Aerospace Engineering: Georgia Tech vs UMichigan vs Imperial College London

Hey there,

I’m leaning towards studying in the US but I’m still quite divided between these three choices. Does anyone have any recommendations? :slight_smile: In the future I would definitely like to work in the US - not Europe (if that’s relevant)

Thank you!

If you want to work in the US you will have an easier time of it if you go to one of the US schools. Imperial College is a wonderful program but so are the other two, and those two will be better connected to US employers.

@boneh3ad thank you for your reply! Would you have anything to differentiate between the two American colleges? They both seem to rank equally well for their programs and both seem to have great student life.

They are in very different settings. All else equal, if you want to go to a school in a major city, choose Georgia Tech. If you want to go to school in a more traditional college town (that is quite lovely), choose Michigan.

@boneh3ad thanks! Actually I’m definitely used to really hot weather so would Ann Arbor be sorta dangerous in winters to get used to?

Dangerous? No. I mean, it gets cold but it’s not like it’s Antarctica or something.

@boneh3ad haha sorry must be my hyperbole coming through - I’ve just heard some stories about the chilly Massachusetts winters so I was wondering if it gets really bad over there!

I agree. If you want to work for BAE for example, enroll at London.

It gets cold but it’s nothing a human being can’t handle. I suppose if you are really that afraid of it then that is one more thing to take into consideration when choosing between Georgia Tech and Michigan, but ultimately you have to make that call. I’ve lived in cold places and hot places and adapted just fine either way.

As a friend of mine used to say, “There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.” :smiley:

I’m a Georgia Tech student (not an AE though) and our AE department is one of the top ones in the country! I believe we’re ranked #2. I agree that your main deciding factor (aside from money, if that is an issue at all) should now be which location do you want to be in? They’re both big schools, Greek life and football are big at both. Do you want to be surrounded by mostly just engineers or more people in other majors? That could also help you decide, since we’re almost exclusively a STEM school.

I agree with boneh3ad here. Stick with a US college if you plan to work in the US.

GT vs UMich is like Honda vs Toyota.

@LakeWashington @fractalmstr Thanks guys! I think I prefer the US companies so I’ll stick with UMich vs GT

@boneh3ad @eyemgh Thanks for the weather advice :smiley: I grew up in cold Illinois but that was between ages 0 and 5, so I guess it can’t be too bad!

@gogeorgiatech Thanks! If I’m honest I’m not too interested in the Greek Life but football seems like a fun prospect :slight_smile: I’m actually interested in studying German on the side but I remember reading about that being available at GT. As for who I’m surrounded by, I don’t really mind :slight_smile:

@Random404 German is a pretty developed program. I personally have taken German here. We have a summer intensive program in Germany (http://www.modlangs.gatech.edu/lbat-germany) and many of the students who attend that program get internships in Germany. There are also a few schools we have a partnership with for exchanges in Germany.

Hope this helps!

Thank you so much for the help @gogeorgiatech :smiley: I’ll be sure to look in to those!