<p>Which one is more competitive? From what I’ve seen Ga tech is competitive, but presumably less, because of the number of scholarships offered per year (around 100). While UGA only gives about 30 (last year) to 60 students. Can anyone here tell me more about the competitiveness of the two?</p>
<p>I applied for both as a high school senior and received neither; I did not make it to the interview stage for either scholarship. So I can’t tell you which is more competitive. UGA, however, offered $3K / year whereas Georgia Tech offered nothing. In addition, UGA accepted me for its Honors Program while Georgia Tech rejected me twice for theirs. Nevertheless, I still chose Tech and graduated two months ago a happy alum.</p>
<p>Thanx for the helpful response :)</p>
<p>Well, Georgia Tech President’s Scholarship takes 100, but the average scores of the group are impressive. There’s some stats available at [Georgia</a> Institute of Technology :: President’s Scholarship Program :: Program History](<a href=“http://www.psp.gatech.edu/stats.php]Georgia”>http://www.psp.gatech.edu/stats.php) , keep in mind those are the stats for the semi-finalists, around 1/6 of which become finalists.</p>
<p>Depends on what you consider competitive: number of applicants, quality of applicants, minimum qualifications to apply, etc. Is having more awards less competitive? Maybe one program just has more funding available, leading to more scholars. On a related note, is exclusivity a benefit? [Would you like to be the one and only scholar in a program?]</p>
<p>The better question may be: which school is a better fit for what you want to do? These programs are but one way to pursue an education at two good (yet very different) schools.</p>
<p>The competitiveness of either program (and other programs like it) is completely irrelevent to anyone’s individual chances. If you are interested, apply and see what happens. There are people who get these types of scholarships with stats way below the overall average for these programs because they have other merits in their applications, and there are people with perfect stats who do not get these scholarships. Likewise, there are people who get FF and not PS, and vice versa. Each program is looking for slightly different characteristics. As an applicant, the best advice I can give you is to submit your best application and be yourself. The rest will work itself out.</p>