Statistics of kids who got into Ga tech

[Anonymous]

people underestimate how many international students try for some of these tech/engineering schools. They all seem to apply to same schools, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Northeastern, UIUC, Univers of California, UT Austin, Va Tech

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:people underestimate how many international students try for some of these tech/engineering schools. They all seem to apply to same schools, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Northeastern, UIUC, Univers of California, UT Austin, Va Tech

It's Berkley, GT, UT Austin and Michigan right behind MIT Cal Tech Stanford.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard Ga tech is brutal for out of state because they heavily prioritize in state students. I'm sure this keeps parents in GA happy, because I am always seeing dcum complain about UVA not prioritizing in state students.

Also, honestly, I can't see the appeal of Ga tech for out of state students even though I have a stem kid.

So, you don't see the appeal of an engineering kid going to one of the top engineering schools in the world? Interesting.

Why not go in state? We also have very strong engineering options in this area for which local kids have a better shot at admissions AND benefit from in state tuition, instead of fighting for a few oos slots at Ga tech when GA kids can get in more easily and having to pay oos tuition. That ranking difference is only going to matter in tangible outcomes if you are looking at graduate programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard Ga tech is brutal for out of state because they heavily prioritize in state students. I'm sure this keeps parents in GA happy, because I am always seeing dcum complain about UVA not prioritizing in state students.

Also, honestly, I can't see the appeal of Ga tech for out of state students even though I have a stem kid.

So, you don't see the appeal of an engineering kid going to one of the top engineering schools in the world? Interesting.

Why not go in state? We also have very strong engineering options in this area for which local kids have a better shot at admissions AND benefit from in state tuition, instead of fighting for a few oos slots at Ga tech when GA kids can get in more easily and having to pay oos tuition. That ranking difference is only going to matter in tangible outcomes if you are looking at graduate programs.

dp.. not really. Certain companies are known to recruit at specific colleges.

-parent of UMD CS major who got rejected to GATech with a 4.0uwgpa/4.92 wgpa and 1580 SAT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech's 25th percentile SAT score is only 1370.

Tons and tons of low academic performers get in.

Mind you, that is not a bad SAT score, per se, but for STEM college it is.

lol GT admissions is one of the tougher gets out there. I know many kids well into the 1500's on SAT with high GPA's getting denied on the regular. This last cycle was crazy. Also, I know of one this cycle were admitted to MIT and rejected at GT.

Yes it's tough, but it's still 2 tears below ivy. Most of the students outside of CS get waitlisted at the Vandy/Emory level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech's 25th percentile SAT score is only 1370.

Tons and tons of low academic performers get in.

Mind you, that is not a bad SAT score, per se, but for STEM college it is.

lol GT admissions is one of the tougher gets out there. I know many kids well into the 1500's on SAT with high GPA's getting denied on the regular. This last cycle was crazy. Also, I know of one this cycle were admitted to MIT and rejected at GT.

Yes it's tough, but it's still 2 tears below ivy. Most of the students outside of CS get waitlisted at the Vandy/Emory level.

lol. BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech's 25th percentile SAT score is only 1370.

Tons and tons of low academic performers get in.

Mind you, that is not a bad SAT score, per se, but for STEM college it is.

lol GT admissions is one of the tougher gets out there. I know many kids well into the 1500's on SAT with high GPA's getting denied on the regular. This last cycle was crazy. Also, I know of one this cycle were admitted to MIT and rejected at GT.

Yes it's tough, but it's still 2 tears below ivy. Most of the students outside of CS get waitlisted at the Vandy/Emory level.

My kid will be a freshman at GT in the fall OOS for engineering. He knows a lot of kids also with crazy stats that were flat out rejected. I know his roommate in the fall rejected Cornell for GT.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1540 SAT, good GPA and a number of APs, etc.

Offered pathway admission. it's basically one year anywhere, then join in the 2nd year.

Why do they do this? It's an ridiculous gimmick that's unhealthy for the student to go somewhere else and then transfer. Is the purpose of this to fill in for students who dropped out after first year? Well not admit more first years (who attend those cheap 500 student classes anyway) expecting some will drop out? Ugh.

GT first year retention is 97%, it is pretty high. So it is not for the purpose of filling the dropped out kid. The reason they do that is, GT has limited space for first year gen ed classes such as Eng1&2, lab science classes. GT wants to give qualified applicants chances to join. Pathway is for them to take all required gen ed classes somewhere else, if they meet the GPA and course requirements, they are guaranteed to be transferred in the second year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech's 25th percentile SAT score is only 1370.

Tons and tons of low academic performers get in.

Mind you, that is not a bad SAT score, per se, but for STEM college it is.

lol GT admissions is one of the tougher gets out there. I know many kids well into the 1500's on SAT with high GPA's getting denied on the regular. This last cycle was crazy. Also, I know of one this cycle were admitted to MIT and rejected at GT.

Yes it's tough, but it's still 2 tears below ivy. Most of the students outside of CS get waitlisted at the Vandy/Emory level.

For engineering and CS, it is tier 1, on par with MIT, Stanford and Berkeley. The career outcome is absolutely great, it is the third largest silicon valley FANNG company feeder school, right below CMU and USC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech's 25th percentile SAT score is only 1370.

Tons and tons of low academic performers get in.

Mind you, that is not a bad SAT score, per se, but for STEM college it is.

lol GT admissions is one of the tougher gets out there. I know many kids well into the 1500's on SAT with high GPA's getting denied on the regular. This last cycle was crazy. Also, I know of one this cycle were admitted to MIT and rejected at GT.

Yes it's tough, but it's still 2 tears below ivy. Most of the students outside of CS get waitlisted at the Vandy/Emory level.

For engineering and CS, it is tier 1, on par with MIT, Stanford and Berkeley. The career outcome is absolutely great, it is the third largest silicon valley FANNG company feeder school, right below CMU and USC.

LOL no, UCB is not at the same level as MIT or Stanford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech's 25th percentile SAT score is only 1370.

Tons and tons of low academic performers get in.

Mind you, that is not a bad SAT score, per se, but for STEM college it is.

lol GT admissions is one of the tougher gets out there. I know many kids well into the 1500's on SAT with high GPA's getting denied on the regular. This last cycle was crazy. Also, I know of one this cycle were admitted to MIT and rejected at GT.

Yes it's tough, but it's still 2 tears below ivy. Most of the students outside of CS get waitlisted at the Vandy/Emory level.

Tears indeed.

There are brilliant students and great professors at hundreds of colleges. It's a big country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech's 25th percentile SAT score is only 1370.

Tons and tons of low academic performers get in.

Mind you, that is not a bad SAT score, per se, but for STEM college it is.

lol GT admissions is one of the tougher gets out there. I know many kids well into the 1500's on SAT with high GPA's getting denied on the regular. This last cycle was crazy. Also, I know of one this cycle were admitted to MIT and rejected at GT.

Yes it's tough, but it's still 2 tears below ivy. Most of the students outside of CS get waitlisted at the Vandy/Emory level.

For engineering and CS, it is tier 1, on par with MIT, Stanford and Berkeley. The career outcome is absolutely great, it is the third largest silicon valley FANNG company feeder school, right below CMU and USC.

LOL no, UCB is not at the same level as MIT or Stanford.

I believe the poster just meant theses schools are known as Tier 1 for Engineering or Top 5. Not saying one was better than the other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech's 25th percentile SAT score is only 1370.

Tons and tons of low academic performers get in.

Mind you, that is not a bad SAT score, per se, but for STEM college it is.

lol GT admissions is one of the tougher gets out there. I know many kids well into the 1500's on SAT with high GPA's getting denied on the regular. This last cycle was crazy. Also, I know of one this cycle were admitted to MIT and rejected at GT.

Yes it's tough, but it's still 2 tears below ivy. Most of the students outside of CS get waitlisted at the Vandy/Emory level.

Ignorant loser

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech's 25th percentile SAT score is only 1370.

Tons and tons of low academic performers get in.

Mind you, that is not a bad SAT score, per se, but for STEM college it is.

lol GT admissions is one of the tougher gets out there. I know many kids well into the 1500's on SAT with high GPA's getting denied on the regular. This last cycle was crazy. Also, I know of one this cycle were admitted to MIT and rejected at GT.

Yes it's tough, but it's still 2 tears below ivy. Most of the students outside of CS get waitlisted at the Vandy/Emory level.

Tears indeed.

There are brilliant students and great professors at hundreds of colleges. It's a big country.

The spelling on this forum brings me to tiers. Some of you need to learn basic homophones. Tiers not tears.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech's 25th percentile SAT score is only 1370.

Tons and tons of low academic performers get in.

Mind you, that is not a bad SAT score, per se, but for STEM college it is.

lol GT admissions is one of the tougher gets out there. I know many kids well into the 1500's on SAT with high GPA's getting denied on the regular. This last cycle was crazy. Also, I know of one this cycle were admitted to MIT and rejected at GT.

Yes it's tough, but it's still 2 tears below ivy. Most of the students outside of CS get waitlisted at the Vandy/Emory level.

Tears indeed.

There are brilliant students and great professors at hundreds of colleges. It's a big country.

The spelling on this forum brings me to tiers. Some of you need to learn basic homophones. Tiers not tears.

People not understanding the difference between the two brings me to tiers.