Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology or Georgia Tech

Applying to College
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<p>Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology or Georgia Tech, which one is better for undergraduate Eng. degree.</p>

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<p>RHIT, but hopefully there is more to your decision than “which has a better undergrad engineering program”.</p>

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<p>Do you want to attend a smaller school with emphasis on undergrad experience, or a larger university with emphasis on research, particularly at the graduate level?</p>

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<p>I am in dilema. That’s the reson need some pros and cons.</p>

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<p>Just do some research. Check student reviews on <a href="http://www..com%5B/url%5D">www..com</a> or <a href="http://www..com%5B/url%5D">www..com</a> . You’ll get some insight from people who attended. </p>

<p>RHIT is small, but will be better for undergrad engineering. It is HIGHLY focused on engineering, so if you decide you don’t want to be an engineer, you’ll be pretty much out of luck (this is why I decided against applying to RHIT and similar schools). GT is much larger, more well-rounded with majors, and probably has a better alumni network for getting employed (not sure, just assuming). Both will be a great education. Biggest difference is that big vs small school feel.</p>

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<p>I don’t know anything about Rose Hulman, but I got into Georgia Tech and have a lot of friends there. You can get college credits easily at GT; either APs or the Tech placement exam will get you out of a lot of required classes. I know a guy who is going to graduate when he’s 19 (started out as a sophomore at 16 years old). One of my best friends is starting as a sophomore this fall.</p>

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<p>Rose is solid in Engineering and Science. There are some upsides to it and downsides. The upsides are that they accept AP’s like crazy and encourage double majoring. The downsides Terre Haute blows big hairy… I will let you finish that. Rose has very small classes the “big” classes are under 30 the small classes are as small as 3 (I have one next quater). Probably the best thing about Rose is that everyone is just so darn honest. You could leave a laptop or a wallet sitting out and you would be more likely to get an email from someone saying they picked it up for safekeeping than have someone steal it. The instructors are friendly and try to be helpful. Instructors are evaluated on teaching ability rather than research and you will never have a TA teaching a class. Overall Rose is a great experience.</p>