<p>How can the average student get 19 A’s and 1 B for a state school? The average!</p>
<p>pretty detailed acceptance rate data here by gender, college, and race:
<a href=“http://hyperion.gatech.edu/reports/irp/Freshman_Applications_rpt.pdf[/url]”>http://hyperion.gatech.edu/reports/irp/Freshman_Applications_rpt.pdf</a></p>
<p>The acceptance rate going so low sucks. Tech was always a great place for people of high ability to get in without too much effort. Maybe now though people have to be well-rounded to get admitted which will definitely take away from Tech’s character in that respect. Let’s not forget that math and science combined only make up 1/3 of the SAT, for example.</p>
<p>Slight Manifesto, you can get .5 quality point extra credit for an AP or IB course and I am guessing Tech uses it (Note the 4.01 average in one of the accepted categories.). The problem is that some school offer neither and other schools or school systems limit the number you can take. GPA also depends a lot on which teachers you get. There are teachers that brag about giving only a couple of As per class. You don’t want many of those teachers even if they get you 5s on the AP.</p>
<p>Mmm. I had a really low Georgia-Tech-GPA. I wonder if most colleges use the same system? Because if they do, I might as well pay my deposit at Georgia Tech…</p>
<p>No. Every school uses a different system.</p>
<p>For example, Florida State weights AP/IB/College classes more heavily (+1), and even weighs Honors courses (+0.5). Then they tout their high GPA as a sign of academic quality.</p>
<p>Gadzooks-
Some of the neighboring states will give GA residents a scholarship equivalent to what they would have gotten from the HOPE if they’d stayed instate. Sometimes these neighboring states will also waive the OOS fee if they really want a student. In this economic climate that is probably harder to come by, but the matching of the HOPE is easier to get.</p>
<p>Clearly, Ga Tech tried to attract more female population by introducing more holistically approach in application process. Last year Tech has highest female freshman student ratio at 33% while this year slightly over 35% of all admitted are female students. If Tech somehow reach magical mark of 40% female, Tech will attract even more applicants. Like or not, still a lot of students don’t apply Tech due to gender ratio.</p>
<p>Also, Ga Tech has expanded freshman student pool twice in the past 13 years by totally 700 more students. Had it not expanded, it would have acceptance rate less than 50% long time ago.</p>
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<p>If a more holistic approach in the application process can improve the ratio without resorting to gender preferences, I’m all for the more holistic approach. I asked the hot girl who sits next to me in Strategic Management to “study” together. (We had a test coming up, but I’m not going to lie; I asked her because she’s hot.) She actually gave me her number immediately without any prompting on my part, but when I called her the next day, she claimed she was unavailable because she had locked herself out of her apartment.</p>
<p>Oi…I love Georgia Tech, but it’s my last semester, and I need to get out as soon as possible. The institute may have helped my applications to grad school, but it sure as hell didn’t help my mojo any.</p>
<p>I don’t think that they’re necessarily biasing the admissions process. Women had a higher GPA average than men (but lower SAT).</p>
<p>@GThopeful: actually, I’m thankful that it has gotten competitive. GT should not be the place for bright slackers. It should be the place for sharp, motivated people to hone their skills before going out to the real world. If you cut out the low HS GPA/low SAT people, GT will lose a fraternity or two. If you cut out the low HS GPA/high SAT people, GT might have a more driven student body, who complain less if things are challenging. With both of those happening, GT should see higher retention rates, and by getting people more involved in school/community, should be an even more lively place as a campus. Competition is good.</p>