@arwarw Thanks, that was really helpful. Even if I dont work right after undergrad at banking/consulting, I think going to Tech would prepare me well for an MBA in terms of job experience and rigorous academic background.
And I can always pursue a MBA later to switch from a technology/engineering company to a more finance-oriented company later in my career. My only real wish to go to Michigan was their Business school besides the engineering school on-par with georgia tech. But I also heard double majoring tends to decrease the internship, coop and study abroad opportunities so it might be worth it to just go to Tech and focus on a single major, be it IE or EE.
Georgia Tech (Industrial and Systems Engineering ) and Michigan (Industrial and Operations Engineering) are both top ranked programs, with good placement into consulting . Probably a better major than electrical in terms of your goals.
If you like GT more, then that’s where you should go. While Scheller does not stack up to Ross, you always have the option to pursue your MBA down the road. GT has excellent placement for grad school. As for a double major in EE and IE, I don’t recommend it at all. It’s a LOT of extra work for a very marginal increase in employability. I would suggest you check out GT’s T&M minor - it should suit your interests well.
@rjkofnovi “I dislike inner city crime with a passion” A valid point, but crime on GT’s campus is almost unheard of. There are plenty of bad areas in Atlanta, but GT is not in one of them. I would say the crime in Atlanta is far outweighed by the benefits of being in a major metropolitan city.
@rjkofnovi I do agree, but if I go to georgia tech, I could work 5-6 years in the tech industry and later, with more experience, pursue a MBA in top school to move into a career in finances, consulting or banking. Plus from what I’ve heard double majoring/minoring can hinder chances at getting the best out of study abroad and internships, so I might just focus on an industrial engineering degree at tech and worry about business later, by pursuing a MBA
@rjkofnovi To the west is West Midtown, which has been greatly gentrified in recent years and is not all that unsafe. To the north is Home Park, which occasionally has theft, but it’s almost always because somebody displays valuables late at night (i.e. leaves money out in their car). If you’re smart and don’t ask for trouble, odds are you’ll be fine. You can’t live in a plastic bubble for your entire life; there are risks. So what. That’s part of the deal when you live in a city.
There is no difference between GT and Michigan in Engineering. There is no drop in quality between #5 and #6. Universities ranked between #4 and #10 are essentially equal. If your interest is purely engineering, both academically and professionally (right after college anyway), go to whichever school you prefer. You cannot go wrong either way.
GT has better job placement program…that is recruiters are more likely to come to Atlanta and hit emory and GT than go to Ann Arbor to hit just UM. There are also better opportunities to network as MBB and most consulting and banks have a presence in Atlanta. I dont think the same is true for UM.
for engineering… UM probably provides better well rounded learning exp. But, I would say research at GT is more recognized in most fields than UM, which leads to a perception among the academics that GT is a "better’ school.