<p>Georgia Tech will likely attract more non-local recruiters to its career center than Louisville will, so if you attend Louisville, you likely need to be more aggressive at seeking companies to apply to for jobs and internships (rather than just applying to the same well known AFGM companies that everyone in computer science and engineering applies to). You may want to see if the schools’ career centers will tell you who comes recruiting for students in your major.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech at $160,000 total, including presumably $56,000 debt (your 35% share, if you can even borrow that much) and your parents’ $104,000 that will put a severe financial strain on them, is not exactly a financially prudent decision when the alternative is a full ride. Do you have any other acceptances, and what are their net costs?</p>
<p>You probably should have had the money talk with your parents before making your application list.</p>