<p>Currently a junior, race second-generation Hispanic (dad is Salvadorian, mom is Mexican)
Location: Germantown, Tennessee (suburb of Memphis)
GPA: unweighted 3.34, weighted 3.7 something (sorry forgot lol). My school uses a very tough grading system where 93-100 is an A and 85-92 is a B. I also go to one of the top 5 public schools in Tennessee.
Class Rank: 186/566
Avg. Grade: 91.09
Honors I've Taken: Honors Geometry, Honors English, Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Spanish III, Honors Algebra II
Honors Currently Taking: Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Spanish IV
APs I'm Taking: AP Chem, AP Bio
Next Year's Honors/AP: AP Calc BC, Ap Physics C: Mech, AP Statistics
my grades have definitely improved a LOT since freshman/sophmore year. 1st semester this year got all As and 1 B.
SAT: 800-M/640-R (yuck)/740-W (10 on essay)
ACT: 30 overall :/
PSAT: 206 overall
EC: Member of Model United Nations, member of 30+ Club, member of the high school bowling team. I have been bowling since 2000 and have won numerous citywide and statewide competitions and also a scholarship. I also play tennis and raquetball recreationally. I'm planning to get a lot of service hours this summer once I'm done studying for my AP exams, and also I'm going to 2 engineering-related summer camps.
Other: 2nd statewide in the National Spanish Exam, 2007, National Hispanic Scholar, National Commended Student
Intended Major: Materials Science/Enginnering or Chemical Engineering. I'm very interested in nanotechnology.</p>
<p>I'd say you're in.</p>
<p>Will my class rank and GPA be a deal-breaker for me? It is kinda low...although my GPA should go to 3.45 after this semester.</p>
<p>bumping...</p>
<p>still curious about my chances...</p>
<p>bumping again</p>
<p>You have the stats of the average UF honors student so I'd say you're in.</p>
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I'm very interested in nanotechnology.
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UF has quite a few professors working in this area (I work under one), and they just built a new nanotech building across from the engineering building (might not be done yet). Definitely go with materials science because UF has a much better rep for that than ChemE.</p>
<p>Nice! UF is on my short list for sure.</p>
<p>My GPA went up to a 3.46 or so, and I'm pretty sure my class rank will go up.</p>
<p>LOL I am retarded I accidentally wrote this thinking I was looking at the UF forum. I read both of them about the same. Still, tech's admission standards are not very strict, as they adopt a policy of making it tough for you when you get there :P</p>
<p>I was just looking at the Common Data Set for Georgia Tech and it says they do not consider rank at all. You can look at page 8 on the above link for more information.</p>
<p>^That's a pretty neat thing you found there dsultemeier</p>
<p>Does Tech consider first semester senior year grades?</p>
<p>No, not for admissions.</p>
<p>I found out my GPA is 3.42 on a 7-point scale...does Tech recalculate the GPA?</p>
<p>Will I have a better shot if I apply EA?</p>
<p>I sent in both my ACT and SAT scores, but my SAT ended up being better, will they use that for admission as well?</p>
<p>1 more question...do I have a decent shot at the honors program? My average grade is a 91.68 now.</p>
<p>bump........</p>
<p>as you know, GA Tech isn't that selective. You have good stats, I'd say you're in.</p>
<p>About honors... don't know. I wasn't given a spot, my stats:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/georgia-institute-technology/13743-georgia-tech-stats-admitted-13.html#post1059954274%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/georgia-institute-technology/13743-georgia-tech-stats-admitted-13.html#post1059954274</a></p>
<p>I thought the fact I had gone so far in the past 2 years in my math curriculum would be a solid hook. Work on your essays. I remember my GATech essays were ... crappy. Basically started working on them two days before the deadline.</p>
<p>I think essays do matter a lot. My essays were pretty stellar but I didn't apply for the honors program, but from what I've heard GT looks at GPA > SAT > Essay(s) as big things in their admissions process.</p>