UMass - Amherst: Fun Safety School
I applied to three different schools, I also applied to Boston College and Villanova, I think this school is definitely a lot easier. I’m trying to get straight A’s but if I wanted to I could pass, I think, and barely ever go to class. Especially the first two years we have mainly 400 person lectures – they're gonna go so slow just to accommodate everyone. It was really pretty easy.

Georgia Tech: Not for all, but definitely for some!
To the high schooler considering Georgia Tech, you need to visit the campus and check out the facilities to even begin to understand the nature of this school. You're probably considering the school for an engineering degree. Keep in mind that Tech takes that field extremely seriously, and you'll be thrown right into some of the toughest coursework of your life. Talk to engineers first and make sure it's what you want to do. A good number of students at Tech start out as engineering prospectives...