Who has the better chance?

Colleges & Universities Georgia Institute of Technology
1

<p>4.0 UW GPA with no AP
27 ACT
or
3.5UW GPA with a lot of AP and honors
with a 33 ACT.
With the same ec and other stats.</p>

2

<p>definitly 33 ACT and lots of honor and AP</p>

3

<p>Just to give you a 2nd opinion, definitely the 3.5 with Honors/APs. Now if it were a 3.0, the kid taking average classes and getting a 4.0 might have a better chance.</p>

4

<p>What if the 4.0 student had a 30 ACT or the 3.5 student had a 30 ACT?</p>

5

<p>Tech really looks at the total picture. I got in ED with 3.6 UW GPA (lots of AP/Honors), 1370 SAT, 30 ACT, decent ECs, non recruited varsity athlete. My major is AE. Dont give up!</p>

6

<p>Def the 3.5 UW with lots of honors AP…colleges like to see kids who challenge themselves and honestly, the 33 act just wipes out all doubt in my mind or anyone elses.</p>

7

<p>Well, does the 4.0 kid have AP/honors at his or her school? There is a question on the application which asks “do you feel the need to share any other info about yourself, your school, or other factors affecting your learning environment that may make the committee view your information in a different light?” or something along those lines (at least when I applied… don’t know anymore). One thing a student can write is that they went to a disadvantaged school with no AP classes due to budget difficulties, and that the student did indeed take advantage of all the limited opportunities available. That would also help a bit with the lower ACT. In which case, if they DID come from a no AP/honors school that was disadvantaged, it’d be more “equal” in the adcom’s eyes. However, if both people went to the same school, well, it doesn’t take rocket science to figure this out. The student who demonstrated the best work ethic and who took full advantage of the resources given to him/her would be the better candidate.</p>

8

<p>Runningcircles pretty much covers it…considering ur being given a “free” education (note the quotations marks), colleges expect students to make the best use of the course options given. Nowadays, with more and more kids in the US picking up on the fact that college does indeed pay off, its even more competetive…</p>