Brooklyn Technical High School

I agree with the comments by this parent. My son attends this school, and have absolutely very little interpersonal relationships or outside activities. The school is huge and enrollment is increasing every year. The class size is strictly on book learning and extremely overwhelm with the workload. There is no way to maintain a decent average and unless you are a A+ student, you can forget about getting into a decent college. The competition is extremely fierce. My son regrets going to this school and I feel the same way.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is way too big so forget about personal attention, tho the school tries to address these issues, but so many can get lost in the shuffle. The DOE needs to stop increasing the class size every year. Unless you are a solid 92 and above with good boards forget about getting into a decent college. The competition for those colleges is really tough esp coming out of Tech.
--Submitted by a parent

I am currently attending Brooklyn Technical High School and I advise parents to encourage your children to attend it if they are accepted. I'll admit, it was hard to get used to at first coming from a 600 student middle school to a high school with more than double that just in its freshman class, but it's so worth it. I love Tech and, although some of the teachers are tough and there is some bias towards certain groups of people depending on the teacher, the experience there is great. I'm so happy that I chose to go. If you do end up going, don't beat yourself up if your average goes down; it's a much different (and tougher) learning environment. In middle school, I had a 98 average and, right now, I'm sticking at a 94. However, in the coming years, I (just as you will) will be able to attend AP classes that will substantially help your average if you do well in them (A 100 in an AP class counts as a 110 towards your average). Once again, I highly encourage people who make it in to Tech, to attend it because it's a truly genuine high school experience.
--Submitted by a student

I"m the parent of an 8th grader who will be attending high school in September. He has bee accepted to Brooklyn Tech and the honors program at Fort Hamilton HS. While Brooklyn Tech is a great school, he's a little concerned about the work load and the enginneering courses. He's not sure what he wants to major in and realized he must choose a major during his junior year at Brooklyn Tech. As a parent, I would like him to have a well rounded HS experience. While my main concern is that he receive a good education and goes to a safe school, I wouldn't want him to feel overwhelmed with so much school work. Do any of the students on this site feel you don't have much time for a social life? Must you work extremely hard to keep a good average? Please advice!
--Submitted by a parent

strong class ,safty school and excellent teacher depend on your student work hard or not. I really trust special High school .
--Submitted by a parent

Great school that prepared students for the future! Have an interest? BTHS have a program/class that matches!

I went to Brooklyn Tech years ago. The school building itself was not very appealing and the surronding neighborhood left much to be desired. All of my classes were honors/AP so I can only speak for the teachers that taught those classes. Almost all of them were pretty good. I got a few bad apples but that is to be expected. Overall though, I was well prepared for college. One other thing, there were a large number of students in my graduating class. That didn't leave much time for guidance counselors to set up one on one meetings to discuss students' futures. I recommned parents get involed early and often.

My niece currently attends Brooklyn Tech and loves the school. The school offers many advance placement classes and a wide variety of majors for the students to choose from that one may not necessarily find at other schools. It has many extra curricular activities (school clubs, sports teams, etc.) that students can participate in. The teachers are dedicated and have a vested interest in their students.

I didn't appreciate Tech until I was a freshman in college and found myself in math and science classes with juniors and seniors. If I had only known what a great education I was receiving when I attended Tech I would have worked harder, cared more and made an effort to be more social.

It was a great school in the late 1960 I when i was when i was there. I am active in alumni events and the school is still great, the area has gone from being a combat zone to a zuppie haven. If you can get into the school by all means go