It can't be this bad... can it?

[gthopeful]

<p>Honestly I feel a lot of the criticism is from the GT of 10 years ago, not the current GT. The place has a much higher quality of life, even from when I was touring undergrad schools back in '03.</p>

[farmergregor]

<p>@AVHS Dad</p>

<p>opps. Where’s the edit button? =P</p>

<p>@Peacein345</p>

<p>Mechanical Engineering. I’m loving it so far, so I’m probably going to stick with it till the end. However, it is not uncommon for a student to at least change his/her major during his/her earlier years at Tech.</p>

[AVHS_Dad]

<p>@farmergregor</p>

<p>I agree, great post.
But I didn’t want anyone to get the wrong idea.
=(8^O</p>

[2010inGeorgia]

<p>farmergregor - what about dorm recommendations for freshmen?</p>

[farmergregor]

<p>As a freshman, I would rather live on East campus. It is generally closer to classes you will take as a 1st and 2nd year, and a majority of freshman live on east campus. It does have some downsides such as Freshman Hill and the Britain Dining Hall (I much prefer the Woodruff Dining Hall on West campus). Also, the College Recreation Center (an often overlooked benefit of Georgia Tech in my opinion) is located on West Campus.</p>

<p>Overall, it doesn’t make a huge difference where you stay. I was on East campus during the Summer and West campus during the Fall. If you enroll in a freshman experience dorm, you will be surrounded 1st years anyways regardless which side you preside (which has its ups and downs). The walk from West campus to 1st/2nd year classes isn’t a great deal longer, and you do not have to deal with freshman hill. </p>

<p>As for the actual dorms, they vary with the residence hall you are staying at.</p>

<p>First, there is the standard 2 person room style:
<a href=“http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/images/094RoomDetail1.jpg[/url]”>http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/images/094RoomDetail1.jpg&lt;/a&gt;
Some are bigger than others depending on which residence hall you are in. The room I was in during the summer (Hopkins) was much smaller than the room I was in during the Fall (Armstrong).</p>

<p>Second, there is the 4 person room style:
<a href=“http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/images/094RoomDetail2.jpg[/url]”>http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/images/094RoomDetail2.jpg&lt;/a&gt;
These cost a bit less, and honestly some people prefer them due to the increased flexibility with room space. For example, my friend and his three roommates put all the beds in one half of the room, so now they have an open living room type of area in the other half. The obvious downside is having to deal with the sleeping schedule of 3 other people (instead of 1). </p>

<p>Third, there is the suit style:
[Georgia</a> Tech Housing](<a href=“http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/reshalls_detail.cfm?BldgID=116N]Georgia”>http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/reshalls_detail.cfm?BldgID=116N)
This is like a 2 person room style except you have a semi-personal bathroom (shared with your roommate and the adjacent room). Of course with this increased privacy and convenience comes an increased room and board fee. </p>

<p>Fourth, there is the apartment style:
4 person - <a href=“http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/images/191ERoomDetail1.jpg[/url]”>http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/images/191ERoomDetail1.jpg&lt;/a&gt;
6 person - <a href=“http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/images/191ERoomDetail2.jpg[/url]”>http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/images/191ERoomDetail2.jpg&lt;/a&gt;
I guess you can consider this the “best” Georgia Tech housing can offer. You have your own personal room, and a bathroom you share with 1 other person. However, like the suit style, you have to pay a great deal more for this setup than with the standard 2 person per room setup.</p>

<p>Here is a list of all the residence halls. It gives you the specs of each building and will allow you to choose what you feel will be best for your needs.
[Georgia</a> Tech Housing](<a href=“http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/index.cfm]Georgia”>http://www.housing.gatech.edu/reshalls/index.cfm)</p>

<p>I hope I answered your question. If you would like to know anything else, I’ll be happy to answer.</p>

[vblick]

<p>I had a buddy pull me into the 8th Street four person apartment. Lived there for 2yrs and then went off campus. It was a great place to live. Well kept and very very quiet. Also very close to the small on campus grocery-ish type store.</p>

[eml2505]

<p>My 2 cents regarding the ‘awful’ ratio between the sexes at GATech … I heard this recently at a college presentation, I think it was at Carnegie Mellon, and I think it fits here.</p>

<p>(I’m a dad of a future freshman, possibly GATech).</p>

<p>A female college counselor explained to a female Senior, who was considering to go into Engineering and had some concern about the ratio between guys and gals:</p>

<p>“Girl, at a college like that, your odds are good - but the goods are odd …!!”</p>

<p>I thought there’s a lot of truth in this … let’s face it, not all male engineers are stellar examples of manhood, either … :-)</p>

[G.P.Burdell]

<p>The only people “hurt” by the ratio are those that refuse to leave campus. There are plenty of single women in Buckhead and the Virginia Highlands. GSU and Emory both have more women than men. And non-Tech women love Tech men (generally intelligent, good earning potential, bright future, etc.)</p>

<p>But if you live in your dorm and don’t know know how to socialize, then the odds are pretty bad. Then again, would a guy with no social skills really have better odds at a large state school where the men tend to be more sociable?</p>