Chance Me - 91% UW GPA, highly competitive GA HS, 1520 SAT for Duke ED, GATECH EA, UNC EA, UVA, UF, NYU, UMich, UT Austin [3.7 GPA, business / finance]

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I just read about the UGA deferral. I still think your student pulls it. On the other hand, add 3 of these safer schools. I realize you may have already.

Penn State, Indiana, Pitt, Delaware, Ohio State, U Mass, Bentley, Drexel

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Show him IBIS at ASU. I don’t believe Auburn would be safe given the lateness. Could happen.

I get Bama isn’t diverse to your ethnicity. Theres many subs. But it’s very safe and inexpensive for you .

Good luck

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For business, I think so - that it’s safe. For engineering and CS, no.

The quant major is in the B school.

But you might be right because they didn’t apply EA. That’s the distinction between a Bama and Auburn (which has formal deadlines) - so maybe a rolling like Pitt (late but still probable) or a private with RD would be better.

OP would have to look school by school but recognize they are looking for a safety so yes, the overall rank won’t be as high. I note because of the comment on OSU not being strong.

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Not in regular decision. Purdue fills the bulk of their class in early action and that deadline has long passed.

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FWIW, I agree with you that this is a very accomplished kid who will probably get into at least one of UF, UGA and UC Irvine. Given the additional information @GeorgiaDadMom provided, I would be somewhat surprised if this student doesn’t get into UGA in the regular round where they do a more thorough holistic review of the application.

I stand by my opinion that Georgia Tech is a reach and that out of state folks don’t fully appreciate just how competitive admission has become for even top students coming from some of the uber competitive schools in the Atlanta area in recent years. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Our school counselor categorized it as a reach for my S22 and he did in fact get in. His close friend who had nearly identical stats and much better EC’ s than my kid was deferred and then wait listed. Georgia Tech EA decisions come out tomorrow and I really hope this kid gets good news

@GeorgiaDadMom Has your son considered applying ED2 to a less reachy school if Duke doesn’t work out? Maybe Emory, Wake Forest or University of Richmond? You still need to find a safety or two but these schools may be more realistic than many of the schools on your son’s list. Of course, don’t apply ED unless your son loves the school and is comfortable entering a binding agreement.

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