My brother and I applied and were wait listed for the Grand Challenges program at GA Tech but we both just got emails with an invitation to join. This program is harder to get into than the Honors program so I am very excited to be able to join it. It consists of 110 students, we live in a dorm together, and basically the point of the program is to work together on "grand challenges" facing society, but what is unique is that the University will then fund your group to go out and implement that solution if you can persuade them that it is worth it. One group is going to Africa for a month this summer to install a water irrigation system they designed, all paid for by the university. The program is only a few years old and is a pet project of the president of GA Tech so one of the perks of the program is that once a week there is a breakfast with top faculty of GA Tech (such as the President, VP, deans, etc) where the students get to ask them questions and discuss things with them in an informal setting. There is also a weekly lunch where we get to talk to top professors in the same manner.
One nice benefit is that we get free Woodruff Passes which are normally $20 for Tech students but make symphony tickets unsold 48 hours before the concert free and only $12 for additional ones. I know I will be there frequently, ASO has a very good program for next year.

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Congratulations. Please just make sure you end up with a BS or BE in a well known field. The grand challenges are very important, but not well known. You don't want to have to explain your degree to employers, especially the non engineers in recruiting.

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1968 220D, w115, /8, OM615, Automatic transmission.
My 1987 300TD wagon was sold and my 2003 W210 E320 wagon was totaled (sheds tear).

Way to go man! They didn't have any program like that when I was there. Sounds neat.

One bit of advice: Ma Tech isn't a University and students/alumni will give you a bit of grief if they hear you call it one.

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Greg Schwall

1983 300SD - 465,000 miles

Ohh, this is just like an additional course, an elective. I will be majoring in ME. This is an additional thing to set me apart from other Tech students when looking for internships and of course jobs later on.

Well I thought if an institution offered various degrees in different fields in both grad and undergrad programs they were an university. Guess I'll have to get used to the unique ways of thinking here.

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Congratulations!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

It qualifies as a university if they grant degrees in both arts and sciences. You can't get a BA at Tech, so no university status. Folks who want a BA can go to that alleged university in Athens.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

congratulations

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Not a university? Seems to me that it is. It calls itself a university. I've never heard that not offering a BA disqualifies a school as a university.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Georgia Institute of Technology. Why would a tech school issue BAs or MAs ? It's a university, a TECH university.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

M.I.T. doesn't offer BAs either. Not a university? fooey.....

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Okay that makes sense, and I know I'm supposed to hate UGA but that is a fine institution, just not for engineering lol.

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I go to the symphony a lot. Good to hear that kids like going too.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Every time you post a thread about this subject, I leave it open as a tab and mean to reply to it later so that I can do it justice... and then the tab closes somehow and I forget to reply... .

So, congratulations. It sounds like you'll have a really good education there .

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Where have you chosen to to go, or have you yet?

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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon.

Bene !

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Traditionally a "University" is an Educational Entity that offers Courses/Matriculation/Degrees/Diplomas in ALL educational endeavors.

I.E.:
Science,Medicine(Which is an ART,not a science),Arts,Engineering,Etc.,Etc.

Given those constricts: I'm not sure there is a "REAL" University inside the
Boundaries of the State of Georgia.

BUT, With a Degree from either The "Rambling Wreck" or "Bulldog" you can
hardly go wrong.

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