Official Georgia Tech 2013-2014 EA Results Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2330 (800M | 750CR | 770W)
SAT II (subject, score): Math 2: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA:4.53
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
Senior/Junior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calc, Artificial Intelligence, AP Literature, Robotics, AP Statistics
Number of other EA applicants in your school: about 30
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Intel ISEF Finalist (represented MD)
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):
Tons of robotics awards (1 international 2nd place award), International sustainable energy olympiad finalist, Debate awards, some other awards from clubs</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Captain of Corporate robotics team, FRC outreach team captain, Founder of a technology association, Built an engineering device to help the disabled, Science Olympiad, Math, Computer team, Robotics and math tutor
Summer Experience: Internship at UMD College Park (research which won awards), Intern at NASA Goddard</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays: 8
Additional Essay/QB Essays: 7
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Teacher Recommendation #1: Engineering teacher (optional rec) - 9
Counselor Rec: 10 - she really likes me</p>

<p>Other
U.S. State/Territory or Country: MD
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket Range: middle-class
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Passion for technology which shone through my application; I really focused on certain ECs and really explained how they affected me. To top it off, I had decent awards which set me apart
Weaknesses: gpa</p>

<p>I hope this helps future applicants!
Congrats to all other accepted students and deferred students, I know that everyone just says keep fighting bs but seriously there is a legitimate chance for you guys since GT is a state school, they do defer quite a bit so keep on going hard and you will be served.</p>

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<p>Accepted!
2120 670 m, 730 cr, 720 w
3.85 uw gpa
7ap’s through senior year
Soccer,track,girl scouts,volunteering
Very good essays</p>

<p>I was pretty sure I got in as of last night as I could access new places</p>

123

<p>Accepted
2240 (710/770/760)
92.77/100 gpa
770 Math II, 790 Japanese
6 ap’s total</p>

124

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Biomedical Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35E,33M, 36R, 36S, 33/10W)
SAT II (subject, score): Math 2: 800, BioM: 740, Physics: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5) Physics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Econ SL (7) Spanish B SL (5) IB Diploma Candidate
Senior Year Course Load: IB Math SL, IB English HL, IB Biology HL, IB TOK, IB Math HL, IB History HL
Number of other EA applicants in your school: Probably 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NMS commendation, AP Scholar, IBMYP certificate,</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): President and cofounder of school MSA, Wrestling for 10 years, Founder of nonprofit, Founder of essay workshop program, Internship at research program, independent research - presented at two medical conferences
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community Service: see extracurriculars (More than 200 hours total)
Summer Experience: Research assistant, independent research (see extracurriculars)</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays: Personal statement was good (8-10). Supplement was the same
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): not sure probably between 7-10
Counselor Rec: same as teacher rec
Other
Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): </p>

<p>Congrats to everyone who got accepted!</p>

125

<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>SAT: 2070 (700W, 680M, 690R)
ACT: 33 (34S, 29M, 33R, 34E)
Weighted GPA: 4.75
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Rank: Top 2% of Class, 8/460
AP Scores: Calculus AB-4 English Lang and Comp.-5
Taking 5 AP courses this year
Captain of Track and Cross Country
VP of SHS
Founder/President of Philosophy Club at HS
Over 150 hours of community service
One stellar acceptance letter</p>

<p>Congratulations to all my fellow members of GA Tech Class of 2018! Good luck to those still waiting on their responses!!! Great way to kick off 2014!</p>

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<p>@ darkblade787, Where were the EA stats posted?</p>

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<p>DB4CAC, I wondered the same thing. Chessy18 posted earlier (on a different thread) that the stats came through on Twitter, and it look like @darkblade787 shift+copied that maybe. I don’t do Twitter and could not find confirmation there or on Ga Tech’s website.</p>

128

<p>DB4CAC, found the tweet. As @darkblade787 mentioned, it is at #gojackets on Twitter at about 10:02 A.M.</p>

129

<p>Accepted.</p>

<p>International Student. (Hong Kong)
SAT: 2150 (680CR 800Math 670WR)
SAT2: M2 800 Phy 760 Chem 740
AP (Self-studied): Calculus BC (5) AB sub (5) Physics B (5) Micro (5) Macro (5)
TOEFL: 101</p>

<p>GPA: n/a or 1.2/4.0 (Local Education System)
Ranking: Top 20%
ECs : Math Team Captain, Math Society Vice Chair, Rubik’s Cube Treasurer and Physics Society Treasurer, Gifted Student Recognized by the government, Editor, Athletes, Some but not Too much charity…
Awards: Couple Awards in Math. Not too impressive but definitely not nothing.</p>

<p>I hope with my full heart that those got deferred can get another real chance they deserve. For those rejected students, I wish you guys best of luck in finding success else where, cause this is not the end.</p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone else got accepted.</p>

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<p>Good luck to everyone who applied Early action! I do hope you post your stats so I can see what the average test score & GPAs are that got accepted.</p>

131

<p>Accepted! </p>

<p>Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<p>ACT: 32
GPA: 5.0 weighted, 4.0 unweighted
Rank: 1 out of approx. 350 (valedictorian)
IB Tests: 7 in SL math studies, 6 in SL history. Testing in HL Chem, HL Psych, HL English, and SL French this year</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Varsity basketball (captain), varsity softball (captain), Liberty in North Korea, Key Club (officer), speech and debate, tutoring, NHS, a couple other volunteer organizations
Awards: Honor Roll, etc. Also placed 5th in the nation at National History Day for a documentary
Summer Experiences: I spent a month at a science research facility in June 2012 and went to a summer engineering program at Notre Dame</p>

<p>Writing: essays were average to above-average, probably around the same for recs</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White
Gender: F</p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone else accepted! I was deferred at UChicago and Notre Dame, so I’ll see what happens with those two. If those don’t work out, I’ll see some of you in Atlanta!</p>

132

<p>Deferred. </p>

<p>3.78 uGPA, 1520/2310, 35 ACT. Calc AB (5), Eng Lit (5), Bio (4). </p>

<p>Go figure.</p>

133

<p>Accepted.</p>

<p>Major: Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>SAT: 1480 (CR+M), 2160 Overall
GPA: 4.6 weighted, 3.9 unweighted (only B’s came during freshman year, if that counts for anything)
Rank: 29/331
AP Tests: WHAP, Calc AB 5’s last year. Taking Chem, Comp Sci, Calc BC and Physics Mechanics this year.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Robotics team captain, a lot of Baltimore City volunteering, Model UN, Hired as a Part-Time CNC Machine Operator, Math Team, Outdoor Track
Awards: Honor roll, MD Scholar Athlete Award for Track, Award for Academic Excellence in Engineering
Summer Experiences: Volunteering in SW Baltimore, Part Time Job as CNC Machine Operator</p>

<p>Writing: Common App essay was the best I had ever written, GT Supplement was pretty bland and I got the best Teacher at our school for writing recommendation letters to write mine (This guy has gotten kids into Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, etc.)</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White
Gender: M</p>

<p>Other Colleges
Accepted: University of Pittsburgh, Villanova, University of Michigan
Still Waiting on: University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, Cornell</p>

<p>See you guys in ATL. Been waiting a LONG time for this day.</p>

134

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Major: Pre-Industrial Design
ACT: 32 (29 E/W, 33 English, 35 Math)
SAT: 1330 (CR+M), 1960 Overall
GPA: 4.6 weighted, 3.86 unweighted
Rank: 37/526, so top 7% (at best high school in my region)
AP Tests: AP Human Geography - 4, AP Art - 4, APUSH - 3, AP Eng Lang - 3, currently in Calc BC and Physics C: Mech
Extracurriculars: President of Art Club, VP of Spanish Club, member of NHS and Spanish National Honor Society, Announcement Staff, participant in math competitions, participant in art contests
Awards: Numerous art awards, AP Scholar with Honors, Principal’s List, etc
Summer Experiences: Volunteering as a group leader at Vacation Bible School for three years straight, school trip to Peru
Rec letter: Excellent
Writing: Common App essay was about Peru, GT essay included a lot of physics/engineering puns</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Visited campus in November</p>

<p>Other Colleges
Accepted: Auburn, Drexel, OSU
Denied/waitlisted nowhere
Still Waiting on: Nobody!</p>

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<p>Son got in. In state, Valedictorian, 6 AP’s with 4’s and 5’s on scores, will have 11 AP’s at graduation. SAT II Eng Lit 750, Chem 730. Varsity Tennis 4 years, Captain of team 2 years, Varsity Basketball 2 years, Sports Editor of school newspaper 2 years, Servant Leader representative for school (volunteer work), spent a summer in a paid research internship with a UGA professor and made a department faculty presentation at end of summer, spent 3 weeks in the Amazon doing fieldwork for conservation group, spent 2 weeks in Liberia, west Africa teaching power point presentations to high schools, the usual honor society memberships. SAT scores are a little low at 1500/2180. His SAT scores may prevent him from being competitive for scholarships. He is waiting to hear from UNC and UVA but has indicated that he is considering GA tech as his top choice currently. Good luck to everyone.</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!
white female (from Georgia)
Chemical Engineering
SAT 1900
ACT30
11 AP’s
4.125 weighted GPA
top 3% of class
2 year captain of varsity soccer team
member of chorus
play violin in orchestra
school musicals
club soccer team
member of National Honors Society</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted…</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
ACT: 35 (33 R, 34 S, 35 E, 36 M, 10 Essay)
SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 790 Chem, 760 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/300
AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 5s on AP Chem, AP Calc AB, BC, AP Stat, APUSH, AP Macro and Microeconomics, APES
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Euro, AP Comp Sci, Princeton Univ. Math course, AP Chinese, Humanities Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Merit Commended, Nat’l AP Scholar, NJ Gov School of Eng and Tech Student
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sci Oly placed 5th in the state in my event, NHS, Math League, Science Club
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer library math tutor, Indian culture summer camp volunteer
Summer Activities: NJ Gov School of Eng and Tech, Free Summer program in Theoretical Comp Sci at Princeton
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recommendation: Spectacular
Counselor Rec: Don’t really know, okay I guess
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Supplementary Material: Good
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Suburban Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 150-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, GPA, Class Rank, Essays
Weaknesses: ECs (lack of leadership)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good Scores, academics, and essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred at Princeton, Accepted to the University of Michigan, might go to GT if they give me good aid.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred
White Male, 4.38 GPA, ACT: 35 Eng, 34 Math, 31 Writing
Comp. Sci. Major</p>

<p>Dang. I did not realize Georgia Tech was this competitive (call me ignorant). Nevertheless, after reading this whole thread I feel obligated to add my ten cents.</p>

<p>EC’s: Frequent volunteer with local zoo (volunteer of the year) and Habitat for Humanity group. Marching band (section leader). NHS President. School Lit. Mag. staff.</p>

<p>Work Exp.: I spend 10+ hrs/week reading computer books ever since 8th grade. I design websites for community and school organizations, and an educational game for a teacher (although technically that was 8th grade).</p>

<p>APs: 5 total; AP Chem, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Lit. [possibly 6 if school can arrange for me to take Comp. Sci. at another school—would have mentioned this if I had room.]</p>

<p>I believe my essay is quite strong (but who am I to judge?). I wrote in a slightly informal tone, which some people say is a no-no.</p>

<p>Anyway, my takeaways:
(1) More APs would help. If I had started Freshman/Sophomore year, I could have added 3 more. More APs were available through electives, but I would have had to abandon activities such as band and lit. mag. (which, frankly, will do me more good in the long run). Also, no SAT IIs. Wouldn’t have hurt.
(2) Many people have EC’s related to their major. Branch out when you can. My access to formal classes and internships is limited because of my area (which I should have emphasized).
(3) Deferred != Denied, but it still sends a certain message. I need to find some more second choices. </p>

<p>Honestly, reading through this, I’ve hardly seen anyone who I would consider “obviously unqualified.” We are all very strong applicants—being deferred or denied doesn’t make us any less so. Congrats to everyone admitted, and for those in my boat, we’ve still got that 13% chance to hang on to.</p>

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<p>Deffered
Sat 2220 ( Math:800, CR:750,WR:670)
GPA:4.35. Unweighted 3.98
Major: Chemistry
5 AP’s
8 Dual enrollment classes (college level credit)
AP scores
Biology: 5
Psychology: 5
U.S. History: 5
World History: 4
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Main extravuriculars
-4 years varsity soccer
-3 years varsity swimming
Please chance me for regular decision ;(</p>

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<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA (Out of 4.5): 4.43
Class Rank: Top 5% (Out of 81)</p>

<p>AP Courses Taken:
AP Calculus BC: 5
AP US History: 4
AP Chemistry: 4
AP Biology: 3
AP Physics C: Taking right now
AP English Lit: Taking right now</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Math II: 800
Chem: 730</p>

<p>ACT: 36 English, 35 Math, 33 Reading, 32 Science
SAT: 600 Critical Reading, 800 Math, 760 Writing
Superscore: 2360</p>

<p>Awards:
AIME Qualifier
5 time All-State Saxophonist
State medals in Science Olympiad</p>

<p>Clubs and Positions:
Math Team President
Science Olympiad Vice President
SGA Secretary
Concert Band</p>