<p>As a current engineering student, I can tell you that most of those points constitute useless drivel. Yes, this school is hard, but everything is completely doable with good time management (most people that I know that fail and complain are the ones that have terrible time management). And no matter which school you go to, you will have some professors who suck, and you’ll have some professors who are wonderful. This is true of Tech. </p>
<p>As far as safety goes, judging from the Clery Act e-mail alerts I’ve gotten whenever a considerable crime occurs on campus, robberies/muggings generally happen to students who are stupid enough to walk around campus alone late at night. Otherwise, campus is safe enough during the day, with tons of people walking around everywhere. </p>
<p>And finally, to address student happiness, which always has people worried: Most of my friends and I are pretty happy with our lives on campus. The rigor of the academic curriculum aside, being around people who are just as interested in physics and math as I am is wonderful. There are clubs/activities for pretty much everything imaginable, and there’s always plenty to do on and around campus. Also, I feel like I’ve been given every opportunity imaginable when it comes to internships and jobs (recruiters LOVE Tech engineers), and also research (I got research as a freshman). So I’m not unhappy here.</p>