<p>I was accepted into Georgia Tech this year but it was too expensive for me to attend because i live out of state. As a result, I decided to attend Troy University (i have my orientation tomorrow) because it was affordable. I've come to realize that I made a huge mistake because I should have enrolled in Georgia Tech; It did not occur to me that i could live off campus with my aunt. Although I'm attending Troy, I'm planning on transferring to Georgia Tech after one year. So i just wanted to know if it will be easier for me to be accepted as a transfer student since i was already accepted as a freshman. I also wanted to know if there were any scholarship programs or co-ops (for transfer students) that would allow me to pay off college once I transferred to tech. Last but not least, I wanted to know if I should retake the ACT (even though I was accepted with a 28 last time..... Im a URM btw).</p>
<p>I currently go to Georgia Tech, but I’m transferring out in a few weeks.
Your past acceptance shouldn’t improve your chances the second time around, and I wouldn’t worry about the 28 ACT.
Maintain good grades at Troy, and try to remain active in extracurricular activities. People also tend to underestimate the importance of the essay on GT’s application–don’t fudge it. Give good reasons for transferring.
If you follow these steps, you should be good. I don’t think a teacher recommendation is required, but it couldn’t hurt.</p>
<p>If you can’t find any transfer-specific scholarships on any of Georgia Tech’s websites, I highly doubt they exist; however, you should be able to find scholarships for people with URM status (e.g. Goizeuta scholarship for Latinos).</p>
<p>The school has no reason to discriminate against transfer students in the realm of co-ops (unless you have a lousy GPA or insufficient transfer credits or what have you). You just have less time to sign up.</p>
May I know what your grades were
This thread is old, I bet OP is already at GT
Emphasis at ‘were’