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Applicants who submit their application by the October = 1st=20 President's Scholarship Program (PSP) priority date, will receive=20 notifications in the first week of November. Applicants who apply = between=20 October 2nd and the PSP deadline, November 1st, will = receive=20 notifications in mid-December. All other applicants who apply by the=20 January 15th Freshman application deadline will = receive=20 notifications in mid-March.
We look at multiple areas of an applicant's background in making = our=20 admission decisions - academic record/GPA, SAT/ACT scores, leadership=20 activities and the application essay. These criteria are all critical = to being=20 competitive for admission to Georgia Tech. Please visit www.admission.gatech.ed= u/freshman=20 for more information on our review process.
Georgia Tech accepts and awards course credit for many forms of = Advanced=20 Placement. For a complete list of exams and further information, = please visit=20 http://www.admission.gatech.e= du/ap.
Applications for Freshman Admission are available in mid-August and = can be=20 found at http://www.admission.gatec= h.edu/apply.=20 In order to be eligible for the President's Scholarship, our premier merit-based=20 scholarship, you must apply for admission by October 31st. Otherwise, = our=20 final deadline for freshman admission applications is January 15th. = Please=20 visit our deadlines=20 pages for more information on freshman, transfer, and special = application=20 deadlines.
Georgia Tech does not have any type of Early = Action or=20 Early Decision process. We have two deadlines for applications - = October 31st=20 for the President's Scholarship and January 15 for regular = admission.
With a competitive admission process, Georgia Tech does not have = "minimum"=20 requirements for admission; rather, admission decisions are made based = on how=20 an applicant compares to the overall pool of applicants. Most students = who are=20 ultimately competitive for admission will have at least a B average = and take=20 challenging courses at their high school. A profile of our Freshman = class may=20 be found online: http://www.admission.= gatech.edu/quickfacts=20 .
Georgia Tech does not include personal interviews as part of the = admission=20 process. We do, however, encourage you to learn more about Tech by = attending=20 one of our weekly information sessions and campus tours. For a = complete=20 schedule of available information sessions and tours, as well as = directions to=20 campus, please visit http://www.admissi= on.gatech.edu/campus_visits=20 .
During Freshman Orientation (FASET) you will be instructed in all = the=20 different things you need to know including course registration and = academic=20 advising. The Georgia Tech Course Catalog and schedule of classes may = be found=20 online at https://oscar.gatech.edu/ .
It is important to know that the President's Scholarship process is = a=20 separate process from your admission decision. Students who are not = selected=20 to proceed in the President's Scholarship process will remain in the = pool of=20 applicants for admission. The majority of our admission decisions will = be made=20 after our final deadline for applications (January 15th). Therefore, = most=20 decisions are sent by mail in late February to the middle of March. http://www.psp.gatech.edu/=20 .
The SAT or ACT should be scheduled in the spring of the junior year = and may=20 be taken again through the December test date of the senior year. = December=20 scores will not be considered for the President's Scholarship = competition.=20 January test results may not meet the admission application deadline. = Official=20 test scores must be sent electronically directly to Georgia Tech from = the=20 testing agency; we will not accept scores submitted on transcripts or = from=20 personal score reports. Georgia Tech's code for the SAT is 5248. For = the ACT=20 our code is 0818.
Whether you enjoy student government, whitewater rafting, debating, = religious fellowship, or just socializing with others who share your = interest,=20 there is something for everyone at Georgia Tech. There are more than = 300=20 student groups and clubs for students ranging from departmental = societies,=20 intramural and club sports teams, cultural/diversity organizations,=20 fraternities and sororities, and student publications and media. For = more=20 information and a complete listing of student groups and clubs, visit = http://www.involvement.gatech.edu/ . For more = information=20 about Tech communities and attractions visit Get to Know pages for Atlanta or Savannah.
Students at Georgia Tech experience athletics in one of the premier = conferences in NCAA Division I. As a member of the Atlantic Coast = Conference=20 (ACC), students enjoy first-hand the thrill of competition through = Tech's=20 seventeen intercollegiate teams, including nine sports for men and = eight for=20 women. For more information on intercollegiate athletics, please visit = ramblinwreck.com=20 .
Our main admission website (http://www.admiss.gatech.edu/)= offers=20 several ways to gather all the information you need about Georgia = Tech. There=20 is a "Request=20 Information" link in the main navigation menu on the left hand = side.=20 Additionally, to get a sneak peak at 'A Day in the Life' of a GT = student, you=20 can read our student blogs at gatechadmissions.blogspot.com/ . You can ask = Admissions=20 representatives your questions on the message=20 boards.
Georgia Tech's school doe code for the SAT is 5248 and for the ACT = is=20 0818.
International students are not eligible for federal or state = financial aid=20 programs. The Institute does, however, offer guidance to international = undergraduate students who experience financial constraints. Please = contact=20 the Office of International Education (http://www.oie.gatech.edu/) for more information. = If your=20 citizenship status should change at anytime while you are in the = process of=20 applying or attending GT, the Institute will re-evaluate your = financial aid=20 status.
The TOEFL exam is not required to be considered for=20
admission.
Georgia Tech offers both need and merit based aid to students = through=20 grants, scholarships and loans. The deadline for both the FAFSA and = the=20 Georgia Tech Financial Aid Form is March 1. More information on cost = of=20 tuition, room and board and other costs associated with attendance is=20 available online: http://www.finaid.gatech.edu/
Georgia Tech's Department of Housing offers a comprehensive program = to meet=20 students' various needs. Whether you are beginning your collegiate = experience=20 or continuing your education, by living on campus, you not only have = the=20 convenience of living close to classes, but you also have the = opportunity to=20 participate in a variety of programs and activities. Campus living = offers=20 helpful and supportive staff, faculty interaction, academic support,=20 leadership development, and employment opportunities. Georgia Tech's = Housing=20 is a diverse living-learning community that offers traditional = residence=20 halls, suites and apartment living. For more information about housing = at=20 Georgia Tech, visit http://www.housing.gatech.edu/ .
The student-faculty ratio varies by major and class standing; = however, the=20 most common class size is 26 to 33 students.
For detailed information about health insurance please visit http://www.health.gatech.edu/departments/insurance.htm .=20
Per policy, Georgia Tech does not "defer" admission for students as = an=20 offer of admission is only valid for the term for which the student = applied.=20 Should you decide not to enroll in that term, you may request to = re-open your=20 file for a future term (up to one year from the term of original = application)=20 without having to re-apply. However, you should be aware that once a = student=20 has graduated from high school and enrolls in any college-level course = work,=20 that student must follow our transfer admission process (http://www.transfer.gatech.edu/) and meet those = requirements=20 to be considered for admission.
The Office of Admission hosts several campus visitation programs = throughout=20 the year. For more information visit our website http://www.admissi= on.gatech.edu/campus_visits.=20 Summer programs are often hosted by specific academic departments on = campus,=20 as well as through the Center for Education Integrating Science, = Mathematics=20 and Computing (CEISMC). For further details, please visit http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/.
If you wish to cancel your application for consideration, please = complete=20 our online form: www.admiss.gatech.edu/cancel= or=20 contact our office if you have questions at 404.894.4154.
Because you had been previously enrolled at Tech, you would need to = go=20 through the re-admission process. Please contact the Registrar's = Office (=20 www.registrar.gatech.edu or 404-894-4150) for further = information.
The Academic Common Market is an interstate agreement for sharing=20 educational programs and facilities that allows students to = participate in=20 selected programs not offered in their home states without having to = pay=20 out-of-state tuition charges. For more information about this program = please=20 visit www.admiss.gatech.edu/acm=20 .
Any requests to change information in your file should be submitted = in=20 writing. Along with the request, please be sure to include your full = name,=20 date of birth, Social Security Number or GT ID number (if available), = and=20 signature. This information may be sent by mail or faxed to = 404.894.9511.=20
Classification of in-state, out-of-state, and international = students for=20 tuition payment purposes is determined by the Office of the Registrar, = as=20 governed by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. = For the=20 complete policy and other residency information, contact the Office of = the=20 Registrar or visit http://www.registrar.gatech.edu/docs/pdf/borpolicy.pdf.
The Georgia Tech Savannah - Armstrong Partnership Program is a = unique=20 opportunity for Freshman to obtain dual degrees at Georgia Tech and = Armstrong=20 Atlantic State University. Please visits www.admission.gatech.e= du/armstrong=20 for more information on this program.
Georgia = Tech Savannah=20 (GTS) is also available for transfer students. There are five = majors=20 available at GTS: Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, and = Mechanical=20 Engineering. Students may apply for direct transfer or as part of a = GTREP=20 partnership. Direct transfer applicants must meet the exact same = requirements=20 as transfer applicants to the Atlanta campus (http://www.transfer.gatech.edu/<= /A>) .=20 For both direct and GTREP transfers, there is a high probability of = the need=20 for cross-enrollment at one of our GTREP partner schools (Armstrong = Atlantic=20 State University, Georgia Southern University, Savannah State = University) for=20 completion of general education and non-major degree = requirements.
Within our regular admission process, we do not require or review = letters=20 of recommendation. If you are selected as a President's Scholar = Semifinalist,=20 you will be asked to submit recommendations for further consideration. = However, until you are notified, it is not necessary to mail or = request=20 letters to be sent to our office.
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