<p>Hey guys,
This is my very first post here so sorry if I write something odd. I'm a student of Industrial Engineering here at University of Texas at Arlington. I'm gonna apply for a transfer to Georgia Tech for the Fall of 2015 for Mechanical Engineering. The courses I have completed are:</p>
<p>English I & II
History I
U.S. Govt.
Calculus I & II
Physics I
Intro to Engineering
Intro to I.E.
Computer Apps in I.E.
Music Appreciation</p>
<p>Fall 2014 schedule:</p>
<p>Physics II
Calculus III
Differential Equations
Engineering Economics
General Chemistry</p>
<p>Spring 2015 schedule:</p>
<p>Engineering Optimization
Probability & Statistics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Engineering Graphics
Some kind of literature</p>
<p>My current GPA is a 4.0 and my confidence (after having reviewed the Physics, Chem and Math material) says I will make easy A's in all the classes during the Fall 2014. Hoping I have a 4.0 by the end of Fall, what are my chances of getting into Georgia Tech?</p>
<p>I have seen forums where people have gotten in with 3.5-3.6. People say Georgia Tech does not take into consideration which univ you come from, just your grades, is it true? I believe UTA is slightly on the lower side which could turn against me.</p>
<p>Seriously everybody??? After ten days, no one???</p>
<p>Seriously everybody??? After ten days, no one???</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I was just accepted as a fall 2014 transfer. I am in state with a 3.7 GPA overall and math/sci.</p>
<p>With a 4.0 GPA you should extremely competitive. It is harder to get in as an out of state student, but the 4.0 is gonna put you at the top of the list. They accept students based on the major they are applying for, so you will be evaluated against other applicants of your same major.</p>
<p>Some recommendations: </p>
<p>Take linear algebra. Linear algebra at tech is part of calc II. If you transfer with out linear algebra then you will need to take it as a separate class. I am not sure if linear algebra is a required class for transfer admit.</p>
<p>Calc III and Differential equations at the same time is tough. Although both classes are relatively easy by them selves.</p>
<p>I think you need to have completed a full two semester sequence of lab science besides physics I & II. I may be wrong on this.</p>
<p>I also believe they evaluate students based on what institution they are coming from. Take the following scenario: There are two identical applicants, one from a two year school and one from a 4 year university that has an engineering degree. The applicant from the two year school will get priority b/c he has reached the limit as far as classes available at his school. The applicant at the 4 year engineering school is already enrolled in an engineering program. The applicant from the two year school needs Ga Tech more than the applicant from the 4 year school. You already being at UTA will play against you.</p>
<p>At Ga Tech they do read and pay attention to your essay. So you will need to be convincing with your argument on why you should be accepted at Tech, over someone from a two year school, when you are already enrolled in an engineering program at your current institution.</p>
<p>But you are definitely extremely competitive with the 4.0.</p>
<p>Thanks for your words homeSickFungus. I don’t think we need to give an essay for transfer admissions at GT. It is written in the requirements that we just need a transcript. Did you give an essay?</p>
<p>The Differential Equations class at UTA is integrated with Linear Algebra so yes I will be doing that this Fall.</p>
<p>Congratulations to you on getting accepted! What major are you btw?</p>
<p>About being out of state, I read a post which said that they will favor out of states because we have to pay a lot of money which helps them more. I mean it makes sense so it could be true.</p>
<p>Being out of state you will pay a lot more money, but Ga Tech is still a state school that is a part of the University System of Georgia. This means that they are required to give precedence to in state students. I may be wrong on this however.</p>
<p>Yes, I did have to write an essay for the admissions. I don’t think it has to meet the requirements of the freshman essay, but I did have to write one none-the-less. I am pretty sure you will have to also. That is good for you b/c you get to an opportunity to convince the admit committee.</p>
<p>I applied for Discrete Math. I really want to do computer science, and I may end up doing a double major. I will probably just end up doing a minor in math and changing my major to CS next semester. The reason why I applied to discrete math was b/c there are very few students that are in that major. Therefore I figured it would not be very competitive when it came to admissions for the fall. This is a strategy, but if a student decides to apply for a less competitive major and then try to change you need to be sure that the major you want will allow you to change into it. Some majors won’t allow it. </p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>I believe 51% are supposed to be in state. Given that you are not going to be at an advantage for being out of state.</p>
<p>homeSickFungus, you make a point about the in state thing. They need to lean towards more in states.</p>
<p>Did you write the essay while you were completing the application? Or some other time?</p>
<p>I don’t think GT allows changing the major to the ones that have challenging admissions to transfer students. I hope you check on that!</p>
<p>MichiganGeorgia, even so, its quite similar with a small difference. Means my chances are just as good as in states (given the small difference).</p>
<p>DS knows kids who have transferred in as Computational Media and then changed their major to CS. I’m not sure about going from other majors though. I thought you were supposed to stay as the major you applied for although a double major would be different. </p>
<p>CS itself is a competitive major so yeah, it’s seems a possibility that transfers might be allowed within departments. But I have read on the GT site that we are not allowed to get into that mess and rather apply for the department we want to rather going into a different one and then transferring to that department.</p>
<p>Changing majors is by different for each department. Discrete Math, the major I applied for, and CS are almost complimentary majors. A good deal of the Discrete Math students do end up double majoring with CS. But, according to the College of Computing website these are the requirements for changing majors into CS:</p>
<p>"Change of Major Policies and Eligibility:</p>
<p>All students must attend a Change of Major information session about transferring into Computer Science.</p>
<ol>
<li>Must be in good academic standing</li>
<li>Must have taken the first CS course (CS 1301/1315/1371) with a grade of “C” or higher</li>
<li>Transfer students must complete at least one semester at Tech and be in good Academic Standing before changing into Computer Science.</li>
<li>A student is welcome to attend the Change of Major meeting for informational purposes. </li>
<li>A student cannot declare a double major or a dual degree with Discreet Math using the Theory thread."</li>
</ol>
<p>Here is the link:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cc.gatech.edu/node/add/major-change”>http://www.cc.gatech.edu/node/add/major-change</a></p>
<p>So, changing majors as a transfer is definitely possible, but it depends on the particular policy for that department.</p>
<p>The two colleges that have restricted change of major are Industrial and Mechanical Engineering.</p>
<p>Requirements for Industrial: </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.isye.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/change-of-majors/”>http://www.isye.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/change-of-majors/</a></p>
<p>Well, then it seems so. I am an Industrial Engineering student now and my initial plan was to transfer as an IE. But later I decided to go for ME but still I checked the IE department site and it said transfer students would not be allowed department transfers.</p>
<p>I have completed these courses (credits that GT will accept)
English 1 & 2
Calc 1
US Hist
Macro Econ
Humanities
Humanities
Intro to CS
Speech</p>
<p>I have a 3.9 GPA but i go to a 2 year school (out of state)
Taking calc2 phy1 and chem this fall and will finish calc3 diff.eq, phy2 and Intro to C in the spring’15</p>
<p>Do i have a chance for EE ?</p>
<p>Assuming that you have all the required courses and you keep that GPA then I would say yes. DS knows a kid that went to UGA for 2 years and just got in with a 3.9 for EE. While he was in state I still think a 3.9 has a good chance.</p>