<p>Tech may be difficult, but it is by no means impossible. I will be graduating in May, and I have observed that those who struggle often do not put in the time necessary to do well. Many Tech students breezed by in high school without developing good study habits, and when they come to Tech and try the same approach, they often fail. </p>
<p>How much time you will have to study obviously varies from person to person, but I have seen plenty of students of average intelligence (by Tech standards) do exceptionally well simply by working hard, and I have also seen a number of very intelligent students struggle to adjust to Tech because they either did not know how to study or were not willing to put in the time and effort.</p>
<p>There are also a ton of resources here to help you succeed. Outside of forming your own study groups, Tech offers tutoring for all the introductory math, science, CS, etc… courses for freshmen and sophomores, and you can also get free one-on-one tutoring if you need it. Most professors are also willing to help you, and the more challenging courses typically have TAs to assist you as well. CS 1371, the introductory computing course for engineers, even has an entire lab of TAs to help students throughout the week. For more information about academic support, you can visit this site: [Clough</a> Commons :: Tutoring Services](<a href=“http://clough.gatech.edu/tutoring.html]Clough”>http://clough.gatech.edu/tutoring.html)</p>
<p>If you are admitted to Tech, you have the ability to be successful. The rest is up to you. You will likely have to work harder than you did in high school, but if you put the time in, you will be fine. It is not impossible to be successful here, and you don’t have to be a genius to do well. You shouldn’t let some disgruntled students convince you otherwise.</p>