<p>What put Georgia Tech on the map for us was their #3 rating for BME by US News & World Report.</p>
<p>I have a 4.7 at my school.</p>
<p>On Ga Tech’s calculator I have a 4.2.</p>
<p>I can’t help to wonder where do i stand? This is definitely odd. I was notified by the admission office that fall semester 2010 begins on 23 Aug and I haven’t heard back anything. I applied for ME on 29 January, 2010. My status of application is still “No decision has been made” though it seems like it is 7 days from the when the classes begin. Practically, I’m not a Georgia resident. I’m from Michigan. Imagine this… Classes all registered… No accomodation… 12 hours drive… Pretty much a pain in the ass. SIGH* But I’m really really interested in this university. I’m currently holding I-20 under a community college (international student) but i have remarkable GPA of 3.994. On top of that, I spent valuable time on making sure my personal statements stand out. I’m the vice president of a two-year international honor society, Phi Theta Kappa. I have devoted a fair amount of time in community service (throwing a blood donation, habitat for humanity). I just don’t get why I haven’t even be considered. I could at least be notified (accepted or denied). It makes me feel like I’m hanging in the air. I got in University of California, Berkeley and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. But they were a bit too much for myself and my family (projected yearly expenses of 55k or more). I really wish I can be enrolled in GA-Atlanta. What is there that I can do in this 7 days? Call the admission office? I was told nothing can be done and just wait. Tried to transfer call from the other apartment: All went into voicemails. I just wrote emails to my transfer counselors and academic advisors. Should I now ask Dean? This is one very fine university and I want to be part of it. Any advice? Any connection? Sigh… </p>
<p>P/S: Is it that tedious to process an international applicant (F1 student)? I know there would be more paperwork but the way we are deemed is it even justifiable?</p>
<p>email: <a href="mailto:edwinyoyo@hotmail.com">edwinyoyo@hotmail.com</a></p>
<p>the only thing you can really do is to call them. my guess is that you were denied.</p>
<p>Personally, I’d just forget about GT and go to U-M or UC-Berkley. Both of those schools are much more reputable than GT and have excellent engineering programs.</p>
<p>If by any chance they accept you in the next few days and you decide to go to GT, you will have a hard time finding classes since the majority of them are already full. </p>
<p>I don’t think that the administration not doing anything about your case is justifiable.</p>
<p>edyong,</p>
<p>Did you turn down both Berkeley and Michigan already without making sure you were in at Georgia Tech? Or did you say “yes” to one so you have a “backup” option?</p>
<p>Unlike private colleges GT doesn’t really have a cut off number where admission is concern.</p>
<p>I would question private colleges’ admission rate more because from observation 15% of who they admitted never met the school’s requirement.</p>
<p>Yeah, but private colleges normally don’t have an SAT or GPA cutoff either or an admissions cutoff for that matter. Most state this, even the top ones. The middle-50 SAT/ACT for example is merely a guide. For example, you’ll know where the 25th percentile is, but you don’t know how far below people below that line fall. They simply game the rankings and seek revenue by perhaps admitting people with lesser aptitude who can afford to pay. We for example, basically admit as few as possible without taking a risk in lowering yield or drastically decreasing the middle-50% from the previous year. It’s a game. Amongst those with truely sub par aptitude (I mean way below the 25th percentile mark. Because normally those around it have just as much a chance of success as everyone else. Learning resources at many top schools really help level the playing field and bring out the true potential. Also, students change. Often top students in high school are not top at their college. This is common sense however) , there are probably not enough that enroll so as to shift the middle-50 badly.</p>
Is this information still true, from the stats im looking at, the acceptance rate has decreased to 33%?
As far as thread resurrection goes, this is one of the most-dead ones I’ve seen.
Yes, the acceptance rate has decreased because app count has nearly doubled. Partly due to the common app, partly due to growth in engineering applicants nationwide, and mostly due to the world realizing what a great school it is.
This is a true zombie thread.
And now it’s down to 25%!
Tech has definitely gotten more selective! My school offers a Georgia Tech calculus class (via computer) to seniors who’ve already taken Calc BC. Traditionally, every student who took the class was accepted at Tech - until last year, when students who did very well in the class were turned away. Common App at work.
Now it’s down to ~22% acceptance rate
Did Georgia Tech ever offer more out of state scholarships in the past?
Tech is going to end up with about a 15% acceptance rate by 2020. Thanks to the common app as well as more name recognition, more students are applying to Tech. I don’t think that the acceptance rate will ever go up. There is no possibility that the admit rate will go back up. The school’s funding is not increasing that much, and there are no plans for expanding the school as far as I know.
After emailing an admissions counselor, I found that OOS admissions were 18%.
Crazy.
Many students don’t make it through. That’s how.
It’s not hard to get in, but it’s plenty hard to get out.
@cr_02 I’m done