Please Help! GA State VS GA Tech!

College Search & Selection
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<p>Here’s the deal. I’m about to graduate from GPC. I have been making straight A’s thus far so I should be able to get into either school. I will be majoring in business accounting, finance or entrepreneurship. Also I will be getting a master’s degree in marketing. </p>

<p>About me, well I’m 30, and I have been back in school for about a year now. I had a hand full of credits that transferred when I was 20 so I am good there. For ten years I did extremely well in the real world. I know all about business in the real world and have tons of experience. I just felt a few years ago that I was not happy with the direction my life was going so I decided to go back to school. I did this pre-recession so this was not forced on me I chose it.</p>

<p>My dilemma is that if I had to do it all over again I would be a social worker or a nurse. I love helping people and giving back. That is one of the reasons why I was so successful because I was very genuine and caring in business at such a young age. The only problem is that I can’t give up my ten years of experience in business and start all over. What I plan to do is stay in business but just stay true to myself and keep helping others with good ethics; maybe even work for a non-profit or something.</p>

<p>To the main point, Georgia State or Georgia Tech, I hear State has an amazing business program “J Mack Robinson” that is recognized nationwide and is really popular. The only problem is Georgia State is not really a Nationwide recognized; while Georgia Tech is nationwide recognized as a very good school. </p>

<p>I do not want to fool anyone though because I am most certainly not an engineer; and when I start flinging out my resume to company’s I want them to see me for me and not for someone else. I had this conversation with someone and they made a really good point. You can match your degree and school with your personality. That might be reaching a little bit but I have had many conversations and I believe people are trying to get me in one direction. I am fun lovely and really enjoy people; I can do calculus if need be if I decided to go to Tech but I really could care less about detailed numbers. Basically what I am saying is that when my resume lands on someone’s desk I want them to have a portal to me and my personality from my experience and where I graduated. I’m feeling that if my resume said I had ten years of business experience, graduated from “J Mack Robinson” with a BA in business and a MS in Marketing I believe that would be impressive.</p>

<p>I just really don’t want to miss the mark here though. Am I thinking about this all wrong? Am I completely missing something? I wish I could just lock into a decision and feel amazing about it. For example if Georgia Tech and “J Mack Robinson” I would probably lock that up in a heartbeat because I would have the flare of GT and the business clout of “J Mack Robinson”. I just want to make sure that when I invest all of this time and money and get as much as I can out of it so when I get back into the real world I am a force to be reckoned with.</p>

<p>The reason I said about my family is that I am going back to school and my wife is working. I am taking out loans and I do not want to waste any time or money this is very serious to me and I want to do the right thing. I am not afraid of loans because I have made a lot of money in the past and I know how to do it again. I just want to be able to take care of my family and have a good time doing it.</p>

<p>About the good times, when I worked in the past I could make a ton of money but I had to sacrifice time, I worked long days and had few days off. I believe a degree can’t necessary guarantee you a lot of money but it can guarantee you a balance between money and time. I’m not necessarily looking for the best thing in the world. I just want to be able to make good money have time to spend with my family and enjoy life. </p>

<p>I don’t know if any of this made any sense to anyone but it would be really awesome if you guys good give me some serious incredible feedback because I will need to make a decision soon and I want to make the bets one!</p>

<p>Best,
Needspractice</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech has one of the best business programs in the country, whether or not it is seen as an engineering school shouldn’t really matter.</p>

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<p>I would dispute that GSU’s program is recognized nationwide. GT will have more cachet around the country. But if you are planning on staying in the Atlanta area (at least for your first job after graduation), then that probably doesn’t matter much and you should choose the one that you think you will better enjoy and succeed in. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Why is this an emergency? I’m not getting the life or death situation here</p>

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<p>Have you paid a visit to either campus recently? I’d suggest that you start there. Spend some time with the Non-Traditional Students Advisor (or whatever the name of that office is), with the people in the department that you would be enrolling in, and with the career center. You need to determine which of these places is going to be most supportive of your goals. You are correct that you don’t want to be wasting a lot of time, trouble, and money at the wrong institution.</p>

<p>You also might find some useful information in this forum: [Non-Traditional</a> Students - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/non-traditional-students/]Non-Traditional”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/non-traditional-students/) Yes, I know you didn’t even know it exists. That’s because it is hidden under the heading “Specialty College Admissions Topic” inside the Admissions Forum. Why it’s buried like that is a mystery to me. </p>

<p>Wishing you much success!</p>

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<p>What about getting a Industrial Engineering Degree from GT? They are number one in the country for that Degree, and I hear you can use that Degree for anything like Business. The only problem is that I do not think I am smart enough to get that Degree through GT, I hear it’s really hard.</p>

<p>Best,
Needspractice</p>

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<p>Why doesn’t anyone ever care about anyone else?</p>

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<p>???</p>

<p>Your case is very specific, and not like most of the issues posted in this forum. Truly you need to visit both campuses, and to speak with the people who manage the programs that are options for you. They will be able to tell you whether a degree in Industrial Eng. makes more sense than a degree in Business for you particular set of career goals and family circumstances.</p>

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<p>You’ve probably already found these placement surveys:</p>

<p>[2012</a> Career and Salary Survey (Spring)](<a href=“Georgia Tech | External Redirect Landing Page”>Georgia Tech | External Redirect Landing Page)</p>

<p>[2012</a> Career and Salary Survey (Spring)](<a href=“Georgia Tech | External Redirect Landing Page”>Georgia Tech | External Redirect Landing Page)</p>

<p>I have not found similiar surveys for GSU.</p>

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<p>GT? UGA? GSU? KSU? Emory? Or Unknown? Business Degree?</p>

<p>Please Help Me!</p>

<p>I am 32 and about to finish my AS degree. I currently have a 4.0. </p>

<p>For the life of me I cannot decide on which School to go to for my B.S. Degree in Business. </p>

<p>I am currently married with no children. This is how I am able to go back to school. </p>

<p>I have a tremendous amount of experience in Business; about ten years’ worth.</p>

<p>I am torn about having the flair of a bigger name school on my resume or saving money and just going with the best bang for my buck combing my experience with a Degree so I can lift the potential ceiling on future employers. </p>

<p>I will be getting my B.S. Degree and Master’s Degree all at the same time.</p>

<p>Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>I am leaning towards Mark Robinson’s school of business because I hear and believe that it has a good business program for a great price. The only problem is I do not even see GSU on any of the rankings like US News. I mean GT even has a higher Business Program Ranking than GSU and it’s a TECH School! I was just wondering if it was going to be weird if I get a Business Degree from a TECH school. Would future employers frown upon that?</p>

<p>Well anyway please help me because I do not want to waste my time; money; wife’s money; and my family resources all for nothing. I really do not want to be selfish here and I want to do what is best for my family. Plus I would like to start a family someday; but just not in poverty. I would like to have my feet on solid ground!</p>

<p>Best,
Needspractice</p>

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<p>No, if you had read my reply to the OP you would have seen that whether the school has tech in the name or not has no bearing on how its business school is perceived.</p>

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<p>You don’t need to make your decision today…there is no urgent emergency !</p>

<p>Investigate both schools. What majors/tracks are attractive to you? Compare the curricula you would have to pursue for all the programs you place under consideration, course by course. What do you find attractive/offputting? </p>

<p>Right now you can apply to both schools while you continue to learn about their offerings and opportunities.</p>

<p>See where you get in, and where you can afford to attend.</p>

<p>Then, make a decision. You are an adult and you claim to have extensive business experience. This is just one more business decision.</p>

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<p>Have you talked to some people in your business world to see what they think? What do the hiring managers you know think of those programs?
I don’t see why you think there is some sort of stigma associated with a business program at a tech school? Would you turn down Carnegie Mellon?</p>

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<p>I think either school will be fine for you. Your resume will speak louder than GSU or GT.</p>

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<p>@barrk123</p>

<p>So you think GT would be clearly a better option than GSU?</p>

<p>@cltdad</p>

<p>I want to do my very best! I use to work before I went back to school making around 100-150k a year. I had to work very hard to do that though. I could go back into that industry tomorrow but quality of life wound certainly not be the same. I am looking for the best option for me to go back into the work force prepared. </p>

<p>If GT is the best way to go I need to go that way. Even if I have to take calculus I and II.</p>

<p>I just want to go to the best school I can that will reward me since I am putting so much effort into this; but at the same time I do not for example want to blow 40k a year at Emory Business school to yield mild results. Catch my drift? But if anyone could guarantee me that Emory was hands down the best then maybe I would need to figure out a way. </p>

<p>I just want to go to a great school that will give me great results after I graduate </p>

<p>@crizello</p>

<p>I do not want to waste money and time and family resources going to a school that is not going to benefit me.</p>

<p>For example; if someone gets a nursing degree is pretty much guaranteed to get a job that they want before they even graduate. I would like to have some of those odds in my favor based on the school that I go to.</p>

<p>@happymomof1</p>

<p>I have been to GSU but I do need to go to all of the others schools. People have told me to do that to get a feel for the campus and see which one speaks to me more.</p>

<p>I think I did post something in Non-Traditional section; pretty dead over there.</p>

<p>I will try to get to both campuses; if not all campuses and report back.</p>

<p>@quakerstake</p>

<p>That was a nice report. Any more stuff like that?</p>

<p>@barrk123</p>

<p>You really think I should go to tech?</p>

<p>@boysx3</p>

<p>I do graduate this fall from community college so the pressure is on now. </p>

<p>I could just apply to all of them.</p>

<p>I like that; yes this is just another business decision. Have to man up.</p>

<p>@BeanTownGirl</p>

<p>Good point. I have talked with a lot of people that say institutions do not matter; they are just looking for the degree to be checked. That is from all of the HR managers that I have talked to. I do not know what it is hard for me to believe that though?</p>

<p>@crazed</p>

<p>I do have a nice resume. So that makes me feel better.</p>

<p>@Everyone</p>

<p>Please keep the advices coming! Need to make a decision soon! I could always drive to Terry in Georgia like hour and half away? …</p>

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<p>Bump … Bump …</p>

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<p>Bump … Bump …</p>

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<p>Bump … Bump …</p>

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<p>If costs are equal I would attend Georgia Tech. Gtech has a reputable business school and I do not believe the engineering school typecasts the business degree. For example, MIT is a great engineering school but is also known for having a great business degree.</p>

<p>From a northeast perspective, Georgia Tech is seen as a good school but Georgia Southern would be seen as more regional.</p>

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<p>@timetodecide12</p>

<p>I like your name because it is time to decide for me and I am waiting to the very last minute and I have no idea which way to go. Terry [UGA] Robinson [GSU] and Scheller [GT] All have great business programs; I am just unsure which one to go to because I want to do what is best for my family since I am going back to school and making this kind of investment…</p>