Legacy??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
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<p>I'm a legacy at Georgia Tech (my dad went there) and I don't know what my chances would be if I applied. I would want to major in Economics. And I'm a girl, so I don't know if that'll help.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.3 (weighted) 3.92 (unweighted)</p>

<p>Course Rigor:
-I've always taken Honors and APs where available
-However, in math I am not taking the highest level course, I'm in Precalc/Trig this year whereas some of my friends of taking AP Calc this year
-For my electives I've always taken Spanish as one and then freshmen year I took art, sophomore year I took fashion marketing, and this year I'm taking AP Econ and Leadership (SGA)</p>

<p>SAT: 1980 (CR:700 M:660 W:620) I didn't really study so I know I should be able to raise my score by about 150-200 points.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Girl Scouts (Bronze and Silver Awards and I'm working on my Gold) since I was 5
-Competitive Dance (think 15-20 hours a week, 6 days a week) since I was 4
-I played field hockey in 9th and 10th grade but had to stop because of an ACL injury
-Math League 10th grade
-DECA 10th grade
-I joined Key Club, History Honor Society, National Honor Society, Student Government, and Model UN (I'm vice president) this year.</p>

<p>Other:
-I won first place at the school, regional, and state level for National History Day
-I was a Girl Scout Congressional Aide last summer (a mini internship at a congressman's office)</p>

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<p>Any ideas from anyone??</p>

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<p>I was admitted as EA on 2010. Mechanical Engineering.
I don’t think the fact that your major is Econ. is really going to make any difference. You can switch major pretty easily once you’re admitted and I remember reading that the admission comittee doesn’t consider the applicants’ major when deciding.
Anyways, your grades and extra curriculars look much better than mine. I think I had 3.85/4.00 (unweighted, about 60/400 in my class), 34/36 on ACT (superscore 35/36), and no SAT. I took 3~4 AP classes and a lot of honors classes. My extracurriculars: few clubs (none too serious), 10th or something like that on a regional geometry competition, and 2~3 years of creative writing.</p>

<p>I don’t think you’d have problem getting in. But I would reconsider Georgia Tech if you’re going to major in Econ. Looks like you could probably get into a better school.</p>