<p>i am a student from china, and i am going to study civil & environmental engineering. </p>
<p>i know GIT is a great school for engineering, but i have heard that its location is not very decent, is that true? </p>
<p>UN has a much better location and is a well-rounded university,but its engineering is not as strong as that of GIT. </p>
<p>so, i really don't know which one to take. please give me some suggestion</p>
<p>thanks for your reply!</p>
<p>What is GIT?</p>
<p>I think he is talking about NU vs Georgia Tech. If that is the case, I recommend NU over GT. Even though NU is not quite as strong as GT in Engineering, in all other ways, from campus life to location to overall prestige of the institution etc..., NU trumps GT. Besides, Civil Engineering is actually one of NU's strengths. I would go so far as to say that in Civil Engineering, NU and GT are roughly equal.</p>
<p>Assuming you mean Georgia Tech, I don't know much about Northwestern, but GT is in the heart of downtown Atlanta (really busy city). Whether this is a good location or not depends on your preference. If you are sure you want to be an engineer, GT may be better for you than NU. However, if you are looking for a more "well rounded" university, as you said, then if money is not an issue I would look more carefully at NU. GT also has a reputation for being extremely hard to the point of having no social life, but that may or may not be actually true (I'm just a senior like yourself, and I'm probably going to GT next year)</p>
<p>sorry for confusing you all, GIT is for geo tech</p>
<p>The initials for Northwestern University is NU and for Georgia Institute of Technology is GT.</p>
<p>Maea, Engineering is big at NU. Students interested in Engineering careers will be very well served attending NU. However, I agree about cost. GT costs $30,000/year whereas NU costs $50,000/year. That's a hefty price difference. If the OP does not mind spending the extra money, fine. However, if cash is tight, GT may be the better option.</p>
<p>If engineering is the driver, then Georgia Tech is superior and would have the stronger rep in engineering circles. In non-engineering fields, the Northwestern brand is unquestionably stronger and by a larger margin than GT would have over NU in engineering. </p>
<p>Both have a big-city aspect to their undergraduate life with Georgia Tech in the middle of the city and Northwestern located close by to one. There is a difference in their campus settings as GT will unquestionably be more integrated into Atlanta than NU will be into Chicago (but I would not use that against NU as Chicago is easily reached).</p>
<p>As you undoubtedly know, the weather differences are ENORMOUS. Evanston is located on the shores of Lake Michigan and the name "Windy City" for Chicago is no joke. It is cold and when the wind is blowing, it can be brutal. Georgia Tech and Atlanta can be brutal in their own way with humidity and higher temps, especially early in the school year. </p>
<p>One little-publicized number for Georgia Tech is their ratio of men to women on their campus. GT is 68% men, 32% women. NU is 53% women, 47% men.</p>
<p>Another potentially key consideration is that Georgia Tech is a public university. This translates into lower cost, but also lower average student strength and an in-state student population of 65%. By contrast, Northwestern is private, more expensive, and has 25% in-state students. </p>
<p>For an international student, both are in major cities and there are plenty of non-US students and people in each. However, Northwestern would have a larger percentage of these (again partly due to its private nature). </p>
<p>Both are good choices, but pretty different choices and will probably deliver fairly different undergraduate experiences, though this is moreso for out of the classroom.</p>
<p>wow, thanks for your detailed information, i have a much clearer image about these two unis now</p>
<p>In Chicago-Evanston, you don't feel like you need a car to enjoy the city. It's more similar to Chinese urban cities like Shanghai in this regard (though Chicago-Evanston isn't nearly as crowded of course). Evanston has many restaurants/cafes and is pedestrian friendly; the subway (train) can take you to pretty much all the most interesting spots in Chicago. Chicago has two Chinatowns; both are accessible by the subway and the smaller one is very close to Evanston. Altanta is a lot more spread-out; midtown is relatively more compact and has been gentrified but it's still no Chicago-Evanston. You don't have to have a car but you will feel you will enjoy life much better if you have one. For example, if you want to get decent Asian food which is very limited in midtown area, you will need a car.</p>