The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public university in the United States, and the university is especially well-known for the research that happens on campus — and that undergrads get to contribute to. The school is big, with over 50,000 students across multiple campuses, and they have and activity options that a student body of that size demands. Students dozens of majors across seven colleges and 29 schools, covering nearly anything you can imagine from the hard sciences to business, humanities to creative arts. One of the particularly innovative programs at Georgia Tech is the , the largest of its kind in the U.S. The acceptance rate for first-years is 14%.
Remember, though, that Georgia Tech is a public university that prioritizes in-state applicants. This means that the 14% acceptance rate is likely misleading for out-of-state applicants. If you are an in-state applicant, your chances of admission are higher than 14%, and if you are an out-of-state applicant the chances of admission are significantly lower than 14%.
And as you prepare to apply, remember that all first-year applicants are to submit at least one SAT or ACT test result. This can be self-reported, but if you are admitted to Georgia Tech and choose to attend you will be required to submit an official score report.
In this post, we will break down how to approach the writing supplement section of the Georgia Tech application to amplify your possibility of acceptance. When we work with students to get into Georgia Tech, each student requires a personalized approach. Here, though, the key is still to make it your own, ensuring that your application to Georgia Tech is yours, and represents how strong of a student — and person — you are.
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Georgia Tech has one supplemental question, in addition to the Common App essay, and it is — but that doesn’t mean that you should rush through it. A strong supplement requires thoughtful consideration and concerted effort. The first step is deciding what to write, so that’s what we’ll focus on first here.
Why do you want to study your chosen major, and why do you want to study that major at Georgia Tech? (300 words)
This is a pretty standard “why us” prompt in which the college is asking you to clarify why you are interested in Georgia Tech, but specifically with academics front and center. The first step for answering this prompt is research.
Before you do anything else, and definitely before you start drafting, find these things:
Prospective major:
One professor you’d like to study under and why:
Two classes you’d like to take within the major:
Potential minor:
One extracurricular that is directly related to your prospective major:
Once you have found that information, the next step if we were working with you would be to identify a story that you can use as your “way in” to the supplement. This story needs to highlight your interest in the subject you want to study, but ideally it doesn’t only take place in a classroom — if at all.
For example, maybe you want to study psychology and philosophy, and you can link that interest back to time spent on the beach watching sand crabs make their way up through the sand and wondering how they survive under the literal weight of the sand, pairing that burden with the difficulties life can pose.
Or maybe you had an experience in a lab watching something multiply in a petri dish felt like you were watching a universe form out in space, leading to a commitment to studying a hard science and working in a lab setting to further innovation.
This supplement shouldn’t only be about what you pondered at the beach or under a microscope, though. After setting up the story, you want to transition to what you want to study, and why at Georgia Tech. Be super clear, using the research you did on the major, courses, professors, and a potential minor.
Finish by underlining that Georgia Tech is a perfect fit for what you want to study and we encourage students to ensure that the application readers leave feeling like you are already committed to the university, even if you aren’t applying .
If you are a Georgia resident, consider taking advantage of the Early Action 1 October deadline, only for Georgia students. This will give you the biggest boost available as far as acceptance rate, and that’s too good of an opportunity to not take if Georgia Tech is truly a top choice for you.
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