STUDENT COMMENTS
If a student is willing to step outside of the box of the college of management and use Georgia Tech's full resources then it's a diamond in the rough as far as business schools.
Georgia Tech's Business Program is unique in that it prepares students for management positions with high-end technology and a technical background most other schools do not offer. Students are required to take Computer Science courses, and classroom projects always include advanced project presentation and simulations that help develop the technical background of students.
I am a bit frustrated that I have a certificate in Information Technology Management, yet I feel as if I do not know many of the hands-on, practical aspects of ITM.
The technology component that is integrated in every business concentration is invaluable. Technology is an indeniably important component in any career in the market today, and Georgia Tech has taught me how to assess technology in the appropariate way. The latest technology is not always the best. It simply depends on the field you're in.
The best program for the money.
I have had an excellent undergraduate experience and would have not traded it for anything. I have been involved in challenging classes, gained valuable work experience, and developed as a strong leader. I absolutely love Georgia Tech and our Management program.
There is a big push by teachers and administrators to find work for students, and at Tech, the campus always has outsiders trying to recruit us into their workplaces.
GT's natural connection to technology and engineering is extremely valuable to future managers who need to understand and appreciate the technical side of their business.
Outstanding facilities!
Unfortunately, class sizes seem to be some of the largest compared to peer institutions. 50-75 people per class makes it difficult to establish a relationship with the professor. Additionally, much of the program seems focused toward the graduate level in terms of funding and planned activities. That being said, the school in general has received greater respect and funding from the Institute in general, which has lead management students to feel like an integral part of the campus instead of the loser non-engineers.
The only weakness of the business program is the undergraduate core classes that are outside the business school. The quality of the professors does not compare to those of the business school.
While I may be slightly biased because I took well more than the minimum number of marketing classes, I have found that GT has prepared me beyond my expectations for what I would meet in the real world. While working with Ogilvy on one of my businesses, it truly occurred to me that I knew how to do everything they were doing. It was wonderful to realize that I had really been well prepared for a career in the marketing world.
The undergrad management school at Georgia Tech is very rewarding and challenging. I feel that my decision to come here for my college education will carry me far in the career world with experience in the classroom backed by the good name of the institute.
I know Georgia Tech is known as an engineering school, but in the years to come its business program will skyrocket to the ranks of the country's best, and then Georgia Tech will be a scholastic champion with both the world's best engineers and the future's brightest CEOs.
This is not just fluff: Georgia Tech's Career Services program is absolutely phenominal. I had seven job offers during my final semester and six of them were through career services. They definitely keep you plugged in, and the only reason that any Tech alumni might be unemployed at graduation is that they're lazy.
It's hard to compete with engineers at GaTech as a management major!!
I loved my time at Georgia Tech. If I had to do it over again, and could pick any buisiness school in the country, I would still go to Georgia Tech.
Classes are much more applicable once you have interned and experienced the corporate world. I would suggest to intern/co-op as soon as possible. Georgia Tech has been a wonderful experience. The students in the business school are much different from the typical students at Georgia Tech. It is a friendly environment and the teaching quality is outstanding. I have valued my time here at Georgia Tech and hope to return in order to receive my MBA.
I was computer science for three years and took all the roughest classes before taking a few management classes to get a management certificate. After taking those classes I was sold on management. The building is phenomenal with plasma TVs running stock tickers and news. The professors are helping find sources of capital to start and grow my business. DJ Wu is handing me connections left and right. The Real Estate class is putting me in contact with people getting 8% commissions on $350 million deals. The course material is enjoyable and immediately relevant to what I'm working on outside of school. I am learning in-depth concepts that older people in my industry barely comprehend. I also met my partner in a group during a marketing class. He is in India right now doing the Indian side of my company's supply chain.
My school does an outstanding job of allowing students to easily participate in many nontraditional aspects: international and regular internships, co-ops, study abroad, undergraduate research. I've participated in just about all of these with no problems. The school has registration, visa, and passport issues perfected. The only gripe I have is that the school has really focused so much on corporate business that it leaves many of us who wish to focus on entrepreneurship out in the cold. I find this perplexing since many of our graduates go on to build their own companies.
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