<p>How important is name/ranking of college vs college life. GT is better known than USC; how imprtant is it to bein a college with diversified courses than a Tech Powerhouse like GT. If I want to also do a major in Economics along with Engineering, what would you recommend</p>
<p>are you kidding? GT is better known than USC? are you talking about strictly engineering or overall?</p>
<p>bearcats, being in a place for 4 yrs is a long time so the overall expereince for development is important. GT is only a tech college vs at USC you can do and get exposed to other areas too along with people who come from different fields. At this point, I am confused which one to give weightage. Is there any site where I can get information on campus placements for each college</p>
<p>I chose USC over GT and couldn’t be happier at USC. There were a lot of reasons why I should have gone to GT according to my parents - closer to home, cheaper, and higher Engineering rankings.</p>
<p>The reason why I chose USC is the same reason you just said: I wanted to get exposed to other fields, and meet people who weren’t only into Engineering. There is a very diverse student body at USC, and thus far I have received a well-rounded education from both my professors and my peers. I have really enjoyed my Engineering classes at USC so far (I’m in my third year). Viterbi also gives us the option to take an emphasis, so I can specialize in something such as Petroleum, Environmental, Nanotechnology, Material Science, etc. (I’m in Chemical Engineering). We have On Campus Recruiting, so several large petroleum companies come to USC as one of their 20 schools or so and setup the interview at USC. OCR really gives an advantage when it comes to finding an internship or a job. I don’t know a lot about GT, so I can’t really compare the two. I did like USC’s campus better than GT’s, but that’s about all I know about GT.</p>
<p>If you have any questions about USC, let me know.</p>
<p>P.S. You are talking about Southern Cal, not South Carolina, right? Just wondering because I’m from South Carolina and always have to explain that I go to the other USC when I’m in the South.</p>
<p>The Ivan Allen College at GT is a good, albeit small, liberal arts college. The course offering small, so if you want to get in-depth in 12th century medieval art or 6th century theology or to find a philosophical debate club, you’ll be disappointed, but if your goal is to find a few basic international affairs and liberal arts classes, you’ll be accommodated. The thing is, most engineering programs don’t allow for a large number of liberal arts classes, so the offering at Ivan Allen matches well.</p>
<p>There’s also dual enrollment with Emory if you want to get into in-depth topics.</p>
<p>You’ll obviously get a very different campus environment at USC vs. GT, so you’ll have to see what works for you. You’ll see different types of employers in CA vs. GA, and you’ll have a different level of competition in CA (Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, Stanford) than in the Southeast.</p>
<p>In terms of economics programs - neither USC nor GT are top programs, but USC is better. GT’s economics is poor in comparison to the quality of the overall school. </p>
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<p>Trust me, you’re better off not listening to anything that user ever says.</p>
<p>I dont know what G.P Burdell has agaisnt bearcats. Since OP did not specific if he is talking about overall school or just the engineering program, it’s hard to say that GT is “better known” than USC. GT is certainly NOT better known than USC overall; for engineering program, yes; but USC holds its own with its decent engineering program. But overall speaking, USC overall is just as well known as GT if not better known.
USC has a strong alumni presence in california which so happens to have silicon valley and other tech-oriented cities. I’d venture to say USC also holds its own compared to GT in the Northeast, especially NYC. GT might be better known around the greater atlanta region but the rest of the countries it’s pretty much a wash. And dont remember, not that I am saying USNWR is always right, but USC is slightly higher ranked than GT in USNWR; and many other rankings for that matter.</p>
<p>Also, dont forget the fact that USC being in california gives it a huge presense in an asian market. I lived in Hong Kong and Japan. Everyone here knows USC, as people from Asia love going to USC; GT, not so much.</p>
<p>So since both the OP and bearcats did not specify if they are talking about overall school and engineering program, they are both right.</p>
<p>So what trigger your personal jibe at bearcats, Burdell, I dont know. But a personal jibe without an argument tells a lot about the person making it than the person it’s supposed to aim at.</p>
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<p>Look at bearcats’ post history to solve that mystery. He’s arrogant, abrasive and tries to advise people on their life path in engineering without even having a passion for engineering himself. His post history consists of asking about the various means by which one can land a job on Wall Street (see <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/683337-umich-honors-v-wharton.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/683337-umich-honors-v-wharton.html</a> , <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/682889-transfer-chance.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/682889-transfer-chance.html</a> )</p>
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<p>I’m not sure I understand the question. Are you asking for employment surveys?</p>
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<p>Viterbi is a huge engineering school. It might actually be larger than Tech’s. USC has many more people, but still it’s not like everyone at Tech is in engineering or even a STEM field.</p>
<p>I’m not even going to pretend like Tech can compete in USC in the “diverse” department, but I gag a little whenever someone uses that word. I’m not sure when it became popular to use it in that context but it’s not a very good reason to choose a school if you’re interested in a professional degree like engineering. To imply that Tech’s students are one-dimensional is pretty inaccurate, nonetheless.</p>
<p>but what’s wrong with wall street? I think most people, except for the bitter low income bracket class, consider wall street jobs a lot more “prestigious” than your typical engineering job, especially with the bar of entry so high. I hope you do realize engineers are most qualified for the quant positions in wall street and they probably make bigger impact monetary wise to the economy than a typical engineer at a big corporation. A 10-20 man quant shop can have 1 Billion AUM, that’s (100million to 50million under management per person), and some are even bigger. I highly doubt many typical engineers can make that type of impact in even the biggest corporations.</p>
<p>I also dont see your point for the first link. I would definitely definitely recommend Wharton to that OP. He applied to Wharton, obviously he has an interest in business. The business world is huge on name recognition. So Wharton would carry FAR more weight than a Michigan math degree (I have nothing against Michigan, but that’s the truth). Wharton is the No.1 BBA school on planet earth with every single business recruiting it. Anyone with an interest in business would be foolish to pass it up for a math degree elsewhere if business is what they want to get into.</p>
<p>Also, that still does not change the fact that bearcat’s statement is not incorrect. and my point still holds, a personal jibe without an argument is cheap, low and tells a lot about the person making it than the target it’s aimed at.</p>
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<p>Nothing is wrong with Wall Street. I just don’t think a person with his opinion of engineering has the interests of engineering hopefuls in mind.</p>
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<p>I was just supplying evidence for how little he cares about engineering. He’s at a school with an excellent engineering program and yet he’s looking to transfer out as an upperclassmen just so he can land that Wall Street job. Why does he even post in the engineering forum?</p>
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<p>You asked why GP would make such a statement about bearcats and I supplied the answer. I was not assessing the veracity of bearcats’ statement.</p>
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<p>I’m not sure where you got the idea that I implied that GT students were one-dimensional, as I said “I don’t know a lot about GT, so I can’t really compare the two.”</p>
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Where did I get that idea?
This sentence implies you held these two beliefs when choosing a school: People from the same major all have similar interests and that at Tech the vast majority were engineering majors. You say you don’t know much about Tech, but you clearly thought you knew enough to characterize it a certain way.</p>
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<p>Actually, the conclusions people jump to tell more than that.</p>
<p>Bearcats, in multiple threads bashed Ohio State. I called out this childish behavior, and since then, he’s been in any and every Georgia Tech thread to trash talk Georgia Tech, with out without reason, and obviously without any knowledge of what he’s discussing. </p>
<p>It’s almost as bad as the posts in the consulting threads. I worked in business consulting for one of the major firms for quite a while, but somehow, as a student bearcats (among others) seem to think that they know more than me about the topic. It’s gotten to the point where I no longer post about it.</p>
<p>USC - University of South Carolina’s engineering program is a joke. Come to think of it, the entire school is a joke. If you get the opportunity to go to GTech - run, dont walk. Georgia tech is one of the best engineering schools in this country which makes it one of the best in the world. USC cant even come close. If you have to stay in SC for residency purposes, I would rather consider Clemson. Or mabe you could look to NC.</p>
<p>If your’e talking about Southern California, that’s a different story.</p>
<p>I am talking about University of southern california</p>
<p>carnelian // of course he’s talking about U. of Southern California. </p>
<p>if this was for master’s, i’d vote for GT, but i wouldn’t think twice about going to USC for bachelor’s.</p>
<p>Hi! I’m a civil/environmental engineering student at Southern California and I couldn’t help but respond to your post.</p>
<p>I’m just going to say- I love USC. But I’m not going to try to persuade you to come here. I don’t know much about Georgia Tech at all, but I know it is an excellent program. I can’t comment on what it has to offer in terms of classes but I can say that USC’s engineering program is not limited to only engineering classes- we are required by the University to take General Education classes (6 to be exact) in all different types of categories with dozens of classes to choose from- I’ve taken Religions of Latin America, Novellas, Social Issues in Gender and more. There are tons to choose from. </p>
<p>USC also encourages its students to be well rounded- and they make it possible to pursue double majors and minors. A double major in engineering is not easy but it is not impossible. My roommate double majored in Political Science and Mechanical Engineering and with some summer school will be graduating after 4 years come this spring. I know a lot of engineering students who are interested in picking up an econ or business major/minor. The most important thing to do is speak with your academic adviser and inform them of your plans- they’ll help you made it happen.</p>
<p>Also, USC offers a progressive degree program where students with a 3.2 during their Junior year can apply to get a masters and bachelors degree after 5 years. I am currently a senior and will receive a Bachelors degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering in May 2009 and a Masters in Civil Engineering: Construction Engineering and Management in May 2010.</p>
<p>Anyway- I hope that helped! Good Luck!</p>