<p>I have never felt like I have had a professor that has been out to fail the class (and I have taken all the tough core math and science classes) although based off of older friends at Tech professors used to be like that. I had a friend tell me that if your college/classes don’t make you consider dropping out and/or transferring then youre at the wrong college and taking the wrong classes. College is supposed to challenge you and make you experience new things and learn more. That is exactly how I feel at Georgia Tech. Yeah the classes are tough and you are failing the whole semester until the professor does the magic curve at the end but I would rather be challenged and growing as a student then being complacent in my education. Tech’s classes sometimes make me hide in the library shelves and cry because I feel that they are so hard and stress me out but I know that it is all going to be worth it once I make it to the real world. I know that because I have Co-oped and interned at my time at Tech. I got to use everything I learned in my engineering classes and put it to use for a real fortune 500 company and made good money doing it. If anything I felt frustrated when working because the work wasn’t challenging enough and I knew I could handle bigger projects and tasks that were saved for higher ups. So the classes are difficult but Ive seen the pay off. Part of the reason I think students feel tech is so hard is because they come from high schools were they coasted got straight As and became all these special things like salutatorian, valedictorian, and national merit scholars. Well big whoop because at Tech everyone here was this and that all those great things and the professors do not care. If you adapt to the work you will do fine. Its finals week right now and I started studying a little more than a month in advance when in high school I studied the week before. I am not saying everyone came from high schools like this, I am just trying to point at the change in work ethic that is needed to succeed at Tech and that is difficult for a lot of people to do. The classes are big lectures up to I think about 150 people in your first year when you take intro classes like calculus, biology, physics etc. However, those classes have recitations which are a lot smaller. Once you are an upper classman the classes are smaller about 35-70 people. I have one class with like 20 students now which happens every so often or maybe only 20 students show up. The tutoring center also rocks and has saved my gpa.
Safety is a big thing at Georgia Tech but campus is as safe as you make it. Tech has transportation around campus 24/7 so it is just matter of making use of it as well safety precautions such as the buddy system at night and using Jacket Guardian. However, if you are a dumb male like me and think you are invincible walking at all hours of the night (which is not a good idea) but I have never seen less than four cop cars drive past me at night. I personally have never felt unsafe on campus and Tech publishes all crimes in the school newspaper and from what I read all could have been avoided by using common sense and making use of Tech safety options. As for the dorms well traditional style two person rooms suck regardless what college you are at. But the two most unpopular dorms at Tech(Glenn and Towers ) are being renovated which is good! For upper class man it’s all apartment style living and its not bad. I like living at the ULC. All the dorms have online 360 tours on the housing website.
Does anyone have fun? Uhm….HELL YEAH. You are in Atlanta! Music Midtown is a blast! Centennial Park is right next to North Ave Apartments. I took my girlfriend (whom I met at Tech, not impossible to meet girls) to see Mumford &Sons perform. When the final four was in Atlanta there was free Macklemore, Ludacris, Muse, Zac Brown Band, Flo Rida, Sting, and Dave Matthews concerts all for FREE at centennial park within five minutes from campus. Atlanta also has a ton of great bars, restaurants, and clubs. Shout out to Ormsbys. Atlanta also has a few breweries, like SweetWater which are a lot of fun to go to after a long day of class. However if youre underage Tech is still fun. I’ve had great times and still do with my fraternity brothers and our parties. Atlanta also has colleges like State and Emory which throw great parties. So you basically have three colleges to choose from if youre social and get out there and meet people. By getting involved on campus you will make a diverse group of friends which will open a lot of doors. It definitely has for me. I never thought I would go to an Indian dance show or step competition but I did and they were a blast. Another thing about getting involved on campus is that Tech has a lot of leadership opportunities within organizations so it is really easy to ascend to high level leadership roles in your time here. These positions have taught me a lot about people, team work , and conflict resolutions that I find invaluable to this day. Tech has about more than half its students living on campus so friends are always around.
Safety is a big thing at Georgia Tech but campus is as safe as you make it. Tech has transportation around campus 24/7 so it is just matter of making use of it as well safety precautions such as the buddy system at night and using Jacket Guardian. However, if you are a dumb male like me and think you are invincible walking at all hours of the night (which is not a good idea) but I have never seen less than four cop cars drive past me at night. I personally have never felt unsafe on campus and Tech publishes all crimes in the school newspaper and from what I read all could have been avoided by using common sense and making use of Tech safety options. As for the dorms well traditional style two person rooms suck regardless what college you are at. But the two most unpopular dorms at Tech(Glenn and Towers ) are being renovated which is good! For upper class man it’s all apartment style living and its not bad. I like living at the ULC. All the dorms have online 360 tours on the housing website.
TLDR: Campus is safe as you make it. Classes are difficult but worth it. Tech is fun(thanks to Atlanta). Dorms are like everywhere else.</p>