Admissions Requirements and Process: Georgia Tech has early action and regular decision, with early action due on October 15th and regular decision due on January 1st. You can apply through the Common application or Coalition application. On both websites, the essays will have a non-school specific, then the supplemental essays from Tech are specific to what GT wants to know about you. All essays are important, and what Tech wants to know is why you chose your intended major and how will Georgia Tech be the place to foster that? Also, they don't change GPA or weighting and you self-report grades on the application (your counselor will submit your transcript through Common or Coalition). SAT-II subject tests are not required, and don't submit AP scores with your application.
The review process, for both early and regular, is holistic, with a partner-based review system. This means that Tech looks at you as an applicant both academically and personally. It considers the contributions you've had in your community, the recommendation letters and essays written, as well as your fit at Georgia Tech. They will consider what your rigor pathway was while here at North, and you are only evaluated based on your school. The partner-based review process means that 2 people read your application and review it together, and most applications are seen by 2-6 people before admissions decision is made. This is to ensure that with the growing number of applicants, many eyes are catching all the different pieces that you have put in your application. Lastly if you apply early and get deferred, there is a form they want you to complete. If it isn't completed, they assume you don't have an interest in attending Tech, so make sure to fill it out!
Scholarships: Tech has several institutional scholarships, but also with the Zell Miller/HOPE, they have an 88% retention rate of that scholarship! Their most comprehensive/prestigious scholarship program is STAMPS, which if interested in applying to, will need to be done by the early action application deadline. The priority deadline for scholarships is by January 31st.
Majors/Minors: Georgia Tech is known for their focus on STEM fields (especially their Engineering programs), with 6 colleges and 35 majors. Students have to go ahead and declare a major, but can change after your 1st semester if needed. They were founded in 1885, when Sherman's march led to the need for a more industrialized society in Atlanta, engineering was birthed, and Georgia Tech was born. Though STEM-focused, Tech does offer some liberal arts majors as well as a business school and a multitude of minors.
Unique Programs/Other Info:
C2D2, which stands for Center for Career Discovery and Development is Tech's career center, housing the experiential learning (internship/global internship, co-op, and job resources), in addition to helping students with their pre-professional plans, the C2D2 is a hub for providing resources for students and their next steps.
C2D2, which stands for Center for Career Discovery and Development is Tech's career center, housing the experiential learning (internship/global internship, co-op, and job resources), in addition to helping students with their pre-professional plans, the C2D2 is a hub for providing resources for students and their next steps.
Georgia Tech has the largest co-op program, with a 3-alternating semester plan, where the student doesn't pay tuition, but gets paid to work a 40-hour week. It's an optional, five year program, so if a student wants to plan their stay for an additional year to participate in this experience, this could be a great way to complete their Bachelor's and take advantage of being an innovator within their STEM field.
VIP, or Vertically Integrated Projects program, is a way for undergraduates to work with a faculty member for a research project. Accepted applicants to this program receive undergraduate credit while working with a team on an up to 3 year term to develop specific research and subsequent publication for their project. Here is the list of the current teams.
