You are who you are. So you go with that. You have no idea why you get accepted or you don’t. Most schools want you to do something impactful. It doesn’t matter what. Short of a few majors/schools, they are not looking for a tie in. But nonetheless, why worry - you put your best foot forward. But why apply to a school you can’t afford ?
So if you get into Tech how will you pay ?
I’ve already showed you up too no matter where you go - Michigan, Tech, or a no name in budget SEC school, you’re going through make roughly the same. And that school has a higher success rate when using the data each provides.
When you spend money you don’t have, you go into debt. When you go into debt, you need to find money to pay it back.
So explain how you’d be able to afford to attend ?
There’s a reason these in budget schools have students like you in large multiples. They buy them in. Who has amongst the most, if not tue most NMFs in the country? Yep that school so if one is affordable and you have many in state as well, why would you go in debt and potentially lose the freedom to make choices in your future, directed in life by debt ?
Your extras are ok on the surface, but you are going to need strong applications and a couple of those with depth. That leans true, but not the big worry you need to have IMO.
I have a question about this. Assuming that there are five IB high schools in your district. Does each high school elect its own ambassador & if so, do you interact at all with the other ambassadors (e.g. hold bimonthly meetings, face-to-face or virtually)? Also, do any IB ambassadors represent the school district or the five IB high schools, like a primary or head ambassador? What responsibilities are delegated to you?
Can you clarify a few things? Is that a typo on your list where you repeated your IB history in response to “language other than english”? And what coding and what medical research have you done? You mentioned sustainability for at risk populations but not medical research. Having varied interests and experiences can be very interesting, but if your activities are wide rather than deep, you will want to show th impact of what you have accomplished. Remember GT’s motto and mission statement.
To become an IB ambassador, you need to be selected by your IB coordinator at our school. There are around 20 ambassadors in our grade level (Seniors Juniors and Sophomores) and you don’t interact with other schools (it’s only within our school). We have meetings every month with our coordinator where she discusses details about events. Some things I did (copy and pasted from common app) were hosted shadowing program, school events, participated in outreach; selected to speak at IB pinning ceremony (for incoming juniors). We are all “equal” in responsibilities.
I would make this clear that you were appointed as an IB ambassador (a leadership position) & not elected by your peers. You are also president of the robotics club, assuming that you were elected. Also, in the National Honor Society, I assume that you are a senior member, not holding a leadership position.
If it were me i would do in state Uni Florida, its is a fantastic school and the ROI is extremely high. I would pocket the difference and use the money for a Masters at a S Tier engineering program, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Caltech.
Yes this was a typo, I take SL Spanish . The coding and medical research are not my activities they are just activities that I see from other people online. All my activities are on my original post.
Have you written your CA essays? Even without the GT supplemental essay this year, there are opportunities to emphasize what GT likes to see (in addition to academic and test success) , which includes your volunteerism, active participation in solutions for at risk communities, to demonstrate leadership and technology to improve the human condition (their motto/mission statement). You are a strong candidate, and while GT OOS admissions are low and they only meet about half of demonstrated need for OOS students, you absolutely should apply and hope for the best. There are some very competitive scholarships for OOS students, and as you realize chances of admission, especially that meets your financial needs are modest, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t reach for that golden ring. You have safeties and matches so reach for the sky.