For undergrad engineering, UVA or Tech?
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Anonymous
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If you can manage to get in UVA, shouldn't you take the slot?
Thanks! |
Anonymous
| Given that choice, I'd let the kid go where the kid wants. (While I guess the majority would choose UVA, I don't think it's a "no brainer".) |
Anonymous
| I'm a militant UVa booster (truly loved the place), but, for engineering, I don't think the answer is obvious at all. I would suggest that you focus on the school your DC likes more, since they are very different in culture, student body, etc. Both are, honestly, good choices for engineering. |
Anonymous
| As a UVA grad with a VT engineering grad husband, I say VT without question. |
Anonymous
| VT alum here, so I'm biased, but Tech is ranked higher than UVA for engineering, and VT alums are highly-sought after in the eng'g industry. Just off the top of my head, a few of my eng'g graduate friends are working for GE, a satellite tech startup in Reston, and Alcoa. |
Anonymous
+1 - did not major in engineering but friends who did were heavily recruited by some big name companies (ex. Boeing). |
Anonymous
| If you have to ask this question, you belong at VA Tech otherwise you'd know better. |
Anonymous
This isn't terribly helpful. VT for English would be dumb, VT for history would be dumb, VT for engineering, though, come on! I hate the Hokies like poison, but no, you're being stupid if you think VT is somehow a bad choice for engineering. |
Anonymous
| MIT |
Anonymous
| From what I have heard engineering would be the only reason to go with VATech. UVA is head and shoulders above VATech. If your kid is slightly undecided, then UVA all the way. |
Anonymous
Oh come on. UVA is ranked better but they are two totally different schools. It's plausible that someone would choose one over the other for many reasons. |
Anonymous
Who said VA Tech is a bad choice for engineering? It is only a bad choice if there is a better option, as here. Choosing VA Tech over UVA ( a top 25 school) would be a poor decision. It really is a no brainer. |
Anonymous
| Tech ranks higher in engineering, look it up. |
Anonymous
| Look at the curricula as well - it was explained to me that VT follows the polytechnic model (not as many courses outside the school of engineering?), whereas UVa engineering students may have a more balanced, but less completely-engineering-focused education over the course of four years. Without a doubt, VT is the higher-ranked engineering program, but UVA has a better overall reputation as a university (probably not with engineering folks, though). I know students at both programs now and they are all working hard and getting internship offers that come with strong hints of full-time employment after graduation. |
Anonymous
| For any major other than Engineering I'd pick UVA, for Engineering, pick the school that s/he likes best. IMO you get a more focused engineering education at VT and a broader education at UVA. Both will be more than good enough. The SAT scores of the UVA engineering students are significantly higher than the VT students (~100 points or so out of 1600), so it's probably a somewhat smarter peer group if that matters. |