Will I get into Tech + Some Questions

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
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<p>Hey, I was wondering what my chances are in getting into GT? This is the one school I have been wanting to go to my whole life but kinda slacked off freshman year and have had no interest in my history classes =/ I live in GA so i am instate
GPA - 3.67
rank top quarter (like 74% or something)
SAT - 2010 M:720 CR:620 W:670 (I took SAT once before and got 1630 on it b.c i was sick, should i tell GT that because i am planning on taking it again and dont want to seem desperate taking it 3 times!! i think i can raise my CR score…)</p>

<p>Courses - I have taken ALL honors or APs, havnt done an onlevel class since middle school.
Took AP World History -2, AP US History -2, AP Biology 4, AP Language -4, AP Calculus BC -5 with 5 on AB subscore</p>

<p>and planning on taking AP Physics, AP Chem, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Disatance Learning Calculus through Georgia Tech (Calc 2/3) and just onlevel government and literature as a senior in high school</p>

<p>Im really interested in math and science as u can probably tell from my AP scores.</p>

<p>EC’s - Bunch of clubs but most important are founder of chess club, vice president in international club, volunteered at our local hospital and Red cross. Went to Nanotechnology explorations and H.O.T Camps at GT
Jobs - I fix computer problems for people and tutored in math for 2 different kids ($15/hr) i just posted on craigslist and people call</p>

<p>so what do u guys think are my chances of getting in?</p>

<p>Also some general questions if i DO get in.</p>

<li>What freshman dorms should i put as my top choices (as in best ones)</li>
<li>I am planning on rooming with a long time friend and you think there is space to bring a 24inch TV, Logitech surround sound speakers (these are small and will go around the room + subwoofer) </li>
<li>Do you guys recomend a Mac? Im thinkin macbook pro. ive been playing around with em lately and love em. Do a lot of people use the there?</li>
<li>Hows living on campus in general? Fun, busy, etc.? what about the parties?</li>
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<p>**Important Question 5. What major pays the best? I pretty interested in Nanotechnology as they just built a new building, hows the pay? Im kinda interested in building those tiny nanobots that go inside people and cure them. Im also intersted in the doctor side. What major do u guys recomend and also pays great + makes available a decent amount of jobs to do.</p>

<p>thats all i can think of right now… </p>

<p>thanks!! sorry for long post</p>

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<p>Hi there vin, I am not a current GT student, however I recently attended the preview GT visit, so maybe I can help clear some things up.</p>

<p>If that is your unweighted GPA (and if you can keep your grades up) and considering you are instate, i'd say you have a pretty good chance at gaining admission. If you look here:
Georgia</a> Institute of Technology :: Undergraduate Admission :: Quick Facts/Student Stats
you can see that your SAT scores fall roughly in the middle of the pack.</p>

<p>Also, about the SATs, considering your circumstances on your first test I would certainly retake them if you feel you can improve your score. I personally feel that three times is acceptable.</p>

<p>And in regards to your other questions:
1. I can't name a specific dorm, but it seems that most freshman choose east campus rather than west. When I visited, the tour guide made it sound like no one dorm is significantly better or worse than any others, so I wouldn't worry too much about that.</p>

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<li><p>As I recall from my visit, there is room for a decent sized TV. However, all the rooms we visited were empty, so I couldn't really judge how much space would be left after all the necessary stuff is packed in there.</p></li>
<li><p>I can't comment on mac specifically at GT, but I highly recommend looking into apple products. My sister bought a mac for college and has loved it. Unless you're big into pc gaming and need windows, macs are the way to go imo.</p></li>
<li><p>can't comment</p></li>
<li><p>This is many questions. According to a paper given out at the preview, the highest paying major (yearly median starting salary) goes to chemical engineers at 64k, then Computer Science 60k, Computer engineering 59.5k, etc etc. with the lowest being chemistry at 33.5k.
I would like to comment though that those numbers are general figures, and depending on how hard you work (or don't work) and if you get experience (internships/co-ops/research), these numbers could fluctuate quite a bit in either direction. So with that in mind, i've been advised, and I say the same to you, choose a major that you are really truly interested in. Especially with GT majors (there really is no such thing as a useless GT degree) if you choose what you like to do and work at it, the money will come.</p></li>
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<p>In other news, it looks like biomedical engineering or maybe chemical engineering would suite you.</p>

<p>Hope this helps some.</p>

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<p>thanks for the reply... my calc teacher just sent us a powerpoint regarding what to do next to get Distance Laearning Calc on our schedule for next year and it said that all the students who took this joint enrolment thing with GT has accepted 100% so far of students who applied for that next years freshmens admissions, so basically i now have a really good chance with the distance learning calculus!! im so excited!!</p>

<p>anyways thanks for the reply, anyone else would like to share? im mostly interested in what majors are good and what about nanotechnology? im looking for a major so i can get like 6 figures for my income. my dad makes 6 figures and hes a computer programmer. are the 67k's just starting salaries or something? and what does a chemical engineer do? also are the classes really hard at tech to become a chemical engineer?</p>

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<p>Pardon the cliches, but:
The way I see it, if you do something that's well paying <em>on average</em> and you don't like it, you won't work hard at it and you won't make as much money as if you did something else that was moderately well paying but that you would enjoy working hard at.</p>

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<p>yea good point, im really want to be that dude that designs and programs little nanobots using nanotechnology that can go inside people and like manipulate their cells so that they can be fixed or w.e and kinda maintain the body. eeither that or like a doctor with an engineering twist to it ya know? what do you guys recomend? i think biomed might be good for me but i know someone who just recently graduated and said a bunch of ppl dropped out of biomed cuz its not worth the work plus not that well of pay. is there anything i can do so that if i change my mind i can easily go to the medicine side? what major would nanotechnology be under or would ther create a major specifically for nanotech? Also anyone knows how it pays? I think nanotech will be the future in regards to everything - nano-computer parts, nanomedicine, etc. atleast what major should i start out with so i can easily switch into nanotechnology or just go to the doctor side? maybe transfer to emory? maybe chemical engineering is common to both?</p>

<p>also what about my original post? thanks for all your replies, your helping me set my future!!</p>

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<p>If that is the stuff that really interests you, then look into BME seriously. Tech also happens to have one of the best BME programs in the country. You can switch over to medicine.</p>

<p>The nanotech building is being run by an EE but there is a ton of multidepartmental cooperation. Chemistry, Physics, MSE, EE, and BME are all heavily involved in nanotech. The specific major depends on what you want to do (if you know you want to go PhD, then chemistry and physics give you the best fundamentals but you wont be able to do anything without a PhD). Also, I dont know how much undergrads will use the new nanotech building. It is being built with a focus on advanced research, not on run of hte mill undergraduate laboratories. The main advice for how to make $$$, get a good job, etc is: DO RESEARCH. If you do research for a couple years, with a couple papers, you will be able to do whatever you want afterwards. its also the only real way to see what you like.</p>

<p>Edit: Also, looking at starting salaries for majors as a whole doesnt make sense if you know what you want to do. For instance, chemical engineers have a high average salary because a significant number work on oil tankers that pay a lot. But chemical engineers who do bionano-research dont get paid more than BME's that do bionano-research or EE's that do bionano-research. You get paid for what you do, not for what degree you get. After your third year out of college it wont matter what degree you got, just what your experience is.</p>

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<p>i see, that cleared a lot up. so basically biomed engineering or electrical engineering would be fine for me? it doesnt really matter what i choose for the first couple years right? as long as i do maybe a lil research after second year and to extensive research after 3rd or 4th year i should be good right?</p>

<p>but im worried if enough people care about nanotechnology, if i do this extensive research while doing biomed but like accidently discover something useful to a company like apple in their hardware, would they hire me or would they only hire me if i did EE? or would it not matter what i discover while doing research even if i did BME or EE? basically what kind of jobs would i be expecting? (im thinking like Apple, Intel for the EE but i have no idea for the BME side) </p>

<p>im interested in either BME or EE now,, so now the question is which one gets better job offers and better pay? (if i do the same amount of research in either field) would EE jobs like Intel hire me if i did BME but discover usuful stuff for them and vice versa for BME companies?</p>

<p>its mainly nanotechnology thats interesting me</p>

<p>edit: also im not really planning on getting PHD just masters, but who knows, i oculd change my mind 6 years from now</p>

<p>oh yea and my original post </p>

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<li><p>What freshman dorms should i put as my top choices (as in best ones)</p></li>
<li><p>Do you guys recomend a Mac? Im thinkin macbook pro. ive been playing around with em lately and love em. Do a lot of people use the there?
especially since im planning on doing EE or BME i might want something portable and fast and that will last me a long time. im pretty sure macs last a real long time with great resale value. also i can just stick windows xp on bootcamp if i REALLY need to or a virtual machine software, do a lot of ppl at tech use macs? like are they common ? i dont want to have something not many people have iwth not much support for them</p></li>
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<p>I do not know about cross-discipline hiring from BME to another field. I know that between MSE, EE, ME, and other classical engineerings it is fairly common. I hear a lot of people on this board criticize BME for being a 'limited' major, but I dont know how true this really is. For BME companies, think less of the computer stuff you know (Apple/Intel) and more of the biotech companies (Amgen and genentech being the two classics). Many biotech companies are consistently rated among top places to work.</p>

<p>Anyway, two more things: First, when you get to Tech every major will have info sessions where they will explain everything, explain what kind of research is conducted by the department, and allow you to ask questions. With BME, since it is smaller, you might even get one on one time with a prof to ask any question to your hearts content (MSE does this since its also one of the smaller departments). I do not know how BME or EE does it specifically, but you will have an opportunity to have all your questions answered. And trust me, these people know a lot more about engineering opportunities than anyone on these forums. </p>

<p>The dorms; If you are interested in fraternities, east campus. If not, I would say there isnt much of a difference. Food in west campus is better, its a little less crowded generally. But really it just all comes down to the people and thats a crapshoot. You could get stuck with a ****ty room in any dorm. There are a lot of Mac's so I dont anticipate mac support to be a problem.</p>