<p>To make it clear one more time, it APPEARS that GT doesn't accept anyone except athletes with a GPA under 3.0. That's based off of looking at collegeboard.com. Since you can't raise your GPA that high and you're applying into what is probably one of the hardest to get into colleges at Georgia Tech I wouldn't hold my breath. You aren't a "failure" though. Go somewhere else, work hard, and then get your masters or PHD or something from GT, if it means that much to you. Or just get a well paying engineering job. Just because you can't go to what is an excellent school doesn't mean you're a failure at all.</p>