<p>I know that Georgia Tech is an excellent engineering school. However is tech still a good choice if you have no idea whatsoever as to what you want to major in. Or is UGA a better choice considering the broader course selection? Any comments are welcome. I'm soo confused...</p>
<p>How sure are you that you are interested in something science / math / engineering based? If you are pretty sure that you are interested in one of those fields, Tech is a definite choice. </p>
<p>On the other hand, even if you are more interested in liberal arts, Tech might still be a good choice. Going to UGA basically eliminates your engineering options, while going to Tech does not eliminate your liberal arts options - Tech’s liberal arts schol is actually decent.</p>
<p>Humanities and Social Sciences at Tech are good, but they’re very limited in terms of what is offered. </p>
<p>Honestly, it comes down to what maea said: do you want to focus on a science/math based field or a non-science/math based field? If the former, go to Tech. </p>
<p>You’ve got to make a decision one way or the other, though, and that decision will apply regardless. Even if you went to a massive state school like Michigan or Florida with both engineer and liberal arts, you’d have to make a choice in freshman classes (taking either lab sciences + calculus classes or taking social sciences + stats).</p>
<p>I know not everyone knows their major in high school, but you should have an idea if you like math / science / technology or social studies / English / foreign languages more.</p>
<p>you can also do majors with business options and stuff… i’m looking at environmental engineering and i’m going to try either the international plan or study abroad. that’s the good thing about tech, they integrate subjects and make it more applicable to actual jobs and stuff.</p>
<p>GT’s undergrad business school isn’t that far behind UGA, which is what they are known for, and I believe the graduate program is better than UGAs. Plus GT isn’t in the middle of nowhere and GT students don’t have to go into hibernation during the basketball season.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech and UGA comparsion is compare apple with orange. Georgia Tech is for students who are career oriented and look for job after college. Most Georgia Tech graduate have employable skills after getting a degree. UGA is more liberal art school. Most students don’t know what they want and most students are pre-med, pre-law, pre-business major.
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<p>And GT has lots of pre-med, pre-law, and pre-business, too… So it’s hard to say…</p>
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<p>GT’s business school is ahead of UGA’s business school in terms of starting salary and number of students with offers, and the MBA program is ranked higher. UGA’s undergrad school stays afloat with non-traditional programs, like Real Estate, Risk Management, and Diversity, where they rank high (because of a lack of competition). GT’s business school focuses on Finance, Operations, and Strategy.</p>
<p>Also, I wouldn’t call Athens “nowhere”. Sure you have to drive 90 mins to get to a skyscraper, but it’s a traditional college-town atmosphere and a lot of fun.</p>
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<p>The difference is that GT pre-med students actually go to medical school. </p>
<p>I think Jim’s point is that at UGA, you’ll find plenty of students that call themselves “pre-med” for the sake of having the appearance of a plan, meanwhile they don’t know the basic entry requirements for a med school and are really majoring in partying.</p>
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<p>Athens has UGA and nothing else. Driving at a minimum 1.5 - 2 hrs in any direction to do something puts it in my “nowhere” category.</p>
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<li><p>The liberal arts college at Tech is now the third largest of six colleges with over 1100 undergraduates, and its programs are better than “decent.” Last year its public policy graduates had the highest avg. starting salaries at Tech. True, there’s no major in anthropology or french lit, but you can major in econ, int’l affairs, languages, lit, digital media, history, public policy, etc. with serious research-oriented faculty.</p></li>
<li><p>An anecdote (n=1). One of my nephews went to UGA. He discovered his passion – ecology – in his junior year. He studied hard, got involved in research, has plans for grad school, etc. He ended up getting an excellent education. But now he’s not happy about being allowed to coast (i.e., party) for his first two years. Some Tech students discover their passions rather late, also, but it’s difficult for a Tech student to stay idle for very long.</p></li>
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<p>Thank you everyone for your replies. I opted for Tech, hopefully I find my “calling” sooner rather than later.</p>