I think I made the wrong college decision

rawr7777
Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:05:39 +0000

GT might seem expensive at first for out of state students, but there’s all kinds of ways to defray the costs. If you study abroad, you’re only charged in-state tuition and often times, housing and fees might even be less than what it would be at Tech. Also Georgia Tech has the nation’s biggest (if I’m not mistaken) co-op program. With co-op you alternate work and study semesters until you have worked 3 semesters with one company. Each of those work semesters, you work 40 hours a week. The average pay is $15/hr, and you’re able to earn about $8000-$10000 each of those semesters. You can also save money on housing if you’re more flexible and live off campus with roommates. GT is also very well regarded as an engineering school. The median pay for recent graduates is ~$57000, and it’s easy to recover that extra $10000/yr. So, in conclusion, I’d encourage you to look at GT again.