Chances for Georgia Tech?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
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<p>Hispanic Female
out of state</p>

<p>SAT
750-math
590-CR
570-writing</p>

<p>Full IB diploma program courses junior and senior year, 3 AP classes, and 2 college level courses</p>

<p>straight A's in all 9 math courses (including IB higher level mathematic, linear algebra, calculus 3, pre-calc, AP stat)
pretty much all B's in every other class. a couple C's in IB English, and IB Spanish (and Art, embarrassing)</p>

<p>varsity athlete
NHS
math team
engineer club
it's academic team
gifted and talented physics demonstrations
4 summers of working as a lifeguard and camp counselor
lots of community service, but not one thing I do a lot </p>

<p>i applied early and got deferred to regular decision</p>

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<p>That leaves you with what unweighted GPA, and what class rank?</p>

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<p>3.4 or 3.5 unweighted
ranked 65 out of 375ish? maybe (top 20%), but at an IB magnet school</p>

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<p>3.1 or 3.2 ish unweighted just academic classes, but almost every class since sophmomore year should be weighted</p>

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<p>With that GPA, you won’t get into Tech. Sorry. Also, your CR score is in the bottom quartile. That would change if you are a recruited varsity athlete. It might not hurt to email the coach of the Tech team and let him or her know you’re interested in trying out for the team.</p>

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<p>G.P.Burdell: GPA is more important than SAT in GT?</p>

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<p>G.P.Burdell: Do you know How GT calculate GPA? A 4.0? 90 is same as 99? B 3.0? 81 is same as 89?</p>

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<p>You can see the relative importance of SAT to GPA here: [Freshman</a> Index Requirements](<a href=“http://review.gacollege411.org/College_Planning/Prepare_for_College/Entrance_Requirements/USG_College_Entrance_Requirements/Freshman_Student/Accredited_High_School_Student/Freshman_Index_Requirements.aspx]Freshman”>http://review.gacollege411.org/College_Planning/Prepare_for_College/Entrance_Requirements/USG_College_Entrance_Requirements/Freshman_Student/Accredited_High_School_Student/Freshman_Index_Requirements.aspx)</p>

<p>The OP’s Freshman Index is <3000 (using a 3.2 UW GPA), which is really poor for Georgia Tech and even low for UGA. Her SAT CR is in the bottom quartile, her GPA is in the bottom 1-2%, and her ECs don’t really offer a hook. She might get a GT Savannah offer, but I don’t think she’ll get into the Atlanta campus. But that’s just my opinion - maybe I’m wrong.</p>

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<p>I believe they use the conversion provided by your school. So if your school identifies that 90-100 = A (or excellent or some other phrase that basically means an “A”), then a 90 is the same as a 99. That might not seem fair, but it’s the way 95% of high schools report grades and most colleges (including Georgia Tech) as well.</p>

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<p>G.P.Burdell: I just submited my application. Do you know GIT will provide an application tracker system which may provide the GPA and SAT (GT re-calculate) information? or Freshman Index ?</p>

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<p>Are you concerned with how they’ll convert your GPA? You might want to contact the admissions office and ask that question, especially if you think it might be converted incorrectly. </p>

<p>You should know your SAT score and once you have the unweighted GPA from Tech, you can calculate your Freshman Index.</p>

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<p>G.P.Burdell: Yes.
It seems GPS is very important. a 4.0 W GPA will make up everything, even you just has 1200 SAT.:)</p>

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<p>W GPA = weighted grade point average. This is not what we discuss when we discuss GPAs.</p>

<p>UW GPA = unweighted grade point average. This is what we discuss. By definition UW GPA < W GPA.</p>

<p>So a 4.0 W GPA is generally not good (it depends on the school, but in most schools, that’s not an outstanding GPA). A 4.0 UW GPA is excellent.</p>

<p>A 1200 SAT + 4.0 W GPA will not get you into Tech. A 1200 SAT + 4.0 UW may or may not get you into Tech. A 1350 SAT + 3.7 UW GPA will probably get you into Tech.</p>

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<p>G.P.Burdell, I have friend with 3279 index. Was not admitted early - had only 3246 at that time. What are chances for regular admission?</p>

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<p>See note above - Friend has 1470 SAT and 3.6 UW GPA. Is a 3.7 vs. a 3.6 enough of a gap not to overcome 1350 vs. 1470?</p>

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<p>GT use UW GPA to re-calculate GPA?</p>

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<p>I assume that’s something like a 750 Math / 720 CR. If so, then your friend is in the upper quartile on both SAT scores, despite the low GPA, and has a very good chance at admission RD.</p>

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<p>I don’t follow your question. They consider your raw grades, not your weighted grades.</p>

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See note above - Friend has 1470 SAT and 3.6 UW GPA. Is a 3.7 vs. a 3.6 enough of a gap not to overcome 1350 vs. 1470? </p>

<p>I assume that’s something like a 750 Math / 720 CR. If so, then your friend is in the upper quartile on both SAT scores, despite the low GPA, and has a very good chance at admission RD.</p>

<p>Freshman index 1: 3.6 * 500 + 1470 = 3270<br>
Freshman index 2: 3.7 * 500 + 1350 = 3200 </p>

<p>But admission is not only a number game.</p>