I don't understand why I did not get accepted

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
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Decision: Rejected

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
Total 2290
Math 800 Reading 690 Writing 760
[ *] ACT: 35
[ *] SAT II: Math II 800 Chemistry 680
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
U.S. Government (4)
American Literature (5)
U.S. HIstory (4)
Statistics (5)
Calculus AB (5)
Calculus BC (5)
English Literature (4)
Biology (5)
Physics A (5)
Economics (5)

[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
5 AP’s, all others honors classes
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars:
First chair flute player
Varsity Tennis Team First Single/Double

[ *] Job/Work Experience:
Intern at Kennestone Hospital

[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Hospice
Homeless Shelter (For 7 years)

[ *] Summer Activities:
Interpreter at Daegu Medical center
Created pamphlets for foreigners in S. Korea

Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Asian
[ *] Gender: Female

I personally don’t understand why I did not get accepted…

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A lot of good, hardworking students get rejected.

It has to do with the fact that they just run out of seats.

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Actually, I am surprised by that. Especially when you being in-state.

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Wow wtf I’m an Asian male with much worse ECAs. Maybe it was the essays? :confused:

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You might benefit from asking, or having your GC ask to see if there is something in your app you don’t realize?

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I think the suggestion to have a GC or trusted adult to look over your application is a good one.

Are you certain all the required parts of your app were submitted?

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You can actually just call them and ask. They have been known to tell why.

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I would ask also… Your credentials are outstanding.

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OP, so sorry to hear this. What other schools have you applied to?

Definitely talk with your college counselor on Monday.

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I’m so sorry, you were very deserving of admission. This was an extremely tough year for GT for some reason. Don’t lose confidence I’m sure you will get into a school that you will love.

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Wow, that’s a little crazy how you didn’t get in, I’m sorry :frowning: . Did you maybe forget to submit something?

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I’m thinking maybe all your scores weren’t sent in?

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Starting from the top,

  1. with that SAT score, PSAT semifinalist may be expected
  2. 680 chem is a red flag because bme heavily deals with chem
  3. no major related extracurriculars (hospital intern doesn’t relate to bme)
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I’m surprised by this as well. I second calling GT and asking them.

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I think 800+690+760=2250 SAT, but anyways this seems surprising. BME is very hard to get into, though.

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I got 730 on reading but wrote it wrong
How do I edit this?

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You can’t edit more than 15 minutes after post was made.

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Well your ACT is so strong there is no need to worry about the SATs. I second the idea of having your GC look at your application, read your letters and call GT if he/she can’t figure it out by just looking at your materials. Did you express interest. I did not think GT paid attention to that anyway. Your credentials area strong. I think volunteering at a hospital is very relevant to BME-at least given available opportunities for high school students. Would you have attended if you got in? Was that your first choice? Maybe the GC can help by talking to GT -perhaps appealing. It is usually a lost cause but not if there was some glitch with your application.

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I am surprised also. Especially in-state. When I look at the EA admissions thread, I am floored by the qualifications of deferred and rejected candidates–all well-rounded and all those APs! My DS’s school does not even offer AP courses, and he was accepted. If you told me the EA thread was a Yale thread (my DS was deferred=later rejection), I would believe it. The field of applicants looks far more objectively qualified than even Duke as well. I completely underestimated the competition of GT admissions.

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I made sure all the materials were turned in.
I graduated from high school last year and the counselor has changed but I will certainly go ask the new counselor for advice.
I am planning to call GT on Monday after I talk to GC.
GT was my first choice school because all of my friends and my boyfriend go there and I live close to it.
Honestly, I seriously have no clue why I did not get accepted… I am quite disappointed at myself and at Georgia Tech.