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re: Daughter toured LSU today
Posted on 7/22/19 at 9:40 pm to anc
Posted on 7/22/19 at 9:40 pm to anc
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Tech is public but admission standards are more in line with private schools, if that makes sense.
Yeah I know it’s hard to get into I was just curious about the tuition and it being public. A few buddies of mine went there but it’s been 20 years.
My choice was pretty simple. I could go to Alabama, live with my sister, and parents pay tuition. Or accept the scholarship I got at Troy. Even when I started I thought about going for two years to knock out my general studies and then transfer to Alabama. But I loved it once I got there, being closer to home and the beach, and had really good classmates and professors going into business school.
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Posted on 7/22/19 at 9:54 pm to Bloodworth
Tech seems pretty sterile as far as the college experience itself goes. Football games there are very boring and the students seem to have targets on their backs for area criminals.
Posted on 7/22/19 at 10:10 pm to Manzielathon
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No good father would persuade their child to attend LSU over GT.
Broadly speaking, I agree. But it all depends on her intended career path, degree, and cost of attending.
Why spend $100k + to go to GT to study chemical engineering to go work in downstream ops for a gulf coast plant?
Posted on 7/22/19 at 10:59 pm to Bloodworth
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she is a Georgia Tech lean though. Still time to flip her.
Man wat??
Posted on 7/22/19 at 11:01 pm to Golfer
The rankings for public schools, undergrad, engineering programs are:
1.MIT
2.Stanford
3.Berkeley
4.Cal Tech
5.GA Tech
1.MIT
2.Stanford
3.Berkeley
4.Cal Tech
5.GA Tech
Posted on 7/22/19 at 11:09 pm to TU Rob
Fify
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My choice was pretty simple. I could go to Alabama, MARRY my sister, a
Posted on 7/22/19 at 11:30 pm to Hangit
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The rankings for public schools, undergrad, engineering programs are:
Apparently you didn’t read my post.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 12:38 am to Bloodworth
id like to shake the hands of the first five posters who responded
great job baws
great job baws
Posted on 7/23/19 at 1:22 am to Bloodworth
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This post was edited on 7/23/19 at 10:50 am
Posted on 7/23/19 at 2:00 am to OysterPoBoy
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I’m sure she’ll get flipped plenty.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 5:33 am to Golfer
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Apparently you didn’t read my post.
I did, and while you were uninformed, I only replied to you because you were the last post. I merely said what the school rankings were, based on peer review, as reported in U.S. News.
LINK
Now, lets look at your post that I replied to.
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Broadly speaking, I agree. But it all depends on her intended career path, degree, and cost of attending.
OP has already stated that she is looking at Environmental Engineering. She is also about to start her senior year in high school, leaving her ample opportunity to change her major. Not every Environmental Engineer goes to work in the oil patch.
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Why spend $100k + to go to GT to study chemical engineering to go work in downstream ops for a gulf coast plant?
OP, nor anyone else in the thread mentioned Chemical Engineering. $100k in debt is an assumption on your part. We have no way of knowing what scholarships she will get, what her grades and test scores are, what GA Tech will offer her, or what her scholarships will be. It is within the realm of possibility that she would make money to go there. Does GA have their own version of TOPS?
There is simply not enough information yet to assume anything about her incurrence of debt, or career path. We do know she is a STEM kid, and for that, I am proud of her and the OP.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 6:36 am to Hangit
quote:this is true, but very few 18 year olds now exactly what they want to do... and even less go through with it
But it all depends on her intended career path,
ETA- which is why it’s probably better to stick with the better school
This post was edited on 7/23/19 at 6:37 am
Posted on 7/23/19 at 6:50 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Why on earth would you do that?
Yeah really. Ga Tech is an academic school.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 6:50 am to Bloodworth
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Said visiting Tiger Stadium was awesome... she is a Georgia Tech lean though. Still time to flip her. Hates Alabama so at least I raised her right in some regard!
You're doing your daughter a disservice by trying to convince her to go to LSU over Georgia Tech.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 7:01 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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this is true, but very few 18 year olds now exactly what they want to do
I agree. I am in the middle of this in the Hangit household now. The major can change, but the first few years are math, science, and chemistry oriented. This means that if the major changes, the groundwork has been done already and it is no big deal.
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which is why it’s probably better to stick with the better school
I totally agree, if circumstances allow. OP is doing the right thing, in guiding his daughter through a STEM curriculum and letting her decide later.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 7:12 am to Bloodworth
Are you kidding?!
Pass on Tech to go to LSU?! Dude.
Pass on Tech to go to LSU?! Dude.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 7:12 am to Hangit
quote:right. as long as they know they want to go into the sciences, engineering, or business, they’re good
agree. I am in the middle of this in the Hangit household now. The major can change, but the first few years are math, science, and chemistry oriented. This means that if the major changes, the groundwork has been done already and it is no big deal.
Worst case scenario is a victory lap (highly recommended)
Posted on 7/23/19 at 7:15 am to Ace Midnight
You really don’t want a list of GT alum posted.......it wouldn’t help your argument.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 7:29 am to Bloodworth
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she is a Georgia Tech lean though. Still time to flip her
If you reluctantly lose her to school like that I think it will be ok.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 8:10 am to Bloodworth
Tell her Tech’s Lazy River is all acute angles.
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