food options (including Chik-Fil-A and Panda Express), ATM’s, and Tech Rec, a lounge area with bowling, billiards, and more! On the second floor we have a food court with more food choices (including the iconic Blue Donkey Coffee), our Multicultural Programs Lounge, and space for student engagement programming. The third floor contains meeting and student work space as well as the Atlantic Theatre and WREK Radio, our student-run, 100,000 watt radio station (located in the commons area). 

      Outside of the Student Center stands the Kessler Campanile, an art installation given to GT for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics as a modern interpretation of the Olympic Flame. The fountain now allows for a walk-through experience in the hot summer. 

      Hear more about the student center from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    10. Smithgall Student Services (The Flag Building) Building

      This building is known on campus as the Flag Building due to the myriad of flags hanging from its ceiling; there is a flag for every country represented at Tech by a student or staff member. The Student Services Building houses many important services such as the New Student and Transition Programs, LGBTQIA+ Resource Center, Parent and Family Programs, Counseling Center, Disability Services, the Dean of Students, Greek Affairs,  Women’s Resource Center, Veteran’s Resource Center, and more.

      Hear more about the Flag Building from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    11. Ferst Center for the Arts

      From bands and dance troupes to comedians and Ted Talks, Tech students have a variety of things to see right here on campus in our 969-seat Ferst Center for the Arts. Students looking to participate in the arts can join DramaTech, our student run theatre group which puts on plays, musicals, and improv shows in the James E. Dull Theater (connected to the Ferst Center).

      Hear more about the Ferst Center from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!


    12. College of Sciences

      The Georgia Tech College of Sciences cultivates curiosity, encourages exploration, and fosters innovation to develop scientific solutions for a better world. Our connected community of scientists and mathematicians collaborates across disciplines and challenges to achieve excellence in science, teaching, and research. Working across six internationally ranked schools with the brightest young minds in our fields, we mentor future leaders to identify and push the frontiers of human knowledge, imagination, and innovation.

      Fun Fact: The Boggs Building, which you are standing in front of, is shaped like the Periodic Table! 

      Hear about the College of Sciences from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    13. Exhibition Hall

      The Exhibition Hall opened in 2020 as part of the Campus Center Renovation Project. It serves as a meeting and facility space for campus departments and student organizations, including a 12,000 sq ft ballroom, 11 A/V-equipped meeting rooms, and the main space for Tech Dining's catering services! Many student organizations hold events here, and students use the space, when empty, as a study space with a great view of the Atlanta skyline. 

      Hear more about the Exhibition Hall from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    14. Student Health Center

      Health Services is staffed by licensed physicians, registered nurses, medical and x-ray technologists, health educators, and pharmacists. Student health fees cover many of their services, including scheduled visits with a provider, x-rays, flu shots, and unlimited visits to Medical and Women’s clinics, and all students can fill prescriptions through the on-campus pharmacy.


      Hear about your health options on campus from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    15. Campus Recreation Center

      Our 300,659 sq. ft Campus Recreation Center (or CRC for short) was built in 2003 to house the open-air swimming and diving venue from the 1996 Olympics. In addition to the original Olympic pool and diving areas, it features 6 full sized basketball courts, weight rooms, a 39 foot rock climbing wall, an indoor running track with a skyline view of Atlanta, a café, rentable multi-purpose rooms, racquetball and squash courts, wilderness equipment rentals from Outdoor Recreation at Georgia Tech, a lazy river, and a water slide!

      Just next door to the CRC are the Stamps Intramural Fields. Students can participate in intramural sports such as soccer, basketball and racquetball through student organizations or their residence halls. Intramural seasons run in fall, winter or spring. This field is also where our GT Marching Band and soccer and lacrosse teams practice!


      Hear more about the Campus Recreation Center from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    16. College of Engineering

      Many majors within our College of Engineering have a building in this area. Material Science and Engineering is in the J. Erskine Love Jr. Building, the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC) houses the School of Mechanical Engineering, our School of Civil & Environmental Engineering is located in the Mason Building, and our Nuclear & Radiological Engineering department can be found on the 3rd floor of the Boggs building. You can find our other engineering programs in the Bio-Tech quad (Schools of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) and in the Van Leer Building (School of Electrical & Computer Engineering). In the MRDC is our Invention Studio, our primary makerspace where students of all majors can use 3D printers, waterjets, laser cutters, a welding mall, and other equipment to bring their ideas to the real world! 

      Hear about the College of Engineering from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    17. 7 Bridges Plaza

      The Howey Building is on your left as you enter the courtyard, and inside you can find our School of Physics, College of Sciences labs, and 4 of our large lecture halls. On the roof, our astronomy program has one of the first Raven class telescopes installed at a US academic institution.  On the first Thursday of each month all students have the opportunity to stargaze on the roof of the Howey Building.

      To your right is the Mason Building, home of our School of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Across Atlantic Drive is our College of Computing, home Georgia Tech’s Computer Science program. 


      Fun Fact: The courtyard is named after a historic math problem (explained on the placard), with walkways acting as the bridges. Can you figure it out?

      Hear about the 7 Bridges Plaza from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

       

    18. Kendeda Living Building & Eco Commons

      Georgia Tech is committed to sustainability, and there is no better example than through this area of campus! The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is the first building in Georgia and 28th in the world to earn the Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification, the most environmentally-friendly sustainability certificate that can be given to a building. It is a multi-disciplinary classroom building. 

      Kendeda nets a positive energy and water expenditure each year by generating its own power through solar panels on the roof and shading the patio next door. Through construction, which consisted of salvaged materials, more waste was diverted from landfills than sent there, and over 50% of the materials were locally-sourced. Today, the Kendeda building continues to serve as a reminder of the possibilities of sustainability in design. You can take a 3D tour of the sustainability details here! 

      The EcoCommons, to the west of Kendeda, is 8 acres of greenspace that is intended to mimic the traditional Georgia Piedmont ecosystem. Sensors within the space provide valuable research information, as well as creating a beautiful walking trail and habitat for nature plants, birds, and insects. Take a quick second to slide down the slide! 

    19. College of Computing

      The College of Computing is the second largest of our six colleges and offers degrees in Computer Science and Computational Media (interdisciplinary with Ivan Allen School of Liberal Arts). 


      All undergraduate students, regardless of major, take at least one computing class to satisfy core curriculum requirements for graduation. Computing has become prevalent across our social lives and careers. At Georgia Tech, we believe that a modern education should include at least an introduction to how computers work, think, and impact our societies. 

      As you walk down the stairs, you will be looking at our Klaus Advanced Computing Building. This building got its name from the former Georgia Tech Computer Science student Christopher Klaus, who founded Internet Security Systems during his time at Tech in the 1990’s. In 2006 he sold that company to IBM for $1.3 Billion and later donated $15 million, which Georgia Tech matched, for the construction of the Advanced Computing building. Many of our Computer Science and Computer Engineering labs are within it, although our supercomputing labs are located in the Coda building in Tech Square.

      Hear about the College of Computing from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    20. Student Life

      From the base of the Klaus rainbow staircase, you are standing at the edge of our Greek housing sector. About 25% of students are involved in Greek Life across four councils: the Collegiate Panhellenic Council, the Interfraternity Council, the Multicultural Greek Council, and the National Panhellenic Council. 

      Aside from Greek Life, Georgia Tech has over 500 student organizations for you to join! From cultural and religious communities, to long running student project-based organizations, professional development, community service, or hobby/interest-based organizations, there is something for everybody.  

      To your left is the Russ Chandler Baseball Stadium. If you were to turn left at the traffic light ahead of you and head north up Fowler Street, you would pass our Shirley Clements Mewborn Softball Stadium, our George C. Griffin Track and Field facilities, O'Keefe Gymnasium (home of our volleyball teams), Byers Tennis Complex, and McCamish Pavilion, home of our basketball teams. 

      Fun Fact: Aside from football games, students have free access to all regular-season sporting events (baseball, volleyball, basketball, etc.) with their Buzzcard. Students can still receive free access to football games with an advance reservation of tickets by game. 

      If you look up the hill, you can see the main portion of Tech Square, where our Scheller College of Business is located. Tech Square also houses other dining options, including our on-campus Waffle House and Amazon Hub, some off-campus student living options, and many of the start-up companies launched through our Create-X program. 

      Hear more about student life from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    21. Scheller College of Business

      Generations of students have learned to use technology for social and commercial progress at Georgia Tech. The focus of business education at Georgia Tech has always been on applying technological advancements to every conceivable field of commercial and social application.

      With technology, globalization, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability at the core of business today, Georgia Tech offers a competitive edge to business students because of the immersive cross-training it offers at the intersection of business and technology.  Here, you’ll gain the expertise to succeed in business, but you’ll also learn how to manage technological change in a global economy and explore its impact on society.

      From internships and co-ops to study-abroad opportunities and leadership cultivation, and more, Georgia Tech business students will be uniquely prepared to solve real-world problems.

      If you have time, feel free to walk up the hill, over the beautiful Fifth Street Bridge, through bustling Tech Square, and visit the Scheller College of Business building located at the corner of Fifth Street and West Peachtree Street. If you do, be sure to check out the Ferris Goldsmith Trading Room -- a Wall Street-style trading room for student use, equipped with Bloomberg Terminals -- on the 4th floor. 

      Hear about the College of Business from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    22. College of Design

      Both of the central buildings in our College of Design are Georgia Tech designed; the old Architecture Building was designed in 1950 by the then-director of Architecture while the newer building was designed by two architecture alumni. The buildings feature design studios, classrooms, project showcases, and the Library of the School of Architecture. The College of Design also offers programs in Industrial Design, which makes use of several collaborative design spaces including the 35,000 square foot Hinman Building, and Music Technology, which was introduced in 2016 and can be visited in the Couch Building (near the West Campus residence halls). Within the College of Design students are also able to major in Building Construction located in the Caddell Building.

      Hear about the College of Design from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!


    23. Van Leer Building

      The Van Leer Building is home to our School of Electrical & Computer Engineering and the circular building connected to it is The Hive, Georgia Tech’s makerspace specifically for electrical and computer engineering students. The Hive is the largest electronics-oriented student maker space in the country. The First Floor features a woodshop, 3D printers, laser cutters, and a plasma cutter; the Second Floor contains lab benches equipped with function generators, multimeters, power supplies, soldering irons, and additional bench equipment; and the Third Floor houses computers and embedded systems equipment.


      Hear about the Van Leer Building from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    24. Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons

      This LEED Platinum certified building (named after Georgia Tech’s 10th President, G. Wayne Clough) houses a wide variety of academic resources such as two 300+ seat lecture halls, 41 classrooms, academic support resources, our Office of Information Technology, and Kaldi's Coffee. The building isn’t just academic, though. Clough also contains space for clubs and organizations, such as the Georgia Tech Urban Honey Bee Project, and a roof-top garden that has a fantastic view of the Atlanta skyline. Many visitors may recognize its’ interior as the Google headquarters in the 2012 film “The Internship”.

      Hear about the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

       

    25. Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

      The Savant Building houses our Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts as well as our Office of International Education, which handles more than 2,000 students (about 58% of our undergraduate student body) studying abroad each year. Several of our programs within the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts are located near Harrison Square. 

      On one side of Cherry Street near the Libraries is the Skiles Classroom Building, and, on the other side, next to the Chapin Building, is D.M. Smith, the main office for our School of Public Policy. While the rest of the majors in this program are along the tour route, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, located in the Habersham Building off of Marietta Street, is not.

      Behind these buildings you’ll see our steam whistle on your right, which blows when classes end and when Tech scores a touchdown during home football games!

       

      Hear about the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    26. North Avenue Apartments

      Non-first-year students (second-year and up, as well as transfer students) who choose to live on-campus live in apartment-style buildings. Most apartments are 4-6 bedroom apartments with 2-3 bathrooms, in-unit kitchen facilities, and shared building laundry and lounge amenities. 

      These buildings, the North Avenue Apartments, were originally constructed as the Olympic Village for athletes participating in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Four buildings (North, South, East, and West) make up the complex, with North and East sporting amazing views of the eastern and downtown Atlanta skyline, and West and South sporting amazing views of the western and downtown Atlanta skyline. The complex collectively houses about 2,000 students. 

      Other on-campus options for non-first-year students are located in North Campus (Graduate Living Center and Tenth and Home) and West Campus. You can explore options for housing on the Housing Website with any option marked "undergraduate". 

      Hear more about the North Avenue Apartments from a Georgia Tech Tour Guide!

    27. Thank you!

      Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed the walk around our home. Please see the front desk with more questions you may have about information sessions and the application process.

      If you began at the John Lewis student center, please keep going with your tour! You can switch back to stop #2 and continue on.

      If you were walking along with us from home and wish to find out more about applying to Georgia Tech, please visit our Office of Undergraduate Admission website for more information. 

      Go Jackets!