<p>Thus far I have been accepted to both Georgia Tech and Northeastern. I was placed in the University Scholars Program at the latter, which, in a nutshell, entails a full-tuition scholarship, special guest-speakers and Honors classes. I am fortunate enough to be found in a financial situation in which I can afford to go to college, regardless of financial aid, nevertheless the scholarship at Northeastern still sounds quite nice. Although, considering that I may, more than likely, opt to study something in the field of engineering it makes me think that Georgia Tech might be, in some regards, the better option. </p>
<p>I just wanted to know: what would you guys do if you had the same situation? </p>
<p>I am still awaiting responses from various other colleges, but, on the mean time, I would really appreciate any insight. I am cross-posting this thread on each university's respective forum. </p>
<p>The full tuition scholarship is great. Northeastern is in a great location in Boston. You can study engineering at either northeastern or Georgia tech.however, with engineering, you want to decide that early on. There are many required classes in an engineering program. What is the male female ratio at each college, that might be an important consideration for you.northeastern really looks out for the scholars and honors college kids with lots of mentoring and other opportunities (nice honors dorms for example) good luck!</p>
<p>I think these schools will have a big difference in feel. At Tech all of the students will be techies and as noted it is much more male than female. If you decide not to follow a tech route your choices would be limited. At NEU it will be a more balanced environment since kids will be following many different majors (there will be techies but business and science types also), the male/female ratio is pretty even, and if you decide engineering is not for you, there will be many other choices. </p>
<p>There are many other differences between the school - as noted NEU is very urban and also has the co-op program.</p>
<p>I would add that the coop program at NEU will give you a chance to get real work experience prior to graduation. This experience will help you solidify your career choice (or not) as well as make you more marketable to potential employers. Also the full tuition scholarship would make it easy to afford a masters degree.<br>
As stated above, very different schools and feel. If you know you want engineering, Georgia Tech is a great school. If you are not sure, NEU gives you more options. Finally, no matter who is paying for school, it is really tough to not consider a full tuition scholarship worth over $160,000 over 4 years. </p>
<p>Just to add to what @midwestblues has stated, GTech too offers the coop program. This is one of the reasons the 4-yr graduation rate is lower than other top Engg. schools.</p>
<p>If you are unsure of sticking to Engg., do look for a better balanced school like Wisc-Mad or UMinn than GTech. But for Engg., NEU is not on par with GTech. My suggestion would be… of course depending on where else you have got in and other financially viable options…look at schools like UMD-CP, Penn State, Purdue, UMass-Amherst, UIUC, Ohio State and the two that I have mentioned earlier.</p>
<p>Always remember, your parents may consider sending you to the likes of UMich or GTech as a good decision. I am a Mech Engineer myself and will not hesitate to spend extra dollars for my D2 to study ChemE at such schools. If she gets into UCB… GTech is her top choice right now…I will gladly spend the extra money. Let your parents decide regarding financing your college education. To me it is a better choice than to spend it on many alternative areas.</p>
<p>$160,000 is also after tax. If your parents are paying for it, it means you need to earn at least 200,000 before tax to pay for that scholarship. When you graduate as an engineer you will probably make somewhere between 50,000 and 90,000 depending on your major. You should save on tuition and use your money for grad school!</p>
<p>Thanks for the other posters for clearing up on my lack of knowledge on Georgia Tech. I know a bit about NEU, but nothing about Georgia Tech. The final piece of the puzzle Is which school “felt” right for you. Both great schools.</p>
<p>Other than the money, NEU would go a long way towards giving you independence from your parents, and possibly deal with them more as an adult, if they are not paying your tuition.</p>
<p>Great answers guys, thanks! Also, just as a general observation, the Northeastern Forum is much more active than the Georgia Tech Forum. (8 responses and 193 views vs 71 views and 0 comments) Quite a difference.</p>
<p>I noticed this too with other colleges. Frankly I think it is because Northeastern just gets people excited. There are tons of students, parents, alumni, accepted students, and prospective students on here. I checked on here the night of EA for this year, and stayed since. I got accepted and pending a few reach schools, I will be attending for CS. It’s a school on the way up with a focus on practical application and experience which is becoming more and more important in today’s world. Statistically its quite staggering, the rate of growth. The mean average 1600 SAT has gone from 1230 to 1390 since 2006 alone. As people have said in this thread, if you are unsure of engineering, then NEU is certainly the right place I think. If you were sure, and liked GT, I would say it would be the better option from what I know of GT.</p>