<p>For EA/ED, you must have finished calculus and physics for MIT and Caltech.</p>
<p>I'm a junior CE GTREP student based in Statesboro (GSoU). Let me clarify something about GTREP/RETP. They are ONLY for engineering majors so if you're set on doing computer science you can't join either program. If you can't get into Tech and want to transfer after getting caught up on your core, one of the GTREP/RETP schools would be the best way to go though. They're experienced in knowing which classes will transfer to Tech.</p>
<p>The rest of this information is for everybody else because people need to understand the way the program works. Any engineering major can join the RETP (Regents' Engineering Transfer) program and transfer after two years. GTREP (Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program) students have to be civil, mechanical, computer, or electrical. For the first two years, you will attend a partner school (13 to choose from for RETP but only GSoU, Armstrong, and Savannah State for GTREP). You will take all your core including math and physics from that school. If you're RETP, you transfer to Atlanta. If you're GTREP, you stay in southeast GA. You'll take distance learning classes from Atlanta at the partner school and also take classes at the GT-Savannah campus. You are a GA TECH student (heh, I've already gotten information about the ring). I really don't have anything to do with Georgia Southern anymore other than using their facilities (which you have full access to, along with GT's if you're in the area). When you graduate, you have a full Bachelor of Science Degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology...NOT Georgia Southern...NOT Armstrong...NOT Savannah State. I will graduate in Sp '06 (taking only 4 yrs) and will then attend Grad school down here (yep, they have that too...and research facilities). Misinformation about this program abounds, and it's a shame because it's a great program and making many advancements.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, Chris. However, I 'may' do the Computer Engineering degree, as it is similar to the Computer Science degree. It doens't matter to me - my major isn't declaring what my skills will be in: Software Coding/Writing/Engineering. I've gotten a message to include my situation about no ECs and no Work Exp. from a GA Tech spokesperson in the application.</p>
<p>Anymore comments on my chances?</p>
<p>ga tech says 1100 to be competitive, that means to stand a chance. To have a good chance, you need 1300+ unless you make up for it in some great degree elsewhere.</p>
<p>You mentioned particular financial hardship and that it's had a pretty rough effect on your life. try applying to Michigan, which i think is a decently prestigious school, and has a good engineering school. it's a tad later than optimal, and the essays are pretty long, but they used to give 20 pts (on a 150 pt scale, 100 needed for admissions) for great people w/ financial hardship. I'm sure showing you have to deal with that sort of thing will help you get admitted there. it's out of state tho, but it's at least a decent shot. and in terms of financial aid, i don't know how it would work out, but probably a lot of loans cuz you're out of state... eek. again, that's another risk/cost you'll hafta weigh out for yourself. Plus they don't care all that much about SATs as they care about GPA, and it looks like you've got a real good one.
your situation is unique, so a place that strongly considers essays will take that into account well. maybe try an ivy league? and in your financial condition, you'd prolly not hafta pay anything at all for an education at any of the ivy leagues. your essays would probably hafta have some focus what you had to overcome and how that made you a tougher more responsible person, and how that contributes to a college community. again you'll prolly want to check this with somebody that knows more about what they're talking about than me, but i'm just throwing the ideas out there so maybe you'll have more good questions to ask.
I hope everything goes well dude! good luck! and i'm in the middle of teh GA tech app too! maybe i'll see ya there! :-)</p>
<p>wait, you have higher than B average, isnt there that program that lets any B average or higher student in Georgia go to any state school in georgia? or is that just making tuition free once you get in?</p>
<p>let Tech know about your family situation- that may help. Also, write good essays. </p>
<p>I know several of my friends who live in GA who had similar SAT scores as yours. One got in, the other was waitlisted. He transfered in later, though.</p>
<p>You have a chance for GTech. Your SAT is low. When the college says to be competitive what it is saying is what you need to have to be considered at all. Your grades are high although you need to figure out GTech GPA. For that you take only your grades in English, math, lab science, foreign language, and social studies and ignore all others. Then give a point grade on a 4 point scale (A=4, B=3, C=2) to each semester grade in a course but ignore plus and minus -- an A- or A+ is an A and gets a 4.00. For any honors course add .5 to the semester grade. Then add up point grades for all semester courses and divide by the total number of semester courses. That gives you the GPA that GTech actually considers. It sounds like you may be a 4 or even a tad above. That would be good. The lack of calculus will not be a major factor (huge numbers get admitted without it). The lack of SAT II scores means absolutely nothing since GTech does not use SAT II's in the admission decision. They will consider your course load though and if your school offered a lot of AP's and honors in courses you took and you did not take a number of those honors or AP's that will be a somewhat negative factor but not deadly. They do consider EC's and essays, particularly for anyone who is borderline, and you are borderline. Thus, you will need good essays and a good explanation for lack of any EC's. Since you do not have any certainty that you will be admitted, you need to apply to other schools. Since you need the Hope scholarship, that school needs to be a public university in Ga. like UGA or Ga Southern.</p>