<p>The low four grad rate is substantially due to high participation in the GT Co-op program, a sort of rite of passage professionally there – one of the best in the country.</p>
<p>so parents, with all of your wise words and guidance i’ve made my decision…</p>
<p>And the winner is… ?</p>
<p>well i talked to my mom and after i thought about it, no loans are much better than loans. so Georgia Tech won 
. I am extremely content with my decision. Now i don’t have to worry about graduating, or in this case “getting out” with loans. I will be debt free when i go to grad school! I realized that a major major, MAJOR part of me wanting to go to cmu was because I didn’t want to let go of my previous experiences there and because it was such a comfortable environment to be in, but i realized that that was a chapter of my life and that i need to move on so i can grow. Now someone who was waitlisted at Carnegie Mellon will have the chance to experience what I did in Pittsburgh (:</p>
<p>anyways, i would have been a ** fool ** to give up a full ride (especially in this unpredictable economy), free travel abroad, great co-op/internship opportunities, and being in their Honors Program which has a less than 5% acceptance rate… I really am grateful for these opportunities and the fact that my mom doesn’t have to worry about paying for my education.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your choice, it sounds like you definitely made the right one.</p>
<p>And remember, if you really want to spend some more time at CMU there’s always summer REUs or grad school after you finish at GT. :)</p>
<p>Congratulations, ambaturkey! It sounds like you made a really smart choice. </p>
<p>Thanks to the posters who explained the GA Tech four-year graduation rate. That was always a major red flag to me and I’m very glad to have learned the reason for it.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your decision! I see you thought it through carefully. I wish you all the best at GT!</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing your decision. GT sounds like a great school. If you think of it, add some updates next year to help the families with younger students.</p>