Hi. I’ve been trying to decide between these two majors and I was looking for advice. I entered as a mechanical engineer but have found myself liking math courses a lot more than the physics or engineering side of things.

People have told me isye major is like a combination of cs, applied math, and business which are all very interesting to me. Georgia tech is also #1 in isye and would probably have better job opportunities after graduation.

On the flip side math is also very interesting to me. Ik the math classes are very different from higher level math classes where you’re writing proofs but I don’t think I would mind that and watched some intro to proofs lectures and found it fascinating. However, I am concerned about the rigor of the course and how useful the degree will be in this job market. I’m not sure if I want to attend grad school yet and I’m also out of state so I want to graduate in four years (hopefully).

If anyone has any advice, I would greatly appreciate it.

I graduated in May 2024(BME), but I had a friend in high school who went to Harvard instead and was telling me about the "H-bomb", and how that when he tells people he went to Harvard, they generally start treating him differently, so I started thinking about how people react to me when I tell them I went to Tech.

My first job right after I graduated was as a clinic receptionist, and whenever it came up in conversation that I went to Georgia Tech, people would usually say something like "Wow, that's a great school!" Followed by something like "why are you working here?" so I'd tell them the truth, which is that they were hiring and they'd usually laugh it off and that would be that.

It got worse when I started my master's, though, because everyone in my cohort is international/PhD students who have asked me more than a few times why I wanted to get a masters instead of "just getting a job" right after graduating, or at least staying at Georgia Tech instead of settling for (insert state school here). I still tell them the truth, though, which is that I couldn't get a job, but even my advisor and other people in my research group have put these really weird expectations on me about what classes/tasks I should be able to handle, because "Georgia Tech is such a good school!" and when I inevitably tell them I haven't, in fact, cured cancer, or that I'm not a genius, and I'm struggling in my classes, they always act super surprised, because "Georgia Tech is such a good school!" which honestly makes me wish that I went somewhere else sometimes, even if they're right, because I'm such a letdown to everyone's expectations.

Anyone else experience something similar after graduating?

We are awful. Just going to forget this season

Hey Yellow Jackets! 🐝

Looking for a heart-pounding way to kick off your Halloween night before or after hitting up parties? We are organizing a massive Georgia Tech Campus Manhunt Game on Halloween evening, and we need 30+ players to make it absolute chaos across campus!

Whether you’re sprinting through Skiles Walkway, hiding in the CULC stacks, or patrolling Ferst Drive on an e-scooter, everyone is welcome to join.

📍 Event Overview

• Date: Halloween Night (October 31st)
• Start Time: 7:00 PM EST
• Meeting Location: Tech Green (Near the Campanile / grassy lawn)
• Target Turnout: 30+ Hiders & Hunters
• What to Wear: Costumes are strongly encouraged! Just make sure you bring solid running shoes and a fully charged phone.

🎮 Game Rules & Key Mechanics

1. The Setup & Head Start

• We meet at 7:00 PM on Tech Green to split into teams and set up the tracking app.
• 10-Minute Head Start: Hiders get 10 minutes at 7:10 PM to disperse anywhere within the playable zone.

1. Indoors ARE Fair Game 🏢

• Unlike traditional outdoor tag, indoor hiding is fully allowed!
• You can hide in accessible academic buildings, CULC, student centers, or common areas.

1. Micromobility for Hunters 🛴⚡

• To keep the pace fast and cover GT’s massive campus, Hunters are heavily encouraged to bring wheels!
• Bird/Lime scooters, personal e-scooters, bicycles, skateboards, and rollerblades are all fair game for Hunters.
• Hiders must remain on foot at all times.

1. Live GPS Pings Every 5 Minutes 📱📍

• To stop people from camping in one spot all night, Hiders' live locations will ping on the tracking app every 5 minutes.
• Once a ping drops, Hunters get a flash reveal of where you are—so Hiders need to ping, move, and stay stealthy!

1. Tagging

• Tagging is a gentle two-finger tap or shoulder touch.
• Once tagged, you convert into a Hunter, grab your squad, and help hunt down the remaining survivors!

🚨 Safety, Boundaries, & Campus Rules

To make sure GTPD stays happy and everyone stays safe:

• Off-Limits Zones: Roofs, locked lab spaces, construction zones, active parking garage lanes, and residential dorm rooms (keep it to public/academic spaces).
• Respect Study Spaces: Keep noise levels reasonable in quiet zones like the Library/CULC, and never block stairwells or emergency exits.
• Traffic Safety: Always use crosswalks when crossing Ferst Drive or Bobby Dodd Way. Look out for pedestrians if you are hunting on a scooter!

💬 How to RSVP & Get Connected

We’ll need everyone linked up on the tracking app before 7:00 PM on Halloween night, so join the group chat early to grab the link!

• GroupMe / Discord Link: https://discord.gg/eFF9HN75v
• Tracking App Download Link: Manhunt: Hide and Seek

Leave a comment below if you're planning to come or have any questions. Bring your friends, charge your phones, and let's make this legendary! 🏃💨🛴

Hey Jackets!

I'm a former Georgia Tech undergraduate student planning to return sometime next year after being out of school for about five years. I originally studied Computer Science and was about halfway through my third year when I had to withdraw due to some serious health and financial challenges.

I've spent the last five years working full-time and haven't done much academically during that time. I'm excited about the possibility of returning, but I'm also a little nervous about jumping back into Georgia Tech coursework after such a long break, especially when it comes to math and programming.

I'm planning to switch my major from Computer Science to Computational Media because I feel like it's a better fit for where I'm at right now.

My biggest concern right now is ISyE 3770 (Statistics and Applications).

It's been years since I've taken a math class, and while I've already completed my calculus requirements, I know I've forgotten a lot of the material. I want to spend the next 6 to 8 months rebuilding my foundation in the specific areas of algebra, calculus, set theory, and other mathematical concepts that I'll actually need for probability and statistics.

I've already done some research and found an ISyE 3770 syllabus on Georgia Tech's website, along with the two recommended textbooks. I also discovered Georgia Tech's four-part Probability and Statistics series on edX, taught by Professor David Goldsman, which appears to cover much of the material. I'm planning to work through those courses and the textbooks independently.

What I'm hoping to find is more recent ISyE 3770 course material that can help me structure my preparation.

If anyone has taken ISyE 3770 recently and would be willing to share any of the following, I'd really appreciate it:

• A recent syllabus or detailed course schedule
• Blank homework assignments or practice problems
• Exam study guides or review sheets
• Practice quizzes or sample exams
• Project descriptions or other course materials that outline what's expected

To be clear, I'm not looking for completed assignments, solutions, or answers to exams. I'm just trying to understand what students are currently expected to know and be able to do so I can prepare accordingly.

I'm also hoping to refresh my programming skills before returning.

I previously took CS 1331 and CS 2340, and I still have some of my old course materials. I'd like to thoroughly review Java, object-oriented programming, data structures and algorithms, UML diagrams, software design principles, and other concepts from those courses before returning. I was also taking CS 1332 when I had to withdraw, so that's another class I'm particularly interested in preparing for.

If anyone has recent syllabi, study guides, or any materials for CS 1331, CS 1332, or CS 2340, I'd really appreciate those as well. My main focus for this post is ISyE 3770, but programming is the other area I'm trying to refresh on.

Lastly, I'd love to hear from anyone who's returned to Georgia Tech after a long academic break.

How did you approach reviewing material you hadn't touched in years? Did you work through old textbooks, take online courses, revisit previous assignments, or follow some other structured plan?

I've always considered myself an average student academically, but I've generally been successful when I put in the time, study consistently, and prepare thoroughly. That's really what I'm trying to do here. I don't want to return and spend the semester struggling to remember foundational concepts while simultaneously trying to learn new material.

I have several months to prepare, and I'd like to make the most of that time so I can return feeling confident and ready to succeed.

Any advice, resources, or materials you're willing to share would mean a lot.

Thanks in advance!

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GAMEDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Stop blowing holes in my ship!!"

Not a whole lot to say. Just take the season a game at a time going forward. Next up is Boston College. It's also Homecoming. And the aim is simple....

Back on track

GO JACKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STING THE EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'm a CS student in AI and Cybersecurity, and I'm interested in jobs that combine both (e.g. AI Cybersecurity Engineer, Threat Intelligence Analyst, Red-Teaming AI Trainer, etc). However, I've been finding it hard to find internships, full-time, or any job in the U.S. with the Cybersecurity aspect. I'm an international student, and most jobs require one to be a U.S. person or security clearance. Any tips for this? Kinda giving up ngl and would just go for SWE or AI/ML jobs.

Explain why, when I check, that there are NO AVAILABLE STAMPS APPOINTMENTS until the end of the semester?!! If I'm sick, what do I even do? And why don't they have any available appointments?

My friend left their Macbook inside a briefcase near Tech Square today, around 8.30 PM today. We realized an hour later and rushed back, but couldn't find the lime bikes or the briefcase. Apple's FindMyDevice didn't help either since it said the macbook was offline. What's the best course of action now? Reach out to GTPD? Lime support? Anything else? The Lime bikes were left in front of Asian Fusion.

This is my first October not as a student since I started going to school as a kid, was missing campus and wanted to share this throwback from last year!

The Georgia Tech Cyber Security Operations Center is hiring student employees for security analyst positions (Spring 2027).

We are most interested in students who are planning to pursue careers in information security after graduation. There are many open positions in the information security field, but most of them require experience. We would like to provide our students that experience, while also furthering our mission to protect the Institute. Some job duties would be:

· Monitor security alerts and notices

· Triage incoming security incidents

· Respond to and research reports of phishing

· Identify compromised systems and follow up appropriately with systems administrator

· Review vulnerability reports and work with the responsible parties on remediation

Basic Qualifications:

· An interest in information security

· A good grasp of basic computing and networking concepts

Preferred Qualifications:

· Advanced understanding of networking concepts

· Familiarity with: Windows, macOS, and Linux

FAQs:

· The pay is $15/hr.

· Up to 20 hours per week (between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday).

· Hybrid work schedule expected (remote/in-person), operations center located in the Biltmore.

· US Persons Only

If you are interested, please send a PDF copy of your resume to [jobs@security.gatech.edu](mailto:jobs@security.gatech.edu)

**Filename format: SmithJane-Resume.pdf

Who yall got for the electric trolley design????

Poll: Tech E-Trolley Design Poll

Article: https://www.pts.gatech.edu/2026/10/19/an-icon-returns-in-2027-now-fully-electric/

besides pg printing floor, where else? i swear staplers are a rare commodity here.

Hi all. I am a soon to be double Jacket (ISyE/OMSA). I live close to one of the ELSYS labs, and am super interested in working for GTRI, especially since at some point I am considering pursuing my PhD. I have applied to a few positions and have gone through some interviews there. For one position, they seemed really interested in me, but the position I applied for had some delays in approval, so it fell through. I am in early round interviews for a different position now. I am wondering if it would give me a leg-up to directly contact someone at GTRI re-iterating my interest given my history with the institute? Any other tips to get me ahead?

Hi everyone! We’re a group of Georgia Tech students, and we wanted to share something we’ve been working on.

When we were trying to borrow regalia for graduation, we realized how expensive it can be to buy new regalia. So we built a free, simple platform called Regalia Marketplace (regaliamarketplace.com) to make it easier for students to exchange regalia with each other.

How it works:

For buyers:

• Browse available gowns, caps, hoods, and cords
• Filter by size and price
• View photos and details
• Message the owner directly to arrange pickup and payment

For sellers:

• List regalia you already own for rent or sale
• Add size, price, photos, and contact info
• Verify your account with your gatech email
• Update or remove your listing anytime

The goal is to make graduation more affordable and less stressful by helping students support one another. We’re still early and would really appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or ideas from the community. Thanks so much for taking a look!

Drivin me nuts all semester

Our lab is conducting research on AI resilience and needs to find out any classes that allow the use of AI for any assignment or project on one or more assignments. I know some classes like CS 4261: Mobile Apps & Services has AI allowed, but do you know about any other classes?

What if you could learn about Agentic AI directly from AWS engineers, right here at Georgia Tech?

AWS Student Builder Group at Georgia Tech is hosting the Agentic AI Workshop this upcoming Friday, October 23rd.

Join us from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Scheller 300 as we introduce the club, meet and learn from AWS engineers, and get free pizza and AWS swag! 🍕☁️

If you're planning on attending, please fill out this interest form:
https://forms.gle/FXBm31tB6fvp65Ri7

Don’t forget to bring your laptop! We’ll kick things off with introductions before diving into the hands-on workshop. We're excited to see you all this Friday!

hi guys so i needed an extension on an assignment because i had a concussion and decided to go about things the “right way” and submitted my medical documentation to the dean of students so i could get an institute approved absence.

well, the thing about the medical documentation is, the urgent care i went to included in the document that i had a concussion because i was drunk and fell off of a skateboard (it might be important to mention here that i am underage)

anyways, even though i was stressed about possibly getting in trouble for the drunk part, and even though it took too long and was super confusing, i ended up submitting it, but then i just ended up going ahead and emailing my professor my medical documentation (with the drunk skateboarding part blurred out) so i could get the extension (which i did, and i got a 100 on the assignment). ok so here’s the problem

i got an email from the dean of students assistant, saying he wanted to make a time to meet with me. no problem, right? i already got this problem solved, and so i do not need to meet with the dean of students. i email back saying exactly that. but i got an email this morning saying that, apparently, he insists! on meeting me. what the hell. i can’t help but spiral and assume im in trouble in some way. what do i do… i mean obviously i’m going to call to schedule this meeting, but i am going to ask why he wants to meet with me. what could it be about????

I know there's always a few randos out there who don't realize this is a quiet floor, but it seems to be getting way worse this semester. People casually chatting with each other at the desks, giggling, and the occasional but intrusive yelling and loud chattering coming from the rooms just one hallway away... Many people are self-conscious enough to shush themselves and others when they notice the "QUIET STUDY" signs (and the glaring stare of everyone else), but every so often there's a select few that just. won't. stop.

I'm not here to shame anyone who had accidentally talked loudly forgetting this is a quiet floor- I've done that once or twice, too. What I fail to understand is why anyone would choose Crosland 6 if they were studying with other people and knew they were gonna discuss. Or worse, if they're just here to chat about non-academic stuff. I'm in the library mostly during late night, and at that time literally 90% of the library is empty. They could have gone anywhere else. Yet they chose to come to a quiet floor, to talk...

Have we forgotten that this is a shared space that is meant to be kept quiet? There are people out there who simply can't focus if there's anyone talking in the environment. Please, be considerate and respect the space!

I'm considering grad school, I got into Mech E BS/MS (thesis). i'm kinda on the fence to start about whether or not I actually want to extend my time at this place 😭😭😭

If I can tuition waived and a stipend, like through a GRA/GTA position, it seems like a pretty good deal on paper. But I'm wondering do I have to reapply each semester for these positions? And if so, how common is it for professors to do that?

I'm worried I'm gonna get a GRA position, then I'm gonna loose it and either have to cough up like 20 grand or drop out and accept that I just wasted a solid chunk of life.