Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Top Questions

Absolutely not! The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is an integral part of the campus. The Vice President of the Student Body is a double major in liberal arts.

Meh. Some students are very smart; most are not. Some are nerdy; some are jocks. And there really are twice as many men on campus as there are women, but to say that the women are unattractive is insulting and untrue.

For the most part yes. The average GT guy or girl is of an engineering bent of mind and so is intrigued by knowledge, wanting to work and focus on the task at hand.

There's a grain of truth in every stereotype. There are some kids here who did spend all their time in academic pursuits and are still a little awkward socially. But there are also a lot of kids who are well-rounded high achievers. Fun does often take a backseat to studying (unless you're extremely gifted, it has to if you want good grades!), but it can be easily had if you try. Atlanta has a lot to offer.

no! while there are many people that do fit this stereotype, they are small and don't emerge very often. there are many normal people who like to be social, normal, and enthusiastic about their school.

Yes for all of them. Probably about 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} white in electrical/computer engineering, the rest is minorities, so really minorities are the majority.

About Tech: 1. This is accurate in the sense that Tech is challenging. Coming from a public school, I was never challenged, and Tech has opened up a whole new world of academia to me. 2. Partly accurate; while Tech is mostly a science and engineering based school, I think the administration has been putting much effort into expanding the liberal arts college. The problem with getting a liberal arts degree from Tech, however, is that when all is said and done, you'll still have the word "Technology" on your diploma. 3. Completely and utterly false. 4. Again, completely and utterly false; Tech is FAR from any technical type school. While a lot of courses are technology BASED, they delve into a level way beyond any technical or community college does. 5. On the whole, yes. However, I think exceptions are made for certain majors (i.e. management). About Tech's students: 1. I'd say the majority of us are of Asian descent, but we aren't ALL. 2. NO. 3. In our own ways... although I wonder about some. 4. Not hardly... this is still the Bible belt. 5. Way off...

Umm somewhat it depends on what you like. It's accepted that if you want to spend your Saturdays playing World of Warcraft, there will be someone who will share your same idea. But if you want to go clubbing then you can also find friend who do that too!

Some of the stereotypes are accurate: Tech is hard, and it is hard to make good grades in all classes, but it can be done. A lot of professors (probably over 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}) are foreign and do have heavy accents, even some TA's do not speak English as their primary language. A lot of Tech students are hard working and very smart. But some of the stereotypes like there being few girls that attend and students being awkward in social situations are false (most of the time).

You really only get 2 out of the 3 (social life, grades, sleep). We do have a lot more fun than people would think we do.

Most stereotypes are based in truth, and I think these are as well.

We do study hard and are interested in technology.

For half the school. The other half is comprised of stuck-up southern christians, alcoholics, and a lot of stoners.

Yes, these are all true for the most part. Although you can be social if you are in the greek community. Other than that good luck trying to make decent friends let alone a girlfriend. There are some really pretty girls, they are just all taken and hide in their sororities. You'll never get to see them either since they all management. If you find a pretty one whose smart and in engineering then you've come across a real gem.

Yes and no...the classes are extremely difficult. The nerds do exist, but not everyone is a nerd, and there are actually a lot of cute girls that go to tech.

Yes, to a degree. There are a lot of nerds, but if's ok because either you're one too deep down inside or you can find more people like you if you look hard enough.

these aren't accurate at all - there are significantly fewer girls than guys, but we have a really strong community of sororities and lots of pretty girls. There are a lot of nerdy guys, but just as many social/athletic guys and frat boys

For the most part, but Georgia Tech is also a great deal like many normal colleges. It has great sports teams, extracurriculars, fraternities/sororities, active student organizations, great facilities, etc.

Not really, no. We definitely appreciate how important academics are at Tech, but we also know how to unwind. We also have school sponsored events (concerts, comedians, etc.) to make sure we get a break every once in a while. And the thing about there being "no girls at Tech" isn't true either. Yes, the school is 70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} male, but the girls that there are at Tech are quality girls, and we're all smart enough to keep up with the boys.

Yes, we do have to study a lot, but we are by no mean nerds, we know how to have when appropriate. We do love our football here! Tech does care about its students, there are so many opportunities that are set in place to help Tech students succeed in their academics.