Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ga Tech is smaller than Va Tech by about 12,000 undergraduates and has far stronger engineering programs than Va Tech.

But also know that undergrads are not the focus here (graduates students are). A great school and reputation, with a very imbalanced gender ratio in the engineering disciplines.

What do you mean by undergraduates are not the focus here?

Where is here? This thread or GA Tech?

If you are referring to the thread, the question was about undergrad applications.

If you are referring to GT, yes, they have fantastic graduate engineering and science programs, but they are also very solid at the undergraduate level and many undergrads stick around or return for masters degrees or PhDs. If Atlanta lands Amazon's HQ2, it will largely be due to GT and the workforce they have developed.

As someone else pointed out, the school skews heavily towards engineering which has meant historically fewer women then men (and any visit to campus will confirm this), but that is changing as the State has been broadening the schools curriculum and putting a lot of resources into business and liberal arts programs.

It is very difficult to get into these days - far more difficult than 20 - 25 years ago due to the Hope Scholarship keeping a lot of kids in state.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know one student with 4.0 GPA with good EC, good SAT, not admitted.
Apparently requirements for OS student from VA/MD area is extremely high.

Same. The kid I know was near perfect in his test scores, greater than 4.0, worked during HS, and a scholar athlete. His stats exceed prior year admit stats. He didn't get in.

I don’t understand anecdotes like this. There is more to,admissions than grades/scores. Do we know anything about ithese students recommendations or essays?

Anonymous wrote:One of the best eng schools in the country. Tough though so be ready to hit the book.

+1. I would say it's no 1 for aerospace engineering. It's very tough to get into that program although DS did. Lots of super sharp international engineering students there too. Act 36; GPA 4.4; national awards.

One of the best eng schools in the country. Tough though so be ready to hit the book.

GA tech is in a sketchy area of Atlanta. The campus has it’s fair share of crime, and off campus is worse.

http://www.police.gatech.edu/crime-statistics

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ga Tech is smaller than Va Tech by about 12,000 undergraduates and has far stronger engineering programs than Va Tech.

But also know that undergrads are not the focus here (graduates students are). A great school and reputation, with a very imbalanced gender ratio in the engineering disciplines.

Can you name an engineering school that does not have this problem?

Less of an issue when a good engineering program is embedded in a more comprehensive university (Michigan/Wisconsin/UMD/Illinois). Of course the engineering dept will still have gender imbalance, but then so will the english dept.

Anonymous wrote:I know one student with 4.0 GPA with good EC, good SAT, not admitted.
Apparently requirements for OS student from VA/MD area is extremely high.

Same. The kid I know was near perfect in his test scores, greater than 4.0, worked during HS, and a scholar athlete. His stats exceed prior year admit stats. He didn't get in.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ga Tech is smaller than Va Tech by about 12,000 undergraduates and has far stronger engineering programs than Va Tech.

But also know that undergrads are not the focus here (graduates students are). A great school and reputation, with a very imbalanced gender ratio in the engineering disciplines.

Can you name an engineering school that does not have this problem?

Anonymous wrote:Ga Tech is smaller than Va Tech by about 12,000 undergraduates and has far stronger engineering programs than Va Tech.

But also know that undergrads are not the focus here (graduates students are). A great school and reputation, with a very imbalanced gender ratio in the engineering disciplines.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know one student with 4.0 GPA with good EC, good SAT, not admitted.
Apparently requirements for OS student from VA/MD area is extremely high.

4.0, as in perfect gpa or is this weighted?

Perfect GPA...

What type of math and science classes?

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have info on what kind of stats is required for Ga Tech? We checked the school scattergram but it's hard to tell because so few kids applied. If anyone can give stats with whether they were admitted/rejected, it would be really helpful. Dc is in NOVA public HS (not TJ).

If you are in FCPS, you can go to your HS's career counselor and they can look up the county wide GATech stats for you. There should be enough to see a pattern.

OOS kids who study abroad pay instate tuition

Ga Tech is smaller than Va Tech by about 12,000 undergraduates and has far stronger engineering programs than Va Tech.

Anonymous wrote:What makes this school so much better than Va Tech for the money?

A student who wants to be in a big city for internships, networking, recreation etc. would probably be better suited to Atlanta vs. Blacksburg...

What makes this school so much better than Va Tech for the money?