@excitingtimes Congrats to your daughter! I am not sure how many Pathway students were accepted this year, but I read that last year about 1,000 applicants received this option.
Is there anyone else who is considering choosing the Arts & Sciences Pathway Program option? I am really interested, but would love insight from other parents/students as well!
Edit: I just made a thread on here too 
@itsv Thanks for the link to all that scholarship information. Looking forward to your update and if you can include information about the living communities that would be great.
I got the pathway program and I am not sure if it is a good thing or just a nice rejection letter. Is everyone offered this path? Can anyone do it?
I already have 62 college credits that I earned in high school.
Are the “Deferred” students offered “Pathway”? Or do you have to be completely rejected before they’ll over Pathway. Also, is Pathway just for In-State?
Deferred Daughter
OOS
35 ACT/4.0 uw GPA/4.5 weighted
NMSF
AP Scholar with Distinction (12 AP Classes all 5’s and 2 4’s)
3 yr starter on State Championship VB Team
Nationally ranked Speech & Debater with 3 consecutive appearances at Nationals plus 2yr Team Captain, an Individual State Title and several Individual District Titles
Acceptances at Northwestern, Ohio State and St Mary’s College Notre Dame. Headed to Northwestern and not losing sleep over a deferment at GT…Heartfelt Congratulations to all who were accepted
Warning, Pathway is for liberal arts. You can’t get into engineering or CS or business from the pathway program.
“First-year applicants who are not offered admission within the College of Design, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and College of Sciences may be given the opportunity to apply as a transfer student through the Arts and Sciences Pathway program.”…
“This program does not include the College of Computing, College of Engineering, or Scheller College of Business”
@greymeer Thank you. That helps. I was deferred from Scheller.
I think the “arts and sciences pathway” is a way for Tech to “accept” more instate students who will never attend because of the conditions and restrictions.
I think last year they claimed to have accepted some 60%+ of instate students… this included the pathway program.
There are other pathway programs…
https://admission.gatech.edu/transfer/transfer-pathway-programs
Kid was offered a Pathway Program last year with rejection in Spring. I think these programs are also used for Sibs who don’t make the initial cut for admission. Softer letdown and a way to let the truly committed attend if they fulfill conditions.
I dunno. My daughter’s HS counselor seemed to think the Pathways offer was good. I believe there was only one other student at her large HS that was offered it. All I know is we were excited to be given this offer as opposed to a denial. While waiting on other decisions this gives us something new to think about. And to clarify, you can chose any major in Liberal Arts, Design, or the Sciences when given this opportunity. There is a different Pathway Program for relatives. We have no connections to Tech.
@yaleivyleague My daughter was chosen for Stamps in 2016. The semifinalist interview focused on leadership and community service.
A tip, since you seem to have interest in Yale: Georgia Tech is very concerned about yield (I heard that directly from the gentleman coordinating the program in 2016, and they were taking measures to improve yield at that time), and they do lose Stamps scholars to Ivy schools. If you have serious interest in Ga Tech, I would not mention acceptances or serious interest in schools that might be considered competitors.
Deferred:( OOS Computer Science, 1590 SAT, 8 APs, and 3.97 UW / 4.58 W GPA
DD was deferred. OOS Mechanical Engr. 1510 SAT, 12 APs, 2 Dual ; UW 4.00, W 4.36; loads of EC. I am bumped since it was her first choice.
OOS D accepted (environmental earth sciences) 1550 SAT, great essays and ECs and recommendations.
GT’s own list of scholarships: https://finaid.gatech.edu/scholarships
Many smaller ones, but some might not be for incoming freshmen, instead given later for need and merit (college performance, not HS). Some shared experiences from recent GT alum families would be great here.
If you click on that page’s links, there are some options to view only those for OOS, or those with no specific GA or OOS requirement. DS not chosen for Stamps. Didn’t expect to be.
To definitively answer the question about RD application and Stamps - no; you must apply EA to be considered. See here: https://stampsps.gatech.edu/frequently-asked-questions
Seeing some other OOS applicant stats, I’m a bit surprised that DS got in. He visited GT and was able to write about sitting in on a linear algebra class, meeting the undergrad math advisor, and connecting with a math major (whom he mentioned by name) who shares his passion. Not sure if that boosted him or not.
Interesting posts above about GT looking to boost yield. Maybe they are trying to discern who will actually come. It seems some schools are working the system to boost yield (looking at you, U Chicago), for the sake of climbing the ratings. I hope this doesn’t keep spreading as an institutional priority. I suspect it will, as long as rankings and reputation consider yield a prestigious metric. The process is already enough of a game.
My daughter was accepted: In-state Ivan Allen, 34 ACT, 11 APs (all 4 and 5 on exams), lots of EC and service. We visited twice so I echo that interest may be becoming a factor.
Declined dd OOS for CS, 3.95uw4.67w, 6credif college coursework in CS, 3 yrs programming in HS, 700v/800m, 11 APs, #4/400, visited, decent ECs w community svc, excellent recs/essays.
@amandakayak CS is a super popular major at GT. You’re compared to a lot more applicants.
@mjinnc , based on my conversations with this administrator at Tech, I do strongly suspect that they decline to admit those exceptionally high stats students who seem to be likely to be accepted and attend elsewhere. It’s very important to show strong interest and be able to write knowledgeably about GT in the essay. This is likely particularly true for OOS applicants.
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Exactly. Being unknowledgable about the school or lazy with your essay and relying on your stats will get you rejected. The officers develop good BS detection skills.