Is uva a prestigious college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA is a good regional school but it’s hardly prestigious. Just a good to very good public university.

Silly. UVA is consistently ranked 1, 2, or 3 top public university in the nation. Always ahead of Michigan now. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public. UCLA and Berkely are battling it out with UVA. In 2017 US NEWs& World report put it at no. 2. https://news.virginia.edu/content/among-nations-elite-us-news-gives-uva-no-2-public-university-ranking. Business Insider ranked it no. 1 public university in 2016.

[Anonymous]

UVA engineering is not ranked as high as the few other public schools, like Berkeley, Michigan and UIUC, but you don't want to discount the overall environment and experience of the school like UVA.

The problem with those public colleges is that they are too large. Each of those schools has almost twice as many undergrads as UVA. Overcrowding is generally a characteristic of a public school, which sometime makes the students feel they are left on their own to float or sink. No one cares because the classes are too big and there are too many students for professors to know a student's existence (if professors teach at all). But UVA, with its much smaller student body, is significantly better in this regard. Plus, UVA has a very tight knit community (maybe due to its unique college town setting that is not too far or too close to a metropolitan city) and its widely publicized beautiful campus helps too. Students generally feel warm and cozy on the campus of this size. You will cherish this 4 year college experience in your whole life. I think this is important too when one considers which college to go.

In terms of prestige (which in essence is more a perception), I would agree with the notion that the top bracket probably goes to the traditional top 5 (HYMPS, which is world wide famous). The next 25 on the US News ranking list is no significant difference with some stronger than other in certain area and vice versa. UVA is in that category.

[Anonymous]

I think the business school McIntire is prestigious, in that it is a major finance feeder. The rest? Meh, mostly connected upper middle and rich Greek Life & the rest of the kids will go onto work normal 9-5s.

[Anonymous]

No business school is prestigious. That is where kids go who can't handle math and science and don't like to read books.

[Anonymous]

You're right, your kid clearing $100,000 at age 22 in NYC, SF or Chicago isn't as prestigious as the $39,000-55,000 all your kid's friends make in Columbia Heights. Lazy trolling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA engineering is not ranked as high as the few other public schools, like Berkeley, Michigan and UIUC, but you don't want to discount the overall environment and experience of the school like UVA.

The problem with those public colleges is that they are too large. Each of those schools has almost twice as many undergrads as UVA. Overcrowding is generally a characteristic of a public school, which sometime makes the students feel they are left on their own to float or sink. No one cares because the classes are too big and there are too many students for professors to know a student's existence (if professors teach at all). But UVA, with its much smaller student body, is significantly better in this regard. Plus, UVA has a very tight knit community (maybe due to its unique college town setting that is not too far or too close to a metropolitan city) and its widely publicized beautiful campus helps too. Students generally feel warm and cozy on the campus of this size. You will cherish this 4 year college experience in your whole life. I think this is important too when one considers which college to go.

In terms of prestige (which in essence is more a perception), I would agree with the notion that the top bracket probably goes to the traditional top 5 (HYMPS, which is world wide famous). The next 25 on the US News ranking list is no significant difference with some stronger than other in certain area and vice versa. UVA is in that category.

Why do people say it’s beautiful? Parts of it are historically significant and pleasant, but I wouldn’t say beautiful. More like charming in a shabby way.

[Anonymous]

So many parents are jealous of UVA. It’s incredible.

[Anonymous]

I like UVA...I really do...I just don't like the pretentious people that went to UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA engineering is not ranked as high as the few other public schools, like Berkeley, Michigan and UIUC, but you don't want to discount the overall environment and experience of the school like UVA.

The problem with those public colleges is that they are too large. Each of those schools has almost twice as many undergrads as UVA. Overcrowding is generally a characteristic of a public school, which sometime makes the students feel they are left on their own to float or sink. No one cares because the classes are too big and there are too many students for professors to know a student's existence (if professors teach at all). But UVA, with its much smaller student body, is significantly better in this regard. Plus, UVA has a very tight knit community (maybe due to its unique college town setting that is not too far or too close to a metropolitan city) and its widely publicized beautiful campus helps too. Students generally feel warm and cozy on the campus of this size. You will cherish this 4 year college experience in your whole life. I think this is important too when one considers which college to go.

In terms of prestige (which in essence is more a perception), I would agree with the notion that the top bracket probably goes to the traditional top 5 (HYMPS, which is world wide famous). The next 25 on the US News ranking list is no significant difference with some stronger than other in certain area and vice versa. UVA is in that category.

I think there are 22 public engineering schools ranked at the same level or above UVA in USNews. That is a lot more than "a few".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA engineering is not ranked as high as the few other public schools, like Berkeley, Michigan and UIUC, but you don't want to discount the overall environment and experience of the school like UVA.

The problem with those public colleges is that they are too large. Each of those schools has almost twice as many undergrads as UVA. Overcrowding is generally a characteristic of a public school, which sometime makes the students feel they are left on their own to float or sink. No one cares because the classes are too big and there are too many students for professors to know a student's existence (if professors teach at all). But UVA, with its much smaller student body, is significantly better in this regard. Plus, UVA has a very tight knit community (maybe due to its unique college town setting that is not too far or too close to a metropolitan city) and its widely publicized beautiful campus helps too. Students generally feel warm and cozy on the campus of this size. You will cherish this 4 year college experience in your whole life. I think this is important too when one considers which college to go.

In terms of prestige (which in essence is more a perception), I would agree with the notion that the top bracket probably goes to the traditional top 5 (HYMPS, which is world wide famous). The next 25 on the US News ranking list is no significant difference with some stronger than other in certain area and vice versa. UVA is in that category.

Why do people say it’s beautiful? Parts of it are historically significant and pleasant, but I wouldn’t say beautiful. More like charming in a shabby way.

The area around the Lawn is pretty, but the rest is pretty average and not particularly well planned (Med School/Hospital, McCormick, Observatory Hill, Scott Stadium area, JPA, UHall, North Grounds, etc.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA engineering is not ranked as high as the few other public schools, like Berkeley, Michigan and UIUC, but you don't want to discount the overall environment and experience of the school like UVA.

The problem with those public colleges is that they are too large. Each of those schools has almost twice as many undergrads as UVA. Overcrowding is generally a characteristic of a public school, which sometime makes the students feel they are left on their own to float or sink. No one cares because the classes are too big and there are too many students for professors to know a student's existence (if professors teach at all). But UVA, with its much smaller student body, is significantly better in this regard. Plus, UVA has a very tight knit community (maybe due to its unique college town setting that is not too far or too close to a metropolitan city) and its widely publicized beautiful campus helps too. Students generally feel warm and cozy on the campus of this size. You will cherish this 4 year college experience in your whole life. I think this is important too when one considers which college to go.

In terms of prestige (which in essence is more a perception), I would agree with the notion that the top bracket probably goes to the traditional top 5 (HYMPS, which is world wide famous). The next 25 on the US News ranking list is no significant difference with some stronger than other in certain area and vice versa. UVA is in that category.

Your assessment would mean that the top (minus HYPSM) is equal to about 30 in USNews. That would mean Caltech, Chicago, Columbia are on a similar level to NYU and UNC (or UVA) That is a huge stretch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA engineering is not ranked as high as the few other public schools, like Berkeley, Michigan and UIUC, but you don't want to discount the overall environment and experience of the school like UVA.

The problem with those public colleges is that they are too large. Each of those schools has almost twice as many undergrads as UVA. Overcrowding is generally a characteristic of a public school, which sometime makes the students feel they are left on their own to float or sink. No one cares because the classes are too big and there are too many students for professors to know a student's existence (if professors teach at all). But UVA, with its much smaller student body, is significantly better in this regard. Plus, UVA has a very tight knit community (maybe due to its unique college town setting that is not too far or too close to a metropolitan city) and its widely publicized beautiful campus helps too. Students generally feel warm and cozy on the campus of this size. You will cherish this 4 year college experience in your whole life. I think this is important too when one considers which college to go.

In terms of prestige (which in essence is more a perception), I would agree with the notion that the top bracket probably goes to the traditional top 5 (HYMPS, which is world wide famous). The next 25 on the US News ranking list is no significant difference with some stronger than other in certain area and vice versa. UVA is in that category.

Why do people say it’s beautiful? Parts of it are historically significant and pleasant, but I wouldn’t say beautiful. More like charming in a shabby way.

In Virginia, I'd say at least Richmond, W&M, and W&L have prettier campuses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many parents are jealous of UVA. It’s incredible.

Guessing you’re one of them.

[Anonymous]

If your kid is savvy enough to get into a top tier Greek house, yeah, prestigious. Greek life owns the university.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your kid is savvy enough to get into a top tier Greek house, yeah, prestigious. Greek life owns the university.

No, it doesn’t. It’s not 1986 anymore.