Transferring Out of Georgia Tech

<p>I am a junior at GT. I transferred in from a local community college a year back, with a perfect 4.0 GPA. I was a CS major but I had a hard time adjusting to Tech and I lost my motivation. In turn my GPA suffered and I switched to be a business major.
I am not too content with being a business major, I'm good at it (so far I've been making the Dean list) but I don't like Georgia Tech. Not the campus, the atmosphere, the people, the classes, or the professors.
I really dislike it here and it's really hard for me to continue to study and be passionate about anything.
I've been thinking about transferring out to Georgia State and majoring in math/statistics or computer science. I feel like I could excel in those subjects in a less rigorous environment with helpful professors. I have to admit I'm not as smart as most other students at GT.
So basically, will graduating from Georgia Tech with a business degree, open more opportunities for me than graduating with a computer science/math/statistics degree from a lesser, commuter school such as Georgia State?
Any advice/ideas/opinions? </p>

<p>Tech’s business school has a strong reputation and is only continuing to rise. We were around 50 on business week’s list a couple of years ago, and are currently in the low-30’s and only continuing to rise and company’s definitely realize this.</p>

<p>As far as opportunities that Scheller will provide you, that’s up to you. Depending on what you concentrate in (I would recommend loading up on core business classes to figure out what you like), there will always be good opportunities. If you’re finance particularly, the Big 4 and other big consulting firms recruit at Tech and a few lucky ones even manage to find their way to an investment bank. This requires a stellar resume, but it’s nothing that isn’t possible with hard work.</p>

<p>I would certainly stick at Tech over State or another commuter school. I’m biased, but I think that having Tech on your resume does big things for you. </p>

<p>Also, if you’re lacking passion at Tech, try to get involved in some student organizations like Investments Committee, Student Government, or a fraternity/sorority. Lots to do. Best of luck!</p>

<p>I’m assuming you are the same student that posted on Reddit. If not I apologize. I don’t have a reddit account so I’m posting here. They have free tutoring for Calc 3 and Physics go and get help. It’s not too late to turn this semester around. It’s going to be harder to transfer if you aren’t doing well this semester. </p>

<p>Second I’m not sure that you have been at GT long enough to decide you can’t succeed in CS here. I would take another CS class next semester and see how goes. Also maybe you could take a class at Georgia State as a transient student next semester to see if you like that college better. If you end up not liking Georgia State then transferring there would be a waste of time.</p>

<p>First, congratulations on even getting into Georgia Tech. It is one of the best tech schools in the country, and has a elite computer science department. You should be proud of what you have achieved, even if it did not turn out the way you hoped.</p>

<p>In many ways, yes, a GT degree will benefit you more than a Georgia State degree. But mostly only if you are rather ambitious, or want to work in other parts of the country. In other words, GT can take you further, but only if you want to go far. If you want a normal ordinary job in the Southeast, then Georgia State would be okay.</p>

<p>Being passionate is important, so if you cannot find something you really like at GT then it might be smart to transfer. However, see if you can find some passion for the new school. Going from one place that you don’t like to a different place that you also don’t like is not going to help much.</p>

<p>You might consider staying at GT for the rest of the academic year, and looking at different transfer options between now and summer. This gives you time to seriously consider your options.</p>

<p>By the way, it looks to me like Georgia College and State is a better school that Georgia State. Higher SAT scores and much higher graduation rate, for example. Georgia Southern looks good too.
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