May 1st
Admitted!
Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (720CR/800M/780W)
• ACT: 35 (36 E&M, 35 R, 34 S)
• SAT II: Math2, Biology, Physics: 800, Chemistry: 790, US History: 750, Literature: 730
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school dn rank; top 10%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), BC Calculus (5), Chemistry (5), E. Lang (5), Ch. L/C (5), NSL (5), USH (4), WH(4), Physics B (5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
• Senior Year Course Load:
AP Environmental Sci, AP Statistics, MV Calculus, AP Literature, Molecular Bio, AP Physics C, AP MacroEcon
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF; AMC 12B: 91.5 
; Major Chess Awards (expert uscf rating); and a smattering of non-so-major awards…
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
chess, math, ninja warrior, piano, nih internships, etc…
• Job/Work Experience: teach chess/NIH internship
• Summer Activities: Chess practice, NIH internship
• Essays: They should have been decent, but not excellent
• Teacher Recommendation: No Basis
• Counselor Rec: No Basis
Other
• State (if domestic applicant):MD
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Competitive Public
• Ethnicity: Chinese
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: around 250K
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Chinese Male who loves math in Engineering major…automatic shoo-in
Foreign Language: English, Chinese
Reflection
• Strengths: Course Rigor, Strong stats in STEM, big upwards trend
• Weaknesses: GPA, poor application
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
My test scores in STEM were much higher than the average. My GPA was weaker than average, but my extremely tough course load made up for it. My essay couldn’t have hurt me either.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UChicago, UMBC Rejected/Deferred: Not Yet
Decision: ACCEPTED 
(CS)
Objective:
SAT 1: 2190 (720CR, 720W, 750M)
ACT (SS): 34
SAT 2: 720 Math 2, 790 Physics
GPA: 3.78 UW, 4.91W (standard is 4, honors is 5, AP is 6)
Rank: 62/625 (top 10%)
AP: Psychology (5), Calculus BC (5/5), Lang/Comp (3), Environmental Science (5), Mechanics (4), E&M (4), US History (4)
IB: n/a
Senior Year courses: AP English Lit/Comp, AP Macroeconomics, Hn Robotics, Advanced Computer Science (second year), Calculus 3/Multivariable (offered in school by NCSU), Differential Equations (offered in school by NCSU), AP Chemistry
Major awards: 3rd Place TSA (technology student association) states competition for Video Game Design
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: engineering club (TSA), volunteering at a local place that refurbishes old computers for low income kids who need them
Summer: Workshop at NCSU- built an Android app, Carnegie Mellon Precollege (APEA program, took 18-100 and 15-112)
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Essays: I liked mine a lot. Would probably rate 8 or 9/10
Teacher/Counselor Recs: Didn’t read, but I submitted my math/english teachers (can’t remember if Georgia let you sub two- if it was only one, it was math). Math teacher is ex professor from NCSU, and happened to like me a lot. Had him for Calculus ABBC, and have him for multivariable/diffeq. English is new, but she liked me a lot as well. Counselor doesn’t know me well at all, but we sat down for a 30 minute interview for my rec, and I think she probably did a great job of writing one.
State: NC
School: Public Magnet (2.7k+ students)
Ethnicity: Asian Indian, born in the US
Gender: Male
Hooks: Indian guy who likes comp sci, been fascinated with it since a young age, curious about everything
Foreign Language: Kannada (at home), English, took two years of Latin
Reflection:
Strengths: Course rigor, grades, rank, ACT, senior year courses, essays, recs
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars by far, AP scores
Why was I accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Rigor, grades, rank, ACT, senior year rigor, essays, and my recs
Decision: Accepted
Test Scores:
ACT:35 (English: 34, Math:35, Combined E/W:32)
SATII: Physics 760, Math II: 800
AP:
Physics B, Physics C (Mechanics & E&M), Calculus BC, Statistics, Chemistry, Computer Science A: all 5
Economics (Micro/Macro), Biology, Latin: taking this year
UW GPA: 3.85
W GPA: 4.323
Decision: Accepted
Test Scores (Georgia Tech Combination): 36 E, 35 M, 800 W
Rank: 1/350
GPA: 3.97/4.00
Full IB Diploma
ECs: Robotics, Volunteering, Scholars Bowl, Scientific Research
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: Good
@bluelightning49 I believe so, yes.
Decision: Accepted
Major: Electrical Engineering
SAT I (breakdown): Not Taken
ACT: 35 Composite, 35 English, 36 Math, 33 Reading, 35 Science, 10 Essay
SAT II: Math 1 - 800, Math 2- 800, Physics - 800, US History - 770
Weighted GPA: 4.41
Rank: Does not Rank
APs:
Computer Science (5)
English Language (5)
Macroeconomics (5)
Physics C - Mech (5)
Physics C - E&M (5)
US History (5)
Calculus BC (5)
Senior Year Courses:
AP Chemistry
AP Psychology
Honours English IV
AP Microeconomics
AP Probability and Statistics
Calculus 3 and Differential Equations
Media Communications III
Media Communications IV
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
RoboSoccer Club (Founder and Team Captain)
- 3rd Place RoboCup Jr. Soccer Internationals
- 1st Place RoboCup Jr. Soccer Nationals
- RoboCup Jr. National Electrical Design Award
Boy Scouts Troop 88 (Senior Patrol Leader)
- Life Scout working on Eagle
- Order of the Arrow (Scouting’s “Honour Society”)
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 303 (Student Leadership Council Member)
- 3rd Place FRC World Championships
- TCNJ District Engineering Excellence Award
- Mount Olive District Robot Design Award
- MAR Region Chairman’s Award
- Mount Olive District Imagery Award
- Clifton District Chairman’s Award
- Hatboro-Horsham District Team Spirit Award
ZeroRobotics (Team Captain)
- ISS Finalist (Programmed satellites aboard the ISS)
Future Business Leaders of America (Webmaster, Tech Director)
- 1st Place NJ FBLA Entrepreneurship
- FBLA Nationals Entrepreneurship Finalist
- NJ FBLA Economics 3rd Place
- NJ FBLA JA Titans 2nd Place in Industry
VEX Robotics Competition Team 2409A (Co-Captain)
- VEX Regional 2nd Place
- VEX Regional Programming Skills 2nd Place
FIRST Technical Challenge Team 756 (Team Captain)
- FTC Regional 2nd Place
NJ iSTEM Organization (Co-President)
- 2nd Place Princeton Engineering Olympiad Environmental Engineering
Forensics Speech and Debate (Webmaster)
Geography Club
- 1st Place WorldQuest NYC Regionals
Scuba Diving (Advanced Open Water Diver)
Ultimate Frisbee Team
Job/Work Experience:
Internship in Creative Media Department at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Co-Founder of PeerEditr
CMO of REV Apparel
App and Website Company PocketApps (Multiple Android Apps and websites)
Volunteer/Community service:
~100 hours through Boy Scouts
Currently working on my Eagle Scout Project
~100 Hours at local Hindu Temple
~150 Hours at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Summer Activities:
MIT Launch Summer Program (Created PeerEditr there)
Volunteered at Temple
Internship at Hospital (Volunteered in creative media department and used photography, Photoshop, and Illustrator skills to create posters, newsletters, etc for both hospital-wide and city-wide events)
Boy Scouts Camping and High Adventure Trips
Competitions during the summer (RoboCup Jr Internationals, FBLA Nationals)
Recommendation:
Got from Economics Teacher
State: New Jersey (OOS)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
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Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/650/690/8 (2140)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/680/710/8 (2190)
ACT (breakdown): 35: (35E, 35M, 36R, 34S, 8 Essay)
ACT superscore (breakdown): Only took once
SAT II (subject, score): Chem, 790, M2 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.3255/6.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/449
AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry(5), Statistics(5), English Language(5), Spanish Language(4), World History(3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C(Both), AP Comp Sci A, AP English Lit, Anatomy & Physiology
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar With Distinction, Outstanding Brass Musician Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Drummer in my own band, 11-12, founder and manager, we rehearse, record our music and publish it online, and play gigs at local venues
My own landscaping Business, 10-12, founder and manager, provided landscaping services for up to 12 simultaneous customers on a weekly basis with one person working under me
School band (Concert and Marching), 9-10, principal trumpeter in symphonic band, won state marching championship and top ratings on both solo and ensemble at the state competition
Math tutoring for free, 11-12, tutor, increased Mu Alpha Theta’s presence in my school
Spanish Honor Society/ Spanish Club, 10-12, Member, worked to increase interaction with surrounding Hispanic community (live in Texas so it’s fairly large)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Experience:
Scuba Diving in Florida Keys
Took classes at the community college
Shooting skeet and Sporting clays
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
CommonApp essay: wrote about drumming in my band, 7/10
GATech Questions: 7/10
Teacher Recommendation #1: My AP chem teacher/NHS sponsor who I had for two years and got to know well, he loved me 9/10.
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP English teacher, who saw my writing progress and that I was there to learn, not just for grades. She only writes 10 recs/year and is a great writer, 9/10.
Counselor Rec: He told me he really enjoyed writing it, though I didn’t know him extremely well due to my school’s size, 7/10.
Additional Info/Rec: Didn’t see any of my recs due to FERPA release
Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/15
U.S. State/Territory or Country: TX
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: high
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740/690/770/11 (2200)
ACT (breakdown): 31: (35E, 35M, 32R, 26S, 9 Essay)
SAT II (subject, score): Chem, 750, M2 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/160
AP (place score in parentheses): 10 total mostly 5 and 4s
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar With Distinction, Latin Magna Cum Laude
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Symphony at County Level
Hospital Community Work
Teaching Music to underprivileged children
Tutoring at school
Organizing STEM camps
NHS, School Committee leadership positions
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
100+ hours award
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
CommonApp essay: About my community service 10/10
GATech Questions: 8/10
Teacher Recommendations:
Hopefully good
Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/15
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Out of state
School Type: Top 50 US public school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: high
Hooks
Accepted
ACT: 34E 35M
SAT: 750W
=2310
SAT II: 800 M, 800 Phy, 760 Chem
IB: 41/45
IGCSE 9: CCBBBBAA
IGSCE 10: AAAAAAA*B
Decision: Accepted! 
Major: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
ACT: 33 composite 26M/35R
GPA: 3.97/4.0
AP: Lang (4), US History (4), Calc (4), Env. Science (5), World History (5)
State: GA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Where else did you apply?: UGA, Florida Tech
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 c/ 800 m/ 790 w
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 math 2, 800 physics, 770 bio m, 750 US
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): physics B, Calc BC, Stat, World History, US, Comp sci, Enviro Sci - all 5s; lang-4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: multivariable, ap gov, ap lit, ap comp gov, ap physc c, spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): United States Math Talent Search Bronze, AIME, National AP scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (MTNA state winner, International Young Artist Finalist and 4th Place), Performed at the US State Department for an Arts Festival (woo hoo), math club (VP), comp sci (Secretary), intramural basketball (captain lol), quizbowl, swimming, Math League State Top Scorer
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: summer camp (120 hrs)
Summer Activities: college courses, volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: math
State (if domestic applicant): pa
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: XY
Income Bracket: >100000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: test scores/awards?
Weaknesses: extracurricular
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a
General Comments:
How do you find the GT conversion for ACT vs. SAT scores?
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Admission Status: Accepted
Major: Electrical Engineering
SAT Composite (CR/M/W): 790 / 710/ 650 2150 total
ACT Composite: Didn’t take ACT
GPA (UW/W): 3.76 UW, 3.95 W
Rank: 29/382 weighted #37UW
SAT IIs: 720 Lit, no math/science
of APs: 6
of IB HLs: 2
Rate your essays: 9 (tons of review, they were pretty good)
Rate your recs: Math (calc teacher): 9 Counselor: 9
Extracurriculars: Work at ConocoPhillips Alaska 2014-15, worked at Mayor’s office 2013, track, tennis, piano, church, volunteering
Type of high school: Public, with IB and Gifted Program
State/Country: Alaska, USA
Race: White
Hooks: Gifted Program at high school, pretty awesome internship at ConocoPhillips, from AK
Accepted!
White male
ACT: 35 (36 Eng/34 R/35 M/35 Sci)
SAT: 2300 (750 CR/800 M/750 W)
SAT II: 750 Math I, 780 Chem
GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.4 W
AP: AP Chemistry (5), AP Biology (5-self study) AP US (5). This year: AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Calc BC, AP Gov
Rank: 1/416
Essays: Maybe a 6 or 7 out of 10?
Extracurriculars: Football, academic quiz team, Future Business Leaders of America (local officer), NHS (chapter president), Chinese outside of school
Hook: I think taking Chinese helped. I received a scholarship to study in China and live with a host family for 6 weeks from the State Department
Decision: Accepted
Major: Computer Science
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (710 CR)
SAT II: 800 both Math II and Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24 of about 300
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5), Bio (2012 version, 5), Euro (4), Chem (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), Comp Sci (5), Calc BC (5, AB subs core - 5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Macro, AP Physics C EM (our school separates Mech and EM), AP Latin, AP Stats, Accelerated English, Honors PLTW Engineering course
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA for 4 years, Math Olympiad for 4 years (co prez), Science Olympiad for 2 years (VP), Comp Sci Club for 2 years, Video Game Production Club (founder), High School Swim team for 4 years (varsity all years), Club swimming for 10 years
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard at local YMCA
Volunteer/Community service: Swim team at Y (a couple of times a year), local hospital (4 hours weekly since Sept. 2013), FBLA (maybe 80 hours total in 4 years)
Summer Activities: work (LG)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Summary: Taking AP Bio freshman year was quite the adventure, but it taught me how hard classes could actually be. I think 10/10.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): First teacher: math (BC), also sponsors
Teacher Rec #1: Math Olympiad, I think 9 or 10 of 10 because she knew me as a club member, officer, and a student.
Teacher Rec #2: Comp Sci, taught me twice (also intro course), knew I sometimes slacked but still got work done, did well on his tests so 7 or 8 of 10
Counselor Rec: meh probably generic so 5 or 6 of 10
Other
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: large enough (no aid)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: SAT score
Weaknesses: Awards - wish I had some better ones (FBLA Nationals)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: SAT score definitely helped, I think my essay was vital to my application.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted at Pitt, Penn State, and Case; deferred from UMich
International Female Student
Decision: Accepted
Major: Computer Science
SAT(M/CR/W): 760/560/720
SAT(M2): 800
SAT(PHY): 800
IB Prediction: 44/45, very rigorous curriculum
Very good extracurriculars(strong athletics), essays and teacher recommendation.
Super late, but since all I’ve seen are super high SAT scores I thought I might as well post this and give some people some hope.
Decision: Accepted
Hispanic female, OOS
SAT score: 1860 (CR: 580, CM: 630, CW: 650) I know these scores are low, that’s why I’m just as surprised as you are that I was accepted… But I’m extremely happy nonetheless. I don’t think this has any influence over my acceptance but I truly don’t believe my SAT score reflects my ability, as I get nervous and get anxiety while taking exams.
Applied EA for industrial engineering
UW GPA: 3.7
W GPA: 4.5
In the IB program (have taken at least 10 college level classes)
- My HLs are physics, english, and french
Other colleges I got accepted into (although GT is my top along with Stevens):
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Fordham University
- University of Florida
- Quinnipiac (safety)
Deferred: - Northeastern University
- University of Miami
Lots of EC:
- National Honor Society
- French Honor Society
- Co-founded a cultural club at my school
- Secretary of Tech club
- Habitat for Humanity (3 yrs)
- 3 year varsity swimmer
- Tutor kids for ESL
- Took precalc class over the summer from junior to senior year in order to take IB Calc senior year
- plus other clubs in the school that are community based and not nationally known
Essay: I would say my essay was pretty strong as I talked about my childhood and my transition from moving from the Dominican Republic to the US when I was 9 years old.
- that being said I am not a first generation student
LOR: 2 teachers (one math, one english) and counselor
I definitely think being a female and hispanic helped me get accepted tremendously and I don’t wanna leave that out, as it is a pretty big factor for most colleges nowadays, especially in the engineering field.
Overall, I think this goes to show that GT doesn’t just look at numbers but they look at every applicant holistically. Whether you are looking into GT for the future, got deferred, or are waiting to hear for RD, I wish you the best of luck!