<p>Disregard that last one, I thought you were a person talking about accounting. My bad. </p>
<p>Also, you need to stop saying that Tech is extremely difficult! It’s not just Tech. Engineering is extremely difficult. No matter where you go (especially if the consideration is mostly top schools), you have extremely rigorous courses. You need to decide if you want to engineering. Tech is simply doing what it’s supposed to do. You never hear the end of it being difficult because most of the students there are in engineering and math. At many other top schools (minus MIT and Caltech) with a top engineering school inside of it, you hear less complaints simply because such majors are a minority. This doesn’t mean it’s easier. Also, considering Georgia Public Secondary Schools (I attended so I know), it’s not surprising that many find Tech way too hard given that about 60% there are Georgia residents. Let’s be honest, many Ga. HSs don’t know how to teach science that well. Just because one either took or did well on AP exams does not mean they are guaranteed to be able to do well in the equivalent at a top school. This especially goes for the sciences. Often students are just trained to that predictable test. God forbid if they get in college and the exams are less predictable and require true skills and creativity. Fact is despite the backgrounds of students coming in, which are indeed perhaps solid in terms of numbers, Tech lets them have it. You either get on board/get help to catch up or you fall behind. This can be said at most top schools. Once you’re there, those numbers (SAT, HS GPA) mean nothing. You have to be able to adjust to a new environment quickly. They expect a lot. Many of the Georgia students here struggle too. The counterparts from up north seem much more comfortable which makes sense since many attended boarding or some sort of prestigious private school which taught courses in a similar manner to a college (lecture style, w/e). I’m willing to admit that these students were probably better prepared. That and more caring/proactive profs. result in decent average/performances in some very tough courses here, so all of it isn’t mere grade inflation. One has to keep up with students who are all pre-propressional (thus really motivated to get good grades if only that) and have been prepared really well by their respective HSs. When you are considering a top school, expect it to be hard, especially for engineering (even though grades are lower in the sciences, the engineering classes have a ridiculous workload), period. Georgia Tech could be worse. Don’t imagine what it would be like if a great deal of the student body were from the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic. Those grading curves that result from low averages would be severely affected (and it’s already harder than ours) no matter how hard the class is. Those students are sharp. I’m surprised that I can keep up.</p>