<p>i'm looking into majoring in aerospace engineering for undergrad and i'm looking into georgia tech and umich. i know both schools have great programs and have good research opportuunities. umich is working out to be cheaper at the moment, but i'd rather get the best education possible, so where would that be?
i'm looking the most rigorous academic program and a school that has lots of research/co-op opportunities for undergrads.
also, which school prepares you the most for grad school? and which school sens more students to prestigious grad schools like MIT, stanford, etc?</p>
<p>Both will provide great educations. Grad school opportunities will be the same. Michigan is more of a traditional college experience than Georgia Tech. Atlanta is a lot different from Ann Arbor. </p>
<p>If it were my choice, I’d say Michigan because it is cheaper and I prefer a college town environment…and Michigan is a more well rounded university if I choose to change majors. </p>
<p>You won’t go wrong either way though.</p>
<p>Do you think the fact that gatech is an engineering school means it focuses more on its engineering school? I’m pretty sure the aerospace department is bigger in size at gatech atleast</p>
<p>I can’t comment on the aerospace engineering programs. </p>
<p>You may want to PM CC memeber “rogracer” for his comments. He’s familiar with aerospace engineering programs in the South. </p>
<p>I believe Lockheed Martin is based in Georgia…could be a big corporate contributer to GT’s aerospace program, but I’m not sure. </p>
<p>I say academically these programs are gonna be super similar on the undergraduate level. I would choose for the environment you prefer. That is where differences are gonna be most visible.</p>
<p>Both are very good, so you will be fine academically at either for aerospace engineering. The differences could be mainly in which subareas within the major have the most faculty interest, meaning more courses and research opportunities in those subareas (you may want to check the department web sites). So if cost is significantly different, it would be perfectly fine to choose the less expensive one.</p>
<p>Note that Georgia Tech is somewhat limited in non-engineering subjects, which can be an issue if you change your major away from engineering or want to take a lot of non-engineering breadth courses.</p>