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This is one thing about GaTech that really annoys me. Every professor seems to remove thier notes at the end of every semester and only post them when the conte

by Zergy 13y ago

This is one thing about GaTech that really annoys me. Every professor seems to remove thier notes at the end of every semester and only post them when the content becomes relevent to the course. You cant look ahead and cant reference them afterwards.

signa11 13y ago
> Every professor seems to remove thier notes at the end of every semester and only post them when the content becomes relevent to the course. might this be possibly done because there is not too much variation in course content from one sem to next ?
- Zergy 13y ago
  I'm sure this is the reasoning but it’s a stupid reason. I joined a frat because they have a service where they upload all the notes by class and professor and that caused my average GPA per semester to jump nearly a point. It’s simply lazy, easy to game, makes crunches nearly unbearable, and interferes with the student’s ability to learn. It’s also why GT while it has a reputation on par with MIT is actually a much worse school IMO. GT produces results because it lets a large amount of people in and them culls them out by being very difficult. Most GT students are very good at teaching themselves or finding groups such as the frat I’m with to get help. CS Classes are often more of a hindrance than a place to learn and many of the 3+ students I know stopped attending most classes and are basically self taught my self included those who do go to class study while there and simply keep an ear out for hints about what may be on the test. There are exceptions, especially after the sophomore year, but in general GT professors simply read aloud same notes for the last 5 years that have a very loose connection to what’s going to be on the test.
  - wh-uws 13y ago
    As a fellow GT grad I sadly couldn't agree more. Unless you already know stuff or find a good group you're largely on your own.
  - mturmon 13y ago
    "GT while it has a reputation on par with MIT" This is not the case. Best not to repeat this claim.
    - barry-cotter 13y ago
      If one is being extremely charitable (to the poster, not Georgia Tech) one could say that GATech is an elite engineering school but not super elite, like MIT. There is legitimate controversy over what the best university is for CS in the world. For what the top four are there isn't. They are CMU, MIT, Berkeley and Stanford. Georgia Tech has a really great reputation and every professor there is a very impressive researcher but it is not comparable to MIT.
cobookman 13y ago
100% agree. As a member of SGA I did push for an online notes resource. It turned out to be a legal gray zone though.
- Zergy 13y ago
  I find this supprising, would you mine expanding on that?

by Zergy 13y ago

signa11 13y ago

> Every professor seems to remove thier notes at the end of every semester and only post them when the content becomes relevent to the course. might this be possibly done because there is not too much variation in course content from one sem to next ?

Zergy 13y ago
I'm sure this is the reasoning but it’s a stupid reason. I joined a frat because they have a service where they upload all the notes by class and professor and that caused my average GPA per semester to jump nearly a point. It’s simply lazy, easy to game, makes crunches nearly unbearable, and interferes with the student’s ability to learn. It’s also why GT while it has a reputation on par with MIT is actually a much worse school IMO. GT produces results because it lets a large amount of people in and them culls them out by being very difficult. Most GT students are very good at teaching themselves or finding groups such as the frat I’m with to get help. CS Classes are often more of a hindrance than a place to learn and many of the 3+ students I know stopped attending most classes and are basically self taught my self included those who do go to class study while there and simply keep an ear out for hints about what may be on the test. There are exceptions, especially after the sophomore year, but in general GT professors simply read aloud same notes for the last 5 years that have a very loose connection to what’s going to be on the test.
- wh-uws 13y ago
  As a fellow GT grad I sadly couldn't agree more. Unless you already know stuff or find a good group you're largely on your own.
- mturmon 13y ago
  "GT while it has a reputation on par with MIT" This is not the case. Best not to repeat this claim.
  - barry-cotter 13y ago
    If one is being extremely charitable (to the poster, not Georgia Tech) one could say that GATech is an elite engineering school but not super elite, like MIT. There is legitimate controversy over what the best university is for CS in the world. For what the top four are there isn't. They are CMU, MIT, Berkeley and Stanford. Georgia Tech has a really great reputation and every professor there is a very impressive researcher but it is not comparable to MIT.

cobookman 13y ago

100% agree. As a member of SGA I did push for an online notes resource. It turned out to be a legal gray zone though.

Zergy 13y ago
I find this supprising, would you mine expanding on that?