Am i okay?

Gator88NE
Sun, 26 Jun 2016 12:21:28 +0000

Unless you do something different this time around (like study for the test), it’s likely a waste of money and time to take it again.

Georgia Tech is a reach, the middle 50% enrolled Freshman have scores between 30 to 33. However, I would think for OOS students it’s likely higher. They are not likely to offer any merit aid, and OOS tuition is over $32K a year. GT will superscore the ACT (I think)

UF is a low reach/high match, the middle 50% of Freshman range is 27 to 31. But it also uses holistic admissions, you’ll need strong EC’s, and they will likely not offer any merit aid and OOS tuition is over $28K a year. UF will not superscore the ACT.

FSU is a match (middle 50% ACT range is 26 to 30). You would need a 30 on the ACT to earn an OOS tuition waiver, which would bring tuition down from about $22K a year (OOS tuition) to about $6.5K a year (in-state tuition). FSU’s CS program is fairly good. I think FSU superscores the ACT.

UGA is a low reach/high match. The ACT middle 50% of admitted first-year students: 27 -31 (Avg is 29), but like GT, OOS students would likely need a bit higher score. UGA does superscore the ACT (they also consider all sections but have a focus on the English and Math sections).

As M2CK pointed out, it usually comes down to cost, and if you qualify for the HOPE, it’s hard to justify paying full OOS tuition rates at any of these OOS schools.

Good Luck!