<p>I've been accepted to both schools and I plan to major in biomedical engineering. UGA has biological engineering with a biomedical emphasis, so I'd think that's good enough to say that they both have my major. Ga tech is ranked #4 in the nation for undergraduate education in biomedical engineering, and UGA is ranked much lower. I know it seems like a no-brainer, but I have many friends at UGA and feel persuaded to go there. I'm curious, how much of a difference does it make between which school I attend for a bachelors? I do plan on going on for a masters or PhD at probably ga tech, but how much would I be missing out on if I opted for UGA instead? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>People often say something along the lines of “it doesn’t matter where you go for your undergrad as long as you get into a good grad school.” However going to a good undergrad gives you access to a better education in terms of access to professors, quality of classmates, and access to research opportunities; and since both schools are pretty large, you neither school has much of an advantage there. Of course college is what you make of it, and you’ll probably do fine at UGA, but it seems like you already know that Ga Tech is the better choice by far. </p>
<p>You can make new friends at Georgia Tech. Additionally the schools aren’t so far apart that visiting for the weekend is out of the question. Frankly the engineering resources at Georgia Tech are so vastly superior to those at UGA that it makes little sense to consider the school. </p>