College Spotlight is a very short introduction to a college/university, with some fun and interesting highlights I've gathered during tours, meetings with admission staff, webinars, and research.
Hopefully these College Spotlight posts will help you determine whether a school could be a good fit and warrants additional research.
Georgia Tech is a highly respected STEM-based university in Atlanta. Here are some quick highlights:
The campus is in the City of Atlanta and while it has a defined campus, it's definitely an urban school
GA Tech is highly selective and prioritizes in-state applicants. Typically though, all 50 states are represented in each class, and about 10% of students are international
There are separate EA deadlines for in-state students and non-Georgia residents
Requires test scores for all applicants
Major choice does weigh into admissions, and it helps if some coursework and extracurriculars support major choice
Students cannot apply Undeclared for major
The Engineering college is the largest, but there are 5 other colleges as well: Computing, Sciences, Design, Business, and Liberal Arts
700+ businesses employ students in co-ops and internships
On-campus research is available for college credit or pay
The campus is hilly, and the architecture has an industrial feel
There are a lot of meeting and social spaces throughout campus, encouraging discussion and collaboration
GA Tech has enough housing for about half of their undergraduate students.
Though STEM-based schools can tend to lean male-heavy, GA Tech has a more balanced gender distribution
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Kate Pedigo, M.Ed. NCC is an Independent Educational Consultant and founder of Growing2College.
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