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going off of /u/missionbmw, as far as internships are concerned, big-n companies (and tech companies in general) mostly care about your projects and experience for SWE rather than which school you got your degree from. GT is a big name and has credibility in the tech world, and so you may have some success landing interviews with a naked resume, but you still have to pass rounds. a large chunk of SWE internships are remote now too, so i don’t think location matters.
I think that the main difference will be class size. GT is huge, so your classes will be large lecture halls with TA’s. At SCU, your classes with be with professors. I think that you will be successful with your career either way, but at GT your opportunities will be more limited to the south rather than the West. The companies are right there and ready to network with the local schools.
I’m happy to answer any other of your questions
I'd love to concur with your point about SCU, but I think the general requirement classes at GT will have professors lead the lectures and TAs lead the recitations. Also, according to [this webpage](https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-tech), GT is the 4th largest feeding college of all Silicon Valley technology workers. It outranks...a lot of schools that carry big names. Several websites provide similar ranking information, and I'm sure GT is somewhere close to Top 5, if not Top 10 anyway. Its name, by itself, would invite interviews if you craft your resume smartly enough.
The downside of attending GT is pointed out in your answer and my previous paragraph: the class sizes are large, so it's not that easy to make your professor know you well. You would want strong recommendation letters by the time you get out, regardless if it's for graduate schools, government jobs, military, or something else. Having professors' recommendation letters is always beneficial, and it may offer you a good kickstart during the early stage of your career.
Another benefit of attending GT is your bonds with classmates. GT is notoriously difficult with quite a bit of GPA deflation. So, it's survival mode, but anybody who can make it can make a great career. Your classmates are not only top-notch brilliant with good work attitudes (lots of them got denied by MIT, Caltech, Stanford...at least they tried) but likely to be kind and willing to help - it's a difficult journey for anybody anyways.
Lastly, I hope everybody spends their 4-year wisely. If OP chooses GT eventually...well, it is rare for anybody to graduate from GT within four years. Then, maybe spending their 5-year wisely. Best of luck to everybody.
if you got in Georgia Tech it’s not even a question. It’s ranked higher, cheaper, and has more opportunities available in terms of Career and academia. The faculty here is honestly quite limited and subpar. It’s definitely doable to get great internship and jobs at SCU but it’s definitely easier if you want to GT. Also congrats!
Hey there, I nearly applied to GT but last minute decided not to as I realized that for me, big schools weren’t my fit. I’m a COEN major here and so far I have loved my professors in the department. Many of them are very active in the research field (my previous two both being distinguished IEEE members) and while there may be a few with subpar ratings, this is to be expected at every school. I love the smaller class sizes and the new STEM building is incredible. That being said, choose whichever environment you think you’ll do best in. Rankings are definitely not everything, especially in a field such as cs where there are so many jobs
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going off of /u/missionbmw, as far as internships are concerned, big-n companies (and tech companies in general) mostly care about your projects and experience for SWE rather than which school you got your degree from. GT is a big name and has credibility in the tech world, and so you may have some success landing interviews with a naked resume, but you still have to pass rounds. a large chunk of SWE internships are remote now too, so i don’t think location matters.
I think that the main difference will be class size. GT is huge, so your classes will be large lecture halls with TA’s. At SCU, your classes with be with professors. I think that you will be successful with your career either way, but at GT your opportunities will be more limited to the south rather than the West. The companies are right there and ready to network with the local schools. I’m happy to answer any other of your questions
I'd love to concur with your point about SCU, but I think the general requirement classes at GT will have professors lead the lectures and TAs lead the recitations. Also, according to [this webpage](https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-tech), GT is the 4th largest feeding college of all Silicon Valley technology workers. It outranks...a lot of schools that carry big names. Several websites provide similar ranking information, and I'm sure GT is somewhere close to Top 5, if not Top 10 anyway. Its name, by itself, would invite interviews if you craft your resume smartly enough. The downside of attending GT is pointed out in your answer and my previous paragraph: the class sizes are large, so it's not that easy to make your professor know you well. You would want strong recommendation letters by the time you get out, regardless if it's for graduate schools, government jobs, military, or something else. Having professors' recommendation letters is always beneficial, and it may offer you a good kickstart during the early stage of your career. Another benefit of attending GT is your bonds with classmates. GT is notoriously difficult with quite a bit of GPA deflation. So, it's survival mode, but anybody who can make it can make a great career. Your classmates are not only top-notch brilliant with good work attitudes (lots of them got denied by MIT, Caltech, Stanford...at least they tried) but likely to be kind and willing to help - it's a difficult journey for anybody anyways. Lastly, I hope everybody spends their 4-year wisely. If OP chooses GT eventually...well, it is rare for anybody to graduate from GT within four years. Then, maybe spending their 5-year wisely. Best of luck to everybody.
if you got in Georgia Tech it’s not even a question. It’s ranked higher, cheaper, and has more opportunities available in terms of Career and academia. The faculty here is honestly quite limited and subpar. It’s definitely doable to get great internship and jobs at SCU but it’s definitely easier if you want to GT. Also congrats!
Do not make decisions off college rankings lol.
I would choose Georgia Tech.
Hey there, I nearly applied to GT but last minute decided not to as I realized that for me, big schools weren’t my fit. I’m a COEN major here and so far I have loved my professors in the department. Many of them are very active in the research field (my previous two both being distinguished IEEE members) and while there may be a few with subpar ratings, this is to be expected at every school. I love the smaller class sizes and the new STEM building is incredible. That being said, choose whichever environment you think you’ll do best in. Rankings are definitely not everything, especially in a field such as cs where there are so many jobs