For some background I am currently planning to go to Emory for business. However, in the event after my first year at Emory I decide I don’t like business and only want to pursue engineering, how difficult would it be to transfer to Georgia tech. Would being a business major and having business ECs severally disadvantage me when transferring to mechanical engineering? Of course I plan on taking the required courses needed to transfer, but I wouldn’t be taking any engineering specific courses. For some background I’m out of state and got into Georgia tech for engineering in freshman admission so I know I’m qualified enough. Additionally, I do have engineering ECs but they would all be in highschool. Would Georgia tech even consider my high school activities as a transfer student?
If you got into Georgia tech already, why didn’t you go there instead of worrying about transferring in later? A little confused about your reasoning here…
I’m also confused as to why you didn’t just choose Georgia Tech - unless it was a financial issue. As I’m sure you are aware, students apply to Emory’s business school during sophomore year. You typically would not be taking many (if any)business courses during your freshman year. Emory does offer a 3:2 program with Georgia Tech. It might be possible for you to do both an Emory business degree and a Georgia Tech engineering degree.
I don’t think it would be an issue. GT has many pathways to attend. Oldest son transferred from Scheller to ISyE at GT. No problems. Not sure why you didn’t just start with Scheller. Excellent business school.
Its possible but not possible to do it in 5 years. It would take at least 6 years minimum, but probably 7 years more likely as most people finish the 3:2 in 6 years as is. OP prestige got to your head and you chose the more prestigious school over, the one that was the best fit for you. I personally dont see a career where engineering and business is needed, at least not at the same time. Also, you transfer into Goizueta junior year, so it will take a while to see if you like business at all, and lastly investment banking recruiting starts sophomore year, so if thats want you want you need to be focused on that and not on transferring.
The above is not really a transfer, just a change of majors as Scheller is Georgia Tech’s business school.
OP: It might be difficult to transfer to Georgia Tech as many students spending their freshmen year elsewhere have an almost guaranteed transfer option to Georgia Tech. All of these students will be ahead of you in the transfer process.
Not sure what a transfer from business to engineering in different schools would look like however. At minimum, I would think you would want to complete the transfer pathway requirements for your proposed engineering major - two semesters of calculus, two semesters of English, two lab sciences - Physics or chemistry, depending on major, etc. this will likely be different than the prerequisites for Emory business school
I would think they would want to see proven success in those foundational classes required of engineers.
You are totally right. Not sure where I made those numbers up from! They actually had 4095 applications and 1118 enrolled per this 2023 graphic. 41% acceptance rate from Georgia and 24% acceptance rate OOS. I think this was where the 4000 number came from. The 1400 may be accepted vs enrolled? Who knows. But this gives the info for 2023. I’ll delete my erroneous post!
The highlighted part above will be your main difficulty, since the first year business curriculum will not fulfill first year engineering major courses (and divergence is greater in second year). A more selective school that you apply to transfer to for engineering may see that you need a lot of “catch up” courses, and not see that you have proven capability to handle first year engineering major courses.
Thanks for all the advice. To clear up some confusion I do plan on doing the 5 year dual degree with georgia tech to get both business and engineering degree since I have interests in both fields (and yes I’ve talked to current students and advisors and it is reasonable to complete within 5 years). Secondly I chose Emory partly because I got full ride and the 5 year pathway comes out to being about $70k cheaper than just 4 years at Georgia tech. Additionally I’m 1 of 4 goizueta business school scholars at Emory so I’m enrolled in the business school starting freshman year, so I can take business classes as soon as I start at Emory.
I mainly created this thread in the event I decide business isn’t for me after my first year, so it would make sense to transfer to Gtech after freshman year, rather than after completing my business degree at Emory. I will be able to take the required courses to transfer after first year (since they are basically the same as the required courses needed for the dual degree), but it seems being a business major might distavantage me when transfering normally, especially since I’m OOS.
“Business” is a lot of things. And if you were interested enough to apply when you were in HS I can’t imagine you not finding something interesting once you are enrolled. Finance isn’t marketing isn’t supply chain isn’t operations isn’t forensic accounting. Lots to be exposed to.
I think you should put this out of your head. Go into it determined to love it and you probably will. Go into it looking for the exit ramp and figuring out how to transfer…good chance you’ll take the exit. It’s human nature.
With the deal you have at Emory I would go in fully expecting to stay the course. Thoughts of transferring before you begin college can stand in the way of developing friendships, getting to know professors, becoming involved in ECs, etc.
