<p>Ok... so... I do not want this to really turn into a thread where people fight on which school is better by pointing out the negatives of the other school. I honestly want some advice as to what I should do. Anyways --</p>
<p>I am currently a GT student. I like it here, have no problems with most anything, the only thing I am thinking about is maybe engineering might not be for me. It is not really a grade thing, it is honestly just an interest thing. Though it might sound weird, I was looking at possibly going into History -- mainly, Greek/ Roman or WW2 and on American history kind of deal. </p>
<p>So, that being said, I was wondering: does Tech have a good enough program to not have to worry about transferring? Or, should I consider the possibility of transferring to UGA (does UGA even have a classical history program? if so, is it any better than GT's history program?)</p>
<p>All-in-all, I would be going on to graduate school with this degree -- either law or continue on with the history masters. Any help will be greatly appreciated -- thanks!</p>
<p>To my knowledge, Tech doesn’t really offer a comprehensive set of courses in classics or history (isn’t Tech’s “history” major formally called "history of technology?). In any case, I’m not sure it makes any sense to major in the humanities at Tech; UGA offers more humanities courses, and I would expect the quality and rigor of those courses to be higher simply because UGA is more focused on liberal arts.</p>
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Just like a mechanical engineering degree from UGA might raise eyebrows, I think a humanities degree from Ga. Tech would put you at a disadvantage when applying to graduate schools.</p>
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UGA has a classics program, and from what I understand it’s pretty well regarded. To answer your second question, I wasn’t aware that Tech even had a history program until I googled it five minutes ago. That probably doesn’t bode well for history majors at Tech who plan to apply for graduate schools in the humanities.</p>
Graduate programs in ancient history are terribly competitive. For a MA program, one needs either French or German, 3 years of either Greek or Latin, and 2 years of the other. For a PhD program, one needs both French and German, 4 years of one language, and 3 years of the other. These are absolute minimums, mind you; successful applicants often have quite a bit more.</p>
<p>I mention this to give you some idea of the preparation you’d need…sadly, classics is the sort of field that requires one to hit the ground running freshman year. It is also the sort of field that has extraordinarily bleak career prospects, unless one is willing to teach Latin in a high school. Graduate students in the field are typically independently wealthy, married to someone with a decent income, or simply couldn’t see themselves doing absolutely anything else.</p>
<p>I honestly never knew that classical history was so competitive… I mean I deffinately cannot be considered wealthy enough to just get a masters for kicks. I am not doubting you, I am just wondering… is that like the minority or the majority (the way you described how classical history goes?)</p>
<p>Anyways… well I mean I really wanted to do it out of passion more than anything… but the law school factors in because I honestly want a well paying career (don’t we all?).</p>
<p>Maybe this is another question I should tack on… is classical history a good segway into law school?</p>
<p>p.s. for any other people on here, the original question still stands and I would appreciate an answer. Thanks again!</p>
<p>For law school, your major doesn’t matter (as long as it isn’t basket weaving). Classical history is just as good a “segue” into law school as any other major.</p>
<p>Ok, I figured it might be ok – just making sure it was not like a… erm… GPA killer I guess? I know if I like the grades will follow and all that, but I mean some degrees are known for doing that…</p>
<p>And ya, it was a late night (went to a Led Zeppelin concert at Wild Bills) so I kind of was half awake when I typed that message. Thus, spelled segue wrong (though I honestly hate that word’s spelling in general).</p>
<p>If you no longer see yourself pursuing engineering, and you want to do something more related to the humanities and liberal arts, then I would transfer to UGA. I don’t know how Tech’s programs work, but since it’s meant to be more focused on science/math/engineering, you might be at a disadvantage. I don’t know if Tech has a law school, but UGA definitely has one, and you can start making connections if you come here.</p>