Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Top Questions

I feel the worst thing about Georgia Tech is its slight lack of opportunities for those who are not totally technically inclined. I, for example, apart from having a deep interest in the written arts (poetry, fictional writing, etc.); however, there are few opportunities for me to expand upon this area. The same goes for those who are attached to the visual arts. Though there are areas that permit graphic design or digital art, it is minimal in comparison to other universities. In short, though it has much to offer, it lacks some expansion for the artistic mind.

The worst thing about the school is the idea that your fellow students are competition. Working together, you'll learn more!

As a male student, the lack of females is very frustrating as there are only 33{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} females in attendance. Additionally, the workload is sometimes overwhelmingly impossible to keep up with and professors don't seem to care. Lastly, the students are often introverted and exclusively career/academically driven. At most schools, where there are few to no students in the library on a Friday/Saturday night, it isn't uncommon to see many students in the library on weekends.

I owuld say that the pressure is the worst thing about this school. Right now, I'm facing money constraints and the school doesn't give out much institutional money but I'd feel like a failure if I left for an easier/sheaper school.

The student teacher relationships are severely lacking

I think that fact that almost everything is revolved around engineering is a limiting factor.

I believe the worst think about Georgia Tech is the intensity of the ciriculum and expectations. Students are required to preform with extreme excellence. This could be positive, but in GT's case it causes a lot of stress and anxiety in some students. There are plenty of University provided programs to deal with this, but unfortunatly some students do not take advantage of the programs.

A majority of the courses are very rigorous and difficult, and the amount of time professors expect you to put in for each class adds up, leaving the students with tons of work and no time for fun.

The registration process is pretty incovenient. For many freshmen, it is very difficult to get all the classes they want. Also the dorm rooms are pretty small.

The worst thing about Georgia Tech is that it's really easy to get lost in the crowd. Most of the freshman and even the sophomore level classes have in excess of one hundred students. You must also be careful not to fall into the perpespective of just trying to survive your classes. In addition to you course work, you abosolutely must find an activity that you enjoy; it could be related to an organized "extracurrcular activity," or it could be something that you do entirely on your own.