{"643386":{"#nid":"643386","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Admission Delivers Early Action 2 Decisions  ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 21,500 students from outside Georgia who applied to Georgia Tech in Early Action 2 received their admission decisions on Saturday afternoon. As of this year, first-year applicants could select from one of three admission plans: Early Action 1, Early Action 2, and Regular Decision. Early Action 1 was reserved specifically for Georgia students, including Georgia residents attending high school out of state.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe overall admit rate for Early Action 2, which included both international and out-of-state students, was 14% (38% for Georgia students). Admitted students hail from all 50 states, 74 nations, and 1,889 high schools from around the globe. These students join 2,330 Early Action 1 applicants from Georgia who were \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2020\/12\/07\/georgia-tech-admission-delivers-early-action-1-decisions\u0022\u003Eadmitted in early December\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A primary focus area in Tech\u0026rsquo;s new strategic plan is to \u0026lsquo;expand access,\u0026rsquo; and our Early Action decisions put us on a solid path toward achieving that goal,\u0026rdquo; said Rick Clark, director of Undergraduate Admission. \u0026ldquo;We admitted nearly 800 more students in the Early Action rounds this year versus last year, with increases of over 40% in key demographics, including first-generation, Black, and Hispanic admits.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year also saw a record number of applicants; all six of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s colleges saw an increase in applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Through the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/gtscholars\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Scholars Program\u003C\/a\u003E and other statewide initiatives, Tech\u0026rsquo;s popularity has grown dramatically in recent years. This year applications from Georgia residents increased by 22%, and we set a record for the number of Georgia counties represented in both our applicant and admitted pools,\u0026rdquo; Clark added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERegular Decision admission announcements will go out in late March.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At this point, our team is not only focused on reading the more than 17,000 Regular Decision applications we received, as well as re-reading deferred applicant files, but also convincing our newly admitted students to choose Tech from among their other amazing college options,\u0026rdquo; Clark said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the 2021 first-year class continues to take shape, the Spring 2021 transfer class has arrived on campus. This year, Tech saw a 20% increase in spring enrollment. Sixty-three percent of spring transfers are Georgia residents, and 13% of the total class are first-generation college students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about potential first-year \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/first-year\/decision-outcomes\u0022\u003Eadmissions decisions\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/transfer\/transfer-pathway-programs\u0022\u003Etransfer pathways\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 21,500 students from outside Georgia who applied to Georgia Tech in Early Action 2 received their admission decisions on Saturday afternoon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"More than 21,500 students from outside Georgia who applied to Georgia Tech in Early Action 2 received their admission decisions on Saturday afternoon. 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