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Georgia Tech vs Emory vs Purdue vs Illinois
DaedalusLadder
03-31-2015 at 6:59 pm in College Search & Selection
Hello. Before i ask my question I would like to state that I just created an account here, and this is literally the first thing I am posting on College Confidential, so please forgive me if I have missed some sort of protocol, or my posting this here, and in this fashion is not entirely…decorous. However to the point, my question is about selecting a college. I applied for Engineering Physics (or Applied Physics) at all of the following schools: Georgia Tech, Emory, Purdue, and the University of Illinois at UC. I’ve been accepted at all 4. I have done a lot of research on all the schools, and right now I’m leaning towards GT. I thought before making a decision, I should ask a large pool of people who are familiar with these schools, which school they think would be best in terms quality of teaching, and research. Any thoughts?
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svuduta
06-20-2015 at 11:33 am
Hello, I am a rising senior at Johns Creek high school in GA, and I’m considering applying to GA Tech. Actually that would be an understatement; GA Tech is my dream college and I want to major in Biomedical Engineering at this prestigious institute. But I’m really worried about whether I’m qualified for this college and whether or not I will get in. This is my resume’:
Took AP World, ap chem, ap physics, ap stat, ap lang, and I’m planning to take ap Calculus BC, ap Physics C, AP econ, and AP bio my senior year. My gpa is not so great, as it really dwindled during my junior year due to my rigorous classes, and that too I was only 2 points away from an A in many of my classes. Overall, my unweighted gpa is a 3.6, which is really bad. But here in georgia, you get an additional 7 points added to any honor or AP class. These 7 points are usually not taken into consideration by prestigious universities such as GA tech.
My extracurricular list:
Member of beta club for 1 year, Vice captain of cricket team and played in many tournaments, Vice president of chess club for 4 years and took part in many tournaments, participated in an Indian Cultural event and member of the Indian Cultural Exchange club, member of the Science National Honor’s Society, volunteered for 50 hours at Senior Connections, and Volunteered for 50 hours at an Indian Hospital.
Took the SAT for the second time and I’m currently waiting for my scores, and I’m expecting above a 2100, or even a 2200.
I wanted to see my eligibility for GA tech. Besides that, you got into Tech and Emory, 2 highly selective universities. Would you mind putting up your resume’ and listing your achievements, so I could compare your stats with mine and see where I stand. And also in your opinion what are my chances of getting into GT?