<p>how bout them dawgssss? ;)</p>
<p>P*** on 'em!!</p>
<p>To hell, to hell, to hell with georgia,
to hell, to hell, to hell with georgia,
to hell, to hell to hell with georgia,
the cesspool of the south :)</p>
<p>Probably sang that half a dozen times last night, anytime we heard the u[sic]ga band playing their fight song we figured we’d sing along :)</p>
<p>haha oh man!!</p>
<p>i got accepted to both </p>
<p>convince me why tech is better…</p>
<p>depends what u want to major in?</p>
<p>One school is a first tier, nationally respected, Top 10 public research university and the other school has a bunch of bars. The two schools don’t even compete academically - Adams admitted that with his latest BOR request. </p>
<p>The only reason to attend UGA is if you think you can’t handle GT. But if you’re intelligent enough for GT, it’s an obvious decision.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech - #4 engineering school (tied with Caltech)
UGA - #1 party school (according to Princeton Review)</p>
<p>…</p>
<p>yea problem is i want to be lawyer. i know GT would be alright for that, probably better than UGA, but i really want to major in english/philo. but i am a sf for presidential scholarship at tech… so if i get that, idk if i could pass that up… anyone got any info of ivan allen college? 
intl affairs?</p>
<p>Oh. Well I really don’t know then. Tech isn’t really known for its humanities obviously. Are you considering any schools other than GT and UGA?</p>
<p>What do you mean, you don’t know? If these are the two the op are considering then they should go to UGA for pre-law. They have the course offering they’ll probably want. Ivan Allen is great, but I’d imagine UGA would offer more courses of the OPs interest. PoliSci/History/English/any humanities, w/e, UGA should be better here. Though, having to take those stupid intro. courses (in polisci/history) before taking good/relevant courses will suck (I guess all public schools require that), I’d expect UGA to offer more courses that could serve the op well.</p>
<p>Mm yea I’m planning to visit Ivan Allen in the spring. I’m applying to a multitude of schools - Duke, UofChicago, Wake, etc. but it’d be nice to save a bit on undergrad. Ohhh decisions, decisions…</p>
<p>so nobody knows any info on ivan allen? i heard that you can take some classes at emory?? untrue?</p>
<p>I think it’s true, as long as the class isn’t offered at Tech. If you stayed in Ga. and went to Tech, you should maybe take a class over hear. I’ve yet to be disappointed with the polisci/history dept. here and I’m a science major (most of us apparently don’t like these courses). You may also need a certain amount of credit hours before doing it though. Speaking of saving, know that Duke is not that generous with fin. aid. Just a heads up. Many of my friends here admit that they considered going (after admission of course) until they got the fin. aid package. Apparently the one they got from here was much better. I think Vandy would also have great fin. aid. Don’t know about the other two u listed. Just look into things like that if you are worried about cost.</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that the President’s Scholarship really opens up some opportunities - there’s plenty of PS alums who went into the political/law side of things 
If you get finalist, at least come to the weekend, it’s lifechanging!</p>
<p>Yea I don’t think I qualify for merit/financial aid at top schools, except for maybe some FA from ivies (but I’m not getting in there…). So I really would like to stay in-state to get HOPE. </p>
<p>I think it’s true, as long as the class isn’t offered at Tech.</p>
<p>perfect :). Thanks guys! i will be keeping tech in mind.</p>
<p>Sorry for my awful mechanics. Over “hear”? This is exactly why I now make B-grades on my papers lol (darn the harsh grading in smaller humanities/social science courses over here). Yeah, if you go to Tech, keep this in mind. If you take a class over here, make sure you know how to write. In larger classes, the TAs that grade are normally more brutal than the prof. would be. In small classes, expectations are higher, and they willingly give C/D grades on papers. I don’t know how often that happens over at Tech in such courses, but just a heads up. You can generally apply this anecdote to any top private school you’re admitted to, even if it is known for grade inflation. Essentially, you still have to put in a decent amount of quality work to benefit from the inflation. And normally, smaller classes are graded on some sort of curve vs. your peers (and it’s not necessarily beneficial like the ones in the sciences) so that grades don’t get too out of hand. </p>
<p>Also, how do you know that you won’t be admitted to an Ivy? You never know. If you have any in mind, give at least one a try. Perhaps Cornell or Brown. Also, it may be very (perhaps just as) hard to get into Duke or UChicago. Especially UChicago, don’t let admit % fool you, you must display a great level of creativity in your application(the supplements/essays) to be admitted. Those admits are one of a kind, and so is the school.</p>
<p>darn the harsh grading in smaller humanities/social science courses over here</p>
<p>well shoot D:. Are most people in social science/humanities courses social/science/humanities majors, or engineering/science/etc. majors? </p>
<p>Also, how do you know that you won’t be admitted to an Ivy? You never know. If you have any in mind, give at least one a try. Perhaps Cornell or Brown. Also, it may be very (perhaps just as) hard to get into Duke or UChicago. Especially UChicago, don’t let admit % fool you, you must display a great level of creativity in your application(the supplements/essays) to be admitted. Those admits are one of a kind, and so is the school.</p>
<p>Yeahh I’m applying pretty much everywhere and seeing what happens. I don’t feel like a shoo-in for anywhere but I do believe I have a shot at some ivies. A small shot haha but one nonetheless. Mom went to UChicago. I love their app; it’s amazing. I like Brown A LOT!! but still feel like they’re not worth the amount i’d have to pay.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech posts grades online for each semester.</p>
<p>I go to Emory. We don’t have Engineering, but I would say that 35-45% of the student body majors in a science:NBB,Bio, Chem, Psyche(this is actually kind of hard here), Anthro. are the top programs). But many double major in a social science or humanities course. Many science-minded students and some humanity minded students struggle in some of the humanities courses merely because they don’t know how to write at the college-level. Many are convinced that they write well because of their AP/IB Scores in history/english courses. But even traditionally grade inflated courses expect higher quality than required for those exams (which were graded on a curve anyway). The humanities/social sciences tend to be more “rigorous” (as in lots of graded work to be done outside of class) here than science courses. Science courses=exams+P-sets that you must do on your own and attend SI if you want insight.</p>
<p>prelaw: wake,emory,etc. > uga> tech</p>