Penn State, VA Tech, George Washington, how to choose?

[Anonymous]

I went to Penn State. And paid OOS tuition, which was a whopping $8k at the time. No way would I pay OOS there now, and it has nothing to do with the scandal. I wouldn't pay OOS anywhere for undergrad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to Penn State. And paid OOS tuition, which was a whopping $8k at the time. No way would I pay OOS there now, and it has nothing to do with the scandal. I wouldn't pay OOS anywhere for undergrad.

Not even for Cal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My relatives are also looking at OOS tuition at Penn State. Is the school really that overrated and not worth it?????

We were all thrilled with the name recognition, but I think it will be a HUGE stretch for them.

Don't bet the farm on OOS tuition and a 4 (5 nowdays?) year degree. Never worth it because college doesn't guarantee anything.

[Anonymous]

VT fails sooo many students in engineering. Such a shame. We keep hearing the our country needs more STEM grads. VT takes the top math students in the country and then fails them - well, 50% of them. For that reason I would go to Penn State.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VT fails sooo many students in engineering. Such a shame. We keep hearing the our country needs more STEM grads. VT takes the top math students in the country and then fails them - well, 50% of them. For that reason I would go to Penn State.

Are you saying they flunk out 50% of the incoming engineering class?

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Penn State. And paid OOS tuition, which was a whopping $8k at the time. No way would I pay OOS there now, and it has nothing to do with the scandal. I wouldn't pay OOS anywhere for undergrad.

Not even for Cal?

Nope, not even for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VT fails sooo many students in engineering. Such a shame. We keep hearing the our country needs more STEM grads. VT takes the top math students in the country and then fails them - well, 50% of them. For that reason I would go to Penn State.

Because half of them weren't cut out for the difficult upper-level math and engineering courses that are required for a degree.. they do that for a reason, you know. Sorry that your snowflake couldn't handle the engineering curriculum.

[Anonymous]

^ She's a MD thank you ~ but I do know something about VT

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Anonymous wrote:VT fails sooo many students in engineering. Such a shame. We keep hearing the our country needs more STEM grads. VT takes the top math students in the country and then fails them - well, 50% of them. For that reason I would go to Penn State.

Because half of them weren't cut out for the difficult upper-level math and engineering courses that are required for a degree.. they do that for a reason, you know. Sorry that your snowflake couldn't handle the engineering curriculum.

Penn State engineering has a huge fail rate as well. You'd be surprised how many business majors there started in engineering.

[Anonymous]

Engineering Hokie Mom here and Hokie wife -- VT becomes a way of life. I don't know anyone who's had a negative experience. There's something there for everyone and once the students join clubs, the large university shrinks in size. Even students raised in this DC cosmopolitan area love Blacksburg.

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Anonymous wrote:VT fails sooo many students in engineering. Such a shame. We keep hearing the our country needs more STEM grads. VT takes the top math students in the country and then fails them - well, 50% of them. For that reason I would go to Penn State.

Because half of them weren't cut out for the difficult upper-level math and engineering courses that are required for a degree.. they do that for a reason, you know. Sorry that your snowflake couldn't handle the engineering curriculum.

Penn State engineering has a huge fail rate as well. You'd be surprised how many business majors there started in engineering.

+1. The ones who failed out but still want to be considered engineers go into industrial engineering. Many sociable and less intense engineers pursue mechanical and civil eng. We really need to boost our educational system in STEM subjects before students get to college.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Penn State. And paid OOS tuition, which was a whopping $8k at the time. No way would I pay OOS there now, and it has nothing to do with the scandal. I wouldn't pay OOS anywhere for undergrad.

Not even for Cal?

Nope, not even for that.

Absolutely not. Cal is $56k!

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Penn State. And paid OOS tuition, which was a whopping $8k at the time. No way would I pay OOS there now, and it has nothing to do with the scandal. I wouldn't pay OOS anywhere for undergrad.

Not even for Cal?

Nope, not even for that.

Absolutely not. Cal is $56k!

But a couple of their undergrad engineering programs are the top rated ones in the country. It would be kinda like turning HYP down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Engineering Hokie Mom here and Hokie wife -- VT becomes a way of life. I don't know anyone who's had a negative experience. There's something there for everyone and once the students join clubs, the large university shrinks in size. Even students raised in this DC cosmopolitan area love Blacksburg.

W&M grad here, with no connection to Va Tech. I have to agree that everyone I know who went to VT loved it.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Penn State. And paid OOS tuition, which was a whopping $8k at the time. No way would I pay OOS there now, and it has nothing to do with the scandal. I wouldn't pay OOS anywhere for undergrad.

Not even for Cal?

Nope, not even for that.

Absolutely not. Cal is $56k!

But a couple of their undergrad engineering programs are the top rated ones in the country. It would be kinda like turning HYP down.

I'd rather my child go to a lower rated school and graduate without debt.