<p>I got into both schools. I still can't decide whether I want to do engineering or business. Obviously Engineering at Gtech and Business at UGA. Which one is a better overall school? I am oos so I really have no idea.</p>
<p>For the rest of your life, when you tell someone that you have a Georgia Tech degree, whatever your major, they will know you are smart. I would rather have a Tech degree than an Ivy League degree.</p>
<p>You are likely to have a higher grade point at UGA.</p>
<p>There are Management degrees that specialize in accounting, marketing, finance etc. at Tech. Not to diss UGA at all but Tech is by far the more academically prestigious school.</p>
<p>UGA's Terry School of Business has a far more reputable business program than Tech with a successful history in the areas of: Accounting, Banking and Finance, Economics, Legal Studies, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Real Estate.</p>
<p>In Tech's defense, they have a good school of business that is gaining in rankings every year, but The UGA Terry School of Business is still more competitive with Business recruiters.</p>
<p>I actually dealt with this same dillemma (Computer Science at Tech vs UGA and ended up coming to UGA as MIST- something Tech doesn't even have). UGA's Engineering program is not as well-recognized as Tech's, but it is certainly not a joke. The problem you have to deal with now is what you are really looking for in a college. Think of location, atmosphere, social, and weigh in your major. You want to make sure you find somewhere that has the major you want, but also can meet these other demands. As everyone else says, find the right fit for you...read the reviews (and examine their credibility), visit the campus, talk to the students.</p>
<p>know a family that had four kids. two went to tech two to uga. the tech kids got jobs out of college but the uga kids did not. my waiter at a cal pizza kitchen graduated from uga. sorry but gt carried a lot of weight. family friend went there and every one of his friends that graduated are very successful. when you go into an interview and say you are a gt grad, they know it was hard as hell to get that degree. you don't go there for a (sorry i really don't mean this as a putdown just the truth) teaching degree, a nursing degree or philosophy degree. you are an aerospace engineer or a civil engineer or a management major for a company like coke or a large co. it is hard as nails to stay there cause you work for an a but the degree really means something.</p>
<p>gt is just all about being smart and knowing what to do with it.</p>
<p>Tech fo sho!! Engineering or Business--Tech is a better choice in the long run..</p>
<p>There are exceptions to every rule. I personally know someone who graduated from Tech a year ago with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and is still living out of his house..he can't find a job.</p>
<p>The bottom line is that employers are looking at your school, your accumulated GPA, types of demonstrated leadership and involvement at school, and your performance within an interview setting (which displays competance, confidance, and intrapersonal skills). I know a lot of people that graduated last fall and are now in very good post-graduation jobs (and several that achieved high MCAT scores and are now looking at Law School).</p>
<p>You can do very well or poorly at any institution. Don't let a few posts on the internet discourage you from attending the University of Georgia.</p>
<p>Hi. I just wanted to weigh in on the UGA versus Tech business school discussion. Someone commented that UGA's business program is more competitive with recruiters, but in the most recent BusinessWeek rankings, Tech's undergraduate business program is ranked 12th in the nation by recruiters for the quality of their graduates, while UGA's is 48th. </p>
<p>Also, Tech's undergraduate business program is ranked 2nd in the nation by BusinessWeek for return on investment (amount earned in salary at graduation versus how much paid in tuition), and UGA is not in the top 50.</p>
<p>To help make your decision, you should probably just visit both schools and see which one interests you more. Tech's location in Atlanta is a big plus because so many amazing employers (for internships and eventually full-time) are right around the corner. </p>
<p>Also, a third of the students at Tech are from out of state (and around the world), so you'll meet a lot of interesting classmates and have a great network of intelligent people for your entire business (or engineering, if you are still considering that) career.</p>
<p>Good luck! I'd pick Tech, but both schools are great.</p>
<p>^ Well said!</p>
<p>tennis gal, That was me with the quote on ratings and I apologize for the error. I tried to look it up, but it seems all the systems are locked by premium memberships. </p>
<p>Beyond that..definitely visit both campuses and really think about what you're looking for in a school. There's a lot more than ratings...you can do a lot to make your resume look good after college that has nothing to do with your school (internships, leadership, e.t.c.)</p>
<p>Like I said, there are exceptions to almost everything.</p>
<p>the two schools have a different focus.</p>
<p>it is whatever you are looking for. family members went to both.
gt students want to be at a school that is more focused and most students there are "smart". they put athletics second. they would love to win but would rather be at an elite school with an excellent chance to meeting career goals. it is not a school for "I dont know what i want to be when i grow up."</p>
<p>uga is fun. it is exciting to win win win in football. everyone cant wait for another ballgame. the degree is somewhat second. if you ask them why they go there, the answer is who wouldn't want to win a football championship. while it is fun, you can also get a degree. relatives that went we not concerned about the prestiage of the degree. they still love it and still can't wait for football. and there is nothing wrong with that. the degree is usually more general and can be used differently. </p>
<p>you have to decide what you want from college. and at gt you have to make that commitment asap if you go. at uga, you have more time to figure it out</p>
<p>you can't just consider academics, because both schools are solid in both engineering and business.</p>
<p>would you rather live in atlanta or athens?
whould you rather go to a party school or a school with a 70/30 guy girl ratio?
12,000 students or 25,000 students?</p>
<p>there are lots of other questions. and in response to granny's comment, i would DEFINITELY rather have an ivy degree than a tech one. is she kidding?</p>
<p>ubetter, please think in a less rivalry way. i am an adult and it is not about what color you like to wear or who wins a ballgame. uga is a fun school but there are limits to it. the degree is not as impressive as one from gt. that is a fact. i have friends that love uga and will love it forever. but they on a whole are nowhere near as successful as the gt ones. as for the ratio, that might matter in a small town like athens but in a city, you have ga state, you have buckhead and you have every possible type of entertainment. one friends's child has taken her classmates to meet all of her hs friends. remember that atl is so large and with tech in the middle of it you are never without guys or girls. but picking a college is a little more important than whether you can find a girl. gt was rated #7, where is uga on that list?</p>
<p>"you can't just consider academics, because both schools are solid in both engineering and business."</p>
<p>UGA is not solid in engineering. A lot of Tech's engineering programs are in the top 10 in the nation. I doubt UGA has any in the top 50. </p>
<p>As far as school try to pick what you like more or you could do both. At Tech a lot of people major in engineering and soon get a MBA. This is very percentage of the students.</p>
<p>Now, you have enough info to decide which one you'd like to go to--it's your choice :)</p>
<p>Just because Georgia has a successful football program does not mean they put athletics first and academics second. (Also just to clarify 2007mom, football hasn't won a National Championship since 1980. The last SEC title was in 2005.) People go to Georgia because there's a strong family atmosphere with a great education- you don't pick a school just for football unless you're actually on the field playing. Students do care about their education and a degree from Georgia is definitely not second to a degree from Tech. Both are good schools with different strengths, Tech obviously in engineering and sciences and Georgia in business and liberal arts. It's not as if when hiring, Atlanta companies prefer Tech grads over UGA grads. What you do with your degree is more important than where you got it, so wherever you choose to go it's important to take advantage of every opportunity. If you're interested in engineering though, go get an undergrad degree from Tech, then get your masters from UGA- best of both worlds!</p>
<p>I definitely agree with you, GoDawgs1434. Although I love college football, I'm not trying to get into UGA primarily because of that. (By the way, today I find out whether I got accepted or rejected.)</p>
<p>This thread seems to have run its course, but I just wanted to add, after looking at all the posts, I feel that Georgia Tech is for people who know they want to pursue certain fields, like engineering, hard sciences, architecture, etc. It is more focused and has great programs in those areas. At UGA, however, I've known people who have become Psychology and Biochemistry double majors, Biology and International Affairs double majors, etc. I think at UGA, there are so many options from liberal arts to the sciences and to the humanities, that students can really tailor their curriculum to reflect what they want. I know someone who plans to attend medical school upon graduation, but he wants to shape public health policy, so he also studied global affairs and government, in addition to all the courses he needed to be a competitive med. school applicant. UGA students get into the top medical, law, and other graduate schools in the nation, like Johns Hopkins, Duke, Georgetown, University of Michigan, and Harvard. I recently met a soon-to-be graduate who is deciding between Harvard or Stanford Law.</p>
<p>One last thing... we haven't mentioned the Honors Program in this thread. I feel that many UGA students, particularly those in the Honors Program, are comparable to students at any university in the nation. Before I came to UGA, I never dreamed I'd be able to have so many opportunities, like having tenured professors mentor my undergraduate research, be able to have an academic paper published in a major science journal... but it happens everyday here. I used to think that UGA was just this huge public university where it would be hard to receive individual attention among so many students, but that simply has not been my experience.</p>
<p>By the way, patel, I hope you got in! :)<br>
Good luck to the all the rest of the Seniors making their decisions these next few weeks! Remember to do what's right for you, and to look at the full and complete picture when weighing your options and making your final decision!</p>
<p>"It's not as if when hiring, Atlanta companies prefer Tech grads over UGA grads."</p>
<p>Actually, I would completely disagree with that statement. Business' know the rigor and standards for getting into and graduating from Georgia Tech and would very much take that into consideration when hiring. Also Tech has the Co-op program where you can intern while in school. This gives companies a head start on who they wish to hire 2-3 years down the road.</p>
<p>Were you admitted to the honors program at the Univ. of Georgia? Both are very strong academic institutions with substantially different campus cultures. Georgia Tech has grade deflation, has a substantial imbalance of males over females, is in downtown Atlanta, has great employment & internship opportunities. The University of Georgia is a very different undergraduate experience, especially if you are in the honors program or are a Foundation Fellow. Georgia is beautiful and a lot of fun. Tech has a lot of binge drinking & attracts a different type of student ( I am being diplomatic here as I don't want to offend my 12 relatives who graduated from Tech.) If you are normal & social, UGa. is a great place to spend four years. If you are a bit nerdy and obsess over grades, or are determined to become an engineer, then go to Tech. Tech grads tend to get great jobs and wonderful internships. But, at least from my experience, tend to talk too much about school subjects or how much money they make. Due to the Hope Scholarship, the Univ. of Georgia is very strong academically. And the girls are beyond beautiful.</p>