<p>Hi...first post here. My name is John. (yeah there are tons of me around) Do you guys/girls think I'll make it to Georgia Tech? I'm looking to industrial engineering.</p>
<p>I'm a korean male studying in an international school in Southeast asia region.</p>
<p>SAT (best of two that I took)</p>
<p>Reading 670
Writing 700
Math 800</p>
<p>2170
GPA average: ~4.1, none below 3.98 in all years</p>
<p>TOEFL 667</p>
<p>junior: Student council member
senior: student council president</p>
<p>3 years band, 2 yr. jazz band.</p>
<p>5 AP psych</p>
<p>taht's about it...what do you think? pls give me an honest answer. Thx!</p>
<p>The reason I'm applying to GaTech is because they have no.1 industrial engineering, and because it is one of the few non-ivy leagues that companies like Samsung will pay me to go. (and I have to work for them for like 4 years afterwards...something I'm more than happy to do)</p>
<p>But you guys really overlifted (is there such a word) my hopes, really. You just made my day...</p>
<p>What other universities should I look into? For me it was GaTech all the way until now and have no clues about other colleges. </p>
<p>And I know its nuts for me to say this, but is there any chance for an ivy league at all? Thanks man!!!</p>
<p>I'm telling you dude, aim higher.
How about Johns Hopkins or MIT? LeeGunHee Janghakgum likes
elite schools, and also LeeJongHwan Gwanjung Janghakgum will give you,
like 50000$ a year, I recommend Gwanjung Janghakgum rather than
Samsung. You have a chance everywhere.</p>
<p>Ranking for industrial engineering
1. Georgia Institute of Technology 4.7
2. University of MichiganAnn Arbor 4.5
3. Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park 4.3
4. Northwestern University (IL) 4.2
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette (IN) 4.2
Stanford University (CA) 4.2
University of CaliforniaBerkeley 4.2
8. Virginia Tech 4.1
9. Cornell University (NY) 4.0
10. Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station (Look) 3.9 </p>
<p>Smart choice! There's nothing wrong with picking GA Tech as it DOES have #1 program in industrial engineering and its tuition is relatively low to begin with. Its engineering program is one of the best in the nation and, if I am not mistaken, better than ALL Ivies as far as department rankings goes.</p>
<p>Man...so many replies...thank you so much guys...</p>
<p>Do you think Gwanjung Janghakgum will fund me if I get into Georgia Tech? And how can I apply? (Website?)</p>
<p>The biggest reason I cannot apply to most ivy leagues is because I have not taken any SAT II's (Don't ask me why), even though I'm pretty sure I'll get 800 for math and a high 700 for anything else. I'll be taking SAT I instead in Dec.</p>
<p>Now my only hope is that LeeJongHwan has seen the ranking list Sam Lee has posted...</p>
<p>Simply put, yes.
(I did some research on this :))</p>
<p>Their vision is that they want no Koreans to be unable to attend a top notch college because of finance problems. </p>
<p>Anyone who gets selected (about 100 each year) gets full scholarship plus extra spending...so you pretty much go to college for free. (did I mention that they have about half a billion bucks to spend on scholarships? <em>O</em>)</p>
<p>Yea...its a dream come true for Koreans...</p>
<p>Only one person who's going to Georgia Tech got selected this year thou...rest are ivy leagues and all other hot stuff</p>
<p>Yup, Korea has a few sugar daddies ;) They give out money fo FREE!!!!
I don't mean that they only give money to elite schools, but to Kids with
strong AIMS and determination, and perhaps some plan to make Korea
better. These people select about 80 students every year, and would pay
fully for each ot their tuition, 50000$ for four years! :) Sorry, no foreigner can
apply for this. Samsung is doing it, and this great guy Lee Jong Hwan is doing it, they just give it all, no stings attached. That is why I love KOREA :)
I'm aiming for this too. Any way, jkim, It seems that Lee Jong Hwan does try
to give fair chances to everyone, but it looks like Harvard or Stanford-admitted students do have better chances. I strongly recommend you to take SAT II in December, change your SAT to SAT subject tests. I think your SAT reasoning is decent enough for even MIT. It's not all about ranks in major, you know. If that is true, why would people strive to get into top, so-called prestigious schools? I'm saying Georgia Tech is fine, just don't narrow your views too much, and I do believe Gtech will provide you great education.
My brother had 1370 old SAT, and had decent ECs, got admitted to Gtech just fine. So don't worry you're DEFINITELY in, i think. He stopped taking SATs in October, thought it was too late to take Chemistry or MAth2C, but it wasn't. I really wish he had taken SAT 2 subjects. Even in schools where it is not required, it DOES help....Seriously consider SAT II, and broaden your choices. Hey you're Korean, attending Korean high school, I bet you could get 8002c and 750+ Chemistry and 750+ Physics if you know english well enough. DOn't focus too much on GTech, you have a lot of chances elsewhere.</p>
<p>well they usually give only to IVY bound people or the equivalent. My dad told me that if i got into an IVY one of those people would back me up and told me not to worry. lol. sugar daddy
btw i'm korean too and i think GA tech is like ur safety.</p>
<p>Well, thanks pgcokie. :)You really know what you're talking about and I'm getting drifts of it. But let me define my situation more.</p>
<p>I dun attend a Korean high school ...its American international high school in Penang, Malaysia. Not the kind that drill you to death to study. And I had absolutely no sports whatsoever (insert scream here) in order to keep up with my student council stuff. </p>
<p>I don't think it is possible to change SAT I into a SAT II. </p>
<p>Even if I could change to SAT II, most schools require 2 subject tests. Sure, I could score 700+ for any science subjects...that is if I am prepared well ahead of time. Now that I've already chosen to take SAT I again, 28 days is a tad too short to cover a year's worth of biology or chemistry for me. But show me a way I can change to SAT II, and perhaps I'll start studying like crazy and see how it goes.</p>
<p>Can you recall any good engineering based colleges that doesn't require SAT II's besides GeTech? I went thru collegeboard.com one by one and there's like ....none.</p>
<p>Man I'm in such a mess right now...I dunno what to do...I really appreciate your concern and support at this time.</p>
<p>Oh, you're in a 'international' school. That just changes matters signifinantly.
Most Korean students, attending a Korean highschool, who have recieved average Korean curriculum are most likely to score 800 on Math 2c, and
750+ on science subjects. But, you're in an international school. I'm in an overseas program myself, and this really messed me up. They helped me boost my verbal score to 700+ but it really messed up my math. I got 770 on 2c...Out of 20~30 ppl who took it with me from my school, I was one of the only 4 or 5 who couldn't score a 800. Anyways, getting 800s in SAT II is not a "significant" matter. I heard ivies put you into a range pool, like 750~800, and after that the exact score does not matter much. Even still, I recommend you to take the SAT II subjects. Your SAT reasoning is 2170, which is good enough for MIT, Cornell, Brown, and probably U Penn. And your attending International School accounts for your high SAT reasoning score, I guess. Korean students don't easily get this score. esp. Verbal. What happens is, they study their A** off and boost their Math and Writing to 800, and get 500~650 in verbal. Call collegeboard, the number is on the internet site, and I think you can change your test to subject test now. I think you have to pay more, though, to change.Good luck, best wishes! :) Do you have Korean citizenship? I think you
need Korean citizenship for Janghakgum.</p>
<p>I'm still deciding what to do...I'll get back on you guys once I actually get admitted to a college and decide where to go. Thanks to everyone who helped, especially pgcokie....last question for you pgcokie: what major did your brother applied with?</p>