Virginia Tech vs. George Mason OOS

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GMU has a wider spectrum of students so a lot of diversity but keep in mind the students there don’t mingle well. CS at GMU is pretty solid for a local market but VT CS has a nationwide reputation.

[Anonymous]

Mine chose Mason for CompSci this fall. Primarily for the local connections for internships and jobs.

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I’d rank VT above GMU for CS, but it’s not worth the extra money IMO.

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GMU is known fit its excellent computer science department and work placement after

[Anonymous]

VT is very country. Like cowboy boots and country music type country. My FCPS kid was surprised, but has adapted, a bit more than I would have been expected.

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Anonymous wrote:VT is very country. Like cowboy boots and country music type country. My FCPS kid was surprised, but has adapted, a bit more than I would have been expected.

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Like any state school, VT is diverse. Most kids LOVE it as it's a happy place. Something for everyone. CS is in the top 15 undergrad eng school. Lot's of internship opportunities.

[Anonymous]

In general, I would strongly recommend VT over GMU. VT has a fabulous engineering program, excellent career outcomes, and name recognition. GMU is a commuter school and is not well regarded. It might however be the right choice in this particular situation.

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Anonymous wrote:VT is very country. Like cowboy boots and country music type country. My FCPS kid was surprised, but has adapted, a bit more than I would have been expected.

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Like any state school, VT is diverse. Most kids LOVE it as it's a happy place. Something for everyone. CS is in the top 15 undergrad eng school. Lot's of internship opportunities.

What? A school can be diverse and very country at the same time. No one is blasting country music at GMU. It’s just a fact. The two schools r in very different parts of the state.

But if you want to talk diversity, for the record, VT is 66% white, GMU is 41% white. That’s a big difference in diversity.

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Anonymous wrote:VT is very country. Like cowboy boots and country music type country. My FCPS kid was surprised, but has adapted, a bit more than I would have been expected.

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Like any state school, VT is diverse. Most kids LOVE it as it's a happy place. Something for everyone. CS is in the top 15 undergrad eng school. Lot's of internship opportunities.

What? A school can be diverse and very country at the same time. No one is blasting country music at GMU. It’s just a fact. The two schools r in very different parts of the state.

But if you want to talk diversity, for the record, VT is 66% white, GMU is 41% white. That’s a big difference in diversity.

I have experience at both schools. GMU is fine and in a nice location because of its proximity to jobs, but there is a HUGE difference in campus / college life.

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Anonymous wrote:VT is very country. Like cowboy boots and country music type country. My FCPS kid was surprised, but has adapted, a bit more than I would have been expected.

That’s interesting. I went there and didn’t feel like it was overly country, and I came from FCPS as well. It felt like NOVA kids were extremely prominent, in fact. Perhaps it’s a matter of opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:VT is very country. Like cowboy boots and country music type country. My FCPS kid was surprised, but has adapted, a bit more than I would have been expected.

That’s interesting. I went there and didn’t feel like it was overly country, and I came from FCPS as well. It felt like NOVA kids were extremely prominent, in fact. Perhaps it’s a matter of opinion.

This wasn’t my experience, either.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VT is very country. Like cowboy boots and country music type country. My FCPS kid was surprised, but has adapted, a bit more than I would have been expected.

That’s interesting. I went there and didn’t feel like it was overly country, and I came from FCPS as well. It felt like NOVA kids were extremely prominent, in fact. Perhaps it’s a matter of opinion.

This wasn’t my experience, either.

Probably depends on the fcps. There are kids that love going to concerts at jiffy lube and kids that wouldn’t be caught dead there. To each his own.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VT is very country. Like cowboy boots and country music type country. My FCPS kid was surprised, but has adapted, a bit more than I would have been expected.

That’s interesting. I went there and didn’t feel like it was overly country, and I came from FCPS as well. It felt like NOVA kids were extremely prominent, in fact. Perhaps it’s a matter of opinion.

This wasn’t my experience, either.

Probably depends on the fcps. There are kids that love going to concerts at jiffy lube and kids that wouldn’t be caught dead there. To each his own.

Sounds boring.

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Anonymous wrote:GMU has a wider spectrum of students so a lot of diversity but keep in mind the students there don’t mingle well. CS at GMU is pretty solid for a local market but VT CS has a nationwide reputation.

Hunh? It's the largest University now in Virginia with 26K undergrads and 11K grad students. Yout think they ALL 37,000 don't "mingle well". Are you an older person who thinks it is still a commuter school? That stopped a long time ago. You do know that GMU requires freshmen to live on campus, right? My DS went there and had a great four years, lived in the dorms all four years and has lots of friends from GMU. She was placed immediately upon graduation in the best company in the U.S. for her field and has been fully employed there for two years.

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GMU is definitely a commuter school, anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is deluding themselves, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t people on campus and things to do. And there’s nothing wrong with commuters, especially because a lot of them are older and life experiences that are a bit more interesting than the 18 year old straight out of high school. If making friends is something he’s worried about I would definitely recommend living on campus.

In the end, I feel like if this kid is reaching for that stereotypical college experience, GMU is NOT that. If he’s looking to get his degree and a good education that will prepare him for his career of choice and then move on with life, GMU is a good option. It is a very practical choice and most people i know who came in understanding what GMU is and isn’t were very satisfied with their decision to come here — myself included. It is also much closer to jobs and internships and more diverse.