Beyond rankings, location, and athletics, why are you interested in attending Georgia Tech? (max 150 words)
Georgia Tech is the perfect school for me.
GIT is a research university that focuses on science and technology, subjects that have interested me from the time I put together my first robot. I am looking forward to the PhD program in robotics, along with research opportunities in various areas of engineering. For me, one of the highlights of attending Georgia Tech would be the myriad of different robotic competitions at progressively higher and more demanding levels. I played VEX Robotics for three years and the mechanical web of construction produced a continuous feedback of ideas that I channeled into my robot. Therefore, I would take advantage of the different robotics teams at GT, put all my efforts into these clubs, and allow my mind to follow the ideas of those around me, while infusing my own.
Therefore, Georgia Tech is the perfect school for me.
I would love to hear some feedback! Thanks!
Hey CC98,
I was accepted to GT two years ago (though I didn't attend), so I think I can provide some very relevant advice - and you'll definitely enjoy being at GT if you get accepted and choose to go.
For one, do not refer to GT as GIT/Georgia Institute of Technology/Etc. GT is fine, Georgia Tech is fine as well. (Kind of like how UPenn refers to itself as Penn, it shows a bit of a lack of research).
Two, while the PhD program might interest you, I think you're applying for their undergraduate program and should relate more to some specialties of their undergraduate program like their BS/MS program, etc...
Three, I'm sure GT is a great environment for you to pursue your interests in robotics, but there are many other great schools that have robotics clubs and robotic competitions (i.e. Carnegie Melon, MIT, Cal Tech). Try to be more specific and go into the club pages through GT's catalog and see what exactly interests you. Perhaps the team at GT specializes more in a certain area that interests you. Your overall statement is very broad and typical, i.e, I could very nearly replace GT/GIT/Georgia Tech with another engineering school and still have a coherent essay. You want to be more specific with your statements and show a genuine interest in the school. For example, I, being a physics major at the time, talked a lot about GT's Howey Building and related that a lot towards me. GT also takes a lot of pride in their mascot, being a ramblin' wreck, etc. - so be sure to do your research.
Personally, I would advise you to scrap the entire essay and specify exactly why you want to go to GT. You may really want to go to GT for their robotics team, but your essay does not show a very developed interest in such.
I'd be happy to help you with any more essay revisions as well! Good luck! :)
- subjects that have interestedhas intrigued ( I guess this words are better fit )
- Therefore, I would like to take advantage
- putdedicate all my efforts into these clubs,
- while infusing my own. Thereforethus ( you used the word "therefore" already so it's good to play a different word into the sentence ) , Georgia Tech is the perfect school for me.
I believe 150 words is quiet short to express your reason in choosing such prestigious university, however, we have to work with the instructions and I must say, you have well constructed essay and very well done.
I only have a few remarks, most of them is just for you to play with words and not to use the same words all the time. I suggest that you read more to enhance your vocabulary and practice writing whenever you can.
Lucy, I think that you can have a more focused response to essay prompt. I believe you are going to be enrolled in a robotics course right? You were talking about having participated in robotics competitions during previous years so I am assuming that the competitions that Georgia Tech provides to the robotics students excite you a lot.
I think you need to choose one of the robotics competitions that GT sponsors. Pick the one that is closest to your interests and discuss why you look forward to competing in that particular contest. You can discuss why you feel that you will perform well and win in that competition. Look forward and explain why you feel your participation in the contest will bolster the image of GT in the robotics field. The idea, is to show that there is something specific about the GT student like that excites you very much. I believe you can do that by narrowing down your interest in the field of robotics to a specific competition.
Take your cue from the VEX competition that you participated in. How would that interest translate into your spirit of competition at GT? I think that discussing your interest in GT from that point of view will help make your essay stand out from the pack of applicants. Good luck with your application :-)