GT, UVA, or Vandy?

Transfer Students
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Hello everyone,

I am currently enrolled at Georgia Tech and just finished my first year. I was able to get a 4.0 GPA both semesters, and joined Greek life. But, I did not enjoy my year that much. To be fair, I was helping coach cross country and baseball at my high school (which was local to Tech’s campus). So, I may not have maximized my opportunities to dive in and have fun. My reasons for looking to transfer, in short, are:

  1. I am in the liberal arts school at Tech, which is pretty weak. I don't like my major there, and don't see any better options to switch. The majors at the schools to which I applied excite me a lot more.
  2. Because Tech is so engineering focused, the people there aren't really any of "my type of people." In fact, there is a horrible stigma around the liberal arts kids there and we are often met with less-than-complimentary remarks (by both peers and faculty). I'd love to go to a school with some more like-minded folks.
  3. I'd like to get to and do my own thing. I've lived in Atlanta for 19 years.

Right now, I’ve been accepted to UVA and am waiting to hear back from Vanderbilt.

With all that said, I am heavily considering law school. I’m in-state for GT and currently on the Hope and Zell Scholarships. So, do you think it’s worth transferring to a more expensive option and accumulating debt even before law school? Or just sticking it out at Tech to save the dough, and go to the best law school I am accepted to?

Thanks a ton!

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@bmm215: I understand your situation quite well. I have at least a dozen relatives who are Georgia Tech grads. The engineering students certainly look down on liberal arts students. Engineers & especially engineering students can be quite boring.

If costs were equal, then the answer would be quite easy = transfer to Virginia. But the costs are not equal, you have an outstanding college GPA, and you intend to go to law school. Accumulating student loan debt before attending law school is not a wise idea.

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Why didn’t you apply to transfer to UGA? You would keep your scholarship and be around liberal arts people.

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will pray for Vandy for you