UVA vs Ga Tech Engineering

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UVa. More prestigious.

not in engineering

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UVA engineering is #35. Hardly “prestigious.”

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate

UVA CS
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?234076-University-of-Virginia-Main-Campus&fos_code=1101&fos_credential=3
160k

Gatech CS
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?139755-Georgia-Institute-of-Technology-Main-Campus&fos_code=1101&fos_credential=3
155k

UVa grads make more ( in an appes to apples comparison) because it's more prestigious.

That you actually think $5k is in any way a substantive difference makes me smile. That's so cute. And many of us do not think UVA is "more prestigious" than Georgia Tech. But you do you!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:anyone surprised that GA Tech beat Caltech in US News Rankings? or UVA beat Yale for Engineering?

US News rankings are meaningless, especially for Engineering.

False. They are very meaningful. They are substantially the reputation of the school from other schools. Most universities believe those at the top are the best universities for engineering.

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I sense the PP is pouting because they know this is true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the one who said UVA is more prestigious, absolutely not in engineering.

GT is like Ivy League of engineering. UVA is not known for engineering. Indeed, Virginia Tech would be higher status than UVA in engineering.

Yep.

[Anonymous]

GA Tech and this is a no brainer.

[Anonymous]

What a dumb question. GT.

-engineer

[Anonymous]

The only people who thing UVA > GA Tech are UVA students or their parents…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVa. More prestigious.

not in engineering

+1
UVA engineering is #35. Hardly “prestigious.”

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate

UVA CS
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?234076-University-of-Virginia-Main-Campus&fos_code=1101&fos_credential=3
160k

Gatech CS
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?139755-Georgia-Institute-of-Technology-Main-Campus&fos_code=1101&fos_credential=3
155k

UVa grads make more ( in an appes to apples comparison) because it's more prestigious.

But ODU grads make more than UVA grads. I guess we know what the means.

ODU Mechanical Engineering
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?232982-Old-Dominion-University&fos_code=1419&fos_credential=3

UVA Mechanical Engineering
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?234076-University-of-Virginia-Main-Campus&fos_code=1419&fos_credential=3

This has to do with ODU being located in a military and shipbuilding area.

Are UVA graduates unable to move?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only people who thing UVA > GA Tech are UVA students or their parents…

Oh, absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only people who thing UVA > GA Tech are UVA students or their parents…

The only people that act like this are parents whose kids didn't get in. Ridiculous. Engineering is hard at any school and respected.

[Anonymous]

Go to the one your kid is excited about. How about that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the one who said UVA is more prestigious, absolutely not in engineering.

GT is like Ivy League of engineering. UVA is not known for engineering. Indeed, Virginia Tech would be higher status than UVA in engineering.

This isn't how undergrad prestige works, that's why grad schools have subject rankings and undergrad has overall rankings. UVa is simply more prestigious for undergrad...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only people who thing UVA > GA Tech are UVA students or their parents…

Nope, didn't go to either.

[Anonymous]

i would pick gtech. but yes it depends if you're in state for one of them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the one who said UVA is more prestigious, absolutely not in engineering.

GT is like Ivy League of engineering. UVA is not known for engineering. Indeed, Virginia Tech would be higher status than UVA in engineering.

This isn't how undergrad prestige works, that's why grad schools have subject rankings and undergrad has overall rankings. UVa is simply more prestigious for undergrad...

Undergrad engineering is not like other major/subject areas, which is why they are generally in separate school. They don’t have broad liberal arts requirements - like foreign language, English, philosophy, etc. It’s why engineering programs are different from typical university rankings.

DC is in an engineering program and his courses requirements only included one humanities course. The rest were math, chemistry, computer and physics courses. DC was shocked they didn’t even have to take an English class and happy about skipping a foreign language.

[Anonymous]

gt. No brainer