<p>I know this is a hard question, but what is the key to being successful at Georgia Tech? I know its a difficult school to keep a 3.0. I am doing well in my AP Classes, but that is because I have really good teachers and I study and work hard. I just don't want to have any regrets.
What would be a good routine? I heard that eating, studying, and sleeping, just doesn't cut it at GT.</p>
<p>my friend who has been getting straight As studies the recommended amount, does all his homework, and asks plenty of questions during his teachers office hours.</p>
<p>Hell if I know, but apparently four years of self-studied programming and development experience, and having work experience in such areas only gets you on the wait list.</p>
<p>Anyway, besides my axe to grind, I’ve heard that you have to manage your time extremely well. But more importantly, where ever you go, I believe that you have to be inherently interested in what you are studying to do well.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if intelligence is the key to success at GT. They emphasize work ethic and if you keep up with the AP classes you have right now, the rigor shouldn’t be too much of a shock when you get there.</p>
<p>Being good at taking tests is honestly the most important metric by which you can evaluate your ability to succeed at Tech if you’re an incoming freshman. Just thinking about my department, there are just as many people in ECE that I would consider only good at taking tests as there are people with genuine engineering ability. Not many professors will take the time to design coursework to separate the former group from the latter.</p>
<p>If you did poorly on your AP exams (doesn’t matter how well you did in the class itself) and/or had low SATs, you may want to think twice about attending because hard work will most likely not be enough.</p>
<p>That’s an interesting perspective gthopeful. Is this a trend you see overall as a whole or just in your department alone?</p>
<p>I would say that most of my classes were structured this way. It makes sense from a professor’s standpoint to make classes that revolve around tests (especially ones involving facts) because they take less time to prepare for. This is a research institution and so all of your professors will be well-respected in their fields. Some are totally irresponsible and make classes all about memorization so that they can focus on their startups (or what have you), but I have usually one or two classes (out of 3 or 4) a semester where the professor really makes sure to reward individuals who were genuinely interested in learning and “get” the material as opposed to people who are good at jumping through hoops.</p>