<p>I am an Asian male from Marietta, GA.
I go to a very competitive high school, the 2nd best in Georgia.
I am a very hard worker & dedicated student.
My GPA is currently 4.1 weighed (It will improve this year).
I have/will take AP Chemistry, AP US History, AP Calculus AB, AP Government, AP Microeconomics, AP Biology, AP Physics B, AP Spanish Language.
I have taken numerous honors courses along with those.
My SAT scores really do not reflect how smart & hard working I am as a student. This is due to test anxiety & I hope that these numbers will not cost my future.
Verbal: 580 Math: 650 Writing: 610
Extracurriculars:
National Honors Society - 12
Future Physicians Club (president) - 10-12
Teacher @ church - 9-12
Boy's Tennis (Team Captain) 9-12
Pianist, Founder, and Teacher of a Piano School 11-12
Job @ Nursery 9 -12
Fairview Development Center 9<br>
Physicians assistant 10-11
Mathematics Tutor 9-12
I'm active in the community w/ close to 200 hours & counting.
Please inform me of my chances of getting into GT or Emory University and what I should do to improve. </p>
<p>Also, does Georgia Tech take any teacher recommendations?
Thank you very much for your time!</p>
<p>To my knowledge, Ga Tech does not require any teacher recommendations. A friend of mine applied last year and was surprised they didn't require any. As for your chances, Ga Tech puts a lot of weight on your SAT scores, and the math score looks low for an engineering school. Your ECs are great. As for Emory, I don't think I have enough experience with these chance threads to comment (by the way, I'm also from around Marietta :-) ).</p>
<p>Do you go to Pope, Walton, or Lassiter? I'd up your SATs a tad, because they get A LOT of apps from those schools, and the average scores at those schools are 1650+/2400. However, at my school, we had kids get in with scores lower than that. The acceptance rate for GT is 69% (but don't let that fool you into thinking "it's an easy school"), so it isn't getting in that's cut throat, but getting out.</p>
<p>As for Emory, up your scores to have a chance. It's ~35% acceptance rate, high average SAT, and many apps from East Cobb area as well (assuming you go to W-P-L-Wh).</p>
<p>Yeah getting into Tech isn't the problem.. getting out is.</p>
<p>I'd agree that your SAT scores are pretty low, and GT is a little more reluctant about Asians and in-state students nowadays. But I wouldn't dampen your chances.. all those AP classes and things sound good.</p>
<p>Hehe, I knew you were an East Cobb snob :-P</p>
<p>Being rigorous could help, but the fact that SO many people come from that area could hurt you. For example, I went to school in Cobb, also. But, my school is nowhere near the caliber of W-P-L-Wh (think South Cobb/West Cobb area). I was STAR student, top 10 ranked, and had a few good ECs under my belt. Obviously, I had a good chance of acceptance. Kids with much lower stats than mine, however, got in as well; you see, GT doesn't have many kids from that area applying let alone attending. So, they let in kids with lower requirements.</p>
<p>Same with Emory.</p>
<p>Walton, however, has kids applying to GT in droves. So, they are reluctant to accept kids as easily.</p>