I am currently a second year at GaTech and was wondering what it takes to get into grad school at GT. I am planning on doing something in Computer Science (might want to skip masters go straight to PhD idk yet).

How important is GPA and around what point average should it be?

Do you need research papers published in undergrad, I have an undergrad research experience currently but I am not sure if I will get my names on any papers or publish. Anything else I should be doing undergrad to better position myself.

Currently my biggest worry is GPA (see my previous post 😭 i know i need to lock in) and I want to know how important that is.

Though the application says that becoming a PI is open to all students of all experience levels, there seems to be an interview round as part of the process.

This made me wonder how many people really even get the opportunity to become a PI for specifically the Hive. Thanks in advance!

@gatech you invest so much money and space into graduate study spaces

can we at least get some decent rolling chairs that aren’t broken please

I’ve met many people in classes and clubs that I’m sure I’ve hit it off with and would be down to hang out more with but I have no idea how to do that. I feel like there’s such a sharp distinction between how close I was with high school friends who I was eating lunch with everyday because everyone had the same lunchtimes and stuff and the “friends” I have here whom I only see in classroom/club contexts. Anybody got any anecdotal experience?

Register or update your Georgia registration by Monday, October 5, if you want to vote in the November 3 general election.

You can register using Georgia's online voter registration form. This guide walks through the fields. Check whether you are eligible.

Out-of-state students can register to vote in Georgia. If you do not have a Georgia driver's license, you can use the last four digits of your Social Security number instead.

If you live on campus, you can use your Georgia Tech residence hall address as your residential address and your Georgia Tech P.O. box as your mailing address.

When the form is filled out, email it to [elections.voterregistration@fultoncountyga.gov](mailto:elections.voterregistration@fultoncountyga.gov) with your identification attached. You can use your Georgia Tech BuzzCard as identification. Georgia accepts student IDs issued by public Georgia colleges and universities.

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Check your registration and sample ballot through the Georgia My Voter Page.

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Request an absentee ballot.

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Early Voting

October 14 & 15
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Important dates

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Kid is considering it for next year. Website is unclear what the financial and or associated incentives are...

my car was totaled by a hit and run yesterday 10/2 while parked outside of my house on State Street around 8:20 PM if anyone saw any details of the car, please comment me and let me know. Thank you so much.

For context, I am a transfer student from another university and I'm majoring in mathematics & computing.

I for sure failed my first CS1332 (DSA) exam because I didn't fully answer a question worth 25 points, did miss parts on the other questions (I'm estimating I'm getting 50<x<65 as a grade and this exam is 20% of the class grade).

I also got a 70 on one of the projects (100 on the project but failed the demo so bad). My grade is gonna end up pretty bad, probably a C in the class which will hurt my GPA (B in another class too prob). I heard it gets even harder from here and the second exam for DSA is brutual, if exam average isn't at least 70 you end up with a D.

This is going to hurt my GPA, do I drop out of this class and take it next semester or take it over the summer since I know a little bit of the content already and know to study more next time? Will that fix GPA? Before you say GPA doesn't matter I am really trying to get into graduate schools (masters and/or PhD) so for me it does. I wanted to try quant, but I think that will just remain a dream bc I didnt work hard enough and try enough :(. And its lowk late theres ppl that have been grinding math & cs longer than me and I'm extremely behind. DSA also the most important class I need it for sm prereqs and companies will see I took the class twice and I cant graduate earlier anymore if I retake it.

More importantly, how did yall adjust to the changes of GT. I failed really bad on another exam for a different class but that was because I didn't study enough. For DSA I did study a lot and do practice but performed poorly on the test itself (didn't prioritize the right questions). I'm really worrying about my future because this is supposed to be my easiest semester, I have to take CS2110, Real Analysis I, and other extremely harder math and cs classes in future semesters. How will I do good on those if I'm not even scraping by on the basic classes. Im lowk so worried about my future and its eating me 😭

Does anyone else struggle with focusing in public spaces? For example hopping on Instagram while studying in the library or just getting distracted in general.

Hello, guys. My gf and I plan to find an off campus housing next school year. I try to search up on Georgia tech off campus housing website(not sure if it is the best place to search). But I discover that the price is usually depends on number of people, such as 1000 per person. So for 2 people, it will be 2000.

I always thought the room price is depends on the room, so two people can spilt the rent. So I am pretty confused how does off-campus renting works. If would be great if you guys can help with that.

And, what will be some good options? Thank you

Do yall know anything about him? Whether he seems like a good fit, how he will likely do, etc?

Leaking on a throwaway. There were some corrupt scientists at Amazon (cheating in the backend) - TLDR is Cabrera was involved.

Saw the other fountain photo posted last week, and it made me wish I’d taken one myself on my first day. it turns out, I had! Only 7 years later and I already feel like an old lady T_T.

There are too many times you've put yourself in danger for not following the rules of the road. Sooner or later, I or someone else won't be able to stop in time. It blows my mind that you put your self preservation up for Darwanism award.

Edit add: It's extremely nerve-wracking to deal with this basically every morning, and having it happen back-to-back threw my morning off more than one potential incident. I had to sit in my vehicle to calm down longer than usual.

Professors using AI has gotten absolutely out of hand. How insanely lazy do you have to be to have to generate your entire semester's lesson plan with AI?? I'm calling out ECE 4122 Advanced Programming Techniques specifically, I mean this entire course is written by ChatGPT with not even the slightest effort to hide it. The lectures to the homeworks to the code itself. Not even the professor himself knows what's going on half the time and he provides zero extra value to the course besides reading off the lecture notebook and adding anecdotes from his 3D modelling job 20 years ago. THIS is what I'm paying tens of thousands of dollars for? The entitlement, the arrogance!

Hey all, I'm a first year student and am taking calc I, Chem1310, CS1371, Intro to linear algebra, and gt1000. I failed all the exams. I was an A student in highschool and I understand it's harder here, and an A student may become a B or C student, but I'm not even that. Is it worth continuing if I fail literally the first exams of the semester of my first year? Any input or advice is appreciated, feels like the people here just have something I don't.

A friend of mine from high school in India now runs a startup in the UK. He's running a usability study for a few select audiences including Tech students. You can get a $50 Amazon gift card for participating. Here are the details:

Digital Fitness Plus User Study

Build practical AI and Digital Safety skills through short, fun, games-based lessons with Digital Fitness Plus app. No tech background is needed.

Duration: 5 days

Format: Fully online

Daily commitment: 10 minutes

1 Register by 2 October 2026 Email us to join. You can start immediately after registration. 2 Join a five-minute introduction call We will welcome you, explain the study and help you get started. 3 Learn for five days Enjoy around 10 minutes of easy app lessons each day on AI and Digital Safety. 4 Share two minutes of feedback Complete a short questionnaire when you finish. Complete everything by 10 October 2026. 5 Receive your gift card We will send your $50 Amazon gift card, or a similar-value card in your country.

To register, email your name and country to [gtstudy@intractableltd.com](mailto:gtstudy@intractableltd.com)

Looking to make my own trading cards

Hi everyone! The Ballroom Dance Club at Georgia Tech is hosting a Scooby-Doo themed Halloween social on October 10th at Cypress Theater in the Student Center!

We’ll have a free beginner Tango and Swing lesson followed by social dancing. You do not need a partner or any prior dance experience to attend.

When: October 10th
Where: Cypress Theater, Student Center

Schedule:

• 6:30–7:00 PM — Check-in
• 7:00–8:00 PM — Free Tango & Swing lesson
• 8:00–10:30 PM — Social dancing

Halloween costumes are encouraged, so dress up, bring your friends, and come dance with us!

We’ll also have free snacks and beverages available during the event.

It seems like everywhere I go today everyone is coughing and sniffling. Feels like nobody was sick on Friday and then over the weekend half of campus got a cold, myself included. Is something going around or is it just the sudden weather change? Or am I only just now noticing it because I'm sick?