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<blockquote data-quote="AUFC" data-source="post: 933905" data-attributes="member: 3230"><p>The poster who indicated participation in sports hurt your acceptance criteria was speculating and does not work in the admissions office.</p><p></p><p>Participation in athletics is indicative that someone has at least some level of experience with several skills that encompass a holistic, well-rounded candidate. That is the type of person who could be a part of an undergraduate student body that would further the Georgia Tech mission. I would be very surprised if admissions is penalizing anybody for that.</p><p></p><p>To the other point, I do think Georgia Tech has some obligation to Georgia residents. Georgia residents are more likely than OOS/international students to stay in the Atlanta metro area after graduation and contribute taxes and jobs back to the state of Georgia.</p><p></p><p>What are your qualms with the "type" of kids being admitted? Demographics of the student body have definitely changed, which is likely some combination of cultural shifts and further research about how to assemble a class that furthers the Georgia Tech mission, like I mentioned above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AUFC, post: 933905, member: 3230"] The poster who indicated participation in sports hurt your acceptance criteria was speculating and does not work in the admissions office. Participation in athletics is indicative that someone has at least some level of experience with several skills that encompass a holistic, well-rounded candidate. That is the type of person who could be a part of an undergraduate student body that would further the Georgia Tech mission. I would be very surprised if admissions is penalizing anybody for that. To the other point, I do think Georgia Tech has some obligation to Georgia residents. Georgia residents are more likely than OOS/international students to stay in the Atlanta metro area after graduation and contribute taxes and jobs back to the state of Georgia. What are your qualms with the "type" of kids being admitted? Demographics of the student body have definitely changed, which is likely some combination of cultural shifts and further research about how to assemble a class that furthers the Georgia Tech mission, like I mentioned above. [/QUOTE]
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