<p>Hey guys, I am new to this forum and I have a question about transferring to another college for aerospace engineering. I have recently finished my first year at Tennessee Technology University(a local 4-year ABET certified college) with a 3.77 GPA and I plan on attending Tennessee Tech again this fall and spring. As far as engineering required classes go, I have taken Chemistry 1, Problem solving and computer programming(C++), introduction to engineering, Calculus 1, and I am currently in Calculus 2 this summer(which hopefully will bring up my GPA to a 3.79). Now to my question, I was wondering if you guys could give me a rough estimate of what type of college(rank wise) for aerospace engineering I might be able to transfer to. For example would I be able to get into a top 50 school for aerospace engineering? Or maybe even top 30? I don't expect to get into Georgia Tech or anything like that but I'm just curious about what my chances are. Thank you guys for your help, I really appreciate it.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t necessarily sell yourself short for a place like Georgia Tech. It may be a reach but not by too far. There are definitely some “Top 20” schools you’d have luck at an maybe a “Top 10” or two.</p>
<p>boneh3ad, thanks for the reply. It made me realize that I might be selling my self short on a few good ranked school. I have another question to ask you if you don’t mind. Have you heard anything good about aerospace engineering program at the University of Tennessee? I usually see it ranked somewhere in the low 40s. It’s really the only place for aerospace engineering in Tennessee that seems to have a descent program that I know of. I don’t care to go out of state, but I’m just a little worried about how much more out of state tuition would most likely cost. At the University of Tennessee I could go to school for roughly 10,000 dollars a year compared to about 25,000 dollars at a good out of state school like Virginia Tech. Do you think it would be worth it to pay more to get into a school of higher caliber(ranked in teens to 20s), or would it probably be best to go to the University of Tennessee for cheaper cost? Thanks again.</p>
<p>U. Tennessee is an okay program. I have a colleague here who did his undergrad there and turned out just fine and he seems pretty intelligent. I would suggest looking at what companies recruit at U. Tennessee and see if those are the sorts of places you would want to work. If it isn’t, it is probably a good idea to go elsewhere.</p>
<p>From what I can tell, Tennessee is no MIT or Purdue or similarly big-name aerospace program, but it isn’t unknown either and I haven’t heard anything specifically bad about it, so that’s a start. I am just not familiar enough with it to be able to say much more than that. I know it isn’t all that active in the branch of aerospace I work in, but my area is a sort of niche area so that is true of most schools. Even places like MIT and Stanford don’t really do much in my area so don’t take that as a bad sign or anything.</p>
<p>For aerospace engineering you may want to consider somewhere like Maryland or illinois.</p>
<p>Consider the University of Texas at Austin. It is one of the higher-ranked schools for aerospace engineering. Even though I’m going to UT this fall, I would also recommend looking into Texas A&M (ranked better than UT this year) and their Corps of Cadets, which I think can help you get lower tuition or in-state, not quite sure if that’s correct though. You should definitely look into both of these though, as they are among the best schools out there for aerospace.</p>
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<p>I would urge any person considering it to think long and hard before associating themselves with the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M. For starters, the military(-ish) lifestyle is not for everyone and is a huge turn off to a lot of people. Second, it is almost cult-like in the way it operates. I have heard plenty of its members talk about the positives, but I have heard more than one report from ex-members who tell of hazing and all sorts of other wishy washy crap that goes on. Last, I think it keeps students from having a real college experience. Personally, I tend to think of the living on your own and being in charge of yourself entirely portion of college to be almost as important as the academic side. The Corps doesn’t really allow that in my opinion.</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong, Texas A&M is a great aerospace program, but I wouldn’t just jump into the Corps without a whole hell of a lot of thought.</p>
<p>I believe the Corps does offer generous scholarships, but I am just not sure I would abandon all free time over my next 4 years for that if I were just entering college.</p>
<p>I thought that that would go without saying, but I suppose it didn’t haha. I would also advise to think long and hard before joining it, but if the OP is interested and up for it, I think it would be rather beneficial in many ways. But that is up to the OP (although I hope UT entices him more, for obvious reasons haha). \m/</p>
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<p>Sorry for such a late reply, my internet has been down at my apartment. WHATDAMFUDGE, I have heard good things about both of them schools for aerospace engineering. Do you think I would be able to get into one of them with my GPA? Also, do you know a ball park figure for how much each of them cost each year for an out of state student? Thanks for the replys, all of you guys have really helped me widen my options for a good transfer school for aerospace engineering.</p>
<p>I’m not too knowledgeable on the numbers for transfer students, but my bet is that you will have a rough time transferring with any GPA to engineering in Austin and A&M. They’re the best and will seek out the best, so it depends on the quality of applicants for hat year and too that major. There is a great thread for transfers to UT on CC’s (this forum) UT sub-forum. You should definitely check it out. There is one for A&M transfers as well, but that forum is a little less active than UT’s. </p>
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