<p>Is Tech really as impossibly difficult as people seem to think it is? I have read overwhelmingly negative reviews of Tech without too much positive. I would love to go into engineering, but I am starting to question my abilities. I am currently a junior in high school with a perfect 4.0, but pretty sure it is just because high school is just that easy. I am scared that I'll get myself stuck at Tech with an awful GPA and miserable classes. However, I would love to go there, as most of my family went there, but I can't seem to get a straight answer on just how difficult it is. Go jackets!</p>
<p>Ask your family then!</p>
<p>I would also like an answer to this question. Many of the reviews I read are very polarized (Some love it, some hate it).</p>
<p>Tech may be difficult, but it is by no means impossible. I will be graduating in May, and I have observed that those who struggle often do not put in the time necessary to do well. Many Tech students breezed by in high school without developing good study habits, and when they come to Tech and try the same approach, they often fail. </p>
<p>How much time you will have to study obviously varies from person to person, but I have seen plenty of students of average intelligence (by Tech standards) do exceptionally well simply by working hard, and I have also seen a number of very intelligent students struggle to adjust to Tech because they either did not know how to study or were not willing to put in the time and effort.</p>
<p>There are also a ton of resources here to help you succeed. Outside of forming your own study groups, Tech offers tutoring for all the introductory math, science, CS, etc… courses for freshmen and sophomores, and you can also get free one-on-one tutoring if you need it. Most professors are also willing to help you, and the more challenging courses typically have TAs to assist you as well. CS 1371, the introductory computing course for engineers, even has an entire lab of TAs to help students throughout the week. For more information about academic support, you can visit this site: [Clough</a> Commons :: Tutoring Services](<a href=“http://clough.gatech.edu/tutoring.html]Clough”>http://clough.gatech.edu/tutoring.html)</p>
<p>If you are admitted to Tech, you have the ability to be successful. The rest is up to you. You will likely have to work harder than you did in high school, but if you put the time in, you will be fine. It is not impossible to be successful here, and you don’t have to be a genius to do well. You shouldn’t let some disgruntled students convince you otherwise.</p>
<p>It is easy to underestimate the commitment Tech will require, especially when all you have to compare it to is high school. Speaking from personal experience, it will challenge you in a plethora of ways. The difficulty compared to other schools doesn’t come from the material, it comes from the break-neck pacing and the manner in which you are tested. I recall hearing someone say, “Tech is awful while you’re actually there” and I would have to agree with that person. The semesters I spent at my former institution, co-oping, and studying abroad have been nothing compared to the stress I find myself battling almost every day during a normal semester here.</p>
<p>Having said all of that, I don’t regret coming to Tech, but sometimes I find myself jealous of people who don’t go here.</p>
<p>Of course, your mileage may vary according to classes, major, professor, etc.</p>
<p>like some of the other posters have pointed out it is by no means impossible to do well here. It ultimately comes down to how hard you are willing to work and how well you are able to adjust to college life. I’m currently a second semester freshman. (have a dece gpa around a 3.3) Most people dont realize what hard work really means until they get to tech. Honestly the best thing to do at tech is to keep up with the work. Read the textbook before your lecture. If you dont understand something then go to your professors’s office hours. It’s when you let yourself fall behind that you start to see tech as impossible. Now im only a freshmen but that was the most important thing i needed to work on my first semester.(and i can now see how much of a difference that really makes in my 2nd semester) Obviously down the road as the courses get harder(due to the nature of engineering) the amount of work needed to stay on top of things will increase dramatically. Ultimately it comes down to whether or not you are willing to put aside the time to do the work(and it is a LOT of time). With that being said i love it here at tech and have not once regretted my decision to come here.</p>