Georgia Tech (2025-2026)

[signal gate]

ah ok

[misty oriole]

Yeah no lol

Stats at GT is generally calculus based I think

[vital quiver]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1t4o85k/got_off_ga_tech_waitlist/

looks like its moving

[tiny pulsar]

any international got off

?

[vital quiver]

not sure

also some posts say that they got an abroad option, so maybe this one has that too

i said no to that in my waitlist correspondence th

[tiny pulsar]

same

[tiny pulsar]

no but this person got a call and a text msg

so pretty sure they actually got off

without a pathway option

[vital quiver]

Oh ic

[vague coyote]

Georgia resident 🥀

[hot ravine]

Yeah why tf ain’t they taking off any OOS

[vital quiver]

damnn

[glad moth]

My speculation (which some other people who have inside info were also saying) is that they aren’t gonna take off much OOS but not sure

Cuz yield is gonna be noticeably higher for OOS while in state not as much

[sudden ivy]

Intl?

[glad moth]

Intl prolly less or same as OOS

Not sure tho cuz not sure if they have intl quota but ik they have GA resident quota and ppl were speculating its underfilled

[misty oriole]

yeah this tracks

if you're waitlisted just commit somewhere else

if you get in that's great

[sudden ivy]

No kidding 😭

[glad moth]

Yeah

I’m on 7 waitlists and a very low chance I’ll get off of any

[misty oriole]

7 waitlists is insane

where all are you waitlisted?

[glad moth]

gatech, cornell, washu, tufts, swarthmore, williams, amherst

tufts last year took 30% off the waitlist, this year they emailed on may 1st saying their class was full

swarthmore emailed saying they overenrolled their class as well

so yeah general trend = no chance

[signal gate]

how would instate yield be lower

in staters have hope and zell miller

[glad moth]

like lower increase compared to last year

[woeful heath]

60/30/10 boys

[floral sparrow]

@prisma violet does gt offer transfer pathways to waitlist students or nah - im waitlisted for aero/meche oos

im enrolled at cmu and im prob gonna transfer apply to gt

is that realistic or nah

[granite stone]

wait imm just nosy why r u tryna leave cmu

[floral sparrow]

georgia tech is my dream school and cmu only has meche

various reasons on top of that

I have an afrotc scholarship thats good for 36K a year which is perfect for GT but CMU is too expensive so I have to do NROTC

[granite stone]

ohhh

[floral sparrow]

my girl is going to emory

so

lots of reasons

[granite stone]

wait I hope that works out for u dang

[floral sparrow]

thank u

on the flip side

i love pittsburgh

im a pittsburgh sports fan

[granite stone]

first person I’ve seen say that 😞

[floral sparrow]

and my brother is going to law school there so

[granite stone]

ooh dang

[floral sparrow]

say what

[granite stone]

Pittsburgh sports fan

[floral sparrow]

lmao

family is from there but im from nj

do I have a shot at gt off the waitlist

or transfer

in your opinion

[granite stone]

idk I knew one person who got off waitlist in my year kinda network maxed

like she got a research mentor to reach out to an ao and get her off 😭

[floral sparrow]

god damn

im gonna ask my teacher if she can

idk

she worked for aero companies maybe she knows someone

[granite stone]

I feel like lowkey now that I’m removed from college admissions waitlists offers r kinda random

Like it’s truly they’re tryna replace what demographic declines

[floral sparrow]

yeah I feel so hopeless

I feel like I should've

Put a niche demographic or major

because APPARENTLY im 1% Native American but that felt inauthentic

and I could've applied for environmental or civil or smthn but I love aero

[granite stone]

ya fair aero is competitive

[granite stone]

LMAO don’t do that 😭

[floral sparrow]

I did put meche down too for 2nd

[floral sparrow]

yeah dw I didnt

[granite stone]

I lowkey don’t think they consider 2nd major

Maybe I’m just yapping tho

The year before me

Before cs got like restricted

There were so many ppl who put music tech as a major

And immediately switched

[floral sparrow]

broooo

I shoulda

Done something niche

I feel stupid

Im mad aero isn't niche im such a good fit for it

I won a NASA competition bro 🥀

how am I not qualified

[granite stone]

idk cmu is also a great school and like I’m sure u have a great chance if u need to transfer too

[granite stone]

Bro istg

Some AOs r like tossing coins

[floral sparrow]

yeah its insane

my stats are mid but

my extracurriculars are the most cracked thing youll ever hear

[granite stone]

ya istg sometimes admissions here r kinda wtf

[floral sparrow]

1470 SAT 4.92 GPA weighted

but

Won a NASA competition

[granite stone]

I know like a ton of transfers here tho

[floral sparrow]

Rocketry Club President 3 years

[granite stone]

wait this is cracked hello

[floral sparrow]

Restarted our competition team

Volunteer firefighter

Every musical activity in my school and leadership positions in it

I work with my board of education for student government

Like bro

What do they want from me

[granite stone]

ya as someone fully removed from ao all I can say is sometimes admissions r just kinda wtf 😭

[floral sparrow]

Varsity athlete and captain

sorry nah im venting atp

let me in gt ☹️

[granite stone]

nah totally good 😭

real

let him in gang

i vouch

[floral sparrow]

🙏

[misty oriole]

nah

not OOS

[granite stone]

Bro this girl in my hs got in with a 1400…

and like

Def a lower gpa

[floral sparrow]

yeah fr oos so crazy

[granite stone]

I feel like a boomer 💔

Oos crazy this year

[floral sparrow]

Oos been crazy bro

[misty oriole]

Prob good ECs or easy major

But for engineering those stats are normal

For OOS

In state be a little different

[floral sparrow]

you think I got a shot at getting off the WL or transfering in

[misty oriole]

Transfer maybe but waitlist is literally gambling

[floral sparrow]

ive heard cmu is super hard GPA wise especially engineering

does gt consider rigor of the college

like if I have a lower GPA at cmu vs a higher GPA at a less prestigious or competitive school

[granite stone]

tbh I also think maybe oos wasn’t as insane two years ago

[tiny pulsar]

how are u finding compe at gt?

im currently on wl

[misty oriole]

No it wasn't

There's no way in hell I would get in now

[misty oriole]

I'm not Fiona but it's good

There are some issues with over saturation

[granite stone]

Idk I’ve had a good experience so far most of my classes have been enjoyable/reasonable and there’s tons of ece opportunities outside of classes

[granite stone]

tape out…

[misty oriole]

lol yeah

SJ is pretty saturated too

[granite stone]

That onboarding took years off my life 😭

[prisma violet]

Idts

[prisma violet]

I’m not Fiona either also not a comp e but I’ve heard it’s good

[granite stone]

i am not fiona either 💔

[prisma violet]

Shout out siliconjackets tho

[flat hollow]

W compe

[prisma violet]

No

Idk why but I thought siliconjackets involved chip fab too

Not just PD

[granite stone]

wait zozo wut year r u

i feel like i've seen u in this server since i was a freshman 😭

[prisma violet]

I graduate tomorrow

[granite stone]

WOAHH congrats !!

[prisma violet]

Idk when I even showed up here ngl

[tiny pulsar]

aight thank youu

everyone

also im waitlisted for aerospace

like if i were to get in, how tough is it to transfer to ece or me

[prisma violet]

ME requires a few hoops but i dont think ECE does

[granite stone]

U got a free major switch after admission

And then another one before 60 credits

Although tbh idt it’s even that hard after 60 credits I had a bunch of friends switch into ee after like math or physics or smth in 3rd year

[tiny pulsar]

oh okayyy

thank you

[hot ravine]

Dawg why are you even trying to transfer from cmu to Gt?

CMU honestly better

It’s gonna be hard at cmu but it would still be hard at GT

And mechanical engineering is very versatile

CMU will make you tougher and will give you really amazing employment opportunities after

[misty oriole]

Nah lol

GT is gonna be harder academically than cmu that's straight up the culture here

Most GT grads I've spoken to have said that no industry job (even 60hrs a week at spacex) can hold a candle to what you do here

[granite stone]

He explained cost/scholarship stuff and aerospace engineering major

[granite stone]

ehhhh I think cmu is also kind of a rat race from wut I heard

[floral sparrow]

I explained all my reasons up there

[hot ravine]

Oh, my bad i didn’t see

[hot ravine]

This isn’t true though cmu is definitely harder than Georgia tech

[misty oriole]

Sure lol

Go to cmu and gt and get back to me

[hot ravine]

CMU is known for being harder though lol

[granite stone]

Can someone here ping me when canvas is back

[signal gate]

cmu and gt are too close to make a statement like that

it just depends on the person atp

[granite stone]

I think all of engineering is hard and we should just all make fun of business kids instead 🔥🔥🔥 (jokes jokes jokes)

[scenic ocean]

Our cortisol will be lower and we can enjoy more though

[cursive dragon]

lowkey business kids are enjoying themselves while we complain about engineering every other day

[lavish glen]

Does tech allow internal transfer for business school

[prisma violet]

u mean switching majors

yes

[astral island]

i got off cmu waitlist so a gt cs spot boutta open

kinda bitttersweet gt accepted me oos ea and i got honors 😢

[astral island]

😓

[signal gate]

for CS it should be

[flat hollow]

Don’t feel bad 💀

[hot ravine]

When did you get off?!

[astral island]

#1448830292482719914 message

[sudden ivy]

Congrats!

Double GT will be doing any waitlists this yr tho

[floral sparrow]

I saw on a Facebook post that some OOS kid got off a few days ago for CE

Has anyone emailed to ask about OOS waitlist 😭🙏

[vital quiver]

Damn ts my exact situation

Haven’t heard from anyone tho

[prisma violet]

“It’s rolling so you’ll hear if you get in”

[misty oriole]

Yall need to quit caring abt it tbh

You got waitlisted, set your sights on another school

If you get in that's wonderful, but I would stop caring abt GT tbh

GT admissions office knows what they're doing

And as GT-selfish as this may be, less students at this school would probably help with a lot of pretty serious campus issues

[prisma violet]

Facts

[lavish glen]

i had a classmate who waited on tech's wl decision so he didnt commit to any colleges

[prisma violet]

Bonehead move

[lavish glen]

like i told him beforehand to commit to uga, and he thought i m being mean to him by saying he will not get off the wl

[misty oriole]

This is uh

Did he get in?

The intelligence (or lack thereof) required to make such a decision does not seem fitting for a tech student

[lavish glen]

no

his still waiting

[misty oriole]

Where'd they end up going?

I hope they've committed somewhere

[lavish glen]

I helped him email uga to see if they allow late commit

but uga hasnt emailed him back yet

[misty oriole]

Uhh yeah that's unfortunate

Bro might genuinely be fucked tbh

If all else fails, enroll in a CC and transfer in

[lavish glen]

i think ksu does rolling?

ksu got pretty good dining hall

[prisma violet]

Ur friend dumb as shit

Respectfully

[lavish glen]

I think he just loves gt

Like he poured all his energy waiting for the wl decision

[shell eagle]

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[scenic ocean]

😹

[flat hollow]

How will he handle GT 😭

[signal gate]

ong

[signal gate]

wtf

bro u shoulda like

grabbed him by the collar and told him to commit to uga

[floral sparrow]

If he committed to UGA that's an easy transfer to GT

[floral sparrow]

ok buddy 😭 ive been waiting half a year for a decision no need to tell me how I should feel

[signal gate]

no seriously tho

like i was just like u

couldnt stop worrying about it

but lifes been so much better by not thinking about it and just focusing on uga

[stoic belfry]

Committed to tech

yay

Well I committed a while ago

[lavish glen]

I fear not for his ME major

Uga is a great school still

The vibes are different so u can see which one do you enjoy more

[floral sparrow]

im focused on the school im committed to but im just doing my due diligence because this school matters to me and I have a lot riding on it 🤷‍♂️

[scenic ocean]

Same

I mean for my iq GT is too high anyways

[signal gate]

ur going to cmu bro

or was that somoene else

[cursive dragon]

people are chosing gt over cmu?

[prisma violet]

if ur in state and get zell idk why u wouldnt choose gt over cmu lmfao

[prisma violet]

have u emailed to ask about the waitlist lol

instead of asking others why dont u ask and see how its going

[cursive dragon]

oh yeah for sure

[signal gate]

🥀

I dont get why people care this much about a waitlist especially if theyre already committed to a top school

[prisma violet]

Or any school

Like a waitlist is a rejection

Period

[floral sparrow]

random update I got off the umich waitlist lol

[prisma violet]

nice

[lavish glen]

Same!