As a computer science student at Georgia Tech, I believe I'm in a pretty good position to comment on this, rather than pointing fingers and yelling loud like other have in this thread. Georgia Tech has a very good CS program, and I have learned a *lot* since I've been a student here. Tech is fairly tough, especially in 1XXX and 2XXX classes, to weed out the kinds of students who just can't cut it, despite how good their intentions are. The fact of the matter is that, while in early classes *some* hand-holding may be necessary, every professor in the College of Computing expects students to do their own work. The journalist for the Post made this kid sound like a victim of some kind of conspiracy, and not the cheater that he is/was. Here at Tech, if you do your work, learn how to dig for resources, learn how to think for yourself and not beg for answers when you could get them yourself, and keep your nose clean, you'll be fine.
The main point here is that we are being presented with one side of the story: a poor kid, striving to do his best, and getting the shaft. The CS department at Georgia Tech is quite good, in my opinion, and is very well-respected, which doesn't come easily. Anyone who thinks otherwise should find out the facts for themselves first before pointing fingers.
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As a computer science student at Georgia Tech, I believe I'm in a pretty good position to comment on this, rather than pointing fingers and yelling loud like other have in this thread.
Georgia Tech has a very good CS program, and I have learned a *lot* since I've been a student here. Tech is fairly tough, especially in 1XXX and 2XXX classes, to weed out the kinds of students who just can't cut it, despite how good their intentions are.
The fact of the matter is that, while in early classes *some* hand-holding may be necessary, every professor in the College of Computing expects students to do their own work. The journalist for the Post made this kid sound like a victim of some kind of conspiracy, and not the cheater that he is/was. Here at Tech, if you do your work, learn how to dig for resources, learn how to think for yourself and not beg for answers when you could get them yourself, and keep your nose clean, you'll be fine.
The main point here is that we are being presented with one side of the story: a poor kid, striving to do his best, and getting the shaft. The CS department at Georgia Tech is quite good, in my opinion, and is very well-respected, which doesn't come easily. Anyone who thinks otherwise should find out the facts for themselves first before pointing fingers.