Do I have a chance?

<p>OK so my GPA for 9th,10th, and 11th grade should be around 3.5 (I got mostly A's and B's, but more A's than B's, and I got one or two C's.) (And that is only counting core classes. When I went to tour georgia tech campus, the guy said that they only consider your core classes when they calculate your GPA). MY SAT for May 2006 was 1020, however, I have been studying my gluteus maximus off with that official SAT study guide book, and will take the SAT again in october and november, and will apply the first of november. As for extra cirricular activities. I worked in 11th grade and that was it. I took AP Spanish in 10th grade, no AP's in 11th, and will take AP European History and AP Computer science in 12th grade. I will also join some extra cirriculars. Do you think I can get into Georgia Tech?</p>

<p>Hi a1,</p>

<p>GPA: not bad, but try to raise it higher (maybe ~3.6/37, for a real solid chance).
Another note: while it is good that you have taken some AP classes and have achieved a 3.5, I'd suggest taking some classes oriented towards the sciences (physics, math, maybe chem ....)
SAT: 1020 might not be considered favorably by the admission people (what's the breakdown for that score, i.e. math, eng ...). I'd suggest trying for SAT ~1310 or above, with a strong math score (pref. >680)
ECs: join up some clubs maybe some comp sci orgz. try making as much of an input as possible ...</p>

<p>As you are now, I cannot confidently say that you will be accepted into GT. As of late, their acceptance criteria is considerable and I'm sure that you've read about how they're not recieving as many cancellations as they'd like.</p>

<p>Good luck with the SAT and keep up that GPA :)</p>

<p>IMO the best way to construct a list of schools with chances of {reach, match, safety} is to research how previous applicants from your high school fared in admissions at each college. Hopefully your HS Guidance Office can provide you with a binder of this information, or recently many HS's have gone to the Naviance web access of this information.</p>

<p>For example:</p>

<p><a href="https://connection.naviance.com/fc/signin.php?hsid=wootton%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://connection.naviance.com/fc/signin.php?hsid=wootton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Log in as Guest (this is for a HS in Maryland), search for schools, such as GaTech, and look at the "Graph".</p>

<p><a href="http://connection.naviance.com/fc/colleges/viewscattergram.php?cid=5248%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://connection.naviance.com/fc/colleges/viewscattergram.php?cid=5248&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Remember some HS use a 5.0 scale, others 4.0, etc. Also this does not explain additional circumstances (URM, athlete, interest shown, legacy, etc.)</p>

<p>And it is best to use information from your own HS.</p>

<p>After you look at 30 or more schools on such graphs, you'll have a good idea about the {reach, match, safety} chances. Also, you'll see that for the most selective schools there is no sure fire way of predicting acceptance. They just get too many qualified applications versus the number of spots. Such schools are not a safety for anyone.</p>

<p>One other comment, you might consider taking the ACT as some people just happen to test better on it than the SAT. You don't have to report the score, so there's nothing to lose.</p>

<p>my friend got in with about a 3.5 gpa and 1250 SAT..and barely no EC's..</p>

<p>Several of my friends got into Tech with scores in the 1200s. As long as you get your SAT score up into that range and maintain/raise your GPA, I think that you'd be okay.</p>

<p>I got in with a 3.5</p>

<p>Most college admissions officers suggest sticking with your extra-curriculars for grades 9-11. They really don't care about what you do before grade nine but want to see students stick with something and not jump around. My daughter got in with a 3.7 and many extra-curriculars that she has been involved in for many years like swimming, lifeguarding, skiing, guitar,etc.</p>