What are my chances of getting into Georgia Tech?

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I just finished my junior year of high school in Georgia. Georgia Tech has always been my dream college but I am not aware of my chances of getting in. As for my credentials, I took the ACT twice. I made a 28 the first time and a 32 the second time. My weighted GPA is a 4.0 and unweighted is 97.167. By the end of my senior year I will complete the following higher level classes:

A.P. Psych (I made a 106 on it- 99 without the 7 A.P. points)
A.P. Chem
A.P. Comp. Sci.
College English

As for extra curriculars, I want to be a part of the Indian Cultural Club in our school next year. I compere/anchor for different professional programs hosted by TANA (Telugu Association of North America).
I want to go for a TAG internship next year.

I have a my GT page and I will be visiting GA Tech shortly.

What are my chances of getting into GA Tech?

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GPA and test scores are solid. I am not sure about your course rigor, though. Does your school not offer more APs? Also, what other ECs do you have?

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My school does offer more APs. However, I transferred to this school in the middle of 11th grade and my previous school (located in another country) had nothing called “more rigorous classes”. Everything was on-level there.
As for ECs, I served in the school cabinet in my old school in one of the highest ranks available (Prefect In-charge). I do not play sports for my school.
Would you suggest me to apply early or use the regular application?

Thanks a lot for taking the time to go through my post and provide a reply!

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As I am viewing the other posts in this forum, I came across a post that said that GA Tech looks at your specific subjective test score on the ACT. Is it true? If it is, where would I stand? My stats:
ACT
English: 31
Math: 33
Reading: 32
Science: 33
Writing: 9 out of 12
Composite: 32

Thanks!

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OP, you don’t mention Calculus. 95% of admitted students have taken calc. Definitely apply early and write good essays.

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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?