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DARYL LABELLO/Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University<br />

Left: A student of Embry-Riddle<br />

Aeronautical University (below)<br />

works on a free-flying unmanned<br />

robotic spacecraft for asteroid<br />

resource prospecting and<br />

characterization.<br />

Below left: A student laboratory<br />

session at Georgia Institute of<br />

Technology’s Daniel Guggenheim<br />

School of Aerospace Engineering.<br />

WILLIAM BUMGARNER/Courtesy Wikipedia<br />

automatically considered for the Embry-<br />

Riddle Scholarship, created in honor of the<br />

university’s namesake,” making ERAU a<br />

great option for international students<br />

considering aerospace engineering as a career.<br />

Students from over 141 countries attend<br />

ERAU, and the admissions staff understands<br />

the complexity of the international admission<br />

process. The university provides support on<br />

matters like immigration regulations, housing<br />

and health insurance. Its admissions representatives<br />

also organize information sessions<br />

through the year in various locations<br />

worldwide.<br />

Georgia Tech<br />

Each year, more than 1,200 students from<br />

around the world come to Atlanta, Georgia,<br />

Courtesy Georgia Institute of Technology<br />

to study aerospace engineering at the Daniel<br />

Guggenheim School of Aerospace<br />

Engineering at the Georgia Institute of<br />

Technology (Georgia Tech). It has more than<br />

40 tenure-track faculty members and many<br />

cross-disciplinary research collaborations.<br />

College education is a significant<br />

investment, and prospective students must<br />

weigh tuition, fees and other expenses<br />

against their future earning potential.<br />

Keeping this in mind, Georgia Tech offers a<br />

full range of options to help offset financial<br />

costs for students who qualify based on need,<br />

academic excellence or area of study. This<br />

includes competitive scholarships, financial<br />

aid, earn-while-you-learn co-op and<br />

internship programs, and research<br />

opportunities for stipends or class credit.<br />

“Our students get ample opportunities<br />

from the very first semester to participate in<br />

design-build-fly competitions, undergraduate<br />

research, minors or certificates, and<br />

vertically-integrated projects,” says Lakshmi<br />

Sankar, Regents Professor and Sikorsky<br />

Professor at the school. “We also provide<br />

many opportunities for study abroad in<br />

locations worldwide. Students may also<br />

pursue an undergraduate thesis, a combined<br />

BS/MS [Bachelor of Science/Master of<br />

Science] program focusing on research, or a<br />

program that focuses on international<br />

experiences.”<br />

Jason Chiang is a freelance writer based in Silver<br />

Lake, Los Angeles.<br />

14 JULY/AUGUST <strong>2019</strong>

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