Deferred from GaTech...What should I do?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So I got deferred yesterday. I was surprised, although I know EA at Tech becomes increasingly competitive each year. I had so many extracurriculars on my application- president of schools Mock Trial team ,founder and president of schools literary society, FBLA, and a lot of volunteering and honors programs including the honors program of a community college that I take classes from. My math SAT is a 620 and my CR is 680. I know that is below average for Tech but my friend who is a guy got in with a 1270/1600. I am a legacy and a girl so I thought that would help my chances.</p>

<p>What should I do to increase my chances of getting in? </p>

<p>Thank you so much to anyone who can give me insight.</p>

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<p>What was your GPA and retake SATs is all you can do at this point</p>

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<p>My GPA is a 4.0 plus I get all A’s at the community college. Is it possible to raise my sat score significantly in 5 weeks?</p>

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<p>Yes. Many people do not realize, but the SATs are all about practice, practice, practice.</p>

<p>I know a kid, not the most brilliant, but an extremely hard worker, who spent about an hour a day (not an exaggeration) on the SATs for about half a year. His scores increased from below a 2000 to a 2340. The CollegeBoard did an inquiry into him, they suspected him of cheating. They interviewed his family, teachers, etc. But there was no foul play to be found.</p>

<p>Get a big SAT prep book and do it start to finish. if you have time, buy a 2nd, from a different company, and do the same. You’ll see a massive improvement if you work hard.</p>

<p>Also, I am like you, in the same boat. Deferred from Tech when i thought I had the grades and SATs to have GT on lock. I guess admissions get harder every year. Check out my own thread I started about it. Very similar stuff going to many kids at Tech this year.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the encouragement and advice. I have been told by some of my friends to just leave it be, but I really feel like I should at least TRY to improve my score. I’m going to start studing for it five days a week until the sat on Jan 26th.</p>

<p>I’m sorry you got deferred! I was totally not prepared for it and it’s left me feeling pretty helpless. Yeah, Tech is getting crazy. Alright, I will check it out!</p>