<p>Hello: I was given this "summer offer" deal as well. However, I was disappointed, and I'm not sure why I was not accepted right off the bat. I got a 2030 on the SAT (670 math) and my GPA is 3.98. I'm doing well in AP Calculus as well. As an in-stater, honestly I was surprised that I wasn't accepted outright.</p>
<p>Be glad you did. My D is from Atl, got waitlisted for some reason, and had no summer offer (which she would gladly accept) and her SAT was almost 2300 (730 math) and not quite as high a GPA, but from private school that does not have students w/over a 4.0. (not accusing anyone of grade inflation, just heard a lot of 4.7's being thrown around).</p>
<p>It just bothers me when I see people with much lower all-around stats get in early.</p>
<p>You don't know their situation. They might have had a lower GPA at a more competitive high school, or had some sort of "hook". Nothing you could really do about that. The important thing is that you're in.</p>
<p>College is like a cleansing process. No matter what your grades were in HS, or your SAT score, or any of that, on Day 1 at Georgia Tech, everyone is equal with a 0.00 GPA. Your job prospects and grad school admissions only count from that day forward. So who cares who had a higher SAT score or who got in early and who got in regular admission? It doesn't matter any more.</p>
<p>In fact, starting in the summer, you have a chance to get ahead of everyone else with a good GPA. Like I mentioned before, companies show up in September 2009 to interview interns for Summer 2010. If you have a 4.0 GPA (or even a 3.5 GPA) and all of the other freshman have no GPA, you're the stronger candidate.</p>
<p>hey thanks for all the help gpburdell. i'm really excited about the summer semester to be quite honest. it looks like a great way to get ahead of the game! i'm so paranoid though. i'm afraid they hit the wrong button and i'll actually end up with a denial letter. ahh! hey, do you think it would be better to live at home or on campus? i only live 45 minutes away, but they don't allow parking permits for freshmen. </p>
<p>lol, cya there aquariusatl38!</p>
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<p>It's up to you. There are on-campus and off-campus pay lots that you can use. There are also some free street parking locations if they're available (they're more likely to be available in the summer). You might also be able to get a permit from the Parking Office. Students purchase 12 month passes starting in August, and many students that are off-campus in the summer try to sell these back to the Parking office (which you can then buy). </p>
<p>Spaces are limited, so they don't allow freshman in the fall and spring (where there's high demand) but they'll probably be more lenient in the summer.</p>
<p>My personal suggestion is to live on campus and be a college student. Nothing beats the experience. Get to know some people, visit some of the fraternities and get to know some people, and have a good time.</p>
<p>yeah i was thinking about living on the campus, i haven't decided about greek life. i'm certainly living on campus for the fall. summer's only 2 classes though.. so hmm. i don't know. i guess really it would come down to finances. oh well, we'll see. i'm just stoked i'm going.</p>
<p>I'm very nervous. Got accepted to the Fall but I'm getting a D in one of my classes (BC Calc). My HS is VERY competitive. Last semester I got a C and this semester I'm falling even more behind. All my other classes are As and Bs. Do you think they will rescind my offer? Please help!</p>
<p>Reading this thread has helped, but I'm still confused about some things. I don't get how they "cannot offer admission for the fall" but can offer a summer program that "continues"? So is this basically a you got in as long as you go during the summer? And is it next to accepted and better than waitlisted?</p>
<p>No, you're in, but you have to start in the Summer, not in the Fall.</p>
<p>The reason is that you probably have either a low SAT or GPA or both. If you start in the Fall, you'll lower their incoming freshman average. They don't want that, so they're saying that you can't start then. By starting in the Summer, your GPA and SAT aren't included in the calculation for average GPA for an incoming freshman. </p>
<p>If you want to rank it in terms of qualification:</p>
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<li>Presidential Scholar</li>
<li>Early Admission</li>
<li>Regular Admission</li>
<li>Summer Admission</li>
<li>Feeder College Admission (GTS-AASU, for example)</li>
<li>Waitlist, eventually admitted</li>
<li>Waitlist, eventually denied</li>
<li>Denied</li>
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<p>But once you're in, you're in (with the exception of PS, which comes with $$). All that matters after that point is your GPA at Tech. A waitlist student that's eventually admitted and earns a 3.6 GPA is going to be more successful than an Early Admission student with a 3.2 GPA.</p>
<p>Presidential? Would that be President's?</p>
<p>Thanks, that helps!</p>
<p>Does anyone know how many students are admitted under "summer offer"?</p>
<p>to G.P.Burdell
"If you want to rank it in terms of qualification:</p>
<ol>
<li>Presidential Scholar</li>
<li>Early Admission</li>
<li>Regular Admission</li>
<li>Summer Admission</li>
<li>Feeder College Admission (GTS-AASU, for example)</li>
<li>Waitlist, eventually admitted</li>
<li>Waitlist, eventually denied</li>
<li>Denied"</li>
</ol>
<p>Now I am confused, my daughter received option #5 in a letter</p>
<p>not the:
“Given the many qualified applicants we receive, class size, and degrees offered, we are able to offer you admission to the Georgia Tech Savannah campus but unable to offer you admission to the incoming class in Atlanta.”</p>
<p>more of:
“new program, small class size, personal attention can stay in Savannah all 4 years”</p>
<p>when I emailed for more info, was told she was accepted to Atlanta and Savannah and she would have to chose which campus she’d stay at for the next 4 years.
Haven’t received fin aid pack yet. But they want response for Savannah by 4/15 & Atlanta 5/1</p>
<p>DD was 17% rank(although non honors and honors kids could have a better rank than AP kids at her HS). she’s in accelerated math and science program, completed AP tests for US history, B/C calc and physics C mechanical last year and will take AP tests for chemistry and physics c elect and magnetic this year and is taking dual enrollment Multi variable Calculus, I think they started linear algebra this semester. Act ok, 33 in math. </p>
<p>she applied to Georgia Tech undecided engineering and choice of either campus because she wasn’t sure if mechanical was at Atlanta or Savannah or both and we still don’t know that.</p>
<p>so far accepted in engineering at:</p>
<p>Virginia tech- no aid info yet</p>
<p>Purdue- aid pack arrived they meet our need, with a EFC of 0 she can go with 25,000 in loans/yr and 2,500 in work study, the aid we received was mostly pell maybe a whole $4000 from their pockets, I thought maybe it was a mistake. My husband said don’t bother calling they probably wouldn’t offer much more if any with that attitude. With EFC of 0 how could we qualify for that amount of loans, forget her siblings going to college, and the government will need a college loan bail out program. She would like to go to Purdue.</p>
<p>Kettering University- about 19,000/yr scholarship & grants and with co-op probably no debt/yr. DD not really interested “no ones heard of it” they called her a lot so she applied.</p>
<p>University of Iowa- honors program, decent aid, probably only 8,000/yr debt and possibly decreasing, she can double major with dance & engineering. Nice town, Small program, no TA’s and the possibility to work on research first year, research money and not many students. Liked it, could see herself there, but feels she needs to go to top ten school. Parents liked it, opportunity to wind down with dance and very friendly/creative place.</p>
<p>Georgia tech- still waiting on aid pack. DD thinks, Probably should go here if better than Purdue, but not sure haven’t been there. </p>
<p>any input appreciated</p>
<p>PRO GT: plenty of dance programs near GT in downtown/midtown, as well as extracurricular options (swing club, DanceTech, VarietyTech, etc.). Can do research freshman year at GT, and get funding for it (PURA grants). Can co-op or not, lots of companies in ATL.</p>
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<p>The Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (and 98% of the ME student body) is in Atlanta. Savannah has a “regional engineering” program. Most students at GT-S take 2 years of courses in Savannah then transfer to Atlanta. The other option is to stay in Savannah and take classes over the internet, from the few Savannah-based faculty, from professors that periodically visit from Atlanta, and from the Regional Engineering Partner schools (Armstrong Atlantic State University, Georgia Southern, and Savannah State).</p>
<p>But unless you have a compelling reason to stay in Savannah, there’s really no reason to go to GT Savannah. GT-Savannah is a three building campus with no on-campus housing and no real student organizations. In short, it’s a satellite campus for people that either didn’t get into the main campus or really want to live in Savannah.</p>
<p>The only reason that program exists is that the Board of Regents felt a need for better access to research Universities in Southern Georgia (Georgia Tech, UGA, Georgia State, and the Medical College of Georgia are all in the more populated Northern Georgia). As a result, Tech has a campus in Savannah and UGA has a campus in Tifton.</p>
<p>Thanks G.P.Burdell do you sleep? </p>
<p>D is involved in many types of dance and Uni of Iowa has equal ballet and modern emphasis, and many chances to perform. Many schools or programs near colleges don’t offer pre professional level of ballet, but will offer modern.
She doesn’t drive yet, hasn’t had time between school and dance. We plan on getting that done this summer. How is transportation? would she be able to get to dance schools easily?</p>
<p>If package comes through, and GT is financially doable, your recommendation is go with Atlanta?</p>
<p>GT communication has not been great, unless letter from GT Atlanta was lost. We received only Savannah letter and some communication online. I was told through email she was accepted at both and would only get that letter, how was she suppose to know that. It’s 4/9 and no aid letter should we call? </p>
<p>“Can do research freshman year at GT” thats good to know.</p>
<p>GT seems so big, you could get lost in program. How bad is the “weed out” other posts say 1/3 rd freshman. Is 1/3rd for kids who haven’t done college level or very challenging classes? And how bad is the stress? Hoping she can get some AP credit so maybe she wont be in cattle call math. I believe she should take diff. Equations next. And she believes shell have to repeat chemistry, she says barely anyone gets 5 on that AP test. She is very detail oriented, so she is not the fastest worker, but things will be well thought out and she often has a unique way of thinking about things. With dance she has to process the movements, music, lighting and other aspects of choreography. So she understands working to total picture and working with others. Not sure what the final goal is for her presently, she has assumed she would to grad and dr. would Uni of Iowa harm grad school chances or going to GT in future? BME’s not all the same?
thanks again</p>
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<p>Transportation in Atlanta is OK. It’s not great like Chicago or New York, but it’s better than many major cities like LA or Houston. </p>
<p>As long as she goes to a dance studio near a MARTA stop (so downtown, in Lenox, etc), she’ll be fine. If Emory or Georgia State have Ballet programs, she could take classes at either of those schools (and travel easily). To get to UGA, she’ll need a car.</p>
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<p>If she’s going to GT, she should go to the Atlanta campus. </p>
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<p>Whoever said 1/3 is lying. Tech’s freshman retention rate is 93%, so only 7% are “weeded out”. Freshman retention was very low in the 80’s and early 90’s when the admissions criteria were more relaxed.</p>
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<p>It depends. She could go to Iowa, love it, graduate with a 4.0 and get a great job. But realistically, it’s a 2nd tier school, so she’ll have a lower quality of companies coming to hire there, she’ll have less research opportunities, and she’ll have a strike against her when applying to top grad schools. </p>
<p>You have to take into consideration other factors (cost, quality of life, distance from home, etc.) but all else being equal, GT will put her on a better path post-graduation.</p>
<p>Can I apply for the summer admisssions? or do i have to wait and apply transfer next year?</p>
<p>You want to know if there’s still time to apply for the Summer Semester that starts in month and a half?</p>