<p>Bernie, I forgot to thank you for your thorough reply a page or two back. Passionate commentary. I especially appreciated hearing about your time at Emory. </p>
<p>Btw, I like the subtle inclusion of Georgetown up there. Cheeky. 
I would say that the caliber of students at Georgia Tech is comparable to that of Georgetown’s, but the comparison isn’t terribly useful. The applicant pools don’t have much overlap and self-selection keeps them out of contact with the other. After all, Gtown doesn’t have an e-school and doesn’t use the Common App. </p>
<p>Excellent point about Chicago. A couple of years ago, it would have been perfect for the OP (although not for engineering). Keep in mind that a self-selecting pool with a relatively high admit rate is still just as hard to get into, as you mentioned.</p>
<p>Edit: and I also have to applaud bclinton on his analysis a few posts back. Well done. I wonder how stark the difference between programs is at, for instance, Penn Wharton versus Penn Nursing, or Cornell engineering vesus the hotellies.</p>