Chance me a Second Time Around

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
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<p>Asian Indian Male from Top 1% Nationally Ranked High school in Ohio</p>

<p>Intended Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering</p>

<p>GPA: 3.2 UW/ 3.5 W (scale gives 0 gpa boost to honors and .06 gpa boost for AP's)</p>

<p>SAT: Math 650, CR 680, W 630
1330 M+CR
1960 Total (Retaking this weekend hoping to get it over 2000)</p>

<p>Course load:
Honors Sophomore English, AP Junior English (5), AP Senior English
Honors Chemistry, AP Biology (3), AP Physics B
Honors Alegbra II, Honors Pre-Calculus, AP Statistics (5)
AP European History (4), AP US History (5), AP Economics (Micro and Macro)</p>

<p>EC's: The typical sort of things-
1. Over 100 hours of volunteering at the University Hostpital, particularly working with computers.
2. Sunday School Leader currently, and member since '98
3. Varsity Cross Country and Varsity Track and Field for freshman and sophomore year (had to quit do to back and feet injuries)
4. Freshman Basketball team member (couldn't continue because of the injuries)
5. Member of JSA
6. Received the highest rating of a 1 at the OMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest
7. Kids Against Hunger Volunteer
8. Religious Summer Camp counselor
9. Here may be my unique EC, myself and some friends ran a small business where we bought and sold broken Ipods, sometimes we fixed parts of them</p>

<p>Awards: nothing too special
1. National Junior Classical League- member
2. Latin Honors Society- member
3. National Society of High school Scholars - member
4. Was selected to participate in a special program which allowed me to take an economics class at a local university over the summer
5. National Computer Camp selection to learn C++ programming
6. AP Scholar with Distinction </p>

<p>Along with Georgia Tech I am considering:
Texas A&M
Virginia Tech
Purdue
Penn State
Cincinnati (safety)</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>Bump, been receiving 700 on the Math section of SAT in 2 practice tests. Plan to apply by November 1st</p>

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<p>With your GPA, you have very little chance of admission. You need substantially higher SAT scores, and even then it’s still a reach.</p>

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<p>no AP calculus is also going to hurt.</p>

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<p>no to very iffy. need 2200+ sat score to merit strong consideration. you could try act in dec that may help.</p>

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<p>2010 Freshman Profile:
Mid 50% GPA 3.72 - 4.06
Mid 50% SAT 1900-2130
Mid 50% ACT 27 - 32</p>

<p>[Georgia</a> Institute of Technology :: Undergraduate Admission :: Quick Facts](<a href=“Blow the Whistle! (404 error: page not found) | Undergraduate Admission”>Blow the Whistle! (404 error: page not found) | Undergraduate Admission)</p>

<p>Maybe the low GPA can be explained but I also question why you were unable to take calculus.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all of your input. I am still hoping to improve my chances with my work this year.</p>

<p>@ ilyssa: I listed above only my honors and AP’s that I am taking. I am currently taking calculus and will be working with the AP teacher to help me prepare to take the exam in May. I opted not to take the class itself because the teacher is very difficult and I really need to sure up my GPA for senior year. </p>

<p>@ itsme123: I took the SAT this saturday and I really feel like I at least got a 2000, but I am expected something closer to 2100. Hopefully that will help.</p>

<p>@mathfan123: That range makes me feel slightly better because if my SAT score can get to the higher of that 50% I will be able to at least make up some of the difference in my GPA.</p>

<p>I am also attempting to explain why my GPA isn’t as high as I am capable of. However I am trying very hard to make sure I don’t seem like its just an excuse and I’m working with my teacher to make it seem as genuine as a I am.</p>

<p>Also doesn’t GTech recalculate the GPA giving 0.5 GPA for AP/Honors? That certainly should help my GPA because my school doesn’t have such a scale. </p>

<p>And because I figure to be a borderline canididate should I still go ahead and apply by the Nov. 1st deadline? I heard that I will recieve the decision by mid december and if I infact do not get in, it will make the rest of my applications much easier.</p>

<p>Again thanks for all your input.</p>

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<p>The GPA calculations are found here:
[Georgia</a> Institute of Technology :: Undergraduate Admission :: Freshman Application Review Process](<a href=“Blow the Whistle! (404 error: page not found) | Undergraduate Admission”>Blow the Whistle! (404 error: page not found) | Undergraduate Admission)</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>Look at this thread for early admission advice:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/georgia-institute-technology/1012398-early-action-gt.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/georgia-institute-technology/1012398-early-action-gt.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The 0.5 is for AP only. That will raise your 3.2 to a 3.35 or so. That’s still extremely low - bottom 5-10% of admitted students. If you want to get in with that GPA, you need an extremely high SAT score (2250+), great EC’s, and references.</p>

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<p>you should email someone in admissions at georgia tech to say you are self-studying calculus. Honestly, it would look better to get a B in AP calc, then to not have it at all.</p>

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<p>Could I also just include that somewhere in the application?</p>

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<p>I live in Georgia and I know one of my friends was waitlisted with a 2000+ SAT score (I don’t really know his GPA though), so I wouldn’t say you have the greatest chance. Maybe try the Oxford/Georgia Tech program if you really want to go?</p>

<p>You could probably write about it in the “special circumstances” portion of the application.</p>

<p>“If you have experienced any special circumstances that may have affected your academic progress or opportunities to engage or excel in activities, please provide details to enable appropriate consideration.”</p>

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<p>It’s Emory that has the Oxford program, not Tech. Tech has GT Savannah, which you can’t apply to (you apply to GT and are offered GT Savannah as one potential option if rejected from GT).</p>

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<p>Oops sorry! I knew it was one of the two, haha.</p>

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<p>You <em>can</em> apply to GT Savannah. It’s a checkbox on the application. :-)</p>

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<p>Do you think I should try stand by testing for the ACT this weekend? I think I may do better on that.</p>