UVA or W&M or VT for Computer science

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UVA no. 1 https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-no-1-software-engineering-topping-standard-bearers-stanford-cal-berkeley#:~:text=UVA%20is%20No.,computer%20coding%20and%20programming%20skills.

OMG. You can’t be serious. It’s #28. I can’t even believe you fell for this.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings

Last time I checked STEM was more than CS. Why do all these people only focus on CS? Chemistry, biology, bio-engineering, mathematics, geology etc. C'mon people STEM is a wide group of disciplines and UVA is doing better but not anywhere it should be.

What? You (or the PPP) linked something stating that UVA is “no 1” for computer science. Not even close.

The UVA boosterism is just so over the top.

Are you day drinking? I posted no link, my post is anything but a UVA booster post...it's the opposite. Check yourself and your personal bias, some of you people are insufferable.

[Anonymous]

W&M faculty don't even do research and are not recognized in the field (any field). I certainly would not go there for any degree that involves innovation activities like Computer Science

[Anonymous]

From CS ranking perspective, UVA is #1 out of these three. UVA also has better students overall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From CS ranking perspective, UVA is #1 out of these three. UVA also has better students overall.

Nice try, but nope. Repeating this does not make it so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:W&M faculty don't even do research and are not recognized in the field (any field). I certainly would not go there for any degree that involves innovation activities like Computer Science

Yes, I mean it is barely above community college level. Waste of money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:W&M faculty don't even do research and are not recognized in the field (any field). I certainly would not go there for any degree that involves innovation activities like Computer Science

Yes, I mean it is barely above community college level. Waste of money.

Yikes...

[Anonymous]

Absolutely UVA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:W&M faculty don't even do research and are not recognized in the field (any field). I certainly would not go there for any degree that involves innovation activities like Computer Science

W&M's relative strength is undergraduate teaching, and this is just as strong if not stronger within STEM as outside. But your premise above is completely wrong. W&M faculty do research, and a simple check on the CS faculty pages show all of the tenure track faculty do research. More importantly, almost all undergraduates, and nearly 100% of STEM undergraduates, do guided research with faculty. This is very useful both in getting jobs, but particularly for those applying to graduate school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From CS ranking perspective, UVA is #1 out of these three. UVA also has better students overall.

Nice try, but nope. Repeating this does not make it so.

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Those are facts.

[Anonymous]

Can’t go wrong for computer science VA Tech, UVA BS, or UVA BA. Depends on the kid and finances. Not enough difference between the three to warrant ignoring fit or finances.

W&M better off going somewhere like Mason and saving money. I would argue Mason is better anyway. Maybe JMU too but not as clear cut.

[Anonymous]

Why is anyone asking this anonymous, biased forum?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is anyone asking this anonymous, biased forum?

Honestly, to me it just seemed like a troll post to get people to go at each other over which is better. At least that is how it usually plays out on this board.

There were a few good advice just in case this was a truly innocent and honest question.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:W&M faculty don't even do research and are not recognized in the field (any field). I certainly would not go there for any degree that involves innovation activities like Computer Science

W&M's relative strength is undergraduate teaching, and this is just as strong if not stronger within STEM as outside. But your premise above is completely wrong. W&M faculty do research, and a simple check on the CS faculty pages show all of the tenure track faculty do research. More importantly, almost all undergraduates, and nearly 100% of STEM undergraduates, do guided research with faculty. This is very useful both in getting jobs, but particularly for those applying to graduate school.

Getting into a top CS graduate school from W&M CS would be almost impossible because of both the lack of rigor and variety in the coursework.

All research universities have undergraduate research opportunities for students, far moreso than W&M.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our friend’s kid just graduated from WM last May as a CS major. Loved going to school there. Just started working at Microsoft this summer and is really happy.

Agree with the poster who said to pick the school where your kid will be happiest.

Want to note that Microsoft is the only big tech company that recruits for CS from W&M, unless that has changed recently.

W&M's career fairs really aren't directed at CS majors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:W&M faculty don't even do research and are not recognized in the field (any field). I certainly would not go there for any degree that involves innovation activities like Computer Science

W&M's relative strength is undergraduate teaching, and this is just as strong if not stronger within STEM as outside. But your premise above is completely wrong. W&M faculty do research, and a simple check on the CS faculty pages show all of the tenure track faculty do research. More importantly, almost all undergraduates, and nearly 100% of STEM undergraduates, do guided research with faculty. This is very useful both in getting jobs, but particularly for those applying to graduate school.

Getting into a top CS graduate school from W&M CS would be almost impossible because of both the lack of rigor and variety in the coursework.

All research universities have undergraduate research opportunities for students, far moreso than W&M.

Not a single fact in your assertions. The National Science Foundation does track undergraduate origins of PhD recipients by area of study. W&M has the highest percentage of undergraduates among public national universities to receive PhDs and the second highest percentage in STEM fields after UC Berkeley.