White male NY 100-115k income bracket, applying to Economics program in Dietrich
GPA: 97/100 (puts me at 11th in class of 70 at blue ribbon school where top 10 students regularly get into ivies for reference)
ACT: 31 superscored 33E 31M 29R 31S, w/o superscore 30C 31E 31M 28R 31S / 30C 33E 29M 29R 28S
SAT: 1350C 700M 650E
Subject tests: USHistory 720, taking physics and math1 and 2 dec 2 expecting 700 easily on math1 and physics, math2 not sure
APs: AP english composition 4, AP Lit, APUSH 3, APWorld 4, AP Physics1 2, AP Physics 2, AP Calc AB
Honors: Honors english grade 9&10, honors history grade 9
EC: National Honor Society, 40 hours comm service, camp counselor over summer (paid), Model UN VP, Varsity golf
(could not do ec’s during freshman year because had to take care of grandmother explained in application
Common App: 8/10 reviewed by a few peers and eng teacher
Recommendations: Don’t know but at least 7/10
BTW taking ACT again Dec 9 and this time actually studying so expecting anywhere between 31-33 so if you could chance me assuming i get 31,32, or 33 that would be great
Maybe you accidentally posted this for the wrong school? GT would be a reach with your stats, but you never know if you don’t apply. If you can afford it, go for it. You may just have something they’re looking for.
yeah sorry i meant to say applying undecided engineering and i really dont have anything i was just wondering where scores put me mainly for oos applicants.
OOS acceptance rate overall was 18% last year and will likely be lower this year given that applications were up overall by 7%. GT is D18’s top choice (ChemE) and she’s aware that it’s a reach even with her 1410 SAT and 4.0UW GPA (7AP, 14 Honors).
Personally I think the SAT subject tests are useless given the overall high scores that students seem to receive (an 800 on the Math 2 for example puts you in the 79th percentile, meaning that more than 1 in 5 get a perfect score on that exam…how is that even remotely useful?). GT however may feel differently.
My OOS kid got in with a 33…and with strong ECs. I do believe its worth applying.
Always worth it.
I think its worth applying to Georgia Tech, especially if you are considering economics as your major,
as how many kids apply in that major, very few. It IS worth it to take SAT subject exams, but only submit if
they are very high.
Review the on line problems for the SAT physics subject exam.
SAT subject exam test scores seem to help students get merit scholarships at schools like Case Western Reserve U,
and get admitted to schools that call them optional, such as GT. The Physics subject exam is
one of the easier tests in the sciences, if you have a strong physics background, or self study,
it is pretty easy to score an 800.
I think that the subject exams can set apart a student who has a weak background, but so many students can easily score an 800, that it does not really tell the admissions office much, although its required for MIT, and other east coast colleges, so Georgia Tech may assume you are applying to MIT if you take and submit them.