I got admitted to both schools, and I plan to major in Electrical engineering.
I loved the campus, community and everything about georgia tech. And georgia tech is ranked higher in almost every engineering field. However, I do not plan to work in the technology/engineering field specifically after I graduate, so I was interested in minoring/double majoring in finance/business.
Michigan’s ross school is ranked very well in finance (#3) and everyone I’ve talked to says Michigan’s business school gives me great chances to work in the banking sector. However another option would be to double major in industrial engineering at tech, to have a degree more oriented towards business.
So while I prefer the campus feel, the community and the engineering program at Georgia tech, I think that double majoring in finance or even minoring in finance could give me much greater chances to pursue a job related to investment banking or strategic consulting. Any opinions/comments to help me decide?
“And georgia tech is ranked higher in almost every engineering field.”
The differences in engineering are negligible. These two schools are peers in that area. The difference is that GT has no answer for Ross and just about every other comparable discipline.
Yes, I’ve been to both schools and I really liked both campuses. However, the North campus for engineering seems a bit isolated from the rest of the ann arbor campus.
Hey - current Michigan student here. Double majoring in Ross and Engineering is possible, but really tough to finish in 4 years, especially if you want to be involved on-campus beyond classes. A great option is majoring in Engineering with a minor in Ross. A minor in Ross gives you access to the same/similar career resources (iMpact) and same/similar perks (reserving rooms at Ross, printing allocations, etc.).
At GT I doubt you could major in EE and also major or minor in something else and finish in fours years. For many students it’s difficult to do one major in four years.
However, I think GT has decent business school placement. My sister-in-law went straight from GT (Chem E) to Harvard Business School (HBS), which I think is sort of rare. I did have some fraternity brothers go on to HBS, Wharton and Kellogg, but that was after after gaining some work experience post graduation. Most of these guys were NOT stellar undergrad students - but turned out to do well in business and finance.
@arwarw I do not mind having to graduate in more than 4 years if it means I can get another major/minor and get better work experience as an undergrad.
My decision really boils down to how important a finance minor/major from Ross can be when looking for a job at investment banking/consulting companies compared to having solely an engineering degree (or minoring in industrial too) from GTech
At GT the undergrad recruiting is going to be more from industry, high-tech, engineering firms; some business consulting (they like the industiral engineers). I don’t think there are many Investment Banks shopping GT for entry-level analyst. Maybe in discrete or applied Math? or not?
If undergraduates from Ross are being recruited by investment banks, and that’s what you want to do, you should go for it.
EE at GT is no joke. No reason to go through that pain, if the employers you desire are not recruiting from there.
Others at Michigan have majored in Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) with great opportunities on Wall Street/Finance and Consulting. Just another option.
“minoring in industrial” at Georgia Tech. Don’t think you can do that. Check for sure with the department if you need that kind of info to make a decision.
