<p>So now I face a tough decision, and I'm basically wondering, for a kid who wants a business major, which do I pick?</p>
<p>If you are sure you want to major in business, then I would personally go to Emory (assuming you can pay). However, Tech does have a renown school of management that is growing year by year.</p>
<p>well in terms of college experience, b/c as you said i think they're both good. i probably should've phrased that better in the question, sorry.</p>
<p>Both are great business schools, but there are a few differences with the schools that you might want to look into. Tech's business school does not make you reapply to get in. It's actually a 4 year program so you can start taking business classes sooner if you'd like to, plus there is no stress of having to reapply to a school that you are already accepted into!</p>
<p>I would visit both campuses too. Both have very nice facilities, but it helps to know if you fit in well after you visit each college. There are probably tours, events or overnight visitation programs at each school that you can attend.</p>
<p>Of course the price is so different between the two as well.</p>
<p>Well to be exact, I got into Oxford of emory, but it becomes emory in the junior year and i totally hear what you're saying. I've heard that Tech is difficult, but also that you tend to find more of a party scene at emory, while a sports kinda scene at tech. i've visited both and loved both so much that i put them on the top of my list, but now the decision is just so difficult, i mean gt has the sports that i'd like to enjoy in college, but emory is a great school overall too. it's a quandry.</p>
<p>i think i might have to go again. haha</p>
<p>With the 40+ greek houses and the number of students in homepark (neighborhood between tech and Atlantic station), and other great Atlanta neighborhoods, the party scene is definitely there. I would visit both again, or try to contact students at either to get their opinion. I'm an alumni of Tech now ('04 graduate), and I certainly had a lot of fun while I was a student.</p>
<p>I'm not too familiar with Oxford of Emory, but I like looking into these things. I'm sure that to get into Goizueta, you apply to the Undergraduate BBA program during your sophomore year for entrance during the spring, summer or fall, depending on when you achieve junior standing. Goizueta</a> Business School - Undergraduate BBA. Once accepted to Tech, you are in their business program right away. So you can start taking business classes earlier, which means you can search for a more applicable internship earlier, which means you can learn about which area of business you are best at earlier. So by the time you graduate you are ready to take on a good first job, and not just a job that you are not so sure about and might not like. That is probably really far down the road I know, but it is nice to start taking business classes sooner, and to not have to go through the application process again. Georgia</a> Tech - College of Management | Profiles</p>
<p>Another benefit of Tech's business school is your are allowed to certificates in the respected business area your are interested in. So you could major in engineering and get a finance certificates.</p>
<p>man, you guys made this decision a bit harder now haha. I'll have to look more into this for sure.</p>
<p>quick question: can you get a business degree/certificate or w/e from emory and like another kind of degree like management say, at tech too?</p>
<p>i might choose tech afterall haha</p>
<p>anybody know if you can go to emory but take classes at tech and visaversa?</p>
<p>Almost all Atlanta-area universities allow cross-registration: </p>
<p>Unless you really love Emory and have doubts about Tech I would stick with Tech simply because it is a much better value. Emory's prestige is not going to help with just an undergraduate degree and even at the graduate level the difference is really only in starting salaries. Good businessmen will do well regardless of where there degree is from. Even considering salary, starting salaries between Emory and Georgia Tech are comparable with GT averaging $52,300 and Emory averaging $51,893. Given the large difference in cost it is obvious that GT is your better deal financially. If you plan to pursue your MBA you will be well prepared by both institutions. If you think you would enjoy both universities GT sounds like the better bet. Have you even considered UGA, which also has a very strong business program?
Georgia</a> Tech - College of Management | Career Services
Goizueta</a> Business School - Undergraduate BBA</p>
<p>thanks for the links guys. well i'm not instate, i'm from cali but we're moving to atlanta in the summer, so i haven't really considered UGA, but to be honest these are my top two, so i'm going to visit again and do the connect with tech thing. I think that either way it'll be a tough decision. </p>
<p>i do have a question though, how good are job recruitments at Tech?</p>
<p>oh and I got accepted to Ivan Allen undecided, so if i want to do business, i'd have to do management right? (m-train)</p>
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<p>I don't know about management specifically, but I was impressed with the scope and quantity of companies that recruit at Tech compared to my alma mater Florida. I noticed a lot more companies specifically recruiting for what I would consider non-standard jobs such as consulting (non-standard at least if you've just finished an engineering degree). In addition to a large career fair in the early fall, many departments have their own career fair for internships later on in the year.</p>
<p>In regards to the cross-registration thing, I don't believe you can earn a certificate/minor with it from the other institution then the one you are attending. I think you can just easily take classes at another university than the one you are attending. It's still a good thing to be able to do, but I don't know if it answers your question GSW Fan. There is no problem with being accepted into the Ivan Allen College and then switching to Management (business). Tech has a very open Change of Major policy, but if you do decide to go to Tech, you might want to switch before freshmen orientation so you go to the correct college during orientation. The Ivan Allen College has a Global Economics/ Modern Languages Major. But Management has an International Business Certificate. Before your 2nd or 3rd year at Tech, you would just want to investigate both to see which one you would like. Economics is under the Ivan Allen College but you could major in an area in the management school and get a certificate in Economics. As for the job opportunities, well many GT students intern and have a job before graduation. There are multiple career fairs, internship fairs, mock interviews opportunities, and job banks only available to GT students and GT grads.<br>
Georgia</a> Tech - College of Management | Career Services</p>
<p>that does thank you. final question: if i do management, i can still minor in like mechanical or electrical engineering, yes?</p>
<p>No. Engineering disciplines do not allow minors for the simple reason that 5 classes in an engineering discipline doesn't give you enough background to understand the field (not to mention that management majors do not have the math/science background to take engineering courses).</p>
<p>There are a few exceptions, though. Some engineering departments have "manufacturing" certificates, which are more about immersion into a specific industry (e.g. polymers) than anything else. I believe those are only open to other engineers, though.</p>
<p>The management schools at Tech does have an interdisciplinary program for top management and engineering students to gain functional knowledge of "Engineering Management". That program is selective and starts in the 2nd year.</p>
<p>Is your heart set on management? Because I would heavily suggest against majoring in management/business as an undergrad. It's much better to focus on a technical competency as an undergrad then go for an MBA later. But that's a discussion for another day.</p>
<p>As for Emory vs. Tech, the prestige and salaries will depend on the field. Recruiters come to Tech for more technical students (even in management), so Tech is a Top 10 nationally school in fields like Operations, Quantitative Finance and Information Systems. Recruiters go to Emory for those with more of a humanities perspective, so Emory is known for fields like Marketing and Organizational Behavior. The other school to consider (as was mentioned) is UGA, which is strong in areas like Real Estate and Insurance (neither of which can be studied at Tech).</p>