would anyone choose UMichigan engineering over GTech?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GT’s neighborhood is pretty iffy.

BS we've spent a lot of time there recently. Our kid is at GT now as a freshman and loves the campus and Tech Square is awesome. Beautiful nature spaces all over campus. Other than the East and Tech Square where all the restaurants and activity are (which is fun and safe) most of the campus you don't even realize you are in the city. He absolutely loves Atlanta. Chose it over Northwestern and UT Austin. All three great urban vibe schools and awesome campuses with the benefit of being close to major urban hub for internships and Co-oops. The weather is much better in Georgia as well. He had no interest in Michigan as he wanted to get away from the Midwest where we are from and loves the Southeast. Needed a change. Also, GT Engineering is also just plain phenomenal. Good luck with your decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For people who don't want to live in Georgia. The dmv had a pretty big Michigan following and lots of alums who want their kids to go there.

Georgia Tech is extremely well regarded Nationally as well as Internationally. Vast majory of the students there are from OOS and International.

False. State school with majority from GA. At least for undergrads.

[Anonymous]

GT is 61% in-state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mich seems more fun while still having good athletics. GT seems like a grind.

My kid is a freshman at GT. It's definitely a grind but he is having a lot of fun there and loved this past football season and going to games and the warm weather. Good luck on your decision and congrats on both acceptances!

Both engineering schools are great undergrad options. GT has more research $ coming in. GT has a surprisingly nice contiguous campus in the middle of a big city. UM is two campuses in a college town. Since UM has broader academic options the feel is different there.

Good proportion of graduates get first jobs within a state or two so if you like Midwest or Southeast that might come into play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For people who don't want to live in Georgia. The dmv had a pretty big Michigan following and lots of alums who want their kids to go there.

Georgia Tech is extremely well regarded Nationally as well as Internationally. Vast majory of the students there are from OOS and International.

False. State school with majority from GA. At least for undergrads.

Insecure Emory mom is on this thread now. What a joker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GT is 61% in-state.

They receive about 56,000 OOS and international applications a cycle. Unfortunately they reject all but about 8 or 9%. Must serve the State of Georgia first which sucks for us OOS’rs that want to want attend one of the top engineering schools in the country at a relatively reasonable price. Hard to find They also have one of the lowest in-state acceptance rates for a Top Public as well at around 28% this cycle. Kid with tippy top stats rejected. Oh well

[Anonymous]

RD results for GT out tomorrow. Good luck to everyone still waiting!

[Anonymous]

Many would Michigan over GT for engineering. The whole premise of this thread is silly.

[Anonymous]

Both are top 5 Engineering Schools. GT at 3 Umich at 5. So it's a pick'm. It really comes down to what your kid wants in environment etc. Tour both. That's what we did ended up at Georgia Tech and kid loves it there. Kid would have loved both I believe. Congrats on your choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both programs are top 10. Michigan is a powerhouse in engineering. Don’t take rankings so literally. Decision should be based on non-academic reasons when both programs are among the best.

+1

There are plenty of non-academic reasons a student might prefer one or the other of these two excellent schools.

Yes maybe choose Michigan for more women? GT is 60/40 men/women. U Michigan is 54/46 women/men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both programs are top 10. Michigan is a powerhouse in engineering. Don’t take rankings so literally. Decision should be based on non-academic reasons when both programs are among the best.

+1

There are plenty of non-academic reasons a student might prefer one or the other of these two excellent schools.

Yes maybe choose Michigan for more women? GT is 60/40 men/women. U Michigan is 54/46 women/men.

lol Best point in this thread yet.

[Anonymous]

Michigan supporters always seem to put down other schools.

[Anonymous]

Advantages of Michigan over GT:

Better football
Better basketball
Closer to Fort Wayne, IN
Better musical theater dept
Better squirrels
Closer to Canada
Better male : female ratio
No streets named Peachtree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Advantages of Michigan over GT:

Better football
Better basketball
Closer to Fort Wayne, IN
Better musical theater dept
Better squirrels
Closer to Canada
Better male : female ratio
No streets named Peachtree

As a GT person this made me smile. Atlanta squirrels do carry themselves a different way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both programs are top 10. Michigan is a powerhouse in engineering. Don’t take rankings so literally. Decision should be based on non-academic reasons when both programs are among the best.

Because of its proximity to the auto industry, Michigan engineering has a very storied program. It has been one of the top programs for decades — and had the receipts to show it.

Rankings can be manipulated (Norrheastern, WashU and Rice are good examples).