<p>I’m merely pointing out that your statement comes with that implication. It would be more reasonable to say, that I’ve seen the work/exams that they have and it doesn’t stack up and that could be one explanation why they get slightly better grades overall (the 3.2), but if they were say Tech caliber students, they would be doing much better. But the latter statement could be mean considering the sizes of their classes (I’m sure many are larger than y’alls, including some of their harder classes). I mean, from a science major’s perspective, I really question if I would do as well if I were in classes that large. I can’t say so for sure. Though our classes are harder, the profs. and learning resources are more accessible to help me through. I felt bad for my friend at UGA who took gen. chem 1 last semester when I asked him if they had SI (or P-Set solving sessions, or P-Sets at all) and he said no. Large classes+less practice+less accessible help for at risk/struggling students= great difficulty for lots of people. He did quite well on his ACT, managed 4s and 5s on AP (including bio so he isn’t bad at science), but still got a like a C+ or B- in that class. While the exams/workload is easier, the academic environment makes it harder for many than what it should be. </p>
<p>Using honors standards gets dicey as many schools, even difficult ones have that standard, that’s the point I’m making.</p>
<p>OP: I really just encourage you to look on each website and compare the academic offerings, decide what you want in your education, and decide. Banjo is right in that, if you really just want a higher paying job upon graduation, Tech has you set. But if you are more serious about a what might be a “fuller” liberal arts education perhaps at the expense of some money, look further into UGA.<br>
Hopefully, a UGA student can tell you about their experience with the liberal arts there, because it’s kind of ridiculous that I am speaking on behalf of a UGA sector that I am not truly familiar with (I just know course offering in the “liberal arts” is larger overall. If you want a particular program and that’s it, you’ll need to compare head to head). All of my friends there are in the sciences.
I’m also just kind of defend you from the assumption that you are really only leaving because of one of those two reasons cited above. That really isn’t fair to unhappy Tech students or UGA students. Both are two completely different environments. That would be like if I said that anyone who transfers from Emory to UGA either can’t afford or couldn’t handle it. This is a sweeping generalization.</p>