<p>Wow… you’re academics are virtually identical to mine. </p>
<p>But the truth is, I had a few VERY good things going for me. (I’m surprised I got in at all, really). Did you take any AP classes? Because that’s one thing Ihad going for me( I think…) </p>
<p>Bottom line, though: It looks doubtful for you. There are people here who’d know better, but I’d probably say it’s a no-go. You better have some killer essays.</p>
<p>I would definitely submit the ACT score and not the SAT. Your ACT is right at average while your SAT is in the bottom quartile.</p>
<p>As for other stats: your GPA is low but not horrible (25th percentile). Your EC’s are weak. </p>
<p>Do you have AP courses and what is your class rank? With a Top 10% rank and some AP’s (specifically Calc AB or BC and a science), you’re a slight reach / high match. A lower rank and no AP calc makes you a reach in my opinion.</p>
<p>G.P. has forgotten that GT takes the highest combination of all your scores, so there is no problem at all submitting all of your scores and letting GT sort it out. Why risk <em>not</em> sending in something that might help you? And it’s much easier to send it in ahead of time than wait and then be in a panic.</p>
<p>I was under the impression that they take the highest SAT or ACT score. I didn’t know they will take a combination of SAT and ACT scores and pick the highest (which is good to know since we don’t know how they convert from ACT to SAT).</p>
<p>I would assume so. The question, to me, though is how ACT scores are handled. Do they convert the composite score to an SAT score, or do they convert ACT Math -> SAT Math and ACT English -> SAT Verbal and combine there. Do they even look at the Science score or the Reading score?</p>
<p>Why is there a different average score for ACT takers (29) vs. SAT takers (which converts to a 30-31 ACT)? I would expect the averages to work in the opposite direction: in-state students are more like to take the SAT, and in-state applicants are more likely to be lower quality (a student applying to the top out-of-state schools for engineering are more likely to self-select than in-state students that apply to the top in-state schools or the local university).</p>
<p>As it so happens, most of the states that take the ACT aren’t well-known for their education systems, so it’s quite possible that more people who submit their ACT scores are the top students from their areas, but these top students wouldn’t necessarily be top students on the coasts.</p>
<p>In Georgia, the SAT is the de facto standard, so I would expect most ACT applicants to be from out-of-state. Out of state applicants I assume to be inherently more self-selective because 1) they researched the top schools and 2) they are willing to pay a premium for education. In-state students are more likely to apply to the top schools in the state regardless of major and qualification. Personally, if I graduated from HS in Georgia, I would have applied to: 1. Tech, 2. UGA, then applied to other out of state and private schools. Why not?</p>
<p>Georgia Tech says they do not look at ACT science and reading, and by extension the composite, for admissions, though that does not stop them for reporting them for statistical purposes. </p>
<p>“Georgia Tech accepts either SAT or ACT test scores with no preference to one over the other. We will consider your highest section scores across all SAT and ACT test dates that you submit. Only your highest section scores in Critical Reading, Math, and Writing (for SAT), and English, Math, and Writing (for ACT) will be considered as part of the final admissions decision. Each time you submit scores, Georgia Tech will update your record with your highest scores.”</p>
<p>I would guess that the SAT scores are higher than the ACT scores because students are more likely to take the SAT multiple times.</p>
<p>You are right jrtowles46. Georgia Tech will only look at your Math and English sub scores in order to look at the test equally with the SAT critical reading, writing, and math. But they also consider EC, GPA, and class rank. I too attend a high school in Minnesota which has a unweighted gpa scale. Unless you aren’t taking AP and/or honors courses, Georgia Tech will add about .3 to .5 to your GPA if you have an unweighted GPA and are taking honors/AP courses. The only future problem i see with your transcript is the EC and Volunteering hours. You do indeed have a fair chance to get accepted to Georgia Tech.</p>