<p>I need advice. I am planning on studying Aerospace Engineering and hopefully doubling and receiving mechanical engineering. I have been accepted at Purdue and Georgia Tech. I have planned to enroll at U of Miami because it was cheaper. Since I received Gates Millennium and Navy ROTC I'm reconsidering my options. I called both schools and they are still willing to take me. I'm pretty sure I'm doing engineering because I've already been introduced to it at the academy at my school. I see the kids at U of Miami not being as prepared, in the engineering sense as those who I've met at Georgia Tech and Purdue. I'm trying to decide where I'm going. Also, since I have Gates Millennium, should I still look into the Navy ROTC? Gates covers any unmet need. I'm so confused and I have to respond within a week. I was also accepted at the honors program at tech.</p>
<p>I see no reason why anyone would double major in aero and mechanical. Choose one. If you are not positive about aero, I would suggest go mechanical because you can still work in the aerospace industry with a ME degree.</p>
<p>Purdue or Georgia Tech you can’t go wrong with either, they both have very good engineering programs. As far as accepting Navy ROTC money or the Gates scholarship, that is a completely personal question no one can answer for you. Do you want to go into military service for at least 2 years after you graduate? That is a question that should answer it for you. </p>
<p>As far as double majoring in aero and ME, I don’t think you have any idea how hard this would actually be and how much of a waste of time/money it is. I dont think It wopuld really help you that much with getting a job and you would have no time for fun/to enjoy life in college. Plus, ROTC is a commitment in itself. If you are really unsure which one to pick I’d say go with ME because like 76 said you can do ME and still work in the aero industry.</p>
<p>Not sure if you need to reapply for it, but I have a friend who was on Gates all the way through undergrad, and it is now covering him here in grad school.</p>
<p>What is it you want to do in the military? Anything you can’t do by taking the Gates Scholarship and then working in a military lab or national lab?</p>
<p>I would definitely choose GT, although Purdue is still really good. No need for a double major, just get a graduate degree later. Only do the ROTC if you plan on having a career in the Navy.</p>
<p>Wow, thanks for all the advice. I was looking into five year programs for the double major. But I think I might just do the five year accelerated program. I’m pretty confident I will be doing aerospace engineering. I just wanted to have a safety to fall on. I guess the Navy program wouldn’t be worth doing for me at this time, I was mainly looking at it for job security after college. As in for school I’m still not sure. I visited both, and I contacted both schools to see if they would still take me. Purdue said they’re over booked with first year engineering students so they had to contact the dean, and in my situation, they would allow me. Georgia Tech seems to have spots open, they said just to get it resolved so I can submit deposit. I was also accepted into the honors program, any opinions on that? Any word on U of Miami?</p>
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<p>If that is truly a concern of yours then you ought to just do mechanical. With the right electives, a mechanical is pretty much equivalent to an aero and is marketable outside of aerospace still. I did mechanical for that very reason and ended up doing aero for grad school, so the grad schools back up my claim.</p>
<p>I don’t know as much about Purdue as GT. Keeping that in mind, this is what is great about Tech: they have an amazing co-op program which will definitely help you with your ‘safety net’ if industry is something you’re looking at after B.S., and they have amazing research and a very good aerospace and mechanical department (they are two separate ones though). In both respects, if you decide industry or grad school and research, you’re covered, and very well I might add.</p>
<p>The only thing people have a concern about is the female to male ratio at GT and the ridiculous amount of work that’s given. I’m not too worried about the latter if you were accepted into honors… and really if you’re in the middle of Atlanta, you don’t need to worry so much about female to male ratio.</p>