<p>My son is a valedictorian and applying for Industrial eng. He already has been accepted at GA Tech but trying to get into Stanford or Northwestern. How would you compare GA Tech with Stanford and Northwestern for Undergrad Industrial eng. He wants to go to Stanford or Northwestern and I want him to go to GA Tech. He is GA resident and would get GA hope scholarship if he join GA Tech.
Pl. advise</p>
<p>IMO, Northwestern would be out, not only is it a worse engineering school, but it’s not worth the tuition.</p>
<p>Stanford is a bit more murky. If your son wanted to do electric engineering or CS, I would say that the access to start up opportunity in the Bay Area is worth the tuition. However, if he’s set on industrial engineering, I would save the tuition dollars and go to GTech, especially since he’ll be going there for free.</p>
<p>GTech is a pretty good university to attend on scholarship. Stanford at sticker is expensive and not sure it is worth the extra cost. I rarely say this, but GTech has a strong program if the cost differential is high enough, GTech would be the better option.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t really even consider Northwestern.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech’s industrial engineering program is ranked number one, plus you get the Hope scholarship. I don’t think it gets any better than that.</p>
<p>I don’t put too much stock in rankings, lists, etc., but by any measure, Georgia Tech is one of the top engineering schools in the world. To go there for free seems like a no brainer. The money you save can pay for Stanford or Northwestern grad school (or MIT, etc.). If grad school is not in the plans, the money you save can be used to start your adult life–buy a home, start a business, whatever.</p>