<p>Alright, so I’m interested in Tech, and I’d like to know a little bit more about it. I’m also a little bit new to this community, so any help would be heavily appreciated. </p>
<p>To what general collection of colleges might one compare Tech? How challenging are the academics compared to, say, NC State?</p>
<p>Also, and I know you guys are tired of this, but</p>
<p>What are my chances??
I’m an out of state student (NC)
SAT: 720 Math, 640 English, 640 Writing
AP: Calc AB (subscore): 5, Calc BC: 4, English Language: 3
Taking AP Statistics, AP English Lit, Physics, etc. normal load
I am 6th in my high school class, with a weighted gpa of 4.598</p>
<p>I am an Eagle Scout, varsity XC captain, and I have done marching band for 4 years and was the Low Brass section leader this year.</p>
<p>Any help would, again, be very appreciated.</p>
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<p>Hey, I am a student at Tech. I too am out of state. Tech is ok…I dont love it but i dont absolutely hate it. It is veyr hard and most of the people there are the nerdy tech student you would expect. The guy to girl ratio is horrible as is the food. I personally am looking to transfer somewhere closer to home, I am from NH and the traveling is a pain especially since I dont like the school too much. There is a ton of school spirit which is good and the facilities are very nice. MNoat professors are foriegn but you will find that anywhere. Classes can be very hard, if you are doing a science of some sort, be prepared to fail a class at some point. They always tell us that a C here is better then an A at most colleges. The social life isnt anything spectacular. As far as your chances go I would say they are pretty good. To give you an idea…I got in with a 1200 (old) SAT, 3.6 out of 4 gpa but I had a letter from alumni which helps a lot. Hope this helps…good luck.</p>
<p>My daughter is a freshman now and made a 3.3 first semester even though she felt sure of failure in calculus where only pencil and paper were allowed. She earned a B. She really likes it there and she grew up in Washington State. She has made many friends and says there are all types of people there…not just nerds. She is playing rugby for fun. She does state that the food is bad, especially the grits. She was admitted with a 1280 SAT and 3.7 GPA and is doing well so far. Hopefully nothing will change that.</p>