The Georgia Institute of Technology

Ga. Tech is not one of those schools where someone is going to hold your hand and root you on while you study. There are no free rides here, and not a whole lot of support. You may have been the resident genius in high school with a 1600 SAT and a 4.0 GPA, but once you come to Tech, you will be average at best. This place will tear you down, humble you, and then your successes will buoy you up again. If you want it bad enough, you will learn more here than any other University in the Southeast (and believe me, I know, because I transferred to Tech from another University) Why do you learn more at Tech? Because you pretty much taught it to yourself. The pace is what is so mind boggling, it never lets up. Rarely do people at this school graduate on a 4 year plan. Only a few people actually do graduate in 4 years (they are the 190 and above IQ's with organizational skills Bill Gates wishes he had, not the run of the mill 160 IQ's that Tech gets a lot of). You have to be more than smart; you have to be high energy, and great at managing your time.

If you want to go to an impressive school where they hold your hand and guarantee you an A for your efforts, then go to Harvard. If you want a degree in the Sciences or Engineering fields, and you want to beat out every other applicant for the jobs you apply, go to Tech, and stop whining.

5th Year Female -- Class 2003

Education Quality: A+, Perceived Campus Safety: D+

Everything is great about this university unless you are looking for a significant other. My advice is to come with a girlfriend/boyfriend. Thats what I did and I have not had to deal with the dreaded ratio. Even if I had to though, there would be no worry because most of the guys sit around on their computers all day, and if they really wanted to, they could find someone. The academics here are very challenging, but also enjoyable.

1st Year Female -- Class 2006

Extracurricular Activities: A+, University Resource Use/ spending: B

Tech's great, but expect to work your butt off. You might be validictorian with a 4.0 GPA and 1600 SAT, but that won't get you diddly squat at Tech. It can be fun thought, if you find the right friends. Get involved in an organization, that's the key to finding friends and staying sane.

3rd Year Male -- Class 2004

Education Quality: A+, Campus Aesthetics: F