Yes. It’s more rigorous. My only first hand account is the difference between the classes I took at Georgia Tech and the classes I TAed at University of Illinois. GT was more rigorous. Also, at GTL, the classes were easier than regular GT classes. The couple non-GT people at GTL remarked how challenging Tech classes were. More @Wikipedia
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