georgia tech

[VooDooXII]

Sorry, I'm the son of an English teacher. I just can't help it. I think it is genetic or something. I may have to drink more beer and watch more television to kill those brain cells off.

I think you're one of the few people on IA who uses proper English.

[SniperJoe]

I think you're one of the few people on IA who uses proper English.

Well thank you. My Mom would probably come after me if I improperly used a comma. She wouldn't even need to see it, it would just be instinctual for her.

[SixSquared]

I speaks tha English best goodest!

*returns to beer*

[SniperJoe]

I speaks tha English best goodest!

*returns to beer*

[ShooterMcGavin]

I speaks tha English best goodest!

*returns to beer*

nice, u must be related to GW

[SixSquared]

nice, u must be related to GW

Ummmmm HELL no.... I hate that dumbfuck.

[Kyle]

^^That happens at nearly every school, really... not necessarily just a Tech thing... I remember my first semester at UGA I was like "whoaaaaaa.... so this it what it's like to study, huh?"

And dammit conversate is a word because I said it! :P I go to art school, not English school.

Okay. It has nothing to do with the curriculum at Georgia Tech I guess.

[SixSquared]

Okay. It has nothing to do with the curriculum at Georgia Tech I guess.

Get off your fucking high horse. Seriously. It's pricks like you that are the reason people hate tech. Tech is far from the hardest academic school out there, so quit acting like you're a damn mensa member for getting in. Every year, thousands of people start college for the first time. Some of them excel and dol well. More of them, from harvard to community college, find that they are either unprepared or not in the right school for them. That doesn't make that person dumb or anything. Quit acting like you are better than everyone. All you do is make yourself look like an ass.

[Deke]

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Get off your fucking high horse. Seriously. It's pricks like you that are the reason people hate tech. Tech is far from the hardest academic school out there, so quit acting like you're a damn mensa member for getting in. Every year, thousands of people start college for the first time. Some of them excel and dol well. More of them, from harvard to community college, find that they are either unprepared or not in the right school for them. That doesn't make that person dumb or anything. Quit acting like you are better than everyone. All you do is make yourself look like an ass.

I wouldn't say far...

I'm from Georgia. Almost everyone from my high school went to a Georgia college. Comparing GPAs from friends that came to Tech to friends that went elsewhere (UGA, Mercer, Southern) it is definitely a harder school. I know people that I used to help in highschool that have 4.0 or really high 3s at other Georgia Universities. I have a high 2. Granted my study habits aren't amazing, but even friends from my high school that came here with really good study habits have 3.5s and 3.6s (which is extremely good at Tech).

I'm not saying anyone's dumb for not coming here. I also didn't see Kyle saying anyone is dumb. On the contrary, I often think I'm dumb for putting myself through the mental ass raping that is Georgia Tech.

The reason people don't like Tech is that they automatically assume that we are pompous asses (like you just did) because Tech is a more difficult school (which it undeniably is).

Talk to someone who's transfered from one to the other, they can tell you.

[SixSquared]

Well when I said in an earlier post that people change schools/aren't prepared for schools all the time, and that that was not an exclusively Tech thing, and Kyle comes back with "I guess it has nothing to do with the curriculum here", then it DOES make him just as much of a pompous ass as all the people that give that school that reputation. Reputations don't just materialize out of nowhere.. Tech's reputation of being a bunch of snobby pricks didn't come from nowhere, just like UGA's party school reputation didn't come from nowhere.

I'm not denying the fact that Tech is a difficult school... but Kyle is being an ass... earlier in this thread he called me a dumb whore... he doesn't know me, and he doesn't know that I got accepted to Tech. So yeah... this dumb whore is just as smart as he is I guess. I chose not to go to Tech because I liked the wide array of majors at UGA better, and I'm glad I made that decision... I went to UGA intending to major in International Business, minoring in Spanish, and wanting to go on to law school. With that program, yes, Tech would have been a better school for me to go to, but I liked the electives and stuff I could take at UGA, and I thought UGA was a better fit for me. I'm glad I did that, because I took Art History as an elective, and realized that I really didn't want to do law school... art was something I had loved for my whole life, and I decided to pursue an art education. When I looked at what I wanted to do, Tech was once again a candidate... they have an Industrial Design program, as does SCAD... I applied to SCAD and re-applied to Tech (I had been at UGA for 2.5 years). I got into Tech again, even with their harder admission criteria than it was in 2002 when I graduated HS, and also got into SCAD. I looked at both programs and decided that SCAD was the one that was a better fit for me.

I'm not trying to say Tech is an easy school, but there are hundreds of colleges out there that are much more academically rigorous.. Check on Princeton Review... not listed on the Hardest To Get Into list, which has the likes of MIT, Brown, Harvard, etc on it... definitely not on the party school list, which uga is #12 on

The lists Tech IS on, according to Princeton Review?

#2 - Class Discussions Rare
#9 - Low Marks on Professors (based on student feedback)
#14 - Professors Make Themselves Scarce

It is on the list of Best Colleges of the Southeast, which isn't surprising.

Academics aren't the sole purpose of college life. It's the whole experience that makes college what it is.

And by the way, Kyle, if you still think I'm dumb, consider this... Princeton is #2 on the list of Hardest To Get Into.... I got accepted there, too... Dad couldn't afford it at the time. Might wanna find out a little more about someone before you judge them to be a dumb whore. I know all I need to know about you to know that you're a pompous ass. K thanks.

[Deke]

PS, I didn't really mean to lump all other Georgia Universities together. I understand that they have different levels of difficulty too.

[Deke]

Just a note on Ivy league schools:

Yes, they are a bitch to get into, and that's awesome that you were accepted to princeton (no sarcasm). And yes, they cost an arm and a leg. But as far as undergraduate school goes, they are no harder than your average university. Grad school is obviously a different story.


Oh and touche' on the Kyle calling you a dumb whore thing. Guess he had it coming

[SixSquared]

^^ lol you said lump... I don't know why, but the word lump makes me laugh.. whenever I hear it... lllllllump.

To me that's the great thing about GA... There are SO many colleges here, ranging from community colleges to schools like UGA and Tech that have prestigious reputations and, let's be honest.. coming out of either one you can easily find a job in your major department. But the fact that there are the smaller schools... I'll go ahead and say "easier", means that pretty much everyone coming out of HS has the opportunity to go to school... and thanks to HOPE, everyone can.

Unless they're one of the 6500 people who go to SCAD.... HOPE doesn't care about us. Fuck you, HOPE!

[SixSquared]

Just a note on Ivy league schools:

Yes, they are a bitch to get into, and that's awesome that you were accepted to princeton (no sarcasm). And yes, they cost an arm and a leg. But as far as undergraduate school goes, they are no harder than your average university. Grad school is obviously a different story.


Oh and touche' on the Kyle calling you a dumb whore thing. Guess he had it coming

I dunno... I was looking at the programs of study, and they were no joke. I wouldn't say average university on difficulty. Definitely harder than UGA... mainly because in order to get in, you have to have a TON of AP credit (generally), and consequently, you basically go from being a high school senior to a college late sophomore/junior.... they expect that, and so they have a very rigorous course of study.

But they are also VERY much a who you know basis, as far as admission goes. My dad had some old friends who got their doctorates with him who went to Princeton for their undergrad/masters, and luckily he got in touch with them and they wrote me letters of recommendation. I don't really agree with it, but I do still have the guilty pleasure of opening my scrapbook and seeing "Dear Emily H. Covi, The administration and fellows of Princeton University are pleased to announce that you have been selected for admission to Princeton University for the 2002-2003 school year. Congratulations, and welcome to Princeton!"

*sigh*

[LSTurboHatch]

Well, after all the talk its seems that I would be in the wrong place at Tech. I am the exact type of person that you all describe as someone who doesn't do well there. All through high school I never had to study, always finished my homework in class, and never had to try hard to graduate with a 4.0. ACT's were easy for me so I didn't even have to study anything to pull off my cumlative score of a 30. I learned at UAH that my study skills were horrible, although I didnt really need them there either, and I was hoping that by the end of my freshman year I would be better at it. Unfortunately I never had to study so I never had the chance. Thanks for all the input. I appreciate it.

[imbosile]

Well, after all the talk its seems that I would be in the wrong place at Tech. I am the exact type of person that you all describe as someone who doesn't do well there. All through high school I never had to study, always finished my homework in class, and never had to try hard to graduate with a 4.0. ACT's were easy for me so I didn't even have to study anything to pull off my cumlative score of a 30. I learned at UAH that my study skills were horrible, although I didnt really need them there either, and I was hoping that by the end of my freshman year I would be better at it. Unfortunately I never had to study so I never had the chance. Thanks for all the input. I appreciate it.

That's how I was in high school too, and it really fucked me here at tech. i could never make myself go to the library or sit down and study in my room, i always found something better to do. by the end of the year i got a little better at it, and hopefully i can keep doing better this year.

[ShooterMcGavin]

Well when I said in an earlier post that people change schools/aren't prepared for schools all the time, and that that was not an exclusively Tech thing, and Kyle comes back with "I guess it has nothing to do with the curriculum here", then it DOES make him just as much of a pompous ass as all the people that give that school that reputation. Reputations don't just materialize out of nowhere.. Tech's reputation of being a bunch of snobby pricks didn't come from nowhere, just like UGA's party school reputation didn't come from nowhere.

your denial that curriculum has something to do w/it doesn't make kyle an asshole...kyle w/the personality he has makes him a pompous asshole for the record, tech DOES NOT have a reputation of being a bunch of snobby pricks, far from it, most ppl there are hardcore nerds so get ya shit right

I'm not denying the fact that Tech is a difficult school... but Kyle is being an ass... earlier in this thread he called me a dumb whore... he doesn't know me, and he doesn't know that I got accepted to Tech. So yeah... this dumb whore is just as smart as he is I guess. I chose not to go to Tech because I liked the wide array of majors at UGA better, and I'm glad I made that decision... I went to UGA intending to major in International Business, minoring in Spanish, and wanting to go on to law school. With that program, yes, Tech would have been a better school for me to go to, but I liked the electives and stuff I could take at UGA, and I thought UGA was a better fit for me. I'm glad I did that, because I took Art History as an elective, and realized that I really didn't want to do law school... art was something I had loved for my whole life, and I decided to pursue an art education. When I looked at what I wanted to do, Tech was once again a candidate... they have an Industrial Design program, as does SCAD... I applied to SCAD and re-applied to Tech (I had been at UGA for 2.5 years). I got into Tech again, even with their harder admission criteria than it was in 2002 when I graduated HS, and also got into SCAD. I looked at both programs and decided that SCAD was the one that was a better fit for me.

why feel the need to defend your decision not to go to tech? i mean who really cares? who are you trying to prove yourself to? and once again, kyle calling ppl names should not be a reflection upon the institute which he attends, i think you're just correlating those two since it's easier to play down tech's reputation that way

I'm not trying to say Tech is an easy school, but there are hundreds of colleges out there that are much more academically rigorous.. Check on Princeton Review... not listed on the Hardest To Get Into list, which has the likes of MIT, Brown, Harvard, etc on it... definitely not on the party school list, which uga is #12 on

The lists Tech IS on, according to Princeton Review?

#2 - Class Discussions Rare
#9 - Low Marks on Professors (based on student feedback)
#14 - Professors Make Themselves Scarce

It is on the list of Best Colleges of the Southeast, which isn't surprising.

Academics aren't the sole purpose of college life. It's the whole experience that makes college what it is.

And by the way, Kyle, if you still think I'm dumb, consider this... Princeton is #2 on the list of Hardest To Get Into.... I got accepted there, too... Dad couldn't afford it at the time. Might wanna find out a little more about someone before you judge them to be a dumb whore. I know all I need to know about you to know that you're a pompous ass. K thanks.

but yes, you really kinda are, all these arguments have been for other schools, how well they're tailored to different ppls goals in life. you know what, that's wonderful, really, but the fact is, tech is a good ass school for engineering/math/science. you can quote the princeton review all you want but by the same standard, i can quote to you how many yrs in a row now tech has been in the top whatever public schools as rated by us news and world report, and how many times their engineering programs show up in the top 5.

easy to get into? maybe compared to some, but you know what's one thing they probably don't take into account? how easy or hard it is it GET OUT, with a degree. and just to clarify, academics ARE the sole purpose of life for some ppl, don't generalize what YOU think other ppl want in their college experience.

[Deke]

Well, after all the talk its seems that I would be in the wrong place at Tech. I am the exact type of person that you all describe as someone who doesn't do well there. All through high school I never had to study, always finished my homework in class, and never had to try hard to graduate with a 4.0. ACT's were easy for me so I didn't even have to study anything to pull off my cumlative score of a 30. I learned at UAH that my study skills were horrible, although I didnt really need them there either, and I was hoping that by the end of my freshman year I would be better at it. Unfortunately I never had to study so I never had the chance. Thanks for all the input. I appreciate it.

I don't think that makes you wrong for Tech. I mean that's how a ton of people here are. You just have to develop study habits. I was the same way in high school. You just have to put effort towards it here. It'll pay off in the end.

[ShooterMcGavin]

exactly, who studies in highschool anyway?

[VooDooXII]

Time management and good work ethic...that's all there is to it. If you can get a good routine going, you'll be fine, and you'll find that you actually will have time to do things besides just studying.

Wow, I sound like my dad...

In reference to my signature: Sleep and Academics on the weekdays, and Sleep and Social Life on the weekends.

[man]

What's Georgia Tech?

[ShooterMcGavin]

^^^a drinking school w/an engineering problem

[Kyle]

I'm not denying the fact that Tech is a difficult school... but Kyle is being an ass... earlier in this thread he called me a dumb whore... he doesn't know me, and he doesn't know that I got accepted to Tech. So yeah... this dumb whore is just as smart as he is I guess. I chose not to go to Tech because I liked the wide array of majors at UGA better, and I'm glad I made that decision... I went to UGA intending to major in International Business, minoring in Spanish, and wanting to go on to law school. With that program, yes, Tech would have been a better school for me to go to, but I liked the electives and stuff I could take at UGA, and I thought UGA was a better fit for me. I'm glad I did that, because I took Art History as an elective, and realized that I really didn't want to do law school... art was something I had loved for my whole life, and I decided to pursue an art education. When I looked at what I wanted to do, Tech was once again a candidate... they have an Industrial Design program, as does SCAD... I applied to SCAD and re-applied to Tech (I had been at UGA for 2.5 years). I got into Tech again, even with their harder admission criteria than it was in 2002 when I graduated HS, and also got into SCAD. I looked at both programs and decided that SCAD was the one that was a better fit for me.


And by the way, Kyle, if you still think I'm dumb, consider this... Princeton is #2 on the list of Hardest To Get Into.... I got accepted there, too... Dad couldn't afford it at the time. Might wanna find out a little more about someone before you judge them to be a dumb whore. I know all I need to know about you to know that you're a pompous ass. K thanks.

I'm being an ass? Well I said something that was not offensive to you and didnt involve you at all, but somehow you feel the need to make a comment. I responded to that comment trying to show that my statement had validity. You said plenty of schools have the problem of low gpa's, I essentially said well GT has a difficult curriculum. NEVER did I say it was the most rigorous coarse load, NEVER did I say that it's hard to get into GT.

Thanks for providing your academic background to me. Frankly, I really don't give a shit. I don't go on listing my gpa, sat scores, etc. It's not a competition. I called you a dumb whore because you called everyone at GT a nerd.

Must be a nerd thing...

I dont know whether or not you are dumb or whether or not you are a whore. Once I again, I really dont care.

[imbosile]

LOL

[man]

^^^a drinking school w/an engineering problem

LOL, I'll definitely agree with that. Maybe that's why I don't remember much...

[SniperJoe]

^^^a drinking school w/an engineering problem

There was engineering there?

[SniperJoe]

I'm being an ass? Well I said something that was not offensive to you and didnt involve you at all, but somehow you feel the need to make a comment. I responded to that comment trying to show that my statement had validity. You said plenty of schools have the problem of low gpa's, I essentially said well GT has a difficult curriculum. NEVER did I say it was the most rigorous coarse load, NEVER did I say that it's hard to get into GT.

Thanks for providing your academic background to me. Frankly, I really don't give a shit. I don't go on listing my gpa, sat scores, etc. It's not a competition. I called you a dumb whore because you called everyone at GT a nerd.

I dont know whether or not you are dumb or whether or not you are a whore. Once I again, I really dont care.

Kyle, take a deep breath. Relax. Go have a beer on me. Having all this spare time to spend arguing on the internet isn't helping you to make your case that the curriculum is difficult.

[ShooterMcGavin]

There was engineering there?

yes u damn M-trainer

[SixSquared]

Kyle, take a deep breath. Relax. Go have a beer on me. Having all this spare time to spend arguing on the internet isn't helping you to make your case that the curriculum is difficult.

+1... It also leads one to believe that all your spare time is spent on ia, which doesnt help your case. Relax and learn how to have some fun. You obviously missed that memo. Dont make me put uga magnets on your car next time im in tech land... It wouldnt be the first time

[Kyle]

Kyle, take a deep breath. Relax. Go have a beer on me. Having all this spare time to spend arguing on the internet isn't helping you to make your case that the curriculum is difficult.

Well its summer. So no class= plenty of time for IA.

[Kyle]

+1... It also leads one to believe that all your spare time is spent on ia, which doesnt help your case. Relax and learn how to have some fun. You obviously missed that memo. Dont make me put uga magnets on your car next time im in tech land... It wouldnt be the first time

All my spare time? It's summer, I work 40 hour weeks and get on IA at night when there is nothing else to do.(I live in the country)

Second please dont even touch my car.

[SixSquared]

thanks for your work schedule and social lif, or lack thereof, report. Personally, I could give a shit

And second, learn... To take... A fucking... JOKE. Damn. Like I would waste my time and money on magnets and going up there. Please. Don't flatter yourself.

[Mr_Mischif]

This thread has 8 pages of awesome. And sadness since I see I'd be raped @ Tech.

[imbosile]

lirl @ kyle

[Kyle]

thanks for your work schedule and social lif, or lack thereof, report. Personally, I could give a shit

And second, learn... To take... A fucking... JOKE. Damn. Like I would waste my time and money on magnets and going up there. Please. Don't flatter yourself.

LOL. I guess I will not try to defend myself or respond to any of your posts. You talk shit, I respond, then you tell me you could give a shit. If thats the case dont attack my shit in the first place. K?

[GTScoob]

Man this thread got kinda funny. Honestly I'm sick of Tech, engineering pissed me off, Inta is great but I really just want to get the hell out of here. At least I'm only going to be here for one more year. Tech is full of nerds, you cant be pissed about that, I'm one, everyone else in this thread is one. Its better to realize that and then move on than to sit in denial for the rest of your time. You dont have to be that way forever.

To hell with Georgia and piss on the dawgs.

[FlyingStroke240]

bump. i like this thread.

[imbosile]

girls need to start realizing nerds are the most genuine guys, honestly i think nerds have it the best

[VooDooXII]

Hey...since all the IA Georgia Techies are in here...did anyone see the Tech Trolley with a GA Bulldog stuck on the side?

[imbosile]

Hey...since all the IA Georgia Techies are in here...did anyone see the Tech Trolley with a GA Bulldog stuck on the side?

nope, was it over the summer? i'm moving back down there the 18th