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<blockquote data-quote="CuseJacket" data-source="post: 402076" data-attributes="member: 274"><p>Re: time to graduation, a significant amount of the burden is relieved from students prior to enrolling at GT.</p><p></p><p>From Jan 2017 on early action applications <a href="http://www.news.gatech.edu/2017/01/14/4380-students-welcomed-tech-early-action" target="_blank">http://www.news.gatech.edu/2017/01/14/4380-students-welcomed-tech-early-action</a></p><p>"This year’s applicants were as impressive as in years past. The average academic profile is a 33 ACT, 1468 SAT, 11 college-level courses, and an A average. Nearly 4,200 Georgia students applied in Early Action this year, a 3 percent increase from last year."</p><p></p><p>I don't have the data in front of me, but having been involved with the local GT alumni network over the last 5 years, I recall seeing a material upward trend in SAT and AP/college courses among the entire incoming freshman class.</p><p></p><p>Our alumni network also gives out ~7 scholarships to incoming freshman the last several years. Despite a grades + extracurricular + essay weighting system, among those who did <u>not</u> earn scholarships was a 1600 SAT score, another who had legislation passed in GA (not a political decision), and a couple of students who started their own non-profits. Now granted, in this case I only saw the credentials of those who applied for the scholarships which may be the overachievers, but I get the impression from those who have been involved longer that they acknowledge a higher caliber of student.</p><p></p><p>I do think it's easier to stay in when comparing my experience to those who preceded me. Access to online non-GT websites that showed grade by professor+class, for example, is not something that could have existed much further before my time. ISyE has added "specializations" or "focuses" or stte since my time there, which I presume allows more flexibility. Perhaps professors and courses are easier too but I've not spent enough time to compare. At least I never had to endure drownproofing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CuseJacket, post: 402076, member: 274"] Re: time to graduation, a significant amount of the burden is relieved from students prior to enrolling at GT. From Jan 2017 on early action applications [URL]http://www.news.gatech.edu/2017/01/14/4380-students-welcomed-tech-early-action[/URL] "This year’s applicants were as impressive as in years past. The average academic profile is a 33 ACT, 1468 SAT, 11 college-level courses, and an A average. Nearly 4,200 Georgia students applied in Early Action this year, a 3 percent increase from last year." I don't have the data in front of me, but having been involved with the local GT alumni network over the last 5 years, I recall seeing a material upward trend in SAT and AP/college courses among the entire incoming freshman class. Our alumni network also gives out ~7 scholarships to incoming freshman the last several years. Despite a grades + extracurricular + essay weighting system, among those who did [U]not[/U] earn scholarships was a 1600 SAT score, another who had legislation passed in GA (not a political decision), and a couple of students who started their own non-profits. Now granted, in this case I only saw the credentials of those who applied for the scholarships which may be the overachievers, but I get the impression from those who have been involved longer that they acknowledge a higher caliber of student. I do think it's easier to stay in when comparing my experience to those who preceded me. Access to online non-GT websites that showed grade by professor+class, for example, is not something that could have existed much further before my time. ISyE has added "specializations" or "focuses" or stte since my time there, which I presume allows more flexibility. Perhaps professors and courses are easier too but I've not spent enough time to compare. At least I never had to endure drownproofing. [/QUOTE]
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