One Last chance for a OOS student for G-Tech

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
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<p>I'm a high school senior who lives in Maine. I was defered in December and I'm waiting to here back. I recently wrote them a letter 1 week ago telling them that they were my #1 school and that I would definitly enroll if I was accepted. I also talked about school and awards I won.</p>

<p>My stats:
GPA: 88.33/100 which converts to 3.33/4. I don't know my exact G-tech calculated GPA. My schedule consist of 3/5 honors classes and 2/5 CP classes. All my honors class are in Science and Math. I'm taking engineering my senior year. I have a 95 in that class. I am also taking two math classes my senior year, FST and pre-calc.</p>

<p>SAT(Superscored):
Math: 730
Critical Reading: 590</p>

<p>Tech doesn't look at writing so I have a 1320/1600</p>

<p>EC'S:
Football (9-12), Captain of team senior year
Baseball (9, 12)
Track (10, 11)
Tennis (11)
Science Team (11)
Won a top history student award for grade in 11th grade
Won various football awards, including leadership awards.
Work as a dishwasher at Country club 20hr/s a week during school year and 30 hr/s week in summer. I have been promoted to cook.
Volunteered at a food pantry before senior year for 60 hr/s.
Shadowed with several specialty doctors in a hospital during summer before senior year for a week.</p>

<p>So what do you think. Does being OOS help me since everyone is competing for the HOPE scholarship? Any honest chances would be great.</p>

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<p>Actually, I think being OOS hurts. I don't know of any confirmed sources, but the rumor is that Tech gets a lot of pressure to admit in-state students. Apparently, the OOS/In-state ratio is a little too high for some GA residents / lawmakers.</p>

<p>Honestly, I think you're reaching, but you never know. Good luck.</p>

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<p>It is a high ratio, but they actually do that on purpose to offset the costs onto OOS students. That way, we in-staters have lower tuition while having excellent facilities, and FinAid is higher for in-staters. It sounds horrible, but if you look at alot of Midwestern schools that have implemented ratio caps, they have astronomical tuitions.</p>

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<p>Not to mention we get the "cream of the crop" from other states, putting us at a competitive advantage in USNWR as well as continue to make Atlanta sprawl out even more...</p>

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<p>I have almost the same stats but am international ... so what are my chances ?</p>