<p>I have applied to both schools and will hopefully get into both. I have to go in-state because of HOPE, but I'm torn between them. I want to study some field of engineering.</p>
<p>UGA--</p>
<p>pros
- Closer to my house, less traffic
- Classes are by no means easy but are easier than classes at Tech
- My brother goes to UGA (this could be a bad thing too I guess)
- More of my friends will be going to UGA
- There's more girls at UGA and overall it is more of a social atmosphere in my opinion.
- It's in Athens
- Some of the suite style dorms are available to freshmen</p>
<p>cons
- UGA's reputation is nowhere near as good as Tech's
- The engineering program, while expanding, is probably not as good as Tech's
- Overall it seems less prestigious
- More people at UGA solely want to go to college to party and drink and play sports (nearly the opposite of what I want to do)</p>
<p>GA Tech--</p>
<p>pros
- Amazing reputation worldwide
- Great engineering program
- I'll be able to get a better job after graduation with a Tech degree
- The people there I believe to be more like me ( honestly I'm kind of nerdy)
- Everything is within walking or biking distance
- It's in Atlanta</p>
<p>cons
- 10 miles further from my house but with Atlanta traffic it will probably be an extra 30 minutes or so
- Less girls than UGA and not as social an atmosphere
- Apparently hard classes which could result in loss of HOPE and low GPA for grad school
- Less of my friends are going there
- Can't really have a vehicle without paying like $700
- Dorms I hear are fairly small and outdated for freshmen
- Cafeterias are not as diverse as those at UGA</p>
<p>Did I miss anything you think I should take into consideration when deciding which to go to? </p>
<p>What's your opinion of the two schools? Current or former students opinions would be appreciated.</p>
<p>thanks can't wait 'til November/December to see if I got in!</p>
<p>What type of engineering? In the list of [ABET[/url</a>] accredited engineering degree programs, GT has a large selection (aerospace, biomedical, chemical and biomolecular, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear and radiological, polymer and fiber), while UGa offers only agricultural and biological engineering. Unless agricultural engineering is your engineering major, go to GT.</p>
<p>As far as grades go, UGa’s GPA is 3.20 in 2007, while GT’s GPA is 3.07 in 2008 – not a huge difference, especially since GT has fewer students majoring in traditionally more grade-inflated subjects (humanities): [url=<a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/]National”>http://www.gradeinflation.com/]National</a> Trends in Grade Inflation, American Colleges and Universities](<a href=“http://www.abet.org%5DABET%5B/url”>http://www.abet.org)</p>
<p>@mom2 ya like ucbla said they have agricultural but they are adding civil electrical and mechanical for the 2012-13 school year. I’ll probably major in one of those wherever I go. I feel like I have a good chance of getting in both. I have a 3.75 GPA unweighted at a difficult private school. I’ve had all As since 9th grade. My ACT is a 28 and I don’t know my 2nd SAT score yet but my first was a 1210 with a 690 on writing. Ill be living in the dorms wherever I go.</p>
<p>Given that ABET accreditation is important in civil engineering, where Professional Engineer licensing is commonly needed, it may be safer to major in civil engineering at GT, where there is less uncertainty about whether and when UGa’s civil engineering degree program will become ABET accredited.</p>
<p>You’ve named pretty much all the issues I would come up with. You might add that following the school’s sports teams, while it is popular at GaTech, is more of a religion at UGA. Whether that’s pro or con is up to you.</p>
<p>This would be a pretty easy call for me if I were a nerdy aspiring engineer who didn’t have much interest in drinking/partying/sports. Tech all the way.</p>
<p>Given that the whole point of going to university is to learn something, this should not be a tough choice at all if you want to major in engineering.</p>
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<li><p>Georgia Tech has an excellent reputation in a wide selection of ABET accredited engineering degree programs. You will get a good engineering education. You will have immediate recognition from graduate schools, employers will come to recruit on campus, and, if you need a PE license (most likely in civil), the ABET accreditation will help.</p></li>
<li><p>University of Georgia has no reputation and does not yet have ABET accreditation in the engineering degree programs you are interested in.</p></li>
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<p>The other factors you list are minor in comparison.</p>
<p>Don’t go to UGA if you want to go into engineering; that’s just not going to work. I have a friend who was an engineer major at UGA. There were like 8 people in his class and everyone switched majors or transferred to GaTech. They really don’t have a good engineering program and won’t have a good one anytime soon with GaTech around. </p>
<p>The classes are hard, but if you’re smart and your high school is actually rigorous like you say it is then you’ll be fine. The grade deflation is definitely not as bad as it used to be. Definitely try to raise your SAT/ACT. And I’d really encourage guys to go Greek if you want to meet girls.</p>
<p>I’d agree with Hahawowza. I’m an outside observer with no horse in this race, but my guess is that unless UGA secures a lot of funding, its fledgling engineering program won’t match the quality and assets of Georgia Tech anytime soon.</p>