<p>Southerners who went to MIT used to wear t-shirts that said “MIT, the Georgia Tech of the North”. Californians at MIT wore t-shirts that said “MIT, the CalTech of the East.” And Northerners who ended up at Georgia Tech tried to fake a southern accent. (And Easterners who went to CalTech never went back.)</p>
<p>Among my husband’s wide circle of friends are many Georgia Tech engineers. Based on what they’re doing right now (twenty to thirty years after graduation), I would put it right up there with MIT and CalTech, if slightly lower (because I’m a northern snob)–and just above RPI (which my husband attended).</p>