Industrial Engineering at GT vs. Economics at UGA

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
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<p>Hello,
I'm currently a freshmen at Georgia State University. During my first semester here, I managed to do very well (3.89 GPA) and I received A's in CALC and CHEM. I'm planning to transfer to either Georgia Tech or UGA. For the past several months I've been trying to decide whether I'd want to do Industrial Engineering at Tech OR Economics at UGA. I've done a lot of research. However, I need some different perspectives to help me make my decision.</p>

<p>The reason I want to do Industrial Engineering at Tech is because engineering in general is a great field to major in looking at the job outlook and opportunities. I'm pretty good at Math and I like it (most of the times), so I feel like engineering might be good for me. The reason I choose IE over other engineering majors was due to IE's relations with business and management. But I'm also considering EE, not as much as IE, because it might be way too hard. Is it?. My problems with doing IE at Georgia Tech is that I always hear from people that Georgia Tech is ridiculously difficult. So I'm afraid I might go and receive a not so good GPA, which would limit my Graduate School and Career options.</p>

<p>The reason I want to get a BBA of Economics at UGA is because I believe that Economics is a great major. I've heard people call it the best non-engineering major. I'm pretty interested in Economics because it includes some math (and I like that). I also like Economics because it gives you a lot of options (Law, MBA, etc...). If I do Economics I'm most likely planning to get an MBA. And with my study habits, I feel like I could get into a really good business school (not trying to be cocky). My problems with Economics at UGA is that Economics is not that well known at UGA. And I feel like that MAYBE engineering will make me more successful.</p>

<p>So please help me make the better decision by giving some guidance, advice, and putting your own perspective on my choices.</p>

<p>THANKS IN ADVANCE!</p>

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<p>I commented in the engineering forum. I’ve thought about it some more and really can’t come up with a reason you would choose UGA unless you felt like you couldn’t handle GT. Even if you went to GT for Econ, it’s a stronger program with higher salaries and better placement than UGA’s Econ program. GT’s business school is ranked higher than UGA’s, as well. </p>

<p>It really is the difference between taking all “regular” classes vs. taking all AP courses in high school. You’ll probably end up with a higher GPA in the regular classes but you are still better off with the AP courses on the transcript.</p>