Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Top Questions

The workload is definitely demanding at the school and it is frustrating when some of the professors are more focused on their research than the classes they are teaching, but not all teachers are like that. Time management is absolutely critical to success at the school and it is so worth it to work hard from the beginning.

The guy/girl ratio is overwhelming men. We need more women engineers!!

The atmosphere is pretty competitive and career driven, which is very high stress if you're not sure what you want to do with your life.

There is a large crime rate because it is in the center of downtown Atlanta

The workload at school is too heavy.

The freshmen experience! The dorms are so gross. I almost decided to go to another university just because of the dorms. Also, under the freshmen experience, we are required to get a meal plan which was a complete waste of money. I got 5 swipes a week. They did not roll over, I could not swipe a friend in even though I wasn't going to use all 5 swipes, and I couldn't swipe twice within the hour.

The social scene is very lacking at Georgia Tech. The male to female ratio is very polar and many students and faculty often joke about the low female student population. Due to its limited social scene, the students are often stress and depressed, thereby affecting their overall grades at tech. This issue is compounded by the fact that Georgia Tech is already a very hard engineering school to start with.

Georgia Tech has been a wonderful experience overall. However, I believe I never truly received the "college experience." Georgia Tech requires a large amount of time and devotion to coursework. I would spend most weekdays and at least half of my weekends working until very late. The work wasn't just time consuming, but was also very frustrating and difficult. My social life suffered in my freshman and sophomore years. It took many years of adjustment to balance my life so that I could at least have a healthy experience in college.

The stereotypes are the worst aspect of Georgia Tech. I am a tour guide for my school, so I hear all the negative perspectives held by those unaffiliated with Tech - primarily that Tech has been dubbed a "nerd school." Nothing frustrates me more than seeing prospective students shy away from Tech because of this stereotype. I have met amazing Tech students, who are everything from rock climbers studying environmental science to triathletes aiding the development of biomedical devices. Therefore, I hate that some miss their opportunity to be surrounded by such incredible people because of a carelessly placed label.

The class sizes at Georgia Tech are very big. It is hard to get individual attention.

I'm from Green Bay Wisconsin, so being in a state that is far away from my family is difficult. So the worst thing about my college is the location. I never have been this far away from my family as I am now. On a good note, I'm learning to be more responsible because my mom isn't here to fix my mistakes- I have to.

The grading scale in my school is based on curves, you always compete with the class on who will get A's, B's, and C's. You have to be above the curve to do well.

I just recently transferred; however, from my experiences thus far, I can't say there is anything negative. Academics, by social, and being active are all common aspects of students that attend here. I would say, though, that the location of the campus (midtown Atlanta) can be both good and bad.

Probably the food and the location. The location could be better and the food is overpriced and not great.

The worst thing about my school is the competitive atmosphere. While sometimes it's motivating, it can be very stressful. At my school, it's expected to pull multiple all-nighters in order to achieve high test grades, and often times on tests there is no curve. Ultimately it works out though, and guarantees that only the most committed students will go on to continue their education at Georgia Tech.

The worst about my school may be the week before and during finals, when the campus is dead and everyone must study in place of sleep.

Certain courses, particularly core areas such as calculus and lab sciences can be very difficult and frustrating depending on the professors. Some professors became so infamous that both undergraduates and graduates unanimously tell other incoming students to avoid them at all costs, citing from unfair difficulty, confusing lectures, and condescending personality with all sorts of horror stories. I was one of the many incoming freshman students who took Calculus II and I was absolutely thrilled that I got a final grade of C after countless hours of crying and screaming.

Again, the high academic standard of Georgia Tech is ironically both the best and worst thing about this school. The rigor of the classes lead to strong, hard working students who are aware of their strengths and weaknesses. However, this same rigor can lead to many struggles as students try valiantly to succeed. Many times it seems impossible to take a typical courseload and do well, but in the end most students realize how to do it, although there are definitely many dark moments and hard days. The amount of studying required is tough, but it pays off after graduation!

The worst thing about this school I think is the fact that the teachers a very research focused instead of focused on teaching. More most classes, Professors give lectures and if you need help outside of that, you go to a TA. The lectures are intentionally vague and they present the material as if the students already know it, instead of trying to teach during a lecture, it's a totally different style of teaching than I have seen at other colleges around Atlanta.

It's really difficult.