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<p>You can always spend a night in the room then buy foam if you need it. There’s a Walmart and an IKEA very close to campus.</p>

<p>Hi i am about to be a sophomore at Georgia Tech and i was wondering what are the most popular places for tech students to live off campus? I am in woodruff now but I am going to cancel the deposit if me and my friend can find a place cheaper off campus. Are there any apartments near home park? because we are looking at apartments more then houses</p>

<p>Don’t limit yourself to what’s just off-campus. There are plenty of places easily accessible by MARTA.</p>

<p>well being a sophomore, i still want to be very close to campus. id actually prefer being on campus if i had gotten in an apartment style dorm instead of woodruff. Thats why im looking for something right off campus</p>

<p>hey, im looking into tech as a cheaper alternative to my current school. if i do decide to go here i want to major in either economics or management. my concern is the heavy workload and drop-out rate. so im wondering if either of these majors are as tough as the engineering ones. any idea on the failure rate, workload, job prospects, etc.? just for those two only.</p>

<p>Re #145</p>

<p>First, it is a myth that Georgia Tech has a high drop-out rate. The first-year retention rate is actually over 90%; the vast majority of first-years come back for their second year.</p>

<p>Now, regarding the workload of the Management major, it’s pretty relaxed. (I am a Management major.) The major is “only” 122 credit hours and allows for many electives to be taken. If I were not interested in going to a top-ten ranked graduate school, I could probably party several times a week and still have at least a 3.0. Many of the classes are heavy on reading, so as long as you keep up with it, you’ll be fine.</p>

<p>Job prospects do seem to be pretty good, though. A recent graduate was offered a position from Ernst & Young before he graduated. In addition, if your networking skills are good, you can probably get a good job even with a low GPA. My freshman year roommate, for example, got a co-op at a local firm mainly due to his connections. I can’t believe that a GPA of 2.5 was the highest of all the candidates :)</p>

<p>Thanks, that makes me feel a lot better. Do you know anything about the economics dept. @ tech? I would prefer to major in that, unless the school of management is really good.</p>

<p>How easy is it to transfer from one major to another? Say, from mechanical to chemical engineering. (sorry if this is a little redundant–im sure someone has asked the question on this thread)</p>

<p>thanx</p>

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<p>I know the grad program is considered pretty weak, which usually (but not always) means that the undergrad program is weak. According to the salary report last Spring, Econ only placed 1 of their 4 undergrad students in a job, and the average was 0.2 offers per student (so there were 5 students looking for jobs, one got a job offer, and one went to grad school that didn’t want to go to grad school - that says nothing about the students that wanted to go to grad school from the beginning). Those are really bad statistics. Management, on the other hand, placed 50% of students and had 0.77 offers per student (which is horrible historically for Tech and for Tech MGT, but consider the economic climate). </p>

<p>In 2007 (a good year), Econ and MGT both placed around 60%. Mgt averaged 2 offers / student and Econ managed 2.5 offers /student. Econ paid around $7,000 per year more.</p>

<p>So if I had to infer something from that, it’s that in good economies, Econ students do somewhat better than MGT students, but in a bad economy, MGT students do much better than Econ students.</p>

<p>Another logistical thing to compare about the schools is that Econ generally only graduates 4 or 5 students per semester, while MGT graduates about 100. </p>

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<p>Logistically, it’s very easy. Tech allows 1 free transfer (no approval needed, you just fill out a form and turn it in). After that first free one (or after 60 hours - Junior status or higher), you need an approval from a school to transfer into their program. That’s usually a very simple approval as long as you have a reasonable GPA (2.5+). Some schools make you sit through an orientation, but that’s really all you have to do.</p>

<p>Practically, moving from a related field to another, such as mechanical to chemical engineering, is fine as long as you’re in your first or second semester. In the beginning, mechanical and chemical students take roughly the same classes, so it’s easy. But in later semesters, you’ll likely run into a situation where you take a class, such as ME Thermo, and have to retake it for ChE, (ChE Thermo I and ChE Thermo II), meaning that you took an unnecessary class and might have to push back your graduation. So, it’s good to figure out your major ASAP, and in the beginning, take general classes applicable to all engineering majors (e.g. Cal I, Calc II, Calc III, English 1101 and 1102, Physics I and Physics II, Intro to CS, etc).</p>

<p>At the moment, I have a guaranteed transfer to Cornell CALS in 2010 that I will probably be taking for financial reasons (about a $20k difference, iirc). To transfer, I need to take “Biology 1 & 2 with labs or chemistry 1 with lab and organic chemistry 1 with lab,” “Academic writing 1 & 2 or writing and public speaking,” “Calculus 1 & 2,” and “Computer programming.” Is it easy to get in these classes? How difficult is it to keep a 3.0 minimum with these courses? How do can I tie in these courses with the core courses Georgia Tech requires for freshman (I’m signed up for Environmental Engineering, if that affects anything)? I’m a bit nervous about course registration because GTech’s site hasn’t been working for me recently, and I’m registered for FASET V, which means I really don’t have time to do much if there are problems with getting the courses I need.
PS I heard there was a preregistered list of courses for freshman, and that we really only pick 1 (or 2?) electives. Where can I view this list?</p>

<p>I’m not sure what’s meant by “Academic Writing 1 & 2”. You’ll want to get clarification of which GT classes qualify for that. </p>

<p>In freshman year, EnvE students are told to take:</p>

<p>Fall: Calc I, Chemistry I, Computer Science I, English Comp I, and a humanities elective
Spring: Calc II, Survey of Organic Chemistry, Physics I, English Comp II, Health</p>

<p>So there are no problems with the Calc I and II requirement or the CS requirement. To meet the chemistry requirement, you just need to register for Organic Chemistry I and not “Survey of Organic Chemistry”. I would check with the Civil Engineering department first, though, to make you can make that substitution in the event that you decide not to transfer. </p>

<p>If English Comp I and II fulfill the “Academic writing 1 & 2” requirement, then you’re set. Otherwise, you’ll need to figure out which classes qualify and fit them into the schedule. There’s an elective spot in Fall semester to add a class, in Spring you’d probably have to drop Physics I from the schedule to add another writing class (and the organic chemistry lab).</p>

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<p>Let’s assume Comp I and II don’t count for your technical writing requirement and you have no AP credits:</p>

<p>Fall: Calc I, Chem I, CS I, Comp I, Technical Writing I (17 hours)</p>

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<li>That schedule will keep you on track with both your transfer requirements and the EnvE requirements. Keeping a 3.0 depends on you - it’s a very similar schedule to the majority of freshman, and the majority of freshman have a <3.0 GPA. The reason isn’t because the classes are difficult, though, it’s because many freshman come to campus and spend too much time focuses on their new freedoms and not enough time focusing on their classes.</li>
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<p>Spring: Calc II, O-Chem I, O-Chem Lab, Technical Writing II, English Comp II, Health (16 hours)</p>

<p>-This schedule keeps you on track with your transfer requirements but puts you behind in EnvE. You’re taking a class you don’t need (a second humanities class), you’re behind on the Physics sequence by not taking Physics I, and you’re taking a class that may or may not substitute for Survey of Organic Chemistry (you really do need to ask for pre-approval of that substitution in writing before starting Spring semester). In addition, this will be a tough semester. Non-Chemistry or Chemical Engineering majors usually struggle through O-Chem (not really sure why, it wasn’t that bad) and Calc II is the hardest class in the Calc sequence. Personally, I would work very hard to keep your other classes at an A to balance potential C’s in either Chem (35% of students score a C or lower) or Calc II (greater than 50% score a C or lower).</p>

<p>In summary: </p>

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<li><p>This Summer: Contact Cornell to find out what Tech classes meet the Technical Writing requirements (specifically if Comp I and II meet the requirement)</p></li>
<li><p>Between Fall and Spring: Evaluate if you still want to transfer, if so, contact EnvE to see if O-Chem (Chem2311) fulfills the Survey of Organic Chemistry (Chem1315) requirement (it should, but get an answer in writing). </p></li>
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<p>I am not the most reliable source on this since all information is second hand (so please verify), but my understanding is that you’re preregistered for the major courses that fill up quickly (e.g. Calc I, Chem I, CS I, etc). This is to prevent the situation that used to occur when FASET I and sophomore students would register for all the “good” classes, and the FASET V students ended up with the less desirable classes. For awhile they tried to restrict the number of people that could register each FASET section, but this is more effective.</p>

<p>You’re not locked into the schedule they give you - you can drop all the classes and register on your own, if you want. The problem is that the vast majority of freshman take many of the same courses, so those classes fill up (unless they’re at 8 am). </p>

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<p>You have until the end of the first week of classes to make changes, so you have about 2 weeks from when you show up on campus. There’s not really much you can “do” that would require longer. You check the schedule, and if the class is full, you wait until the end of the first week and hope someone dropped it (which actually is pretty common).</p>

<p>Thank you so much.
Quick questions:
Where/What is this Technical Writing class you mentioned? I can’t seem to find it.
And if I do end up taking Technical Writing, should/would I still take English Comp I/II?</p>

<p>There’s no class called “Technical Writing I” there are, however, several courses offered within each department that might fit that classification. You need to contact the school you want to transfer to and ask what counts for that requirement.</p>

<p>As of Fall 2007, all incoming freshmen are required to take LCC 3401 - Technical Communication Practices (ie. Technical Writing).</p>

<p>Interesting. That sounds like a good class, and fits with the Engineer of 2020 vision. Someone needs to update the academic departments, though. In random survey of the curriculums for BSChBE, BSIE, BSCE, and BSEnvE, only BSIE included that class.</p>

<p>Hey- another GT student here- Started in Fall 05, and still not graduated! 20 hrs left!</p>

<p>LCC 3401 is a very easy, time wasting class! Previously this class was required by most majors before taking senior design. It was stuff that we had already learned by the time we are seniors, so it’s good to see they moved it to freshman year!</p>

<p>Let me know if you have any questions. I am a 5th year IE and I am involved in the Greek Community.</p>

<p>Last questions before heading to Georgia!
Where does it mention LCC 3401 and any other such special cases?
And as mentioned above, I am tailoring my schedule for a transfer. Would there be a problem if I only took 1, rather than 2, Honors core classes, due to not being able to fit both in my schedule without having extra classes? It says 2 is “suggested” on the site, but a recent email seems to imply that I need to take 2.</p>

<p>If you’re asking about Cornell’s transfer requirements, you need to ask someone at Cornell. I doubt anyone here has transferred from GT to Cornell CALS</p>

<p>O no, I’m talking about GTech’s Honor program that suggests (or requires?) 2 Honors core classes during first semester of freshman year. This would conflict with the schedule I am planning at the moment (comprised of classes I need to take to transfer to Cornell). I can really only fit one of these Honors core classes, and am wondering if I would be forced to take the second one.</p>

<p>I feel weird asking this question but with the App coming out soon I feel like I might as well go for it. What is the easiest college to get into by admissions standards? Obviously engineering is the most competitive but I was hoping I could try and get into the college that is easier and then later transfer to one of the other ones if I want. My guess would be management but I would like to hear what those who have gone, work, and applied there think.</p>