I messed up freshmen year and ended up with a C in honors bio and F in Honiara geometry due to some personal problems. As a junior I’m in ap Lang pre calc apush ap stat physics and Spanish three and have A’s this semester and three B’s last semester, next year I’m scheduled to take ap physics C ap calc AB ap macro/micro ap lit environmental and a medical internship, having moved to Georgia this year my old sxhooo didn’t offer aps sophomore year so I am at a disafvantahe with only three AP’s compared to in state students with 8, I have a lot of cimmunity service and a sat score of 1520, is it even worth it to take such hard classes next year if I don’t stand a chance at admission, I am a Indian female if that helps, , thanks for any help
Look at the bridge programs at Kennesaw State, University of North Georgia, etc. Concentrate on great grades and transfer to GT later. Your bonus is you avoid the heavy weeding! Also, never feel bad about any transfer…I know someone on scholarship in a doctoral program at GT that started at University of North Georgia and bridged over!
thanks for your help, I specifically asked how to increase my chances for tech/uga, I am aware of the transfer programs but I want to do everything possible to maximize the extremely minute chance I have of getting in, I appreciate your comment though
also my uga gpa is a 3.5, 36 act and pretty good EC.s (mostly fundraising and tutoring)
My observations about ECs and admission to selective schools is that nothing anyone does for the purposes of padding an application ever works. The ECs that seem to work for students are those they would pursue anyway. Kids get in because they’re the kind of student who engages in the EC for the sake of engaging in the EC; they don’t get accepted because they’re involved in the EC. If teaching older people to swim is your passion, go for it; if you’re doing it for 6 weeks over a summer so you will have a sport on your application? The adcoms are not stupid and will see right through that ploy. I would cut out most of your current and planned ECs, which are all over the place, and focus on one or two that are meaningful to you and at which you can excel. Keep in mind that no EC is going to make you more academically competitive. Your grades and test scores will do that. Speaking of academics, though, no gov or history course from Gwinnett Tech is going to help you with admission to Georgia Tech. I would not waste my time unless you get high school credit that will open up a spot in your senior year class schedule for something more aligned with your interests and, frankly, Tech’s, i.e., more math or AP science.
Since you have rejected any response that doesn’t exactly answer your question, I suggest you look into the program for in-state applicants who want to major in business or liberal arts at Tech if any of those majors has any appeal. It has less competitive admission requirements, but you can’t transfer out to other majors. I can’t remember the name offhand, but I am sure you or your GC can find it. And I would not be so quick to reject the transfer options; they are designed for students like you.
Finally, since you’ve emailed Tech at least once, I want to remind you to use the shift key on your keyboard, maybe throw in some punctuation once in a while. Every communication from you to Tech should be suitable for framing.
i didnt reject any opinion that isnt mine, I simply requested for people to answer to the point so I didnt have to search through a bunch of people telling me about transfer programs I already know about. and I actually enjoy working with older people/kids/animals, it isnt a resume padder as I would have done it regardless of college apps. I am simply stating whether these would be enough for a competitive school such as tech, not whether I should do them specifically for tech. I am taking government as a requirement and was contemplating taking intro to phych and possibly chemistry at my local college but am unsure. I know AP chem/bio would look better, however, I am scheduled for physics c and apes and have no room on my schedule
@nervousjunior98 As you can already tell your GPA is very much below GTech avg. Also GTech cares about class rigor so very good grades in all AP classes senior year should compensate for your lower GPA as it stands today. GTech avg admitted SAT for class of 2021 is a 1458, so you are above avg with a 1520. Try not go more in-depth with an EC of your choosing, show that you are passionate about something. Write creative essay. Don’t worry too much you are instate and the instate acceptance rate is around 45%. The entire acceptance rate can be deceiving for some.
As of right now I would say GTech is a low-mid reach for you.
EDIT: I’m sorry I had to edit my post, I misread and thought you had a 3.5 with a 1570, but infact you have a 3.1 with a 1520.
I agree your best option for a match into GTech is the 3-2 with Agnes’s Scott. However still apply the instate acceptance rate is fairly high so you might be lucky.
Hi, thanks for the reply, I also took the act and got a 36. I know it won’t help much for the gpa but would taking. A few sat subject tests probably help? I also thought about the idea of starting a free Hindi tutoring club for kids trying to get more in touch with their heritage next year but idk
did u get in to GT?
@NobodyEveryone20 original poster is an 11th grader. She is applying this fall, as I understand it. In state Georgia applicant. It seems being female and an ACT of 36 may help a little, but she is worried about her GPA.
@nervousjunior98 If you are ready take Math 2 and physics SAT subject exams or chemistry. GaTech actually gives college credit for a few SAT subject exams, believe it or not, so take the ones you are ready for, it will help.
If you are interested in Hindi, yes, start the club. It will give you something fun to write about on your essays.
@nervousjunior98 Your SAT and ACT scores are awesome! However, that’s only one part of the application. And there is a recent trend among the highly competitive universities to downplay test scores. Is your high school in a competitive school district? If so, some of your classmates will have the entire package - great GPA, essays, LOR’s, EC’s and test scores. Have you read the admissions blog by the head of admissions at GA Tech? Google it - you’ll see he says the same things that many of the posts here are saying.
GA Tech is popular among the Indian-American community, so there will no advantage to being an Indian female. EC’s will not trump a low GPA. There was another thread (now closed) where a CA kid was really focused on getting into Ivies with his fantastic EC’s (but poor GPA) , and would not listen to any of the excellent advice that was given.
Do consider the realistic alternatives outlined in this thread. Dreaming up EC’s to do right before senior year is not the way to go. Kids with outstanding EC’s have been at it for a while. You can still apply to GA Tech. Just plan to have some good backup plans. Best of luck to you.