RIT vs Va Tech vs Ga Tech, and possible Majors?

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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I am currently looking in to colleges, and my top three picks are RIT, VA Tech, and GA Tech. I will be out of state for all of the given colleges. </p>

<p>I am currently looking at EE, CS, and CpE as prospective majors. Does anyone have advice on this? I’ve been told I’m the best programmer in my High School (which has over 3,000 students), and really enjoy programming, but I want to be an engineer, because solving problems is so much fun.</p>

<p>My SAT Score is 1350, unweighted GPA is 3.65, and I am extremely active in robotics. The team I’ve been on has gone to the world championships 3/4 years. Climate doesn’t matter to me, and I’m unsure of whether I am going for grad school directly after my bachelor’s. Which do you think I’m able to get in to? If more than one, then which should I pick?</p>

<p>One more question to cram in here: Is going for a double major generally worth it (from a career perspective)? I’ve been contemplating getting one; I’m unsure that it will be worth the extra effort though.</p>

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<p>All thoughts appreciated. :)</p>

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<p>You don’t think you’d be problem-solving in CS?</p>

<p>As for double majors, it really depends on the school. The rules vary widely, which means that the trade-offs vary as well.</p>

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<p>I know I’d be problem solving in CS; engineering problem solving seems to be a bit more appealing for some reason, though.</p>

<p>Alright. Thank you. :)</p>

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<p>I’m in the same boat as far as the CS to Engineering thing goes; I loved programming for a long time, but engineering seems a lot more interesting.</p>

<p>GT ought to be the top choice, however this year a lot of people have been getting rejected with similar stats like yours. I know of one person who was rejected from GT but got into Northwestern… which usually does not happen ever. It seems like they’re taking GPA and SAT and accepting/rejecting solely based off that (probably not completely true, but seems like it). If you’re a junior, I’d say take some classes you know you can get A’s in and try to pull up your GPA. I guess you’re not a senior since you’d know if you got in already. But definitely make it your focus to get your GPA a little bit higher, even in-state kids are having trouble getting in with anything below a 3.7. However your dual enrollment may help you…</p>

<p>Can’t say much on RIT vs. VT, just that GT should be your #1, if you’re going to do Computer Engineering (something that seems like you should do, since you’re a good programmer and it incorporates electrical engineering and CS into one basically).</p>

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<p>My advice would be to go to GT as a Comp Eng major and switch later if you find you like either the EE or CS aspect of the major significantly more than the other. YMMV.</p>