| We live in Ga and my D attended a magnet school which sends a lot of students to GaTech. It is a point of pride with them that their students (for the most part) pass Calculus at GaTech on the first try. Calculus at Tech is very difficult.
From what I can tell from students my D knows, it is not unusual to fail at least one class at Tech and to retake it. I think the intensity at Tech surprises a lot of kids, it's not just the study skills, it's also very difficult, large classes. I've heard stories of professors not being particularly helpful.
I think an honest discussion of what he thinks the problems were and how his friends did (as data points - not as a point of comparison).
Tech also has an office to help the students with learning how to adapt to Tech. |