Spring 2014 Transfer Applicant Thread

<p>@Amberla -IMO I think the point of the RETP program is that if you really want to go to GT you can as long as you do that program. By signing up and doing REPT they are committing to GT and showing GT that is where they want to go. It’s explained up front that is the way it works. If someone doesn’t want to make sure they can get in to GT then they can go to any other college and compete with the other transfers. My DS is a freshman at GT but he has friends who didn’t get in and are doing the REPT program because they want to end up at GT. They wanted to make sure they could get into GT so they picked a college that had the REPT program.</p>

<p>Plus a 2.7 won’t cut it for RETP. Here is what it says:</p>

<p>“Completion of the above courses with a cumulative 3.0 grade-point-average (GPA) and a 3.0 GPA in math and science classes will satisfy Georgia Tech’s minimum admission requirements for Dual Degree/RETP students”</p>

<p>and since you are in RETP and even if you don’t get in this semester you know you will eventually get in.</p>

<p>Sorry I think I was looking at old data with the 2.7 (it is what my school’s RETP schedule worksheet says for in-state students, they must not have updated it, and I know they just changed it semi-recently).</p>

<p>I understand the point of RETP, heck, that’s the reason I’m in it too, but the GPA requirement for the more competitive programs should be raised. If regular transfers can’t get in for more competitive programs with a 3.7/3.8/3.9, a 3.0 automatic acceptance just seems like a big difference to me.</p>

<p>What is the size of the BmE Program? I know for IE Tech graduates like 30% of the nations engineers. Are the spots available to transfer applicants a function of kids that wash out their first 2 years? </p>

<p>Yes, relatively speaking, it isn’t that competitive. Now for your major it might suck, but if someone want’s to get in, they do. 3.9 might sound like a lot, but this school is one of the top 5 in the world for these majors. For IE they are #1 in the nation. And even I can get in with enough work after two years at a CC. You don’t see that kind of opportunity at other schools that highly ranked.</p>

<p>Biomedical engineering is ranked #2 in the country.</p>

<p>Regardless, the point of my post was not that georgia tech’s admission policy in general was too competitive compared to other schools, but rather that the RETP program requirements need to be raised so that the students being admitted out of that program have to meet at least a little more similar guidelines as those that are required of students wishing to be admitted as regular transfers and even freshmen.</p>

<p>Based on how competitive and prestigious you just said the school is, I still believe a student with a 3.9 and relevant courses should be admitted over an RETP student with a 3.0.</p>

<p>@MichiganGeorgia, you dont sign the agreement until it is time to apply to tech, not right when you get to the school, or at least thats the way it is at my school</p>

<p>Did anyone else who hasn’t been accepted yet receive an email from Georgia Tech financial aid saying you had missing requirements? My file is still under review.</p>

<p>Yellowjaket1 what is your GPA and creadit?</p>

<p>Yellowjacket1, I haven’t received any correspondence from Tech.</p>

<p>55 credits
I’ll have 67 after this semester.
OVERALL GPA: 3.7</p>

<p>When I applied for fasfa this year, I went ahead and added Georgia Tech to my list of colleges. This could be reason. Did anyone else add tech to their list of colleges on fasfa and still not get an email? ?</p>

<p>Yeah I added tech to my list of colleges and didn’t get an email</p>

<p>@amberla - I also think the RETP program is set up to give mostly Georgia Residents a way to get in GT. Remember it is a public state university. If you think about it regular transfer students could be coming from anywhere in the US. Most RETP students are going to be in state kids who either didn’t get in GT as a freshman or wanted to stay closer to home for the first 2 years.</p>

<p>There are a ton of BME students. My DS was a BME this semester. He is changing his major. The first class that they take in an intro BME class. You can not take any other BME classes until you take that class. He was lucky enough to get that class this semester and figured out BME is not for him. However I think only about half of the BME freshman were able to register for the class. The rest will be able to take it in the spring. Because there are so many BME majors it is incredibly difficult to transfer in as a BME major. That’s probably why you were wait listed for the fall.</p>

<p>Hopefully we will all find out this week!</p>

<p>Honestly not sure how much of a chance we have of finding out this week. I know Tech has their fall break and Freshman applications are due, so they might be focused on those…</p>

<p>Im pretty sure that Fall break is just a student break, but you are right about freshman applications. This wait is killing me. It’s better in the Fall when they have specific dates they release decisions.</p>

<p>Freshman early admission application deadline moved back to October 21st. Im not sure if this is a good or bad thing for transfer decisions.</p>

<p>Yeah the wait is killing me. Starting to rethink everything ten times over lol. I hope my math and science gpa helps my lower cumilative gpa.</p>

<p>when did you send in your application?</p>

<p>Tech is closed for fall break you should all hear back next week! I emailed them few days before getting my acceptance and they said they will reply everyone for sure by mid November no later than that.</p>

<p>diasa123, when did you send in your application? Also, what day and did they post your decision? If there is a specific time and day in which they post decisions, it will save me from checking buzzport constantly.</p>

<p>I applied the first day and had my transcript in about 2 weeks after that. Technically i should have my decision by now, but my cumilative gpa is a little under the average posted on the website. I hope i don’t have to wait until mid november for a decision.</p>

<p>I applied on the first day and had my transcript sent in on the day after. Accepted or denied, I figured us and other students who applied on the first day, would have a decision by now. Maybe applying early has no benefit on how fast you get a decision?</p>