<p>what about graduate?</p>
<p>GT's graduate acceptance rate is about half of its undergrad, but you also have to consider you don't have internationals fighting each other to get in for undergrad as you do for grad. I think there is some preference for domestic students because comparatively few go on to graduate school. Transfer acceptances are easier to get than first time undergrad, but as was mentioned, they have a very different curriculum from UF (calculus 2 is linear algebra + calculus 2, for example).</p>
<p>Go to UF and be glad you did.
My brother is graduating from GA tech, I go to UF. He wishes he went to UF.</p>
<p>Yes UF is easier, but that also means you'll get better grades.</p>
<p>UF engineering is not too shabby. It jumped two spots and now is ranked 24th overall.</p>
<p>One look at that male-female ratio of GT should tell you all you need to know.</p>
<p>Yeah but all the hot chicks are already taken up by frat guys and Gucci-model lookalikes anyways so unless you fit into one of the preceding categories, you're just back at square one :)</p>
<p>I grew up in gville, went to UCF and Gatech. Now im a junior at gatech.</p>
<p>I can say that UF people are by far some of the most happy people i have ever seen. Yes Gatech is hard, in fact.... seeing what some people at UF do in classes.... UF is easy as hell (UCF isnt even a college in my opinion). Gatech is by far more prestigious than UF for engineering. AE at gatech is ranked number 2 in the nation second only to MIT. Within your field, Gatech grads will be looked at before UF grads. </p>
<p>But goddamn, despite all the good academics, there are only 2 kinds of people here. There are people who are miserable, stressed, and usually depressed from all the work. These people usually have higher grades. Then there are the happier people in either business or something else OR they are in engineering with a 2.5 or lower GPA. They probably wont be happy when they graduate. </p>
<p>In all honestly, i would probably rather go to UF for my remaining undergrad and consider UF medschool or applying to a graduate school anywhere else. UF isnt that bad in engineering, but comparing it to georgia tech is silly.</p>
<p>...well I guess the world's leading aerospace companies are just being silly then :)</p>
<p>My dad works at Lockheed Martin in Orlando and he can personally say that a lot of interns and new hires come from UCF...but I agree with regracer, I decided that I am going to go to UF so I don't see the silliness incomaring UF to GA Tech when that was my ultimate problem to begin with.</p>
<p>My son had to make the same decision when he was accepted to both schools last year. He ran the numbers himself and came up with some figures that made the choice easier. First, he had the free bright futures tuition at UF -- this made GT 20,000 per year more expensive than UF. Then, he looked at salaries after graduating with the same degree (mech engineering) from each school. The salaries were identical. Then he talked to someone from a company that hires engineers and discovered that they don't have any preference for GT grads over UF grads. It's all the same to them. Finally, he is interested in grad school for a master's, and UF has a five year program. OR, he can do grad school at GT, with a better chance of getting financial assistance there as a grad student.</p>
<p>In the end, UF won hands down. He's just finishing his first year (which seemed rigorous enough!), and he is very happy there.</p>
<p>Orchid....your analysis was exactly correct on all counts.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech is ranked 4th overall in engineering and is primarily known for this discipline, and UF is ranked 24th overall. So how is this a silly comparison. At least UF isn't a one trick poney...</p>
<p>I know some IB graduates with straight As who are not doing so well in certain courses in Biomed.</p>
<p>Stick to UF, it's good enough if you want a good-paying job in engineering. Go to Georgia Tech if you want to construct one of those fancy-ass buildings in Dubai or Beijing.</p>