Emory University and Georgia Tech's dual degree program VERSUS Texas A&M University

College Search & Selection
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Hi, I am currently trying to decide which university to attend before the May 1st deadline.
I live in Texas, but I would love to travel out of state.
Emory’s path would entail me studying as an undergraduate for 5 years, whereas at Texas A&M, it will be 4 years, but this is not a concern at all for me.
Considering financial aid would be the same, I would really appreciate any insights as to which would be the more favorable, reputable, path to pursue.
Please help me out here???

I would hands down choose Emory University because of its very diverse student body, smaller campus, and overall higher prestige/ranking than Texas A&M in the nation, but what is apprehensive is that Emory does not have its own engineering school. But Emory will let me pursue an engineering degree at Georgia Tech.
Emory will have me complete the prerequisites for the engineering degree at Emory itself while simultaneously allowing me to pursue any degree of my own choice (I will probably choose something stem related), after which I will be graduating early from Emory in three years.

Then I will be enrolled in Georgia Tech automatically and complete my engineering degree there, and graduate early in two years.

It’s kind of interesting to note that I will have graduated with two degrees from two different strong universities in my undergrad if i do indeed follow this Emory/Georgia Tech path.

However, Texas A&M is also a strong enough university with all of its engineering resources available to me in one place, one institution. It is more straightforward, and has enough prestige in Texas. I also heard that the Aggie Network is an actual thing that may help out when trying to get employed.

So considering all of this,
which is a more favorable and prestigious path to pursue, which will allow me to have a high engineering salary after graduation?

In the employer’s eyes, would i be considered as a more competitive candidate Texas A&M graduates if i do indeed pursue the Emory/Georgia Tech pathway???

Any insights are greatly appreciated!!
Thanks :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

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As a non-Georgia resident, the last two years of the 3+2 at GT would likely be expensive. Try the net price calculator for GT for an estimate.

Also, you will need a 3.0 or 3.3 (depending on major) college GPA to make the transfer to GT, according to http://admission.gatech.edu/transfer/dual-degree .

But note that Texas A&M engineering students must compete by college GPA to get into their majors: https://engineering.tamu.edu/academics/advisors-procedures/entry-to-a-major.html

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@ucbalumnus Thank you, that is an interesting consideration!