<p>I have recently found that GT is my best financial option. The only problem is that I have a few friends there, and they all hate it! They say the work takes over your life, that you can't have fun if you're not in a frat/sorority (not for me), and that fun and sleep are practically non-existent.</p>
<p>Are the exaggerating? Probably. But I need someone to tell me GOOD things about GT so I can stop freaking out and thinking I'm headed for a horrible four years. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I second maea's question?? But I'm willing to work hard, and plus I believe making friends and spending time with them in the university will always be a good source of fun...I think maea enjoying your major will be quite important...there's no doubt gatech's gonna be tough, but it's worth it
I've heard that gatech has funding problems..and their low tuition fees...does that mean the quality of teaching, professors and research isn't good? Any good things about this problem will be appreciated.</p>
<p>I can assure you GT does NOT have funding problems. We have the highest alumni donor rate of all public unis; we just have lower (in-state) tuition than many comparable schools.</p>
<p>Plus, we have one of the largest research incomes. Hell, my profs are getting paid near 200K. So, IDK where you heard about "funding problems." I always thought we had TOO MUCH money, and spent too much.</p>
<p>Any other current GT students have good things to share about GT?</p>
<p>Well I can assure you that you don't NEED to be in a sorority/fraternity to have loads of fun though it can help.</p>
<p>The work may or may not take over your life. For Architecture students, its over. Their fate has been determined ever since they signed up for Studio.</p>
<p>You certainly can sleep, though some nights you definitely have to pull some all-nighters (but not as OFTEN as you think).</p>
<p>Again, as for fun. It's where you find it. If you find a good group of people early on, that enjoy having fun, going places, then you're set. On the otherhand, if you've been shafted with this as well, you're SOL.</p>
<p>I'm gonna advocate the fraternity/sorority route. Especially if you're a guy...we have like 32 fraternities with a VERY diverse group of people. There's literally a fraternity for everyone. I didn't do the fraternity thing my first semester and I did have fun, but being in a fraternity opens you up to more people you can hang out with, parties with lots of girls, borrow an older brothers car, haha...I didn't jump right into it and don't recommend you do, but do consider it.</p>
<p>You know what...true that. Road trips to meet brothers (new people are always fun too).</p>
<p>I know people (not just brothers) from FSU, USF, UF, UT, UGA, Temple, Drexel, USP, VT....the list goes on, lol.</p>
<p>Haha.. I'm a girl. Do girls at tech tend to have the same views about sororities that you guys have about frats?</p>
<p>GT is on the rise. The new computer building is awesome, College of Computing is ranked #9 nationwide. MIT of the south. Pretty good business school ( undergrad is in top 25). Pretty good basketball, I like the city, decent food, nice weather. It is easy to take classes at Emory. GT is very respected in the tech world. WN rankings i think is 37ish. Very competitive, but less so
than other schools. Its a nerd school, but a very good, financially attractive choice. Oh yeah, and GT students are getting jobs, I forget the average, but its not far behind other, more prestigious schools.</p>
<p>Depends on the girl. I will say most seem to be in sororities, but it is easier for women to be independent and still have no hard time in finding people to hang out and have fun with</p>
<p>I just went there last weekend, and I have to say that in terms of the campus, it's great. There's PLENTY of green everywhere, and the buildings look brand new (apparently many CEOs and current employees of famous firms that studied at GIT give mass amounts of funding). The only thing that (sort of) bothered me was the fact that there were barely any people walking around, but that's probably because it was 2 weeks before the final exams (according to my guide). Oh yea, and the Recreational center is also pretty cool (for working out, etc.) :P</p>
<p>Don't know about the student body being diverse though, since I've seen that the international % isn't that high. As an international student, I'm not sure if it'll be so easy for me to fit in, but that shouldn't stop me from going there.</p>
<p>And a question to GIT students:
I'm planning on doing pre-dentistry, but I'm not sure on what major to enroll. Do you think Biology is a good fit since it covers most pre-dent courses, or do you think that engineering is better since it's a much better program that the school offers? And how do they differ in terms of workload?</p>
<p>If its not engineering you will most likely have more fun than 80% of the students. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NO ENGINEERING, PLEASE SHOOT ME</p>
<p>Well fun is a perspective. To the students that are taking those classes, yes they might have more work, but they probably enjoy it and find it interesting. It just depends on who you are and what type of work ethic you have.</p>
<p>tom1030,</p>
<p>we can't really tell you what major to pick to go into pre-dent.</p>
<p>but i can tell you that of my fraternity brothers that are graduating, one was a psych major and the other was bio. they were both pre-dent.</p>
<p>really, it boils down to what you enjoy. if you like bio, go for that. if you think chem is more interesting, opt for that instead. but any major works. as long as you take the required courses.</p>
<p>I'm excited to come to gatech..haha...how "together" is gatech's student body. Are there a lot of fun events at gatech, where everyone just group together for some fun..</p>
<p>Thanks PcEHAoCsE (what's up with the crazy capitals hehe), I guess I'm just worried about maintaining a strong GPA while trying to enjoy what I want to study.</p>
<p>A few additional questions:
-How do I apply to get into frats? How is their lifestyle different from others?
-How easy/difficult is it to change majors (since I've heard that GIT admits students regardless of what major they plan on attending)?
-Are there any events (sponsored by GIT) outside of campus?</p>
<p>Ok, PLEASE stop typing "GIT"...it's just GT</p>
<p>"-How easy/difficult is it to change majors (since I've heard that GIT admits students regardless of what major they plan on attending)?"</p>
<p>I guess it depends on where you start. Generally people who have declared a major in Engineering, and don't like it or can't handle it, go this route:
Engineering ->Business->HST</p>
<p>I've never heard of people not getting accepted into the business school coming from an engineering school. However, I have heard of people not being able to change from one engineering school to another. For example, I have a friend who wanted to study Electrical Engineering. At the time he had already declared ISYE (Industrial Engineering) as his major and was officially apart of the ISYE student body at GT. However, he always had an interest in EE and started taking EE courses with the intention of switching over to the EE school. So what he did was to sign up for ISYE courses during phase I registration and when they opened phase II up (this is when any major can sign up for any course, in or outside of their major) he signed up for EE courses. Well by the time he decided to "officially" make the switch to EE, the EE school rejected him for the major change because his grades fell below a 3.0, consequently because of the EE courses. So he was forced to stay an ISYE and graduated as such. Had he made the decision to switch schools earlier, it might not have been a problem since he had above a 3.0. So basically, make sure you have decent grades and you’ll be fine as long as they have an opening for you to join the school.</p>
<p>MGT has new standards:
<a href="http://mgt.gatech.edu/programs/under/con/gt_com_change_major.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://mgt.gatech.edu/programs/under/con/gt_com_change_major.pdf</a></p>
<p>2.3+ to transfer in after 60 hours.</p>
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<p>I've been there and I don't know what numbers you're looking at but there's an overwhelming amount of international students at GT and even if you don't count the internationals, it's still extremely diverse. You'll fit in.</p>