<p>African American
Currently at a local community college in florida
Major:biology
Gpa:3.1 Overall
Gpa: 3.5 Pre Professional</p>
<p>Extra Curricular Activities:
Volunteer at local hospital (over 200 hours)
Full-Time Job (Two Years of Experience Gained)
Vice President Of biology club
Member of SGA
Member of Phi theta cappa</p>
<p>Georgia Resident:
Yes</p>
<p>Im really hoping that my gpa is not too low. I have 1 more semester for improvement before transcripts need to be sent in. Furthermore the largest improvement that can be made is up to a 3.3 over gpa.</p>
<p>no offense taken. But Ive thought about that myself. Gt’s curve is somewhat harsh from what ive heard. But curriculum is going to be somewhat the same anywhere you go. At least that’s what i think. Of course the workload will vary from college to college. But i think thats a risk im willing to take and something i can handle. Furthermore I had a really rough start the first semester at the community college im at now (work and family issues) which led to a horrid 2.5 gpa. But putting my surviving at this school aside. Im really only interested if i have the slightest chance of being accepted, not whether i will able to handle the curriculum.</p>
<p>You can’t expect or think anything until you get here. It’s very very easy to say “Oh I’ll just try harder when I get there or I’ll be able to handle it” but saying things and doing things are two different realities, same goes with an expected GPA.</p>
<p>If you’re only looking for an answer (for encouragement or whatever) then it is yes, you have a chance. But the chance is somewhere between 1-100% and no one is going to be able to tell you exactly what that is.</p>
<p>Well, i appreciate your honest answer. but i was not looking for any encouragement. I was just hoping for a statistical answer based on my gpa, Which i suppose you gave me. But contrary to your belief. I dont expect anything right now of the school since for one i have never been there. But i believe that trying harder to succeed breeds success. However,t hat is just my opinion. But you are correct, nobody can tell me what my chances are i guess ill have to wait and see for myself.</p>
<p>Cdeane18, also only Georgia Tech accepted credits are count as GPA. You can find out which credits count by go to oscar.gatech.edu, pick the school you attended and find out equivalent courses.</p>
<p>For example, Pre-cal won’t count as part of math/science GPA. If you take
no transferable science, that does not count either.</p>
<p>You can also attend transfer admission session every Friday afternoon (2pm?) at Student Success Center. I got all those information from that meeting.</p>
<p>Good luck and I think that you have very good chance.</p>
<p>Yea thanks. Ive gotten all the pre reqs out of the way (Eng I & II/ Calc I & II) Which i received A’s in. As well of the other pre reqs which I received A’s in as well. So i know those are already transferable. I just had a few setbacks last semester -_-. But anyway I will definitely look into that information you posted.</p>
<p>That’s not how it works at GT. To succeed, you have to beat about 2/3 of all the other students. And these are students that are not only trying hard, but are freakishly smart (every student at GT was a top student in their high school and had an excellent SAT score).</p>
<p>Looks like if i somehow manage to get my foot in the door, looks like as you say id have a pretty rough time. All i can do is wait i suppose. thank you all for your replies though. It has helped alot</p>
<p>If you don’t have near a 4.0 at a CC you might be setting yourself up for failure by going to Tech. I know you would be ecstatic to get in here (and frankly it’s not too hard), but what people don’t realize until after they get here is that if they’re doing poorly here they could have had a much higher GPA at a lower ranked school and that higher GPA would have translated into more opportunities.</p>
<p>I have friends that flunked out of Tech and usually they’ll say something like “If only I had gone to UGA” or “If only I had gone to UCF”, and you know what they’re right. At another school, they might have actually graduated.</p>
<p>Everyone has a rough time at tech. Every transfer student that I’ve known has done fine. You’ll have to study more than some but that doesn’t mean you can’t be successful. If you get accepted than GT thinks you have what it takes to earn a degree from them. Just because you weren’t accepted the traditional way doesn’t mean you aren’t as smart as any of the kids that were. Some of the smartest people i’ve met at tech were transfer students. I think you’ll probably get in since you’re a GA resident with your grades. Just prepare for what’s to come because it isn’t pretty and it isn’t fun. You’ll be considered a minority and will be invited to be apart of OMED <a href=“http://www.omed.gatech.edu/redux/archives/category/aboutus[/url]”>African-American Male Initiative (AAMI) – OMED: Educational Services. Take full advantage of the tutoring available here. You will find it to be invaluable.</p>
<p>I don’t know your situation, so I can’t say how you’ll perform. The thing is, as gthopeful mentioned, Tech does not baby anyone. </p>
<p>Many, many people fail out of Tech, and those students tend to be very bitter (just read some review websites). The thing is, Tech is full of very intelligent people. At most colleges (and in high schools), a very intelligent person doesn’t have to work hard: things come easy and raw intelligence makes up for inadequate (or no) studying. At Tech, a very intelligent person is average, and if you don’t work hard, you’ll be below average.</p>
<p>Honestly, a very intelligent person should be able to breeze through a CC with a 3.8-4.0 GPA with little to no studying. If you’re that type of student, you can transfer to GT, work hard, and do well. But you’re not in that GPA range, so it signals that you might not be in that “high raw intelligence” group. If that’s the case, you can come to Tech, work your ass off, and still fail classes. Everyone is working hard - if you can’t keep up with intellectual capacity, you won’t be able to “study more” to catch up and you’ll be screwed.</p>
<p>But, as I mentioned, that might not be your situation. Maybe you had some obvious and severe problem that caused you to underperform (drug addition, death of a close family member, hospitalization, etc.). But if that’s not the case, and you’re thinking “well, I didn’t try my hardest at CC, but I’ll try harder at Tech”, you’re setting yourself up for failure. You’re much better off, as gthopeful said, finding a place where you can succeed.</p>
<p>Oh give me a break. No one just breezes through Calc, Physics, and Chemistry with little to no studying. People at CC usually haven’t taken Calc or Calc based phsyics so how do you expect someone to sleep through a class and get A’s? I also believe that a larger % of the people that fail out of tech are freshman/sophomores. Kids who can’t handle being on their own and kids who can’t handle actually having to study. You don’t just stumble into tech from CC. You need to have your ducks in a line. People that transfer in are serious about their work and their goals. People who are a little more mature.</p>
<p>Also, as a transfer you avoid having to take the weed out courses which trigger a lot of this.</p>
<p>Well Yes, You are probably right, I dont think i am in the " Raw intelligence group" But however, The reason behind my abysmal gpa was not because I wasnt able to handle the curriculum. It had a lot of other things to do with it. One of which is that Im working close to 60 hours a week. So i don’t have much time to study, Currently as of right now that is. Nevertheless im not going to make any excuses pertaining to my gpa. But i could have had a 4.0 quite easily if i had less obligations to deal with outside of school.</p>
<p>And to vblicks statement. Yea Most community college students don’t take calc I/II and physics etc etc. But Those classes came from UF. (another story) So ive pretty much taken all the Pre reqs required, Or Weed out classes as you say they are at tech. In all honesty from the feedback Ive received so far about the school. I honestly think that it will be a challenge i can get through. But as you said earlier, i cant expect anything until i see it.</p>
<p>I took Physics I at a major engineering university that wasn’t Tech (not top 10, but close). I didn’t study for a second and aced the class. I have a hard time believing that a community college is more difficult.</p>
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<p>It’s your call. No one else knows the situation as well as you. </p>
<p>We’re just trying to let you know that “well, I’ll just work a little harder” probably won’t cut it at Tech (not saying that’s your attitude - just making a statement).</p>
<p>Yea, i do understand where your coming from. But my attitude is not of the sort, However you guys are probably right. I am probably digging myself in a whole far deeper than i can climb out of. But, however i do want the challenge. Nothing would make me feel more at ease until i at least try.</p>
<p>No one said CC is more difficult. It’s about exposure. You probably took physics (maybe AP) in high school right? If you did then congratulations, you didn’t have to study that hard the second time you took it.</p>
<p>Cdeane18 in your posts you seem to imply that you have straight A’s in all the prereqs for tech. Is this true? You have a 4.0 math/science gpa?</p>
<p>Tech is difficult but not impossible for transfer student.</p>
<p>I know a kid who transfer from Ga Southern U and he just graduated with high honor in Computer engineering.</p>
<p>Several other kids I know came from Ga Perimeter College and they all got GPA over 3.0 in tough major like EE, ME.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, many kids are late boomers.</p>
<p>Just need to manage one’s time well and if have chance, take advantage of internship/co-op job opportunity. Those job experiences would help one get future job and also enforce concept on the classroom.</p>
<p>Exactly. I think the general feeling in here is that just because you went to CC it means you probably don’t have the smarts. It’s a pretty narrow minded way of thinking.</p>