Georgia Tech vs. Maryland

TTG
Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:28:24 +0000

Congrats on your hard work and success! Yes, Georgia Tech is more of a traditional college experience than you are thinking. You’d be fine as a physics/math student, maybe less so as an English major. The gender ratio might be a consideration if that is important to you. I consider it a factor to consider myself, but my son is attending a school with a similar ratio and had a girlfriend about week 2. Anecdotally, from personal observations at some similar schools, so many guys are spending lots of time playing video games that socially there can be a gender balance, even if the student body is not balanced.

From what you say, though, it sounds like Maryland might be a better fit for you. It is also an excellent university. It is much more important HOW you go to school than WHERE. If you go to UMD, work hard, do well in your classes, conduct yourself decorously, and treat EVERYONE with dignity and respect, you will be well positioned for a successful life, monetarily and otherwise. Remember you are not just picking a reputation but a place where you will learn and live for most of four years. Good luck–with the decision, with college, with life!