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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With his stats schools ranked 26-40. So Uva, Tufts,  Georgia tech if non CS. [/quote]

Georgia Tech yield protects for OOS applicants.  [/quote]
GT is not that hard hard to get into, please stop trying to elevate it. [/quote]

Hmm -- I hate the place, which deferred my  kid last year, who was (top private) 4.0 UW 1580 SAT / strong ECs (with regional awards).  So I'm not trying to elevate it!

Of course you'll accuse me of sour grapes, but I think they do yield protect OOS kids.  They were right with my kid, who had multiple T20 options (including ED Ivies) and was unlikely to matriculate at Georgia Tech. [/quote]

Don't think they yield protect. My kid accepted to Notre Dame, Northwestern and UT Austin.  Freshman at Georgia Tech and loving it. It's demanding but they provide a lot of support. [/quote]

Glad your kid is happy. I imagine he did a better job convincing AOs at Georgia Tech that he loved the place than my kid did. Admittedly, my kid did very cursory research and, since he was less excited about GT than other prospects, probably had lackluster essays. Stats-wise, the kid was well above the 75% and full pay, but his application probably displayed his lack of genuine interest.

I think even schools that say they don't track demonstrated interest yield protect. They can figure out who is likely to attend, and that impacts their decisions. This insight may be obvious to many here, but was a big surprise to me last year.  Those who say Georgia Tech isn't that tough to get into, at least for OOS candidates, are wrong. I know of multiple deferred EA candidates who, like my kid, pulled their applications in January [b]bc they already had offers they preferred from higher-ranked schools[/b].

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He must not be an engineering major. If he was an engineering major (which is the very large majority of applicants) that would leave only MIT (1) and Stanford (2) as the only higher ranked for that field with GTech (3) along with Berkely (3).[/quote]

+1. My kid was an aerospace engineering admit at GT. It is a tough admit for some types of engineering, especially OOS[/quote]

It's tough for all engineering applicants as you say especially outside of Georgia.  It's top 3 USNWR in most engineering disciplines.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering

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Nerd Engineering School that has the 12th ranked Football Team in the country.  That's not fair.[/quote]

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