Students get Georgia Tech scholarships

Georgia Tech has offered admission and full-scholarships to students from every Atlanta high school.

It’s part of a two-year old partnership between Atlanta Public Schools and Georgia Tech under which all Atlanta valedictorians and salutatorians receive scholarships for for four years of in-state tuition and mandatory fees.

And it comes as admission to Georgia Tech has become increasingly competitive.

Last year, five students enrolled at Tech in the first year of the program, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Maureen Downey reported.

This should increase “exposure and access to Georgia Tech for Atlanta Public Schools’ most prepared students,” school district officials said.

To qualify for the offer, students must also complete Georgia Tech’s prerequisite course work and admission process.

Georgia high school valedictorians and salutatorians are already eligible for full-tuition scholarships to Georgia Tech and other state schools through state scholarship programs.

Under the APS Scholars program, Georgia Tech guarantees APS valedictorians and salutatorians can still receive full-tuition scholarships for four years even if their grade point averages fall short of state scholarship requirements. APS Scholars have to maintain GPAs of at least 3.0.