Did not know that OOS students can be offered in-state tuition at GT. Useful info, thanks!
I know of 2 kids from Texas offered Provost who turned it down as they accepted elsewhere. There are 40 of those per year and the Provost is In State Tuition for OOS students. Then you have Gold and Stamps. So letâs say thatâs 50 though it is likely more than 60 and it also doesnât include other scholarships. So 1100-1150 OOS students and 60 on scholarship we know of is still tough odds but not quite as grim.
Sure.
I knew one person (my age) who got Stamps many years ago.
Among my kidsâ age, I know 10 kids who got to GaTech from our uber competitive area. All were full pay. 3 got in from waitlist. 1 got in EA and did not attend because parents were not ready to pay full ride.
Just to clarify my above post, I totally understand the idea that in state kids should reap the rewards of the tax dollars from their community covering their aid, my complaint was the inaccurate NPC. I think many states are similar in that regard. My son fell in love with a couple schools in CA and they were also known for not giving aid to oos students so we didnât even apply. Iâm just saying GT made the list due to the fact that the NPC gave us auto aid. That was my only frustration! So many times online you see the advice of âcheck the NPC before applyingâ which is what we were going off of.
Out of curiosity I decided to use NPC at Gatech website. It is absolutely BS. It gave me too 30K a year with multiple kids in college cost. I think someone needs to bring it to attention of administration. It is terribly misleading and looks like outdated.
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Does anyone have experience with the first-year study abroad GT Europe option? Any feedback is appreciated.
My son was just notified he is a deanâs scholarship recipient for the college of sciences. Does anyone know if he will remain eligible for the scholarship if he chooses to double major in the college of engineering as well?
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My dd was notified today of Deanâs Scholarship, which grants in-state tuition. College of Sciences (physics).
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Logically yes, practically it may be difficult. Look at curriculum. Can your son double major and graduate in 4 years? It is GaTech. All classes are challenging. Engineering often barely fits into 4 years unless you bring a lot of AP credits and study in local school during summer.
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Looking at the curriculum is a good idea, literally planning out courses semester by semester. Also pay attention to courses that might be offered in only spring or fall, or even every other year. Use Oscar and the course catalog to figure things out:
https://oscar.gatech.edu/pls/bprod/bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_sched
https://catalog.gatech.edu/courses-undergrad/
Although above the national average, Techâs 4 year graduation rate is 70%. So 3 of 10 students arenât graduating within 4 years. The reasons why a given student might not graduate in 4 years can be complex, and can vary from student to student. Something to think about if the budget is tight, or if there wonât be many AP credits, or if the student doesnât want to take AP credits for whatever reason (they are pre-med, or want to retake calc, etc.)
@nc2025 Actually GaTech often has 4 year plan for most majors. You will see that many semesters already would have 5-6 classes. Just Google GaTech + 4 year plan + major.
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Congratulations! I am assuming your son is OOS. Did anyone from School of Engineering receive this scholarship?
My son is an incoming first year so I donât have a child at GT yet, but we participated in a webinar last night with the dean of engineering and someone asked about double majoring and they made it pretty clear it is extremely difficult to double major in engineering and something else. Regarding the time it take engineering students to graduate engineering, the 4 year rate is very low because so many students do internships or co-ops. One of the students on the webinar has done 4 or 5 internships!
And the other question one will hear when inquiring about a double major at GT from the staff: âWhy?â
I think the point they made for S23 during orientation was that it didnât really help in most cases⊠focus on what youâre doing and do it very well (which will be hard enough at GT).
That is not a scholarship that is offered in the College of Engineering or the College of Computer Science.
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I believe this scholarship is offered in all of GTâs undergraduate schools.
They call it the Provost Scholarship.
While this may still be good advice, it is a slippery slope for university officials to be commenting on âwhat helpsâ. They are within their rights to make double majoring requirements hard if they desire.
Deanâs Grants are not offered for engineering or computer science. They are offered for sure in Ivan Allen and College of sciences. The Georgia Tech website goes into this.
That is a different scholarship. Provost necessarily brings out of state tuition down to in-state levels There are 40 of those. Dean Grant can be any denomination. They do not necessarily cover the difference between in-state and out of state tuition, although they can. I know someone from out of state who got one, but it was in the 10k range.
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