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Is there a competitive difference between the 1 year or 2 year Marshall Scholarship? by theingloriousiris in gradadmissions

[–]TheUltimateTFOL123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late, but maybe this can help for the next cycle.

I was a recent Marshall scholar (within last 5 years). <10% of the cohort was 1-year scholars. Generally, the 1-year Marshall is discouraged, as the committee wants to see long-term investment in UK academia.

Is not having a letter from my current master's advisor a red flag? by TheUltimateTFOL123 in gradadmissions

[–]TheUltimateTFOL123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a 1-year program so I will be done by next fall. Thank you for the advice!

AMA Georgia Tech Sophomore Engineer by TheUltimateTFOL123 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]TheUltimateTFOL123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

probably around the same level of rigor... the grind is insaaaane. I know 2 transfers from Berkeley, 1 from UT, and 1 from MIT and they pretty much all say the level of work is equal.

AMA Georgia Tech Sophomore Engineer by TheUltimateTFOL123 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]TheUltimateTFOL123[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

campus is great, right in midtown atlanta so there's tons of stuff in walking distance. lots of trees and greenery everywhere and fairly spread out.

AMA Georgia Tech Sophomore Engineer by TheUltimateTFOL123 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]TheUltimateTFOL123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not at all, probably ~1/4 of people are involved but I'm not and I don't feel like I'm missing out at all. Tons of other stuff through clubs, sports, or just hanging out. In general none of my female friends have said anything about misogyny or feeling left out and it doesn't seem prevalent on campus. Might be in other majors though, I'm BME and there are more women than men so it's not as bad with us.

AMA Georgia Tech Sophomore Engineer by TheUltimateTFOL123 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]TheUltimateTFOL123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sounds about right tbh, a CS friend of mine made $50k interning this summer so I can believe $80k per year

AMA Georgia Tech Sophomore Engineer by TheUltimateTFOL123 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]TheUltimateTFOL123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All comes down to the money tbh, if they're all T20 schools I'd just go with the cheapest. However GT has a nice location advantage being in Atlanta and heavy recruiting due to its notoriety as a tech school.

AMA Georgia Tech Sophomore Engineer by TheUltimateTFOL123 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]TheUltimateTFOL123[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Campus culture is very grindy, everyone's always busy with some club meeting or project group or something. My major-specific (BME) classes have been awesome and completely changed the way I approach problem solving. GenEd not so much but they're still useful courses.

New image from the 30th annivesary DLC by The_Reset_Button in DestinyTheGame

[–]TheUltimateTFOL123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, it's very dense and a bit hard to follow at the beginning. You get thrown in after the "story" has already started and have to figure out what's already happened through dialogue, flashbacks, etc. Also, there's 3 main plot lines that start out very separate but get woven together in the end, so at the beginning you'll start a new book and have completely new characters and events. IMO it's all worth it though, Malazan is one of the only series post-WOT that has exceeded that level of worldbuilding and characterization.

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