***Official Georgia Tech Class of 2019 RD Decision Thread***

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (730 CR 800 M 780 W) and 1940 (630 CR 670 M 640 W)
[
] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math Level 2: 760
[
] Unweighted GPA (out of 10): 9.56 [9.8/10 9th Grade (CBSE), 9.8/10 10th Grade (CBSE), 427/470 (91%) 11th Grade (Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education)]
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/213
[
] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[
] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Unified Cyber Olympiad 2012 by Unified Council - Good Performance (All India Rank 1516), 10th Grade
2011 International Assessments for Indian Schools by UNSW Global - High Distinction in English (Top 1%), 9th Grade
2011 International Assessments for Indian Schools by UNSW Global - Credit in Computer Skills (Top 23%), 9th Grade
2011 International Assessments for Indian Schools by UNSW Global - Credit in Mathematics (Top 19%), 9th Grade
ASSET by Educational Initiatives - Distinguished Performance (Percentiles: English - 98.4, Math - 95.8, Science - 88.6), 9th Grade
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[
] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Co-founded a Website and currently running it - Burst. (burst.co.in), 10th,11th, and 12th Grades
Co-hosted School Annual Day, 9th Grade
Dancer/Marcher at School Sports Day, 10th Grade
Mithras House Cricket Team, 9th and 10th Grades
Mithras House Soccer Team, 9th and 10th Grades
Mithras House Dodgeball Team, 10th Grade
[] Job/Work Experience: Unpaid Internship at ACD Communications Pvt. Ltd. (2 months), 12th Grade
[
] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a blind school for 2 months (Taught kids), 12th Grade
[] Essays: Pretty good
[
] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good
[
] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[
] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
[
] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): India, but I’m a US citizen, so I’m considered OOS
[
] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[
] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 30-40K
[
] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT scores, 9th and 10th GPAs, Class Rank
[
] Weaknesses: ECs and Awards, 11th Percentage
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mostly because of my SAT score and class rank, I guess. Also, a lot of people said my essays were exceptional. So I guess because of that too.[/li][/ul]General Comments: It’s going to be painful to choose between UIUC, Georgia Tech, and Purdue. Right now, I’m leaning towards UIUC because I got a decent amount of financial aid, and got into the honors program.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 780 CR/680 M/750 W (2210 composite)
[
] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): weighted is a 3.84, UW probably around 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[
] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem-3, Lang-4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[
] Senior Year Course Load: AP microeconomics, AP macroeconomics, AP government, economics and personal finance, writing center peer tutoring, AP literature, AP physics 1, AP Calc BC
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul] national merit scholar commended, presidential award for academic excellence, 3rd place in regional science fair
[
] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): club soccer, varsity soccer, key club, national honor society, 1 year of field hockey, debate team for 1 year
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[
] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at a race for brain rumors every year, complete multiple community service activities through key club
[] Essays: commonapp main: 8/10, why GA tech: 4/10, progress and service: 6/10
[
] Teacher Recommendation: one math teacher, probably pretty good, and an English teacher with an amazing one
[] Counselor Rec: great, probably 9/10
[
] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[
] Applied for Financial Aid?: filled out the general scholarship profile
[] Intended Major: chemical engineering
[
] State (if domestic applicant): OOS, Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[
] School Type: large, public
[] Ethnicity: white
[
] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 250k
[
] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): female in engineering
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: SAT composite, recommendations, commonapp essay
[
] Weaknesses: SAT math subscore, UW GPA
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: female in engineering

Decision- Accepted

Objective:
-SAT I: 2390 (800M, 800R, 790W, 11 Essay) second sitting, sick for first
-ACT: 36C (36E, 36M, 36R, 36S, 12 Essay) one sitting
-SAT II: 800 MII, 800 Chem, 790 Phys, over two sittings
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 (3.97 Midyear) (4.44 Weighted, 4.51 Midyear)
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% (Top 1% Midyear) class of ~600
-AP scores: AP Chem 5, AP Span Lang 5, AP Human 5, AP Euro 5, AP Eng Lang 5, AP Macro 5
-IB scores: IB SL Chem 7, IB SL Span 6, predicted around 40/45
-Senior Year Course Load: (Full IB diploma schedule) Band, IB SL Math (School doesn’t offer HL Math, or HL Chem for that matter. SL is pretty much Calc AB), AP Comp Sci, IB HL Bio, AP Micro, AP Govt, IB HL English, IB HL History Americas, IB TOK
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major… AP Scholar, National Merit Finalist, various UIL things

Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
-Marching Band 9-10 (state qualified, regional champs)
-Concert Band 9-12 (state qualified, various minor awards)
-Jazz Band 10, 12 (various minor awards)
-UIL Math 9-12 (Captain, various awards, some notable)
-UIL Science 11-12 (Co-captain senior year, various awards, some notable, top score districts)
-High Q Quizbowl competition 11-12 (nationally qualified)
-11-12 Business plan competition (co-founder, 2nd place),
-Minor clubs (Span club, etc)

Job/Work Experience: Tutor at a tutoring center since January

Volunteer/Community service: Co-founder of org that cleans walking paths 11-12, minor clubs like NHS, Key Club, probably around 150~ hours total

Essays: Common app was fine 8.5/10
Teacher Recommendations: I’m sure they were fine, had both teachers for 2-3 classes each, didn’t read 8.5/10
Counselor Rec: Knows me well, 9/10
Additional Rec: Nope
Interview: Nope

Other
-Applied for financial aid?: Yup
-State (if domestic applicant): Texas
-Country (if international applicant): U.S.A!!
-School Type: Large competitive public
-Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
-Gender: M
-Income Bracket: 60-75k
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen in America? lol more anti-hooks than hooks for sure

Reflection
-Strengths: Scores, varied/difficult schedule, GPA, EC’s are decent (though I regret not doing more over summers)
-Weaknesses: No major awards, classes not engineering focused
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores, well rounded EC’s/classes
-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Engineering Honors+full tuition scholarship at UT Austin, Presidential Scholar at USC, UMich Ann Arbor, waitlist at WashU (lolwhat), rejected from MIT, likely at UCLA. Still waiting on the Ivies/Stanford/UC’s/CMU

General Comments:
It’s too bad I missed the merit scholarship deadline for GTech, or it’d be considerably higher on my list. Congrats to everyone who got in though, it’s a great school!

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200; Reading 760; Math 750; Writing 690
ACT: 34; English 31; Math 33; Reading 36; Science 36; Writing 29
SAT II: Math II 780; Physics 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): (Did not send scores) Calculus BC, AP Gov, Prob and Stats, APUSH, Physics C Mechanics
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: English Lang and Comp AP, APES, Computer Science AP, World History AP, Macro Economics AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (co-president), Mu Alpha Theta
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Math tutoring 1 hour per week for 2 years, Vacation Bible School at local church
Summer Activities: Shell Energy Camp one summer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): All 8/10,
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Signed waiver, but both teachers really liked me

Teacher Rec #1: Physics teacher
Teacher Rec #2: French teacher
Counselor Rec: I talked to her a lot so she knew me better than others
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): Lousiana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 90K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Competitive high school? I really don’t know
Weaknesses: extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Tulane and UMich

Any idea how many people were wait listed by Georgia tech this year?

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I: 2100 CR 650 M 770 W 680
ACT: —
SAT II: Math II 780, Chinese 88
GPA: 5.1547/6.0 (about a 91 average)
Rank: 35/907
AP: World History, US History, Psychology, Economics, English III (no scores reported).
IB: —
Senior Year Course Load: Statistics AP, Child Development, Office Aid, Calculus BC, Chemistry AP, Independent Study English, French AP, English 4 AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): UIL Region

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Math Club, Asian American Club (President), French Club, French Honor Society (Vice President), NHS, SNHS, Decathlon
Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor at local Chinese school, UIL D competition each year
Essays: CommonApp: okay, not great; Supplements: Great
Teacher Recommendation: From my math club sponsor/calculus teacher (should be great) and French teacher
Counselor Rec: I don’t think it’d be anything substantial given that my counselor is new and doesn’t know me
Additional Rec: —
Interview: —
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant): —
School Type: Large public (~4000 students)
Ethnicity: —
Gender: Female
Hooks: Family who went there, I informally toured the campus often and made a lot of references to it in my short answers, slight humor in my supplements
Reflection
Strengths: mainly my supplements. Also many of the clubs i’m in i’ve been a member for 4 years which shows dedication???
Weaknesses: weak essay, no major awards, mediocre SAT scores, few APs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: family relations, meaningful supplements, luck

Accepted!
ACT: 35 Math, 35 English, 33 Science, 32 Reading
GPA: 97%
AP’s: World History, US History, Literature, Language, Statistics, Macroeconomics, Psychology, Chemistry, Calculus BC, Latin
Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s
Extracurriculars: 6 years of varsity sports, varsity sport captain, volunteering
Job/Work Experience: I’ve had 2 part time jobs that I work during the school year
Essays: I’m a weak writer. For my “why Georgia Tech” essay, I hadn’t visited campus so I barely knew what to write about.
Teacher Recommendation: Fair
Counselor Rec: My old counselor retired so my new counselor doesn’t know me. I’ve met her once. I have no idea what she wrote about me.
Interview: No
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): New York
School Type: Large public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Gender
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I heard Georgia Tech only looks at the math and english parts of the ACT. If this is the case, I had a 35 on the ACT. Being a female I think was in my favor. The school also said 97% of their accepted students took calculus in high school, so if you want to get in that’s a must.

Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I : N/A
[
] ACT: 30 Super score: 33 E 30 M 28 R 28 SR
[] SAT II: N/A
[
] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank : Top 10%
[
] AP : AP Physics B(2) , AP Spanish Lang. (5), AP Cambridge Seminar (4)
[] IB : None (school doesn’t offer)
[
] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Gov., AP Econ., Wellness, AP Spanish Lit., English IV hnrs., Independent Study, AP Cambridge Research
[] Major Awards: GMS Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[
] Extracurriculars: Soccer (Captain) [All-State, All-Midstate, GK of the Year, Top 5 Player mention], Spanish Honor Society (VP), National Honor Society, Mualphatheta, Sabor Latino (Club Officer), and more I can’t think of at the moment
[] Job/Work Experience: New York Life Personal Assistant
[
] Volunteer/Community service: Church, Missionary Trips, Cultural Events, and Tutoring
[] Essays: Literally, my Common Application Essay is the best work I have ever created. After getting it reviewed by my Senior English teacher she told me that it was certainly one of the best she has ever read, so that really must have helped. It was literally about a car ride home.
[
] Teacher Recommendation: 2 total: Spanish Teacher- Great bond, only had her for 1 year (jr year) but we did a lot of outside activities so she got to know me real well therefore she must have written an excellent recommendation [haven’t seen it].
Alg. II Math teacher- Also only had one year (so. year) but she really got to see me do amazing within the field of mathematics. She partnered me up with people that were struggling and told me that I helped their scores go up. She was more of an academic recommender because she did not know too much about my personality. Her recommendation was good.
[] Counselor Rec: nah
[
] Additional Rec: nah
[] Interview: nah
[/ul]Other[ul]
[
] Applied for Financial Aid?: of course! I’m out of state so I really, really need it!
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[
] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] School Type: Magnet School/Academic School - Public
[
] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Mexican
[] Gender: Male
[
] Hooks: Minority within engineering, First generation college student
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Recommendations, Apparent Ambition & Interest
[
] Weaknesses: Scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I was constantly up to date with what was going on at GA Tech and made sure to give everything as soon as possible. I asked several questions to my Counselor and the Hispanic Recruitment leaders so that they’d know that GA Tech is my dream school. [/li][/ul]General Comments: All the work was worth it, fight for your dreams. Class of 2019. #leggo

Financial Aid is really what I am struggling with right now, hopefully they see that I am worthy of more. Contact me for questions if any

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1930 (superscore)
[
] ACT: Didn’t take.
[] SAT II (if submitted): 670 Biology E, 650 Physics, 640 Math II
[
] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[
] AP (place score in parenthesis): Took freshman year: AP Calculus BC (5), AP US History. Took sophomore year: (4), AP US Government (4), AP Human Geography (4), and AP Physics (3).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[
] Senior Year Course Load: Math284: Linear Algebra (concurrent enrollment at community college), Math463: Complex Analysis (concurrent enrollment at University of Maryland), Math310: Introduction to Mathematical Proof (concurrent enrollment at University of Maryland), Math410: Real Analysis (concurrent enrollment at University of Maryland), Math403: Abstract Algebra (concurrent enrollment at University of Maryland), Honors Chemistry, Honors Modern World History, and Honors English 12.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honors Society, and a few theatre awards…so basically nothing
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[
] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre (performed in several major roles and also performed in a musical at the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland), Honors Jazz Band (1st chair tenor sax), Marching Band, National Capital Area Cappies Theater Critic, Thespian Society, Math Club.
[] Job/Work Experience: Not really, I spent a few years tutoring college kids in Calc I-III, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra.
[
] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing special
[] Essays: Wrote about memorable experiences in one of my college math classes and also explained my reasoning for graduating early.
[
] Teacher Recommendation: Probably hilarious, because I scribbled complicated math proofs all over my desks several times and she made me stay after school and clean them.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good. She knew that I was passionate about math and was pretty impressed by me.
[
] Additional Rec: No
[] Interview: lol, did they even offer interviews? idk whatever
[/ul]Other[ul]
[
] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Applied as Electrical Engineering but will switch to Math and Computer Science as soon as I get there.
[
] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[
] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[
] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $46000
[
] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Not really.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I took a ton of college math courses at the University of Maryland-College Park and did well in them.
[
] Weaknesses: I graduated high school early and had less time to do well on SAT tests.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I did really well in advanced college math courses that 4th year math majors take (I took AP Calculus BC freshman year and college classes every year since). I also managed to graduate early with 40+ college credits. Also I think my passion for math had shown through in every part of my application.[/li][/ul]General Comments: lol, see you guys in the fall! Congrats to everyone who got accepted.