International Freshman Students
The Georgia Institute of Technology, an institution comprised of more = than=20 19,000 undergraduate and graduate students, welcomes international = students to=20 its campus.
Currently, more than 3,000 students from countries other than the =
United=20
States are valued members of the Georgia Tech community. Over twenty =
percent of=20
Tech's international students are pursuing degrees at the undergraduate, =
bachelor's degree level. Click
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Classification of International Student/Applicant
Georgia Tech classifies a student/applicant as = =E2=80=9Cinternational=E2=80=9D if they meet=20 any of the criteria below.
- You are not a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident and are currently = in the=20 United States on an F-1 (student) visa.
- You will require an F-1 visa to enter and study in the United = States.=20
- You are currently in the United States on some other class of = visa. A copy=20 of your visa from passport must be submitted for us to make a=20 determination. Please submit any documentation regarding = Permanent=20 Residency by fax (404-894-9511) or email to your designated admission=20 counselor.
Tuition Classification:
Students/Applicants considered =E2=80=9Cinternational=E2=80=9D will = be considered for tuition=20 classification the same non-GA Resident. If you are a U.S. Citizen = or=20 Permanent Resident, you will be classified as a Regular Freshman = Applicant;=20 however, tuition classification would then be determined by state=20 residency. Please read the following regarding Permanent Legal=20 Residency:
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Permanent=20
Legal Residency
- If you are a Permanent Legal Resident of the United States, please = submit=20 a copy of the front and back of your green card for inspection.
- If you are in the process of obtaining permanent legal residency, = please=20 submit all documentation related to this process. This would include, = but not=20 be limited to, an Employment Authorization Document, the form I-485, = or your=20 I-94 departure record.
- If you hold refugee or asylum status, please forward all = documentation=20 related to this status.
* Please submit any documentation regarding Permanent Residency = by fax=20 (404-894-9511) or email to your designated admission=20 counselor.
Admission Purposes:
Georgia Tech may require any applicant to submit a = foreign=20 credential evaluation of their coursework by an accredited = foreign=20 credential evaluation service if they have studied in a school outside = the=20 U.S. A student could potentially be considered a regular = freshman=20 applicant (not international based on tuition classification) and still = be=20 required to submit the evaluation.
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Admission=20
Information
All students competing for freshman admission are considered using =
the same=20
criteria regardless of classification (domestic or international). =
Please=20
visit
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How To=20
Apply For Admission As A Freshman
All applicants must submit the on-line application. The =
application may=20
accessed, completed, and submitted (along with the application =
processing fee of=20
$65) for freshman admission via
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Additional=20
Application Requirements
- Take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I). The scores must be = sent=20 directly from the testing agency to Georgia Tech. Regardless of the = system in=20 which you have been educated, you must earn a minimum score of 440 on = the=20 critical reading portion of the SAT I to be considered for admission. = Based on=20 figures from previous years, your combined math, verbal, and writing = SAT I=20 score should be better than 1800 to be competitive for admission. = Georgia=20 Tech does not require prospective students to take any SAT II subject = test or=20 the TOEFL.
For further information about the SAT I,=20
contact:
College Entrance Examination =
Board
SAT=20
Program
P.O. Box 6200
Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6200 =
U.S.A.
website:=20
http://www.collegeboard.com/
- Submit foreign credential evaluation, if needed. (Please = review=20 guidelines and requirements regarding the Foreign Credential = Evaluation=20 below)
- Complete the
Standard Mailing Address:
Office of Undergraduate =
Admission
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia =
30332-0320=20
Overnight Express Address:
Georgia Institute of=20
Technology
Office of Undergraduate Admission
219 Uncle Heine=20
Way
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0320
Freshman Admission Application=20
Deadline:
January 15
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Foreign=20
Credit Evaluation
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Will I be=20
required to submit a foreign credential evaluation?
Please review the following situations to determine if you will = require a=20 foreign credential evaluation:
Those needing a foreign credential=20
evaluation:
- Have been educated in a school outside the U.S. for more = than two=20 years (high school equivalence) that is not accredited by one = of the=20 following accepted accrediting agencies listed below.
- Receiving a diploma from a U.S. accredited High School but = only=20 attended the diploma awarding school for the senior = year.
Those not needing the foreign credential=20 evaluation:
- Educated outside the U.S. at a school = accredited=20 by one of the accrediting agencies listed below for at least two = years and=20 will be receiving a diploma.
- Receiving a diploma from a U.S. accredited High School and began = attending no later than the beginning of the junior year (11th=20 grade).
- Association of Christian Schools International
- Commission on International and Trans-Regional = Accreditation
- Middle State Association of Schools and Colleges, = Commission on=20 Elementary Schools
- North Central Association, Commission on Accreditation and = School=20 Improvement
- National Independent Private School Association (NIPSA)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Accepted Accrediting Agencies
If determined that a foreign credential evaluation is required = to=20 complete your application, there is no need to submit any transcripts = or to=20 complete the Self-Reported Academic Record portion of the = application. =20 Those not requiring an evaluation must complete the Self-Reported = Academic=20 Record portion of the application. If you still have questions=20 concerning this requirement, please contact our office. =20
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Foreign=20
Credential Evaluation Guidelines
If determined that a foreign credential evaluation is required, below = are the=20 evaluation requirements:
- Official English Translation
- Document-by-Document (Course-by-Course is not necessary for = freshman=20 applicants)
- Includes GPA calculation
The evaluation must be prepared by an accredited foreign credential=20
evaluation service that names and describes all diplomas, certificates, =
degrees,=20
periods of education or training and gives U.S. equivalencies for each. =
We=20
recommend using one of the following:
Josef Silny & Associates
305.237.1616
Education Credential Evaluators, Inc.
414.289.3=
400
World Evaluation Services
212.966.6311
Foreign Credential Evaluation=20
Deadline:
January 15*
*We recommend you begin the evaluation process no later than = December=20 1st.
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Reason for=20
Foreign Credential Evaluation
The Office of Undergraduate Admission sets the policies and = requirements for=20 admission to all of our undergraduate degree programs. Different = countries=20 have different grading scales by which they evaluate students. As = the=20 number of applications from international students continues to = increase, our=20 office must work to balance efficiency with having an accurate = assessment of=20 each student's academic background. Along with these factors, we = are also=20 striving for consistency in these evaluations from student to student, = within=20 the same school, and across different measures of high school = proficiency and=20 that is why we are requesting that all students who attend a school = outside of=20 the U.S. must have their credentials evaluated by an agency that = specializes in=20 foreign documentation. We request that the evaluation be=20 document-by-document with a GPA calculation. This is not a = translation.=20 The evaluation will describe equivalencies of schoolwork to = that of an=20 accredited program in the U.S. and a GPA calculation so that we may = fairly=20 consider your competitiveness with the entire applicant pool. =20
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Deadlines=20
A completed application for Freshman Admission and all supporting =
credentials=20
must be received by January 15.
In order to =
meet our=20
January 15 deadline, it is recommended that all materials for a foreign=20
credential evaluation be mailed to the agency by December 1.
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Financing=20
Your Education
For any student classified as =E2=80=9Cinternational=E2=80=9D for = tuition classification,=20 they are ineligible for Financial Aid through the Georgia Tech Office of = Scholarships and Financial Aid. Please understand that being a = public=20 institution includes an obligation to use the financial aid we have = available to=20 the domestic population.
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Immigration=20
(I-20s)
Almost all undergraduate students needing a visa to enter the country = and=20 attend Georgia Tech will do so by obtaining an F1 (student) visa. It is = assumed=20 that you will need to obtain an F1 visa unless the student indicates = otherwise=20 on the application.
In order to receive a F1 visa, Georgia Tech must first issue an =
I-20. =20
If a student will need an I-20 for F1 visa (or an I-20 to update their =
current=20
F1 visa to Georgia Tech), please complete the
Due to possible changes in the financial status of the sponsor, = Georgia Tech=20 will not issue an I-20 sooner than six months prior to the expected = enrollment=20 date.
Standard Mailing Address:
Office of Undergraduate =
Admission
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia =
30332-0320=20
Overnight Express Address:
Georgia Institute of=20
Technology
Office of Undergraduate Admission
219 Uncle Heine=20
Way
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0320
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On Campus=20
Contacts
Office of Undergraduate Admission
219 Uncle Heine =
Way
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0320
phone: 404.894.4154
email:
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Office of International Education
Georgia =
Institute of=20
Technology
631 Cherry Street
Savant Building, Suite =
221
Atlanta, GA=20
30332-0284
phone: 404.894.7475
email: =
info@oie.gatech.edu
website:
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