Official Georgia Tech 2013-2014 EA Results Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
141

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2120 (800/660/660) single sitting
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): Did not send
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): Math Level 1 780/ Physics 760/ Math Level 2 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.98 / 5.00
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/529
AP (place score in parentheses): Nope
IB (place score in parentheses): 45 / 45 (predicted grade)
Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, HL Physics, HL Chem, HL English B, SL ESS, SL ***ish A1 Lit.
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Science Fair: Nomination for the Research Science Institute 2013
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):
School Honor Roll, National Merit Qualifier </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Programming, TEDx Event Head Organizer, School Physics Olympiad Team, Founder and Leader of School Community Service Club, Website Administration
Job/Work Experience: Electrical Eng. Internship at a prestigious company of my intl. country; also Research Internship at RSI
Volunteer/Community Service: I lead my school’s community service club (did fun stuff like painting schools lol)
Summer Experience:
RSI! Harvard Summer School and BU Summer Term </p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
Supplement: 9
Additional Essay/QB Essays: 10. I included my RSI research project’s abstract.
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Teacher Recommendation #1: I even cried at my recs.
Teacher Recommendation #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Info/Rec:
Art Supplement:
Nope. </p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 2 days before.
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Living in an Intl. country (but applied as US citizen)
School Type: IB school.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: -
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):
RSI maybe, but I doubt schools except HYPSM know RSI.
Also accepted/deferred/rejected from:
Accepted to MIT, University of Michigan, Purdue </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: RSI and National Science Fair haha
Weaknesses: Did not have any
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Erm, I don’t know. But I know for a fact that I have been extremely humble throughout the application haha
What would you have done differently?:
Nothing!</p>

142

<p>Accepted - Computer Engineering</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 780 (Math), 730 (CR), 710 (WR) - Single sitting
ACT: 34 (33 R, 31 S, 35 E, 36 M, 10 Essay)
SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Physics
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
IB predicted 42 out of 45
Decent extra curricular
Essay good
Recs must be good
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 150-200k</p>

143

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

<p>SATI: M:800, CR:700, W:700
SATII: MII:770, MI:730, Chemistry:760, Physics:750
G.P.A: 3.78 Weighted
IB Predicted: 38/42
Extracurricular: Over 600 hours of teaching in slums, school for dropouts etc. In all, around 1000 community service hours.
Essay: Common App. Essay was good, GA Tech essay was decent.
Recommendation: Great. I liked it.
Ethnicity: Indian (Subcontinent)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+</p>

144

<p>Accepted.</p>

<p>Major: Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>SAT: 1510/2320
GPA: 3.83 (~1 B per semester)
Rank: not sure but top 5% out of ~400
AP Tests: 4s and 5s in Chem, Euro, Art History, Lang, and CS; taking Calc BC, lit, Physics C mech, physics C E&M, WHAP, and stat this year.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: FRC team captain, lots of work, some minor NASA programs that the adcom probably hadn’t heard of but had impressive-sounding names, theatre, rugby, research
Awards: winner/runner up in a couple national engineering competitions, NMSF, AP scholar
Summer Experiences: NASA programs, lots of work</p>

<p>Writing: My common app essay has made people cry. I took a risk with the supplement essay, pretty much challenging Georgia Tech to accept me.</p>

<p>Race: Caucasian-American
Sex: XX
Residency: OOS</p>

145

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul][<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (770 Math, 750 Reading, 800 Writing - 11 Essay)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math II, Physics, US History (all 800s)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (private school)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, Comp Sci, US History, English Language, English Lit, Calc BC (all 5’s)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Physics C (Mech, E&M)
America in the World since 1945 (1st sem)
Economics (2nd sem)
English IV (Honors)
Linear Algebra (Honors; 1st sem)
Partial Differential Equations (Honors; 2nd sem)
Differential Equations (Honors; 1st sem)
Multivariable Calculus (Honors; 2nd sem)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not sure; check chance thread[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (4 years; Lead Violist - 2 years), Quiz Bowl (team captain - 4 years), UIL Literary Criticism, XC/Track as a freshman
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance - part-time moderator, curriculum coordinator for summer camp
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities: competed in the National All-Star Academic Tournament 3 times (quiz bowl). Summer job as the TQBA summer camp curriculum coordinator (created study materials for students)
[</em>] Essays (rating 1-10, details): I would give it a 6/7 out of 10 for the GT essay. Not spectacular, but not terrible either. As for my main essay, I say 8 out of 10.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian - Filipino
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: would rather not post
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: academics, test scores, dedication to extracurriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses: well I was accepted so I think this is kind of a moot point…
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my strengths
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UT (ECE + Plan II) and Texas A&M. Deferred from Stanford. Also applied to Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, and Rice. [/ul][/li]General Comments: People told me that I was basically guaranteed to be accepted, and they were right woo. Now waiting for the President’s Scholarship results…</p>

146

<p>ACCEPTED (But I have no idea how…)</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>PROFILE</p>

<p>Male
Caucasian
Small High School
New York State Resident</p>

<p>GRADES</p>

<p>GPA Unweighted: 4.0
GPA Weighted (Using GTech Scale) 4.13
SAT Reading: 720
SAT Math: 690
SAT Writing: 570
SAT Essay: 8
SAT Two-Part: 1410
SAT Three-Part: 1980
ACT Math: 34
ACT Science: 34
ACT Reading: 34
ACT English: 25
ACT Composite: 32
SAT II Physics: 690
SAT II Math I: 720
SAT II World History: 700
AP World History: 4
AP US History: 4
Class Rank: 3 out of 75
I have or am currently taking every AP class my school offers (small school) and am in a multitude of dual enrollment classes with a local community college.</p>

<p>HONORS</p>

<p>High Honor Roll (Grades 9-11)
Nation Honor Society (11)
NYS All-County Chorus (9-11)
Multitude of Scholarships</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS</p>

<p>Varsity Soccer (11,12)
Varsity Golf (9-11)
Lead Role in High School Musical (9-11)
New York State Solofestival Singer (10,11)
Brainstormers (High-School Jeopardy) (9-11)
Spanish Club Treasurer (11)
Senior Class Treasurer (12)
Rotary International Interaction Club (10-12)
New York Area All-State Choir Member (12)</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE</p>

<p>Camp Counselor at a 4H Summer Camp (11)
320 Hours of volunteer work through directing the Middle School Play</p>

147

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul][<em>] SAT I (breakdown):Didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT:33 Composite (35E,35M,28R,33S,7 essay)
[<em>] SAT II:Didn’t submit any
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0/4.52 weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):17/332
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Calculus AB(4), US History(5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:Calculus BC, World History Honors, Biology 2 AP, Biology 2 lab AP, English IV, Tennis III, Technical Drafting
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Year-round swim team(7 years), Varsity swim team(captain), National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Quiz Bowl
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Lifeguard during summer of 2013
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:National Honor Society+Youth Volunteer Corps events
[</em>] Summer Activities:Swim practices, volunteering, lifeguarding
[<em>] Essays (rating 1-10, details):8-9, on failure when I got pneumonia before state championship swim meet
[</em>] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[<em>] Teacher Rec #1:From physics teacher probably 9-10
[</em>] Teacher Rec #2:Didn’t send
[<em>] Counselor Rec:idk
[</em>] Additional Rec:didn’t have one[/ul][<em>] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):LA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):US
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender:M
[<em>] Income Bracket:100k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:ACT, GPA, recommendation, maybe essays
[</em>] Weaknesses:Leadership
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Good academics+rec letter
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Rejected from Stanford, accepted at LSU[/ul]
General Comments:Don’t underestimate any college. I think Georgia Tech is a great example of how some students may have underestimated the school, but due to the massive applicant pool this year, they either got deferred or rejected. Congrats to those accepted and good luck to those deferred and rejected.</p>

148

<p>Accepted
Chem Engineer
ACT 33 Composite 35 math and science and 34 reading and 29 english (not born in america so I got crap english skills)
unweighted 3.94
weighted 6.38 Top one percent in school we don’t rank
so far 8 AP and 7 IB and 5 College courses
800 math 2 780 math 1 800 spanish and 750 chem
and these are my objective stats also I am Hispanic so yeah…</p>

149

<p>Decision: Accepted - Applied Mathematics</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2190 (CR660, M800, W730)
ACT: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 5.56/6.0, weighed
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st decile
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, Honors Spanish 3, US History, and some electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):High honor roll and honor roll, AP scholar with honor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre (head stage manager), JV Lacrosse, Choir, math team, Student technician, peer counsellor, some community service
Job/Work Experience: Intern at a travel agency for 2 weeks
Volunteer/Community service:went to Peru for a week for community service, some community service club on campus
Summer Activities: study for the SATs?
Essays: Fine I guess…
Other[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): go to school in CT[</em>] Country (if international applicant): from China[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian[</em>] Gender: Female[<em>] Income Bracket: idk, didn’t apply for financial aid[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none…
Reflection[<em>] Strengths: grades and test score[</em>] Weaknesses: from China (where tons of people apply…)[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because I’m qualified?? I really didn’t think that much[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred from Wellesley ED, accepted into UIUC College of Business
General Comments: Good luck to all RD applicants!</p>

150

<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Male Caucasian
Civil Engineering</p>

<p>-4.4 Weighted GPA
-2250 SAT
-H.S. doesn’t rank, but in top 10% of 175 seniors at a top 20 magnet high school
-AP courses in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, World History, English, Calculus. AP tests 4 or above on all.
-4 years varsity cross country/track. Captain for 3 years. MVP all four years.
-Jazz piano player and will have dual graduation from an arts high school. Have played on National TV and various jazz/music festivals. Has also played on volunteer basis for nursing homes, etc.</p>

<p>I understand Presidential Scholar interview notifications went out January 8th…anyone get invited?</p>

151

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Female Asian.
Planning to major in Biology.
Georgia. </p>

<p>4.4 Weighted GPA/ 4.0 Unweighted GPA
32 ACT (Superscore)
8/418</p>

<p>AP Human Geography, World History, Psychology, US History, Music Theory, Language, Biology, Calculus BC, Government, Literature, Microeconomics, Environmental Science.</p>

<p>Marching Band (Drum Major, Woodwind Sergeant), Tri-M Music Honor Society, National Honor Society, Key Club, Psychology Club (VP), HOSA.</p>

<p>Other community service and awards. </p>

152

<p>Decision: Accepted
ChemE</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1980</p>

<p>ACT: 32E 33M 35R 34S 29W</p>

<p>SAT II: n/A</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 41/652</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB, Statistics, Chemistry (all 5’s) World History, Human Geography, Physics B, Language (4s) APUSH (3)</p>

<p>IB (place score in parenthesis): none</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load:
AP Physics C (Mech, E&M)
AP Gov
AP Calc BC
AP Literature
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Water Polo and Swimming 4 years, Senior Captain for both, Quiz Bowl member 3 years, Senior Captain, Competed at States Junior and Senior year.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Cashier for a summer</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Misc Tutoring: Writing/Math/Science (100+ HRS)</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Water Polo Club</p>

<p>Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 for my common app: hit on hardships, 6/10 for supplement mainly about innovation</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL</p>

<p>Country (if international applicant):</p>

<p>School Type: Public</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian - Vietnamese</p>

<p>Gender: M</p>

<p>Income Bracket: 60-80k with family of 6</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: test scores, dedication to extracurriculars, essay
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my essay, test scores, and extracurriculars
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Northeastern, Drexel. Applied UF, Washington University in St. Louis, WPI, Florida Poly, UCLA, and UC Berkeley
General Comments: Probably going to go. Tech has the social aspect I desire along with the academics.</p>

153

<p>Can anyone tell me what date you get notified if you applied to GT EA and you were deferred to RD? Thanks.</p>

154

<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (720), Biology- Molecular (770)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/505
AP (place score in parentheses): European History (3), Calculus AB (5), Biology (4), U.S. History (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): Biology SL (6)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load:
IB English HL
IB History of the Americas HL
IB Chemistry SL
IB Math HL
AP Calculus BC
IB Spanish SL</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Grand Award at Intel ISEF, Gold Medal at I-SWEEEP, Alabama 6A State Soccer Championship (ranked 3rd in the nation by ESPN)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Soccer for three years (captain 11th and 12th grade), Club Soccer (captain), Alabama Youth in Government, Science Fair, Science Olympiad, Alabama Youth Red Cross (President)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:none
Volunteer/Community Service: a good amount
Summer Activities: Summer camp at Stanford, Internships
Essays: Well written, I just tried to be myself
Teacher Recommendations: I know one of them is really good. I don’t really know about the others
Counselor Rec: Really good
Additional Rec: Good
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): AL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing really
Reflection
Strengths: leadership, commitment to my passions
Weaknesses: low(er) test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my research and awards
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: excited!</p>

155

<p>@jonsmom96-My understanding is that is will be March 15th.</p>

156

<p>Thanks! Have a GREAT weekend!</p>

157

<p>People who were accepted, when did you start getting the fourth tab? Was it there always or did it appear a week or two before the decision came out?</p>

158

<p>aks2014 - I’m a parent but I think the fourth tab doesn’t appear until late in the day before or earlier in the day that decisions come out.</p>

159

<p>Deferred. </p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2110: 800 Math, 690 Writing, 630 Verbal
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 790 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5); Calc BC (4), Chem (5), Physics (5), Computer Science (5), US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, College Level Math & CS, English, AP Econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, AIME Qualifier
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity crew, extensive math related activities, assistant coach of math team, orchestra, computer science research at prestigious local university for major US company
Job/Work Experience: yes, 2 summers – excellent-- computer science internship
Volunteer/Community service: extensive (400+ hours in 3 years) - received national recognition for my work
Summer Activities: work, JHUCTY
Essays: excellent, about summer job & longstanding passion for programming
Teacher Recommendation: 2
Counselor Rec: yes
Intended Major: CS
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Independent
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Strengths: test scores, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: difficult junior year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: difficult junior year.<br>
General Comments: Hoping for a regular decision acceptance – senior year grades have been outstanding. This is my first choice!</p>

160

<p>Congrats to accepted students!!! Could anyone pl. confirm that payment of admission deposit is may1 ??? One can pay the deposit in only one college,right?</p>