<p>"How does the grading policy work? What constitutes an A, a B, a C, etc., and do most professors curve?"</p>
<p>FYI: I spent 5 undergrad years at Tech, and a yet to be determined number of years as a grad student. </p>
<p>Tech uses a 4 point scale for determing course grades (with no plus/minus system like some other schools use). For the most part, 100-90 = A, 80-89 = B, and so forth. However, it is up to each professor to establish their own grading scales. Every class has a published syllabus that will give you grading details. </p>
<p>Some professors curve, others don't. During your time at Tech, you will probably have a professor who curves your grade up, another who curves it down, and another who refuses to budge when you are within 1% of the next grade cutoff. There is no uniform grading policy, so you can expect to see a little of everything. </p>
<p>"What are the FE dorms like? When I visited, I only got a quick glimpse, but they looked really small. Are there cooking facilities in addition to"</p>
<p>Well, I didn't stay in FE dorms my freshman year (but similar freshman dorms without the FE program). But I can say, yes, they are small, but you get used to it very quickly. Most traditional dorms have a kitchen/lounge area per floor. You shouldn't expect to cook a 3 course gourmet meal in the shared kitchen, but it is fine for simple meals. </p>
<p>"I spoke to some current students on campus, and they said that the professors accents really arent that bad, and that it only took about a week to adjust and understand what theyre saying. But are classes usually taught by professors, or are they taught by grad students?"</p>
<p>In my 5 years at Tech, I probably only had 1 or 2 professors that had an accent strong enough to make understanding them difficult. And yes, after a week or two, you will quickly learn to understand and read the professor's handwriting. I've actually had a lot more problems with understanding teaching assistants than I have with professors. The professors teach almost all of the lectures. I have only had 1 class that was taught by a TA. However, many (almost all) of your labs will be run by TAs. </p>
<p>"Do current students get football ticket discounts to the games?"</p>
<p>Students get free tickets to almost all of the home games. However, there are a few big games during the year (like GT/UGA) that are on a lottery system.</p>
<p>"Would you recommend West/East campus for freshmen? Id like to be close to the new rec center on W, but is there less of a social life there?"</p>
<p>East is better if you want to be with your classmates. West side has a lot more upperclassman students. There's more "hanging out" on the east side, but there is more sports activity on the west side (CRC, volley ball courts, outdoor basketball courts, CRC fields, etc). I lived on both sides of campus, and I can't say there is an overwhelming need to be on one side or the other. You can do what many people do: you can stay on the east side your first year, then move to the west side. This way, you can make a lot more friends while on east, then once you know with whom you want to live with, you can then move to west.</p>
<p>" Also, since GT is a fairly large university, is it hard to get in touch w/ profs/the administration? For example, if I had a concern and needed to talk to someone who could help me fix it, would it take days/weeks for them to answer my call/email?"</p>
<p>All professors have published office hours. If you had a concern, you could always stop by their office during their office hours and talk to them directly. However, more generally, you will run into both sides of your concern. I have had professors that have virtually slammed the door in my face, and others who have gone out of their way to help. Some professors seem to consistently ignore emails, others will respond within hours of when you send them. Just like in the real world, you are going to deal with the entire range. Tech sometimes gets a reputation for having professors that don't care about students. I wouldn't go so far as saying that is true across the board, but you will run into those professors. </p>
<p>Have you read the tbook site yet? (<a href="http://www.tbook.org)%5B/url%5D">www.tbook.org)</a>. It should explain a lot. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>