my son has narrowed down to these two. His interests are Engineering, mechanical or aeronautical. He’s a NMF and a good HS student. He likes things about both schools. At Univ of Alabama he would get over $160k in scholarships for merit and entry to Honors College. No need based aid at either. We could use part of my husbands GI Bill for GT, so in state tuition would be covered plus a housing and book stipend. The more we use of that, the less there will be for #2 son.
I, as a parent, am worried about the rigor of GT and it being a tech school what if his interests change from tech fields? Does that even happen? He’s a math whiz and loves numbers, so I would think he’d stay in a science or math field.
We just had an amazing talk and tour about Alabamas engineering program, the third oldest in the nation. Introduced to students who have been forging their own path. Seems tons of support. Not getting the same vibe from GT where there seems more of a cookie cutter approach.
Please help us weigh pros/cons:-)
