r/gatech • u/jkim545 User • Apr 06 '25

MEGATHREAD [Megathread] Admissions & Prospective Students

All admissions and prospective student questions should be made in this megathread. All other separate posts will be removed.

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u/DarkMartyr234 Apr 23 '25

I recently got accepted OOS GT and WashU for engineering. My dilemma is that WashU will be free for me, but GT will be around 20k debt a year. Is it worth it to take on a large amount of debt for GT’s rep in engineering, or should I just go for free at WashU, a school that doesn’t have as good of an engineering reputation as GT? I’ve heard differing opinions from many people, and thought I’d ask for help here. (If I go GT, I plan to do BSMS and intern to cut the debt down a little while I am still in school, while at Washu I plan to double major engineering and probably business.)

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u/Evan-The-G EE 2027 & Mod Apr 23 '25

I'd go to wash u. Both great schools, I don't think youd be at a disadvantage at one compared to the other, and you save a lot of money.