Hey guys, with decision in less than 24 hours, i thought it’d be time to put this up. Good luck! dont forget to post results!
30 more minutes. Goodluck to everyone!
Denied…
34 ACT
3.78W GPA
8 APs
Top 10 school In State
Multiple ECs with leadership roles
Asian male
Comp sci major
Was expecting at least a deferral since I got accepted early action from UGA but oh well…
Tech doesn’t need any more Asians/CS majors I guess haha.
Congrats to everyone else!
I’ll see you all in a few years when I transfer to Tech.
^^
Similar case here. I was at least expecting a deferral. Will edit in full stats later, but:
2180 SAT score
9 APs
3.70 GPA
Multiple ECs outside of school, especially with charity/community service
Asian, male, in-state.
Applied to Scheller College of Business.
I was also expecting a deferral if things didn’t work out, not a flat out rejection. UGA also early-accepted me. But congratulations to those got in during the early action rounds!
Admission Status: Accepted
SAT Composite (CR/M/W): 720 / 780/ 620
ACT Composite:
GPA (W/UW): 3.6 UW, school doesn’t offer weighted (Didn’t recalculate GPA)
Rank: 1st in class
SAT IIs: 760 USH, 740 Math IC, 770 Math IIC, 730 Physics
of APs: 3, all self studied
Rate your essays: 8 (Found it had errors, ended making major changes to it)
Rate your recs: Foreign Language:10 Math:9
Extracurriculars: Too many to list
Type of high school: International School, no IB
State/Country: North Africa
Hooks: URM
Deferred
African American male out of state
31 ACT
3.36 gpa unweighted
5.89 weighted
5 AP’s
Top 5%
A lot of ECs and leadership
In the IB program
Twin brother with basically the same stats got accepted
Admission Status: Accepted
SAT Composite: 2250
GPA (W/UW): 3.96 UW, 4.41 weighted (on 4.5 scale?)
Rank: top 5%
SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 780 Physics, 790 Chemistry, 800 Bio M
of APs: 4 (US History, Physics C, AP English, Calc B.C.) All 5s
Extracurricular: many many math and science competitions and research, art portfolio, volunteer work
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 700/700/680/10
ACT (breakdown): 30M/33E/36R/30S
SAT II (subject, score): (cringes)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.33
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/295
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Lang (4), AP Stat (3), APUSH (5), AP Psych (5), AP World (4),
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, AP Environmental Science, Physics Honors, AP Government, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, Economics/Work Based Learning
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 8
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): I wish
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP National Scholar, Honor Roll, Won multiple School/County Science Fairs, Placed at Regional Science Fair, On of the top PF Debate Speakers in the State, JV Policy Debate Champion, Coca-Cola Scholars Semifinalist (??)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Media Specialist for STAND’s National Board, President of Beta, Founder/President of local Young Dems, VP of NHS/Interact, Captain of Colorguard/Policy Debate Team, Varsity Academic Team, Communications Chair for local Democratic Committee (Pretty big- I’m the only <25 yr old on the board)
Job/Work Experience: Waitress
Volunteer/Community Service: AP World History Tutor, Humanitarian Summit rep for STAND, raisde $5,000 for South Sudan school building, collecting textbooks for Filipino schools affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan
Summer Experience: Self-taught Chinese/Russian/Computer Science, Girls’ State, RYLA, Georgia Tech Summer Engineering Institute
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
Common app: Making a chocolate volcano in 3rd grade lol, 7
Favorite Thing about Tech: GTSEI- 7
Service and Progress: Working at Chick-Fil-A, 7
Additional Essay/QB Essays:
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Teacher Recommendation: Math, did not read
Counselor Rec: did not read
Additional Info/Rec: n/a
Other
Date Submitted App: 10/01/2014
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Georgia (in-state)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:Asian/Latino
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): n/a
Reflection
Strengths: Leadership, GPA
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I lived on the campus for 3 weeks through GTSEI, and I’m pretty sure it shown through in my “Why GT?” essay.
What would you have done differently?: Reworded my Common App Essay
Where else did you apply?: Stanford (denied), MIT
very surprising…ACT 34 is denied!
Accepted
White Male OOS
ACT: 33 composite, 35 Math, 34 English, 33 E/W
SAT II: 780 Math II, 670 Bio (M)
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.45 W
8 AP Classes: AP Calc (5) APUSH(5) AP Gov (4) AP Bio (3)
Class rank: 3/396
Essays: Killed it. 9 Main Common App, 10 and 9 for Supplements
Extracurriculars: 300+ Volunteer Hours
Really unique volunteering with Domestic Violence Awareness
Tennessee Governors School for Computational Physics
President/Captain of 4 clubs
Varsity Sports up until Junior Year
I’ll post for my two younger sisters who applied this year. Oh! Also, I’m thinking about making a post tomorrow about (my experiences with) Tech life, being deferred/accepted/summer session’d, undergrad research, co-op program, study abroad, safety, housing, etc. Maybe it’d help clear up any questions y’all have. This site helped me way back in the day and has helped my sisters, so it’d be nice to give back. Does this sound ok?
My grammar may not be the best, I’m very excited for my sisters 
Ok so sister #1:
Decision: ACCEPTED
GT superscore SAT/ACT: E: 780, M: 690, E/W: 760
GPA: 4.0uw, 4.3w
Rank:GT doesn’t look at rank, so I don’t know what their rank is
SAT IIs: none
of AP/IB/DE: 4 AP + 8 DE (all 4's and 5's for AP)
Rate essays: 9 (they had lots of people critique their essays and by the end I was pretty impressed)
Rate recs: No idea, I know they had their AP calc teacher write one and she said “she’d be honored to” so good?
Extracurriculars: Very, very focused on cheerleading. Multiple national championships, etc. 50 weeks a year, tons and tons of hours a week. Also, they did mission trips and raised a bunch of money for them. They also did a lot of other, smaller clubs.
Type of high school: public, suburb of atlanta
State/Country: GA (USA)
Hooks: double legacies, in contact (kind of) with cheerleading coach at Tech
Sister #2:
Decision: ACCEPTED
GT superscore SAT/ACT: E: 760, M: 670, E/W: 690
GPA: 4.0uw, 4.3w
Rank:GT doesn’t look at rank, so I don’t know what their rank is
SAT IIs: none
of AP/IB/DE: 4 AP + 8 DE (all 4's and 5's for AP except for a 3 in AP Lang)
Rate essays: 9.5 (they had lots of people critique their essays and by the end I was very impressed)
Rate recs: No idea, I know they had their AP calc teacher write one and she said “she’d be honored to” so good?
Extracurriculars: Very, very focused on cheerleading. Multiple national championships, etc. 50 weeks a year, tons and tons of hours a week. Also, they did mission trips and raised a bunch of money for them. They also did a lot of other, smaller clubs
Type of high school: public, suburb of atlanta
State/Country: GA (USA)
Hooks: double legacies, in contact (kind of) with cheerleading coach at Tech
Congrats to all of you accepted! Those of you deferred: don’t give up hope just yet! I was deferred when I applied (back in the day).
Accepted
Indian male. In state
ACT: 34 Composite; 34 Math; 33 English
SATII: 700 Math II, 640 Chem
GPA: 4.00 UW; 4.33 W
15 AP classes + GT Distance Calc
Class Rank: 17/603
EC: Eagle Scout, Marching Band
Accepted (Woohoo)
Stats:
SAT: 730 R/ 770 M/ 800 W One sitting
SAT II: 750 M I, 750 Chem, 760 M2
ACT: Did not take
GPA: 4.33/4
Rank: 1/230
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5 in AP Chem, US History and Language. 4 in World. None of those AMC math things.
Subjective
Essays: Some of my first, so not my best. Kind of cliché and dragged out on the main essay, but it was pretty good. The supplement was ok, could’ve come off as cliché but I put in some original ending sentences that I thought would captivate them. 7/10
Teacher Recs: 1. Math Teacher: 9/10. Had him for first two years of high school. Got 100 all his regents and was his top student. 2. AP US Teacher: 11/10. Wrote the greatest recommendation ever. Included stuff outside of his classroom, and although he only knew me for a year he thinks very highly of me (which I am grateful for).
Counselor Rec: Didn’t know her well at the time, but it was probably ok.
Supplementary Material: Don’t remember. Don’t think I submitted anything supplementary.
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nothing. I took up an internship at the WTC, that must’ve helped. Also was a volunteer worked at a hospital and applied to Biomedical Engineering (although I will probably do something in aerospace or nuclear).
Personal
Location: New York
High School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender Male
Extracurriculars: Track, Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Band, Rubik’s Cubing, Rocket Club, Young Democrat’s, PI Contest Champion, Golf 2nd Place Champion (2012) in a local tournament.
Awards: Various subject and music awards, some sports awards, Rensselaer Medalist.
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I don’t really want to brag because I’ve never visited this school and applied because it was around #4 or #5 as a top engineering school. But I’ve done research throughout the months and it’s appealed to me more and more. It’s become more than a random choice, and I am seriously considering going there.
As for advice, don’t try to come off as someone arrogant or pompous. Write about your passions in your essay. For the supplements, make sure to answer the question and not BS it; it’s not an english class. Do well on all your tests, but they don’ t determine everything. I think showing passion for engineering and math in your extracurriculars is tantamount.
Congrats to all Accepted! Good Luck to those Deferred! To those Denied, don’t even worry; I’m sure you’ll become great leaders and workers in the years to come. You weren’t rejected because you lack something; you’re destined to find your perfect fit somewhere else.
Accepted
Industrial engineering
White male oos
3.8 uw, 4.1 w
32 ACT composite, 35 reading, 31 math, 35 science
school does not rank
8 AP, Project Lead the Way
president of multiple clubs
Varsity basketball and volleyball, captain
scholar-athlete state champion
I was accepted!
White Male OOS
ACT: Didn’t take it
SAT: 2290 individual (780 CR/760 M/750 W)
2340 superscore (800 CR/760 M/780 W)
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 Physics
GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.29 W
10 AP Classes: AP CompSci (5), AP Physics B (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Stats (4), WHAP (4), APUSH (4)
- This year: AP Gov, AP Physics C, AP Calc BC (self-study), AP Euro
Credit hours: 32
Class rank: 3/122
Essays: No idea how good they actually are, but I felt good about them
Extracurriculars: Computer science club, participated in programming competitions, including 1st place at a competition sponsored by UT-Austin (I’m a CS major if you can’t tell :lol:)
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University Pre-College this past summer
Congratulations to everyone accepted!
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 770/650/720/10
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (subject, score): 700 Chem, 750 Math IIC
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA: 4.28
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/243
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Lang (3), AP Calc BC (5, Subscore: 4), APUSH (4), AP Calc AB: 3
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Gov’t. Outside: AP CS, AP Physics C: E&M and Mech
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): No
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, Bausch and Lomb Science Award?
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Math Club (Co-Founder, Secretary for a year, and this year, President), Tennis, AP Classes outside of school, Tennis (Doubles 1, JV), CSF, Anime Club (Secretary)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: Intern at UCLA’s Biomedical Engineering Dept for a summer, Computer Coding Camp, Went to aid in humanitarian services in Ningxia, China, Think Together Program (tutor kids)
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
Common app: How computers make me feel comfortable by making it an extension to protect my loved ones.
Favorite Thing about Tech: GTISC
Service and Progress: Connecting with people on a mutual understanding to learn about their struggles
Additional Essay/QB Essays:
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Teacher Recommendation: My Calculus and Physics Teacher I’ve known for 3 years; My APUSH Teacher.
Counselor Rec: Did not read
Additional Info/Rec: Professor I interned under at UCLA
Other
Date Submitted App: 10/15/2014 (haha…)
U.S. State/Territory or Country: CA (OOS)
School Type: Public, Socioeconomically Poor, Non competitive
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): N/A
Reflection
Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: Test Scores,EC
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My Common Essay probably reflected on who I am the most.
What would you have done differently?: Probably submit the app earlier 
Where else did you apply?: Cal Tech, Carnegie, Stanford, Cornell, Harvey Mudd, Purdue, All UC campuses except UCM and UCSC
Accepted! (Applied for Engineering)
Test Scores:
SAT I: 2180: (Math: 790, CR: 650, Writing: 740)
SAT II: Math 2: 770, Physics: 800
Toefl: 116
GPA (out of 4.0):
Unweighted: 3.84
Weighted: 4.08
Class rank: 9/82
AP Courses Taken (Scores in Parentheses):
AP World History (4)
AP Psychology (5)
AP English Lang (3)
AP Calculus BC (5, with AB sub score of 5)
From South East Asia
Son was accepted…chemical engineering
White male, out of state
Sat 2280 Math 800, CR 740, WR 740
SAT II - Math 800, Chem 780, UH 760
GPA 4.5 W 4.0 UW
Rank 4/272 W 1/272 UW
7 AP/CHS Courses (mostly 5’s on AP exams)
EC’s mostly sports, 2 sport varsity athlete (soccer, track) also year-around club level soccer
NMSF, won several regional math/science competitions
Essays were good; best essay was probably the one he wrote about his love for the piano and how he has taught himself to play. Great teacher recs.
Decision: Accepted!!! ChemE
Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (730CR/800M/760W)
• ACT: N/A
• SAT II: Math II: 800, Chem: 800
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
• Weighted GPA: 4.59
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
• AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc 5, Government 5, Chemistry 5, Lang 4, French 3
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, lots of sciences and math
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin (9 years and youth orchestra), Color Guard, Robotics, Origami Club, not too much really
• Job/Work Experience: Internship at biotech company
• Volunteer/Community service:
• Summer Activities:
• Essays: CA 8/10 Questions 6/10 (Idk I judge my writing pretty harshly)
• Teacher Recommendation: I’m guessing pretty good
• Counselor Rec: Most likely good
• Additional Rec:
• Interview:
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): MD
• Country (if international applicant): USA
• School Type: Competitive public
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: XX
• Income Bracket:
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female in engineering?
Reflection
• Strengths: Test scores, recs
• Weaknesses: GPA, lack of leadership
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haven’t heard from yet
First acceptance so far! To all those deferred, have hope!
I got in! I still have a question though. When applying I applied to the major computer science. I got accepted but nowhere was it mentioned that I got Computer Science. Does Georgia Tech give out admissions for majors or just to the college in general?