<p>I know that GT has very difficult classes (especially calculus and physics) and I was wondering if the classes get any easier after the first two years. Some people say that it gets a lot tougher, while others that I've talked to say it does get a lot easier once you get out of the "weed out" courses. </p>
<p>Oh, I should probably my mention that I'm talking about engineering, not business management or anything like that</p>
<p>Any advice would be appreciated</p>
<p>Weed out courses are a pain but it really doesn’t get easier. You’ll need to be able to recall certain things you learned from those courses in order to solve problems. I’d say its just most people get used to it.</p>
<p>I’m going to give you a real answer</p>
<p>After having a very rough first semester, I can tell you that Tech is very different than what you’re used to in High School. I was one of those kids who breezed through High school AP classes and got a great SAT/ACT score without really trying or studying. (I’m OOS btw)</p>
<p>Tech eats people like me alive. It’s not like other colleges. The classes and professors aren’t meant to teach you the material; they are designed for you to teach yourself. It is not possible to pass the majority of the classes by just showing up to lecture and taking notes… You have to teach yourself the material and go out of your way to cover things not gone over in class.</p>
<p>I am actually doing much better now this semester after I figured this out. It’s a useful skill to have, and you will be ahead of your friends at other schools. To be quite honest I am transferring out of here as soon as possible, but in the meantime I’m surviving</p>
<p>rhackle can you explain the reasons you’re transferring? Is it because of the “teach yourself” attitude at tech or another reason? I want to go to GT but I’m hearing a lot of horror stories :O</p>
<p>I’m a CS major who has transferred in this semester. I’m taking Calc III this semester and I was definitely fearful that I wouldn’t be able to hack it since I took the first two semesters of calculus at a community college. This hasn’t proved to be the case, and I actually am ahead of a lot of my classmates who attended Tech their first two years.</p>
<p>Having said that, I worked really hard in my math classes leading up to my transfer here, and most of my time outside of class is spent studying. The classes aren’t that hard, but they all require you to put in the time.</p>
<p>Time management is what wins here, not brains. You have to arrange your life in such a way that you have the time to read the books, study the notes, and do the projects. In that regard you need to be honest with yourself as to how bad you want it. If you can do this for 8 short semesters, you will be set for life, and will have many awesome opportunities ahead of you. If you’re not ready to do this, my advice is to not go to college yet. Take a couple of years off to drink beer and goof off, (or better yet, travel) then do it when you’re ready.</p>
<p>People seem to exaggerate the difficulty of Tech. People go from high school to Tech and think “wow this is a lot harder.” It’s really not that bad compared to other engineering schools, but engineering in general is a lot of work compared to pretty much everything else. </p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think there are weed out classes. I transferred, but I took some classes with freshmen and got the idea that kids just get a lot more mature by the time they’re juniors and they become more responsible so things feel easier. You eventually adjust to the work load.</p>