The discussion centers on the experiences of alumni and current students at Georgia Tech, particularly within the engineering department. Participants share their perspectives on the school's reputation, workload, and overall environment, as well as comparisons to other institutions like the University of Michigan.
Participants express a range of opinions about Georgia Tech, with some defending its reputation and others acknowledging the challenges. There is no consensus on the overall quality of the engineering department or the student experience.
Participants' views are influenced by personal experiences and perceptions, which may vary widely. The discussion reflects differing expectations and outcomes based on individual effort and circumstances.
Tech seems to get a really bad rap a lot of the time, but it's really not that bad. When I was deciding to go here I was scared out of my mind at how awful people were saying the school is. So I want to clear up all of this stuff for people who are like I was. First and foremost: don't come here if you don't want to work hard for your grades. I think part of the problem here is that admission is not nearly as selective as it is at academically comparable schools. Tech accepts ~60% of applicants where as other top notch schools accept 10-30%. So what happens is people get in here who can't really handle the curriculum and they plummet. If you can focus and spend a lot of time on school, you can do well. Personally, I didn't even try that hard in High School and did very well. However, here I'm studying or doing homework between 2 and 5 hours every day. It is also not impossible to do well here and still have fun.