UW Seattle (CS) vs Georgia Tech (CS) | ApplyingToCollege | Page 1

polar raft Mar 28, 2023, 2:06 PM

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if you can afford GATech go GATech

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some of the best placements

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some of THE BEST coop

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and employer satisfaction

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not much of a bubble

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but atlanta is really cool

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i like it over seattle personally

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and food and employment on campus idk

odd jewel Mar 28, 2023, 2:08 PM

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To add-on, I don't know much about Seattle but I live in Atlanta, and there are tons of job opportunities literally right next door

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I mean you can see the Midtown Google office from campus as well as the Coca-Cola HQ. There's Home Depot and UPS headquarters to the north. There's Chik-fil-a and delta nearby.

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And those are just the ones I can name off the top of my head

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They're always scouting GA tech students too

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BUT Seattle is also a great place for jobs

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Skimming through I can see places like Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks

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ALSO I don't what type of activities they have at UDUB but GA tech is INSANE

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I went to the garage where they build cars for the motorsport competitions

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It's super impressive and entirely student-led

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If you want to build your resume you'll find tons of opportunities at GA Tech

manic obsidian Mar 28, 2023, 2:31 PM

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Both colleges are fantastic for CS; you'll probably end up making the same salaries at either college

polar raft Mar 28, 2023, 2:33 PM

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gatech is AWESOME my dude

manic obsidian Mar 28, 2023, 2:33 PM

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It is no doubt

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But Seattle's a massive tech hotspot

odd jewel Mar 28, 2023, 2:33 PM

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yep and ofc in state tuition is a huge advantage

manic obsidian Mar 28, 2023, 2:33 PM

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Getting high-paying tech jobs there should be really easy

polar raft Mar 28, 2023, 2:34 PM

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good luck! i visited tech and loved the campus too

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but funnily enough ill prob end up at mich

odd jewel Mar 28, 2023, 2:34 PM

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Glad to know you'll be visiting. That makes a huge difference : )

polar raft Mar 28, 2023, 2:35 PM

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tyty

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unless a few of these crazy schools pull up ill be at mich :)

odd jewel Mar 28, 2023, 2:35 PM

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polar raft but funnily enough ill prob end up at mich

Huge congrats. 🫂 dream school right here

polar raft Mar 28, 2023, 2:36 PM

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odd jewel Huge congrats. 🫂 dream school right here

good luck! you got this

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mich is awesome as well

manic obsidian Mar 28, 2023, 2:36 PM

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polar raft but funnily enough ill prob end up at mich

damn, congrats

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mich is a fantastic uni

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really expensive, but still amazing

polar raft Mar 28, 2023, 2:37 PM

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30k cheaper than my current school

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dogekek

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i actually got somewhat ok aid from mich as oos

manic obsidian Mar 28, 2023, 2:39 PM

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polar raft 30k cheaper than my current school

crap that's expensive

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where're you currently at?

polar raft Mar 28, 2023, 2:41 PM

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university of rochetser

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with no aid

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coolcry

manic obsidian Mar 28, 2023, 2:44 PM

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polar raft with no aid

oof

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i had no idea it was so damn expensive

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probably better to ask students currently over there, maybe ask on their subreddits?

polar raft Mar 28, 2023, 2:47 PM

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^

unreal marsh Mar 28, 2023, 11:03 PM

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at gt you're guranteed on campus housing your first two years

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after that it becomes difficult to get it but there's also good off-campus options

unreal marsh Mar 29, 2023, 2:37 AM

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favorite: the sheer amount of things happening every day there's some company recruiting some fun event going on the campus felt pretty alive in the fall.

The courses are pretty tame like none of the professors are trying to murder your gpa or make anything needlessly hard. There's also 1 on 1 tutoring available, helpdesks and review sessions held for the intro courses so if you are struggling there is help.
So so many student orgs so any thing I want to learn and work on with a group exists. There's a bunch for webdev, robotics, data science.
I can avoid the humanities. GT takes a ton of AP credits so I can avoid basically all the humanities courses. Even for the ones that I do need they're pretty fun. Like for English 2, I took a course on sci fi so we watched Dune and Wandavision
It's also big enough so you can really find any subculture or group you want like there's video game developers artists theatre nerds finance bros.

least favorite:
The classes can sometimes be too easy which goes against the reputation but yeah like the data structures and algorithms course is just diagramming stuff.
if you don't seek out the opportunities yourself you won't know they exist (like I missed the fact kamala harris was visiting until she got here because I don't read all my emails lol)

jovial tide Mar 30, 2023, 1:42 AM

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oh sweet ok

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thanks a lot man

inland lake Apr 7, 2023, 12:25 AM

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If you qualify for work-study programs, I know that UW offers many, many opportunities on campus for students that need them.

Also, if finances play a major role in your decision and you're interested in grad school, I'd save at UW so that you can have more money ready to be used as you head for graduate education.

uneven salmon Apr 7, 2023, 1:15 AM

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the uw food court is pretty great
that's just about all I have to say lol

inland lake Apr 7, 2023, 1:24 AM

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np william :D

civic trout Apr 13, 2023, 8:47 PM

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Honestly I don’t know much abt CS schools? I’d do UW just off the fin aid that sounds like the a significant factor

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