| Georgia Tech is also known for its sink-or-swim mentality. S may in fact be busting his tail and still not doing well. I have a friend who transferred into GT and lasted a quarter. Had always been an excellent student. Got a D in physics (his intended major) and decided to cut his losses. Graduated magna cum laude elsewhere, went to grad school.
A recommendation from other folks I know who survived GT: don't take a class that has a co-requisite that you're taking at the same time. All too often (and not just at GT), the calc you need to know to solve that physics pset will be taught two weeks after the pset is due.
Disclosure: My B flunked out after five quarters. My SIL's S graduated summa with a 3.98. The folks I know who did well had one EC (a GF, band, frat) and did very little else besides study. |