hey everybody, i want to know everything and anything about georgia tech. its campus,coach, facilities, if someone from illinois could possibly be recruited in a few years and anything else you know about it.
thanks in advance
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Have heard that it is very unusual and even virtually impossible for a baseball player to graduate with an engineering degree. Is enrollment in engineering discouraged or is that another urban school myth?
Depends on the engineering degree. Probably impossible to get a chemical or bio or nuclear science degree, but not as unreasonable to get a less lab-intensive engineering degree, particularly if you have a gift for math. That said: yes, I have heard that players/athletes are encouraged to major in whatever will best work around the practice and game schedule (or they decide on their own.)
Grades will be a determinate for most players and Tech is not easy. Coaches certainly want to have the greatest number of eligible players come spring. Directing them to less strenuous majors might be in the best interest of the hive
Grades will be a determinate for most players and Tech is not easy. Coaches certainly want to have the greatest number of eligible players come spring. Directing them to less strenuous majors might be in the best interest of the hive
wow thanks for all of the info. i want to be more of a teaching major though so i think im going to look at other places too but it sounds like gt is a great school. thanks again
-bigheat
-bigheat
Of the 34 kids on the G.T. roster, two are clearly well along in Engineering majors, one in Civil Engineering, the other Biomedical. One freshman "intends" to major in C.E., one, a walkon, "intends" to major in Polymer Engineering. Two Sophs "intend" to major in "engineering" and C.E.
I count 27 kids with majors listed as Management or Business Management. There is one kid with no major listed.
6 kids in engineering doesn't sound like a lot, but it is MUCH higher than what you will see at any other Major D-1 school. Now, will all of them actually stick with engineering? Maybe not. But even if one or two change majors, that's still impressive.
I count 27 kids with majors listed as Management or Business Management. There is one kid with no major listed.
6 kids in engineering doesn't sound like a lot, but it is MUCH higher than what you will see at any other Major D-1 school. Now, will all of them actually stick with engineering? Maybe not. But even if one or two change majors, that's still impressive.
quote:Originally posted by eraser:
Have heard that it is very unusual and even virtually impossible for a baseball player to graduate with an engineering degree. Is enrollment in engineering discouraged or is that another urban school myth?
