Please Note: This form should only be used to submit essays for Georgia Tech’s This I Believe contest. Submitting your essay here does not mean it will also be submitted to the This I Believe international project.

Before submitting your essay, please read our Submission Agreement. You MUST agree to these terms before you can submit your essay.

All contest entries must be in written form and must adhere to the following guidelines:

• Limit your essay to approximately 500 words.
• Tell a story that illustrates how your personal belief was shaped.
• Refrain from writing a political/religious opinion piece or an editorial on a current event.
• Please no hate speech or discriminatory language in your essay.
• Tell us what you do believe, not what you don’t believe.
• Read and follow our essay-writing guidelines (link to the Essay Guidelines page).
• Proofread your essay carefully before submitting it.

THE ESSAY SUBMISSION PERIOD IS OPEN UNTIL TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH AT 5PM.

Please submit essays through the online submission form.