Georgia Tech (GATech) (2023-2024)

[hardy thorn]

they're both insane so just choose whichever one fits you more

[true compass]

^

i’d choose udub tho because of the location

but u can’t make a wrong choice between those two

Does anyone here know weather students admitted in EA2 will be able to switch there major to CS - I got in for mathematics

Just asking in light of policy change

"The Institute is exercising its right as indicated in the Catalog policy that addresses the Change of Major to place conditions on the BS in Computer Science program. This is due to high demand for the BS in Computer Science major. First-year students who are admitted Summer 2024, Fall 2024 and beyond will not have the option to change their major to the BS in Computer Science and must plan accordingly. Continuing students, admitted prior to Summer 2024, will follow the existing Computer Science process for changing their major.

This does not apply to 2024 first-year applicants who applied with a primary major in Computer Science and were admitted. It also does not apply to continuing students."

[late pier]

I mean it kinda clearly states that u can't right

We're fall 2024

[neat vine]

what percent of ea2 applicants are deferred?

[primal hare]

prob 24 smth

[vagrant rapids]

Better to email them, maybe ask for dual major opportunities

[tawny valley]

Holy fuck I just found out I was accepted

I'm so late

I was traveling lol

[vagrant rapids]

Damn congrats

What major

[tawny valley]

Civil Engineering

[vagrant rapids]

Is it easier to get into Purdue for cs or gtech or uiuc

[tawny valley]

idk I didn't apply to purdue or uiuc

and my GT app was pretty low effort

[vagrant rapids]

Ah

Just throwing a question for everyone on the gro

[tawny valley]

I wasn't really considering GT, but I was just in atlanta and someone told me I should apply and I was like fuck it

[vagrant rapids]

Would like some insight

[tawny valley]

GT doesn't admit by major so...

[vagrant rapids]

Oh yeah forgot about that

[tawny valley]

I'm pretty sure Purdue and Gtech would be similar and UIUC would be much harder for cs

I think UIUC accepts like 6% for CS including in state numbers

so prolly close to 2-3% out of state

idk know

I know fuck all about UIUC and Purdue

tbf I know fuck all about GT as well

time to research the shit out of it now that I'm accepted

gotta get caught up on the lore

[tawdry osprey]

purdue is easier gtech uiuc are in another league
as far as i can see cs@gt is insanely competitive but still more probable than cs at grainger at UIUC, but cs+x at uiuc is easier than cs at gt

[tawny valley]

They claim to not use major as an admission factor so applying for CS shouldn't have any affect on your chance of admission

[heady hearth]

Seeing their new policy, they definitely consider major if you're cs

[true compass]

So I should email asking if I can secure a spot as a cs and math major?

[vagrant rapids]

Yes

Like mail them to wanna dual major

[worthy comet]

why is housing such a pain

housing app has shit the bed for the last half hour lmfao

[neat vine]

purdue cs is definitely significantly easier to get than the other 2, supported both by numbers and anecdotally.

in my school several got purdue oos cs nobody got georgia tech or uiuc cs

purdue oos cs is 10-15% acceptance rate, the other 2 are <5%

wait so guys i got georgia tech deferral on their IG they say 20% deferred get in so a deferral here is pretty good?

[visual hound]

^^^

Ik numerous ppl who got into Purdue cs oos but not gtech

[heady hearth]

Yeah better chances than ea acceptance i think

[vagrant rapids]

Let me know how it goes

[cloud tiger]

Are u oos or intl?

[tacit plover]

oos

[neat vine]

on the deferred form, i see a summer term option

do they try to admit you to fall first before admitting to summer?

because i would be down to be considered for summer if they can't admit me for fall but i don't want summer to be the first consideration by them

[late pier]

do OOS students get acceptance packages + how long does it take to deliver?

[visual hound]

I’m almost certain we get them but as for delivery prob a while

Every school I’ve gotten into so far has taken at least 2 weeks

To send smth in mail

[late pier]

damn 😔

i need those laptop stickers lol

[visual hound]

fax

i need them to lower the price of their merch

like i am NOT paying $50 for a shirt 😭

[late pier]

real

[visual hound]

copped one for $10 but the shipping was also $10 💀

[late pier]

give an admitted student discount 💯

[late pier]

?? where did u find one for 10

dm link PLZ

[visual hound]

ye i gotchu

[late pier]

goat

[true compass]

can you send it to me too

[visual hound]

Ye I’ll just send it here

https://ramblinwreckstore.com/collections/404-gear/products/gtyjmt0102-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-atlanta-404-state-outline-tee

Apparently it’s $30 just on sale for $10 rn

[true compass]

is there a gatech co 28 discord?

[true compass]

thanks

[cloud stream]

yeah I can send you invite

[muted token]

did anyone get financial aid emails

[sullen condor]

but i think more ppl would pick gt cs over uiuc cs due to the location

[sullen condor]

im also wondering the same thing, could you let us know in this thread later what they say?

[sour quiver]

How do you change the username/email for the gatech application portal and passport?

Cause the one I'm currently using is my school's email which will be deleted when I graduate

[true compass]

how hard is gtech to get into oos

[vital void]

depends, what's your major?

[true compass]

not me but my friend for mechanical engineering

[vital void]

not sure how competitive mech e is, but overall it's 13%

[lone root]

Ea2 was 9% this year!: https://news.em.gatech.edu/2024/01/29/admissions-decisions-early-action-2/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content= Full Story&utm_campaign=Daily Digest - Jan. 29%2C 2024

[vital void]

does it say anywhere what defer rate is?

I think someone may have said it earlier in this channel, but i may be getting it mixed up with acceptance rate in RD after defer (which is about 20% historically)

[lone root]

Nope

But they did post this on the gtaddmissions insta story today

[true compass]

https://imgur.com/a/sFJqiHh

she's a HS counselor that's why she gets those stats

[vital void]

Awesome, thanks

[tawny valley]

It can't be that hard

I did it

and I suck

Seriously tho the acceptance rate is 12% for oos

Which is horrifying

[visual hound]

“1600 sat”

[tawny valley]

No GPA

[visual hound]

Nahhh don’t self deprecate ur him 😂

[vital void]

wahts ur gpa

fr

[tawny valley]

I don't have one

at all

[visual hound]

Ur the GOAT

[tawny valley]

I don't have grades

[lone root]

how, r u homeschooled

[vital void]

oh

[tawny valley]

No, all of my classes were pass/fail

[vital void]

isnt that even better then

if everything else lines up

there's no GPA to fuck u over

[worthy comet]

dayum that's crazy

[meager ingot]

apparently 9% this year

yeah

[worthy comet]

9%...

wild af

[meager ingot]

oh wait thats for ea

[visual hound]

Wild

Yeah that’s EA2

[tawny valley]

I'm convinced they accepted me by accident

hit the wrong button

[visual hound]

😂

[lone root]

they saw the 1600 SAT and they immediatley clicked admit

[visual hound]

Fax

[tawny valley]

They got a red button and a green button and they were so confused by my app they hit the wrong one

[meager ingot]

1600 sat and no grades to bring you down

[visual hound]

I assume they cared more abt stats than essay

[meager ingot]

the sat is the only data point

[visual hound]

Cuz my essay was just average

[vital void]

Fs

I got deferred and my essays were really half assed

i think i wrote why GT in about 20 minutes

[tawny valley]

My essays were super average I just applied to GT, because I happened to be passing through atlanta and did a college tour

[worthy comet]

My GT essay was good bc I toured and it was my first choice

[visual hound]

Me with umich

[worthy comet]

is gt ur top choice

[meager ingot]

i'm ngl idk what gt even looks like

[tawny valley]

Did they just accept everyone who toured

[meager ingot]

should probably look that up

[worthy comet]

no

[tawny valley]

No, I don't know anything about the school.... I didn't even check the portal till this morning cause I was traveling

and didn't have the date on my calendar

[worthy comet]

bye 💀

[tawny valley]

I've been frantically researching it all day

[worthy comet]

I'm assuming u have really good ECs

I spent 6 hours today on the housing portal bc I wanted good housing 😭

[visual hound]

Is there an insta for gt ‘28 commits

[worthy comet]

yes

gt28 bios

[tawny valley]

Head admin/site owner of a 5.8m user video game cheat development forum a fuck ton of internships and a full time job in my desired field

idk if it is that cracked

[worthy comet]

oh yeah that'll do it

[tawny valley]

but it is kinda spiked so

[worthy comet]

that is cracked

[meager ingot]

wtf

bro doesn't need college

[tawny valley]

I wasn't gonna apply

I chose to apply to college like last week of october

[worthy comet]

well do u have any top choices?

[tawny valley]

I really like harvey mudd and olin college of engineering

also fan of cooper union

[worthy comet]

did u get in

[vital void]

harvey mudd is very cool

spend a lot of time on your essays

like a lot

[visual hound]

Ah I see

[vital void]

my essay sucked hmc ed1 and i got rejected

[visual hound]

Do ppl find roommates and friends thru there

[worthy comet]

were u accepted

[visual hound]

Ya

[tawny valley]

I think I got a good chance of duke, because both my LORs are duke affiliated and I have worked with their community department for district c

[worthy comet]

yuh that's what Im doing rn

[visual hound]

Not committing tho waiting for Penn and Cornell

[worthy comet]

im tryna find a roomate

yeah

[tawny valley]

GT is my first formal acceptance

[worthy comet]

the gt housing app fucking sucks tho

[tawny valley]

I applied RD everywhere else

[worthy comet]

took most ppl at least 4 hours to get their forms in

[meager ingot]

i wanted to apply to harvey mudd but my parents thought it was too far (they let me apply to caltech and UCs tho)

and stanford

[worthy comet]

it's all fixed now bc the traffic is less ocncentrated

[tawny valley]

lmfao

I'm holding out hope for that acceptance

I need a good private acceptance, because I prolly can't afford GT and it is my only acceptance rn

I mean I am going to get autoaccepted to my state school, because of my high school

and I am semi-accepted to colorado school of mines

[meager ingot]

is your flagship good?

[tawny valley]

Yeah NCSU

[meager ingot]

oh nice

[tawny valley]

/UNC

but UNC doesn't have engineering

[whole token]

Wya in nc

I’m in neck

[tawny valley]

Durham

[whole token]

ahhh nice

I got into unc honors for BME but not GT

roll of the dice ig

[rustic wyvern]

\7

[meager ingot]

i got into gt but UNC without honors :/

[tawny valley]

Is that in Halifax county?

[whole token]

Ahh it doesn’t mean too much I don’t think

[whole token]

lol sorry MECK

I’m in davidson

Steph curry college

[tawny valley]

Oh yeah

[whole token]

Congrats on gt tho

[tawny valley]

They always send me emails asking if I want to get cofee and talk about college

[whole token]

Who 😭😭

OH

DAVIDSON

so expensive

And after living here my whole life it’s pretty and cute but honestly not too special

[whole token]

That’s hilarious

[tawny valley]

Like 1-2x a month for the last 2 years

idek how they got my email

since I never signed up for student search service

[tawny valley]

By far one of the weirdest experiences of my life

I kinda feel bad about it to be honest

[whole token]

Why

Bc ur not going to go

[tawny valley]

I mean I would consider, I don't know what aid is gonna be like

[whole token]

Well u got in so u deserve it

[tawny valley]

We'll see in april if I can afford it

[whole token]

I wish you the best

[tawny valley]

Just a lot of people genuinelly passionate about going here who deserved a spot more than me

[whole token]

I get that

[sour quiver]

For transfers, how does GT know that you've been offered a pathway?

Do you have to apply using the same account?

Cause I used my school email which will get deleted once I graduate for all of my accounts

[tawny valley]

I would assume they have your name stored somewhere

[worthy comet]

u didn't take someone's spot they accept people based on their projected yield

don't feel too bad about it

[sour quiver]

but many people have the same names

[violet meadow]

ssn, birth date, etc

[sour quiver]

I hope that's the case

[true compass]

ik people with 1580's who got rejected but also know people with <1500's who got in

stats probably matter but it's not like they base their whole decision on your stats

gt could very well accept only 1580+ but they choose not to

[sour quiver]

honestly, if I could ask one wish to a genie, it's probably the ability to understand how colleges chose students

cause at this point it feels like luck

and higher stats are basically +10's to that

[thorny spoke]

its sm luck

honestly I feel like I got super lucky with GT - not questioning it though lol

[heady hearth]

What major? Congrats!!

You deserved it!

[cloud tiger]

Which is better mudd or gatech for cs and did u ED to mudd?

[worthy comet]

Real (me)

Think of tech as basically test optional

If you have like a 1350+ you can’t be autorejected

[tawny valley]

No idea, incredibly different schools

I didn't ed anywhere

[cloud tiger]

I like mudd alot but i also love gatech 😭

Mudd has really good prospects the median salary is crazy

[cloud tiger]

I feel like the teaching would be better at mudd cuz its undergrad only and smaller classes

[thorny spoke]

ChemE!! are u going as well?

[winged kettle]

Anyone here that got in from India?

[viscid night]

me🤚

got in for math

[winged kettle]

DMing you

[last hedge]

Hey congrats on GT man

[cloud tiger]

Is hmc really that expensive?

[true compass]

how hard do you guys think it is to get into GT, is it harder easier or on par than other public schools like Berkeley, UCLA, and UMICH

[vital void]

Depends on residence

[worthy comet]

On par with the UCs and UMich

Acceptance rate lies in between the UCs and Michigan but at that point it really doesn’t make a difference

[true compass]

is that just the tuition?

the harvey mudd numbers look off

why are they comparing total cost of attendance to tuition at the other schools

wait nvm yea that's right

damn why is harvey mudd's tuition so high lol

[exotic horizon]

yeah its around 93k

its a tad more expensive than usc

[shell crest]

Did anyone get into the honors program for GT?

i just got an email saying i was selected

[worthy comet]

I got an email

You weren’t selected u were invited to apply

[late pier]

worth or nah

are the classes harder or something

[visual hound]

I got into gt for cs but deferred from umich LSA so tbh I think there’s no definite “which ones easier”, it all comes down to luck once u have competitive stats and everything

[worthy comet]

Same

And that luck this is so real

I believe that genuinely

[true compass]

it's probably filler classes like communication or smt

that are light

would boost your gpa lmao

[worthy comet]

They also get priority housing and sometimes priority class spots

[true compass]

yea but the housing u have to pay like 10k more for

idk some pros some cons

[worthy comet]

Yep

And you have to live with Honors students

Considering getting into gatech is an honor itself it’s kinda redundant

[visual hound]

Umich more like umid 😡

[worthy comet]

R u committed tech

[visual hound]

Nah I’m waiting for Cornell and Penn

But rn this or my state school umd are my top choices

I’ll have to see how much they each cost

Wbu

In any case I’m not sending umich a loci like do not defer me and expect me to continue interest 😭 😠

[true compass]

ur committed already?

[worthy comet]

Hahaha yeah

I was impatient

And u have to put the deposit down in order to pay for housing

All of the good places are already taken up by now

[tawny valley]

Yeah it is like 80k a year

almost free for me tho

there average aid package is like 60k

but if I recall correctly a lot of students there don't apply for aid

[heady hearth]

No lol im a junior but gt is one of my top choices rn so hopefully next year

[cloud tiger]

If i was paying same amount as gatech which is better

[sullen condor]

usc bruh

[tawny valley]

I mean Harvey Mudd is a small liberal arts college in califronia that is focused on the intersection of humanities and STEM, while GT is a large public research UNI.

They have very little in common

[sullen condor]

dont u get priority housing option if u get one of those gtech scholarships

[tawny valley]

If your interested in taking like 1/3 humanities classes and taking classes at all the different claremont consortium colleges, learning human centered design, ethics etc then mudd might be more your pace. If you want to just stick to STEM and focus on learning the concepts very well without worrying much about all that stuff then I'd go GT.

[gentle zinc]

could never imagine going here ngl

[livid dust]

@gentle zinc Would you mind if I PM you some questions?

[tawny valley]

Do you mean going "there" or going to GT?

cause I am confused

you wrote "could never imagine going here ngl", but you go to GT?

[visual hound]

Bros joking

[tawny valley]

Okay 👍

[robust tangle]

are you guys applying for the honors program

i feel like i should but im literally so lazy

[tawny valley]

idek

What even is the honors college at GT, it is already a very competitive school.

[tacit plover]

it doesnt really do much other than like more expensive housing i think and with other honors ppl

some priority classes and things too idk

[robust tangle]

oh does honors housing cost more than normal

[tawny valley]

Why does it even exist? I don't understand honors colleges.

[tacit plover]

yeah cause its apartments i think

[barren wraith]

I got invitation to apply for honors program, do you know the deadline for it?

[ivory light]

^^

[shell crest]

where is the gt honors program application onthe portal?

[worthy comet]

You’ll get an email

But just keep warned if u do honors you’ll probably have to pay more for housing and you can’t really choose your roommate

There are definitely pros and cons but it really isn’t GT honors

[sour quiver]

Georgia Tech has such a nice campus

[worthy comet]

Facts

(I toured)

[barren wraith]

Thank you so much! I can wait after ivy day🙏🙏

[robust tangle]

i believe it’s in the living and learning communities section on the portal

[shell crest]

bruh i don't see it

it does nto exist

[sour quiver]

I didn't, I just looked at the online tour (lol)

I live a bit far to tour

But I love all the natural light

But those online tours are probably cherry picked

[worthy comet]

Yeah

Clough looks amazing

And CRC

[visual hound]

Wait fr?

I needa visit during spring break

Is there a lotta nature on/around campus? Like places u could go hiking or lakes or stuff

[sour quiver]

I doubt it

Isn't it a city school?

[robust tangle]

yea i wanna go to their admitted students day ive always wanted to do one of those

[violet meadow]

its learning communities

[vital yoke]

can gt rd apply for honors?

nvm

[clever sandal]

Is georgia tech ebteter than UIUC for engineering?

[sour quiver]

Short answer: Yes

Long answer: Depends on the subcatagory

Biased answer: A great deal

[visual hound]

😂

[lone root]

It’s much better across the board but depends on the subfield

[sour quiver]

what's the difference between biological and biomedical?

[lone root]

Biological is basically modifying plants DNA

Like agricultural stuff

[candid bane]

.

[clever sandal]

Damnnn

That explains it

[sour quiver]

Maybe RD will be better

after all, Georgia Tech has a pretty high accpetance rate

Higher than 9% at least

[heady hearth]

What is gt honors?
Their website is somethinh like creative curiosity connection but what is it? (Idk anything about honor programs at any college)
what are the pros and cons of gt honors?

[true compass]

wait can’t u just choose another honors kid

[gentle zinc]

yeah feel free

[gentle zinc]

or am I

[neat vine]

stats on oos cs acceptance and deferral rate, or ea2 defer rates in general?

[cloud tiger]

Apparently cs does admissions separately so their defer rates are different

[tawny valley]

I thought I put CivE first then CS second, but turns out I did it the other way arround can I still go for CivE?

Do I need to fill out anything or am I accepted for both?

[cloud tiger]

U can always transfer into it

Only cs is locked for first year entry

[worthy comet]

Yeah but u have less choice

[steady fox]

georgia tech does not yield protect as far as i know

oh damn why do I have old messages on my screen

[zinc kayak]

real bruh, got into uiuc with mid essays but not gatech with better essay

[drowsy rose]

When does provost release? Has anyone here gotten it?

[thorny spoke]

I was doing some research about that today - looks like we can walk to Piedmont park! They have a nice 4 mile running loop, lake, and nature! Looks lovely

[visual hound]

Oooh ok nice! Thx for letting me know lol

[tawny wraith]

yipeee i got deferredx!

that makes me hapyp

almost

[thorny spoke]

yeah ofc - i recommend going on google maps because I was surprised ab how many parks are nearby

[cloud stream]

piedmont park is so cool i was there for the Atlanta jazz festival the whole midtown atl area is really neat tbh

[young mango]

https://news.em.gatech.edu/2023/12/11/tech-welcomes-early-action-1/

[worthy comet]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/xs0cho/ama_georgia_tech_admission/

very interesting to read... demonstrated interest is not counted (I thought that's what could have gotten me in lmfao)

[robust tangle]

i thought most public schools didnt consider demonstrated interest

[worthy comet]

idk

maybe im delulu

i literally was so superstitious bc i would like all of gt insta's posts 😭

[meager chasm]

honestly im kinda under the impression demonstrated interest got me into umich

[worthy comet]

lol I think it's cuz we try to rationalize our decisions

probably some sort of imposter syndromy thing (at least in my case)

[meager chasm]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[worthy comet]

congrats on mich tho!

did u get into gt too?

[meager chasm]

nah deferred

but i preferred michigan anyways so im not rlly bent up over it

thanks tho

[worthy comet]

nice

that's awesome for mich tho!

[meager ingot]

mich is wonderful

[meager chasm]

a shame about michigan basketball tho LOL

[worthy comet]

i was deferred mich but it's such a beautiful place

ann arbor is so cool

[meager chasm]

ye i loved the campus when i visited

[worthy comet]

i just want the school year to be over lol

[meager ingot]

i was born there :P

[worthy comet]

im in a college mindset rn

[meager chasm]

im so ready to graduate

[meager ingot]

same

[meager chasm]

pretty ready to commit to michigan too

[meager ingot]

next 2 months are gonna be soo long

[meager chasm]

but no reason not to wait so

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[wraith yoke]

Wait are the decisions out?

[robust tangle]

for EA1 and EA2 yep

it should be on your portal

[wraith yoke]

YEAHEHSHSHE I GOT IN FOR CS

[robust tangle]

YAYY CONGRATS

THATS HUGE

[wraith yoke]

my stats are so bad

3.2, 1290, and 3 ecs (jv track, chess club not exec, volunteering at kumon)

I think this is a fluke

[visual hound]

💀

congrats tho be happy

[wraith yoke]

thanks

[meager chasm]

man i hated kumon

[tawny valley]

nah they let me in as well

I think they just select by random

[true compass]

lmfaoo

no way that's crazy

[wicked rose]

Did anyone actually get deferred

[sour quiver]

So, everyone knows that GATech has one of the best engineering programs in the U.S. (perhaps in the world) but what specifically makes it better than other colleges? And what makes it less good than other colleges?

[tawny valley]

Rankings

Which don't mean much in reality

[sour quiver]

Besides rankings

[tawny valley]

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/how-us-news-calculated-the-rankings

[robust tangle]

in my fiske guide book it says some not great things about gtech in general- mostly that students are really stressed and the culture is very competitive iirc but thats probably the case for lots of schools

[tawny valley]

Honestly most people base that opinion on rankings and not anything that actually occurs in reality

[sour quiver]

tbh, gatech has pretty low rankings

[tawny valley]

Uh what?

It is rank 5 in engineering

only schools above it are MIT, Stanford, UCB and purdue

[meager ingot]

and it also talks about campus safety

[sour quiver]

I mean nationally

[meager ingot]

my parents read it and got worried

they want me to go to umich

over gt

[true compass]

no purdue is below it

it's mit stanford berkeley and cmu

the big 4

[tawny valley]

Nah I just looked it up

CMU and GT are tied

purdue is above

[sour quiver]

This is for grad school

[tawny valley]

Yeah your right

it is even higher for undergrad

no.3

[true compass]

wtf

for what engineering

[tawny valley]

I was looking at grad school rankings

by accident

it is no.3 undergrad

but rankings are such bullshit anyways

[sour quiver]

Then how do you determine whether a school is good or not?

[tawny valley]

I don't know. It is all subjective

[true compass]

Fit!

And probs grad school placement rates lmao

[tawny valley]

And that doesn't even matter much for CS and Engineering

[true compass]

Yup gt co op makes for good job placements for cs and Eng

[sour quiver]

doesn't Northeastern have the best co-op but it's typically ranked very low?

[true compass]

I heard northeasterns co op was like real rough

[sullen condor]

does gt have co op as a program or smth?

[true compass]

Yes! A very good one

[sullen condor]

does uiuc have co op

[worthy comet]

yeah but neu is expensive

[true compass]

Lots of connections in Eng and ca

[true compass]

In the sense that it’s hard to get placed and it affects your graduation date,,,, and many Boston companies aren’t fw neu anymore

[sour quiver]

Doesn't gt co-op also effect graduation date?

On a less serious note, what are some fun gt merch to buy?

[true compass]

At gt it’s built in, lowkey expected that you do it

I got a funny shirt for my friend who got into mit!

[sour quiver]

Massacuits Tech University

[true compass]

I don’t have photo perms but it says “mit: gt of the north”

[sour quiver]

Lol, I've heard of that one before

[tawny valley]

Real question how much are ya'll expecting to pay for GT? How do ya'll justify the cost?

[true compass]

it's just like harvard: northeastern of the northeast

[true compass]

it's like 50k/yr oos

I’m lucky I’m in state for gt

[tawny valley]

per year

[true compass]

yea

[tawny valley]

So 200k

[true compass]

But dorming is still outrageously expensive

that's including dorms

[worthy comet]

omg ur chemical engineering too?

[true compass]

yea 😵‍💫

[sour quiver]

Or Princeton: Rutgers of the Slightly South

[true compass]

if i go to an ivy it would cost like 400k

[true compass]

Yesssss but I haven’t committed lollll

[tawny valley]

You could literally buy a house with that

[worthy comet]

that's still awesome

[tawny valley]

Then you must have very rich parents

to get no finaid

[true compass]

no 💀

i wish

[tawny valley]

wtf

[true compass]

id have to take out loans

lots of loans

[muted token]

so you dont get aid but don't have rich parents?

[true compass]

or my parents retirement would be delayed by a few years

[tawny valley]

I don't understand people making 400k a year get aid at ivies sometimes

[true compass]

i havent calculated exactly

but not much aid

if any

[tawny valley]

I'm sure that if your making <200k a year household all the ivies should be affordable

[worthy comet]

no aid for me but im going to gt so im not super concerned. ill just have to grind the merit scholarships

[tawny valley]

I think you need to run a NPC

[true compass]

it's more than just family income

but aid on 400k is crazy

[tawny valley]

GT is my only acceptance rn, but I don't think they are gonna give me much aid

[true compass]

Omg 😭 I couldn’t imagine

My college choice is based on the cheapest acceptance 😭

[compact citrus]

not really

I think it depends

[tawny valley]

Not unless he is crazy rich

[worthy comet]

i cant wait to buy gt merch

[true compass]

yea ofc

that's why i said im not sure exactly

[worthy comet]

ill be insufferably techie at school 🔥

[true compass]

but my neighbor is at penn paying like 100k a year rn

so ill prolly be around there

[worthy comet]

100K A YEAR

[tawny valley]

That is not even possible

[worthy comet]

that is abysmal

[tawny valley]

your just talking shit

[sour quiver]

isn't raw tuition 80k?

Are they so rich that the school makes them pay more?

[worthy comet]

bro ur neighbor is living in a luxury suite with maids for that price

[tawny valley]

Cost of attendance with initial fees and everything is like 85k

[true compass]

nah bro 😭 idk exact cost but he said with everything it's in that ballpark range

[visual hound]

Yeah even richest only pay 80 max

[true compass]

nah

i think it's 80k then

[tawny valley]

Fair

[true compass]

something in that range i have no idea

but he said without aid it's hella high

[tawny valley]

 For students with a family income under $ 140,000 (and typical assets), the Institute ensures that scholarship funding from all sources will allow them to attend MIT tuition-free.```

I'm pretty sure MIT doesn't discriminate for foreign aid

[true compass]

this is penn

90k a year

[tawny valley]

Yeah but nobody pays that

[true compass]

if u get 0 aid u do 😭

[tawny valley]

Which is almost nobody

I don't think you understand how much you have to make to get 0 aid

[true compass]

But the total cost without it was wild

[tawny valley]

You can qualify for aid at UPenn making over 300k a year

[true compass]

I didn’t know college cost that much 💀

[true compass]

i'll check the npc

one sec

[tawny valley]

The average aid package is like 65k

Students with family incomes less than $75,000 (and typical assets) receive financial aid packages that cover tuition, fees, room, and board. They are also eligible for additional benefits like laptop funding and summer opportunity funds. 

Students with family incomes between $75,000 and $140,000 (and typical assets) receive financial aid packages that cover at least tuition.

Students with family incomes greater than $140,000 who are eligible for aid receive average aid packages that are greater than half of tuition.

[true compass]

nvm the npc takes too long ion wanna do all that

[tawny valley]

So stop bullshitting man

If you go on the net cost calculator and put 2 kids in college 300k a year income you still get a fin aid package of over 20k a year

[true compass]

u think im lying? 💀

[tawny valley]

No I think your talking out your ass

[true compass]

wdym

[tawny valley]

I think you don't really understand what your saying, and are taking unreliable testimonies as reality

[true compass]

dont really understand what exactly?

i just told u how much my neighbor pays for college + living expenses

i dont get why ur so mad lmfao

[tawny valley]

?

[trim sparrow]

is anyone gonna do whatever that gatech only finaid form is or are you just gonna wait for fafsa

[tawny valley]

The what?

I need to do that

[trim sparrow]

apparently gatech has some other finaid form since FAFSA is fucky?

[worthy comet]

gt app?

[tawny valley]

You mean this

https://public.webapps.gatech.edu/cfeis/gtapp_vpn/new_yearapp.cfm?SeqNo=10

[sour quiver]

I hate fafsa

[trim sparrow]

idk if this is required yearly but gtech sent me this

[tawny valley]

I didn't get that email

[trim sparrow]

just assuming it's because of fafsa sucking ass idk

[tawny valley]

I literally can't find that email

[true compass]

i didnt get that either

im just gonna do fafsa

[muted token]

did you get in?

i got it and i was deferred

[trim sparrow]

applied RD

[tawny valley]

Did people who got in early just not get that?

[sour quiver]

I got it

[tawny valley]

Crazy

[sour quiver]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/6jj7bw/what_are_some_cool_aspects_of_wellknown_colleges/

What are some for GT?

[worthy comet]

The whistle, the freshman hill run, clough, buzz

I haven’t heard the whistle being talked about here ever

[sour quiver]

What is the whistle

[worthy comet]

Only the COOLEST part of tech?!

[worthy comet]

https://www.facebook.com/georgiatech/videos/georgia-techs-whistle-still-blows-every-day/718442168924795/

[sour quiver]

Isn't that kinda nerdy tho

[worthy comet]

excuse me...

absolutely not

[lavish skiff]

when's rd coming out :o

on the website it says tbd??

[jolly relic]

good wakeup during english

[steep quartz]

i have never even heard of the whistle and i am at tech

granted

i dont go to class that much 💀

[cloud tiger]

Are u oos?

[cloud tiger]

Late march i think

[vital void]

if you're instate it's normal

[worthy comet]

I’m assuming u live West then bc it’s @ East

[steep quartz]

i live east lol

ive only been on west campus like

twice

[jolly relic]

i only hear it when my classes are in clough or skiles tbh

[worthy comet]

Clough has classes?

I thought it was a study place

[visual hound]

After u get accepted is there anything u need to do asap? Like any next steps that u need to do even if ur not sure ur committed

[cloud stream]

ig apply for honors if you want? that’s due 2/15 and then there’s also some summer stuff

[worthy comet]

If ur gonna commit to housing 100% asap

[visual hound]

oh fr?

can u choose housing without committing

[lone root]

no. its not a huge deal if u do it last minute but u should try to find a roomate who did it early

[visual hound]

oh ok

wait so what do u have to do for housing? i just wanna live in whichever one costs the least, do those dorms fill up the fastest?

[lone root]

they all cost around the same aside from honors which costs more. the nicest dorms fill up the fastest

[visual hound]

ah i see thx

[mental belfry]

Yeah ur trolling

[late pier]

Bro 💀

[violet meadow]

1000 words for hc rip

[worthy comet]

Don’t do hc

Unless u really wanna it’s not worth it

[violet meadow]

oh 💀

might need to do more research then

[safe cove]

reducing competition

[worthy comet]

I’m not applying 💀

It doesn’t seem worth it

[safe cove]

yeah real

i was /hj

[jolly relic]

we dont have a honors college. its a honors program which is just another LLC

honors classes is a whole different thing, where anyone can take them

[violet meadow]

ic, from what I've gathered there's no real benefit or extra opportunity besides having to spend a little extra for guaranteed housing on west, free food and trips through Atlanta every once in a while, access to HP sections

[steep quartz]

honors aint worth

dont do it unless you for some reason just want to spend more money

[wet plank]

when did gt release rd last year

[burnt acorn]

i just submitted an appeal to my decision (discussed medical issues not present in my app); does anyone know if this appeal just results in a denial or acceptance, or can they also defer me?

[trim mirage]

early march

[true compass]

I’d assume denial or acceptance bc they won’t release the appeal results until regular decision is released. Or at least that’s how most places do it.

[burnt acorn]

oh when i submitted the appeal it said that i'll get a decision within 2 weeks

[true compass]

Oh

I’m not sure then

[little gazelle]

bro how did I get accepted 💀 my essay started "Georgia Tech has an amazing reputation in computer science, which matters to me as I want a top-notch education to set the stage for my future."

[vital void]

holy shit lmao

[exotic horizon]

straight to the point

shortest path even

[tacit plover]

thats insane 💀

[worthy comet]

holistic admissions coming in clutch 💀

[little gazelle]

bro i think the next sentence is even worse "The professors here are renowned for their expertise and groundbreaking research."

[worthy comet]

I started off cliche with something like: "I knew Tech was right for me from the moment I stepped on campus..."

[worthy comet]

LMFAO

[little gazelle]

asian male CS buff ig 💀

[worthy comet]

@little gazelle r u gonna commit to tech

[little gazelle]

not sure, got many RD decisions. Tryna see what's best for money, but tech is cheap compared to many other schools, so is a possibility

[tacit plover]

thats crazy

[tacit plover]

i had something like this but at the end

[worthy comet]

fax. tech is a bargain compared to ivies and private t20s

[tacit plover]

I started off with a mini story lol

[hybrid barn]

Lmao I started my Georgia tech essay with a quote about research

[late pier]

"Immersed by GT’s thrilling cocktail of research and entrepreneurship, my daily treks across Tech will be steps towards my dream. I can almost see the precise, delicate motions of my future medical robot."

copied this mid line between like 10 schools lol

[sullen condor]

my gt essay began with "where is the next earth?" lmao

[late pier]

lmao

are u physics majr

[sullen condor]

aero engineering

[late pier]

ah nice

[sullen condor]

guess it worked after bagging the stamps scholarship sf 😎

[late pier]

damn goat

[tacit plover]

I began with tick tock which sounds hella stupid now

[late pier]

💀

did u commit

vrr

[tacit plover]

ye

[late pier]

sick

i might see u in atlanta 🙏

[tacit plover]

yeah

[sullen condor]

is gtch ur highest reach school btw

im always curious how some ppl wait til the last minute to commit and turns out they have some insane reaches like mit

[tacit plover]

no

[late pier]

huh

wouldnt u always wait

[sullen condor]

why wouldnt u wait to see if u get in other higher reaches

[late pier]

for all your schools to come out

[sullen condor]

why commit now if gt isnt ur highest reach school

[late pier]

why does it matter if its MIT

[sullen condor]

yeah i would wait too

[late pier]

i mightve committed UW CS if their decisions came out by now and i got in

[sullen condor]

as long as there is a school higher up than gt

[late pier]

cause im in state

[sullen condor]

oh nice

[late pier]

a lot of the time its a combo of cost + strenght of program

[sullen condor]

true

but when ppl say prestige doesnt matter

[late pier]

yeah i basically get college for free

[sullen condor]

i think ppl often neglect the fact that making connections is insanely valuable

[late pier]

lol yeah

[sullen condor]

thats why imo prestige matters more than the actual ability of the program

[late pier]

UW CS has more than enough CS prestige in my eyes

[sullen condor]

but ofc it breaks down to ur personality too, some ppl dont bother making connections

[late pier]

and i know professors there so its prob way easier for me to grind for grad school apps

[sullen condor]

do u think theres more connection opportunity than harvard cs

[late pier]

no definitely not

[sullen condor]

i think all the ivies (esp the top ones) have unparalleled connections

[late pier]

but i also dont rlly think im getting into harvard

[sullen condor]

LOL same

[late pier]

besides im ngl

i feel like connections are a bit over emphasized in CS

obv still matters

but if u do startupts

[sullen condor]

well ofc it depends on what u wanna do too

[late pier]

its mostly about the startup that you make

[sullen condor]

if its just to be a software engineer then it doenst matter as much

[late pier]

if its good enough to succeed, itll succeed

yeah obv

[sullen condor]

which has a high demand for connections

[late pier]

meh

[sullen condor]

imo if someone were to do startups, choossing a school based off its prestige is way more important

picking good co founders is insanely important

[late pier]

anyone can apply to YC and get connections at that point

yeah thats true

[sullen condor]

u dont want ppl to ruin ur company

[late pier]

co founders are important

but connections are not a prerequisite to startup success

[sullen condor]

ofc there are many great services like this but the ones offered by elite private schools are def unparalleled

the strong alumni network too

[sullen condor]

yeah i agree

but it will help a lot

[late pier]

like yeah you can game your way into VCs if your roommates dad runs one

but end of the day your product is more important

[sullen condor]

i dont remember if zuckerburg had his harvard classmates work with him to launch facebook

i think he did

[hidden tundra]

Ur stats must have been crazy

[sullen condor]

when ppl say stats do they mean just gpa and test scores

or does it include awards

always confused lol

[hidden tundra]

Idk bro

[visual hound]

Idt awards? Not sure tho

[hidden tundra]

My stats are mid

[sullen condor]

cuz like

idt stats make a big difference as long as it's 4.0 and 1550+

but awards do

[jolly relic]

same

1/3 was about bowling

[worthy comet]

Omg maybe I’ll see you too!

I’m so excited

I'm glad I didn't apply to any ultra reaches because it would have been a waste honestly (I would have been rejected or miserable if accepted)

[winged kettle]

Does anyone know approximately how many students will come in rd?

Typically what’s the number each year?

[worthy comet]

Around 4000 first-year students per year
(3772 + estimated larger freshman class)

Subtracted by
(2688 EA1 + 3000 EA2) x 0.45 yield rate
= ~1400 slots left

1400 / .45 = ~3200 admits

🤓 I could have looked it up but yeah

According to last year 52000 applicants applied RD and GT accepted 12% OOS and 36% in-state

[meager ingot]

is it easy to switch from engineering to sciences at gt

[lone root]

Very easy unless you want to switch to CS

[worthy comet]

Engineering

[tawny valley]

Is cs -> engineering hard?

[jolly relic]

When u confirm ur major after depositing, I think u can switch to most engineering majors, if not all

Might be wrong

[worthy comet]

what do u wanna major in

[tawny valley]

CivE

[worthy comet]

that's awesome

i dont think cs -> eng is hard to change

but engineering itself at gt is incredibly difficult

[tawny valley]

I hear CivE at GT was suprisingly small for the size of the school, is that true?

[worthy comet]

https://irp.gatech.edu/dashboards/COE/Enrollment

[fathom notch]

In the DSF do we just provide updates abt our application or do we include the "dear georgia tech admissions" and all that other stuff and talk abt why we want to attend

cause its only 150 words

[worthy comet]

Georgia Tech has blog posts that they put out. Check that or GT admission’s instagram. I don’t think I would be able to give u good advice 😭

[sour quiver]

You said facts

[sour quiver]

Also facts

[tawny valley]

I wrote about how much of a shithole Atlanta is as far as planning goes and how it takes an hour if traffic to go less than 5 miles sometimes

[tawny valley]

I'm pretty sure they don't read essays

because my entire essay was about CivE, planning, the enviroment, etc, but my declared major was CS

[cloud tiger]

U got into cs 😭

[tawny valley]

By accident lmfao

I meant to go for CivE

and wrote about CivE in my essay

[cloud tiger]

Ur him 😭

[tawny valley]

The federal gov needs to fix fafsa so I can let someone else in off the waiting list.....

aka I likely can't go because of the cost

but fafsa fucked this year

[cloud tiger]

I was deferred for cs

Isnt the waiting list after rd

[tawny valley]

Yes I'm joking that I can't afford the school so I'll turn down the acceptance as soon as I get my aid approximation

[violet meadow]

i wrote my essay about a bot someone made

[tawny valley]

Accepted?

[violet meadow]

ye

from the gt innovation competition

[cloud tiger]

Ur gonna reject gatech?

[tawny valley]

Yep

[violet meadow]

Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your offer of admission at this time.

[tawny valley]

Not gonna hold a spot from someone who actually wants to/can afford to go here

[cloud tiger]

W

I hate ppl who ed and get in and dont withdraw

[tawny valley]

again it depends on what aid I get

if I get enough than I'll definitely go to GT

[tawny valley]

you mean EA?

[cloud tiger]

ED

[tawny valley]

GT doesn't have ED?

[cloud tiger]

Some people ED and dont withdraw apps

[sour quiver]

A kid who got into princeton at my school did that

[cloud tiger]

Nah in general

[sour quiver]

and took a spot for umich

[tawny valley]

Ah I didn't ED anywhere

My top choice didn't have ED and so I didn't want to risk it

If I knew my top choice was gonna rejected me I would ED'd to Harvey Mudd or Carnegie Mellon

but that is the game

[cloud tiger]

I think u can still switch to ed at harvey mudd

[tawny valley]

Really? I might do that.

[cloud tiger]

U have to email admissions office

Although idk cuz u have to get people to sign u off

I ed2ed but was planning on switching to rd

[tawny valley]

My counselor already approved ed on my original app

but I didn't apply ed

[cloud tiger]

Cuz i got deferred from gatech

And they only accepted 30 intls last yr

Only 3 got some sort of aid 💀

[cloud tiger]

Apparently for mudd it doesn’t really matter ed2 vs rd

Admission rate is quite similar

[tawny valley]

ed2 vs rd you mean?

[cloud tiger]

Yh

Rd

[violet fable]

it's the same as carnegie mellon

there's no perceived boost for ED2

I, as an idiot, did of course do ED2 to CMU knowing well that I wouldn't get a boost and got deferred

[tawny valley]

Yes, but having this entire process over in 11 days sounds nice

[steep quartz]

um my guy you literally cant legally withdraw from ED except for financial reasons

[cloud tiger]

Nah like

Withdraw other apps

[steep quartz]

ah

i see what you mean

[tawny valley]

You can legally do whatever you feel like

ed is just a honor agreement for the most part it has no legal standing

supposedly some schools share their ED list with others and some schools will express anger to GCs if a student disregards a ED, but that is the worst that can happen to you

[worthy comet]

ED is a legal contract tho???

[tawny valley]

Nah

Early decision applications typically require the signature of the student, parent and counselor verifying the commitment. The agreement is not legally binding, so a college would not go after a student for tuition. But depending on the school, there can be consequences if a student doesn't accept an offer.```

In fact for the most part you can ignore an ED and go to a state school without a problem

the only time where it causes a problem is if you were to ED to one of the schools who share the lists with eachother

which the supreme court told them to stop doing, but I'm sure they still do

[steep quartz]

ok yeah i mispoke its not legally binding but all the other colleges that are relevant will not let you in

it is a black mark if you withdraw for any reason other than financial

[tawny valley]

You should definitely respect a ED and I'd never encourage anyone to back out of one except in extreme scenarios, but numerous court documents and guidance counselors have made it clear that the "sharing of the list" is not something that happens in reality.

It has happened historically with the ivys, but they were told to knock it off (they likely didn't tho).

Again, you should totally go where you ed'd to, but it isn't that binding in reality

And you always get the risk of getting rescinded from both schools if you back out of an ED

[steep quartz]

where do you see the supreme court decision

i see they were investigating but i cant find a source saying that they told them to stop

[tawny valley]

It wasn't a decision related to it they were just vaguely threatened with FERPA violations if they continued

I'll see if I can find it

it came out in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard as well as a few other cases

[steep quartz]

welp imma just trust your word on it

doesnt affect me either way lmao

[tawny valley]

I'll post it if I can find it, but I have my MIT interview in like 20 mins

and that is a tad more important

[steep quartz]

gl on ur interview

[tawny valley]

anyway nobody read that as an encouragment to break ed

because even if it is unlikely you could get rescinded it could fuck up your life and is a generally assholish and dishonrable thing to do

oh and your college counselor will get pissy and might even contact colleges

and that can hurt you as well

[worthy comet]

good friggin luck

[rustic condor]

@nova loom

can u arrest this man

[violet meadow]

LOL

there was one called Jill watson and another called SellRaze

[nova loom]

Did you get in

No way my mans is active on a2c now

I’m all for it

[tawny valley]

Aced it

[violet meadow]

yea

[violet meadow]

im hooked

[nova loom]

engrossed

are you still waiting on ur other acceptances

or r u just gonna commit

[violet meadow]

yea im gonna wait

let me cook

[nova loom]

bros boutta become MIT Co'28

boutta join squareman or smth

idk where u wanted to go

was it princeton

[violet meadow]

Yep

[violet meadow]

that would go crazy

power couple

btw I also applied to purdue 😘

[tawny valley]

What is square man?

[nova loom]

early?

[violet meadow]

na

i sold

so i had to do regul

[nova loom]

if u get in and u have time u shud come to some admitted students day if we have one

ill show you around and we can go to some party

[violet meadow]

ayy thats tough

[nova loom]

idk how it works

[violet meadow]

depends on if going to indiana is on my schedule 💀

[nova loom]

if we both get into some better unviersity we just meet up there

[violet meadow]

aight aight

i gotta dap you up bruh

[nova loom]

ong

i gotta see the man myself

[languid seal]

Cornell better

[worthy comet]

absolutely not

[tawny valley]

Than GT?

Soildly depends

[worthy comet]

unless ur majoring in hospital science then i would say no

[tawny valley]

I mean it depends on what kind of school experience you want

[worthy comet]

true

[tawny valley]

going to GT is gonna be massively different than cornell

[worthy comet]

if u like the color gray and if u like watching paint dry

[tawny valley]

Also GT lacks good humanties so if you are intersted in the intersections of engineering and anything else then your shit out of luck at GT

[worthy comet]

i mean

if ur going to gt u know what ur going into tbh

[tawny valley]

Yeah, but that doesn't mean GT > Cornell

Cornell is also much more of a household name

Most people I know IRL do not know that GT is highly ranked

Even semi-competent engineers

But everyone knows cornell

Not saying Cornell > GT, but I feel it is more well known in casual circles

and Cornell allows you to study more than pure engineering/cs

[fossil nebula]

i personally would enjoy atlanta a lot more than ithaca

[mental belfry]

bro rly put mit 29 in his name

[fossil nebula]

yes

[sour quiver]

that's dedication and faith right there

[mental belfry]

Hope u dont get humbled

[fossil nebula]

96% chance i do

[sour quiver]

GT is horrible at humanities, it's really the only thing keeping it from becoming top 20/30

their fight song is literally about how they are hellava engineers

[rustic summit]

preety obvious that cornell is better than gt

[late pier]

not for engineering

and GT has better tech location

theres also cost

[worthy comet]

GT is t10 engineering I don’t think ppl would go for humanities lol unless they’re in state

[sonic pollen]

Their international affairs school has some sick certificates though 😭😭😭

[worthy comet]

Didn’t know they had international affairs 💀

I could see them doing international cybersecurity with some CS stuff

[chilly dune]

hey

just wonderin if gatech likes to reject internationals

my friend is japanese but has lived her whole life in kuwait and has a pretty special profile for bme

3.8 gpa but

she makes up for it

we arent sure why she got rejected and was wondering if we should be hopeful for rd round as her story is hella unique

[eternal portal]

she cant apply if she got rejected already

[violet fable]

i think they're referring to how they're hopeful for other RD universities, not georgiatech

[chilly dune]

yes!@

[late pier]

acceptance rate is around if not lower than 10% for GT non-residents

i wouldnt worry about it imo, college admissions are very random

my friend who got rejected GT CS just got into CMU CS

tldr; be hopeful

[lone root]

Every school has a bias against internationals (especially internationals in cs/engineering). I wouldnt say GT likes to reject internationals more than any other top 50 school.

[worthy comet]

People who are smart get rejected all the time

At that point it’s a matter of good vs bad luck

[visual hound]

did anyone sign up for the housing info webinar happening rn

i signed up but it says event ended

[pure sandal]

naw

[tawny valley]

For sure

[gentle zinc]

this place blows

[tawny valley]

So true

[violet meadow]

me when I realize I applied to the georgia institute of technology instead of georgia tech

[tawny valley]

Me when they are the same thing

[vital void]

no they're not

[tawny valley]

The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech and GT or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or the Institute)

[worthy comet]

They are the exact same thing

[sullen condor]

GIT

[worthy comet]

GT is short for GIT aka gatech

[tawny valley]

Georgia In Time Compiler

[tawdry osprey]

are yall able to submit the deferral supp form? it just loads for me but doesnt submit

[primal hare]

what do you even write on there