Are VA publics really better than Maryland's?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

That’s because you are clueless. VCU is a national university while Towson is a regional university. VCU has a far wider range of programs including a medical school and one of the top ranked fine arts programs in the country. It is a far more comprehensive and diverse university. Just because admissions may not be tougher doesn’t mean “they are not different.” They’re very different.

Richmond, VA also more appealing and interesting than Towson, MD.

Have you been to VCU? Yes it's in a city but there's nothing appealing about it. I go there often and it's not in a safe part of town. I would not want my daughter going to that school.

I did not know that. DC from MD was thinking about VCU, but now I think we need to rethink that.

You’re kidding, right?!! You’re “rethinking“ VCU because of some anonymous idiot on the Internet?

+1 Ignore suburban stooges.

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Anonymous wrote:UMBC is on par with VTech

+1 between the two, I’d rather send my kids to UMBC

That is your choice. But it doesn't change the fact that Vtech is a significantly better ranked school. We are talking 100 points different in rankings.

Since when? Last I remember VT was ranked in the 70s and 80s?

Look again. In the latest US news rankings VT is 51 and UMBC 144.

Think for yourself. Does that seem legitimate, or are the current rankings bogus?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

That’s because you are clueless. VCU is a national university while Towson is a regional university. VCU has a far wider range of programs including a medical school and one of the top ranked fine arts programs in the country. It is a far more comprehensive and diverse university. Just because admissions may not be tougher doesn’t mean “they are not different.” They’re very different.

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VCU has an engineering dept. Towson, nope.
And premed at a university with a medical school is extremely different than at at Towson.

Both are good schools, but VCU has much more to offer overall.

for a school with an engineering dept, their ROI is lower than Towson's. What's going on there.

Are you arguing simply for the sake of arguing or are you just playing dense? VCU has an engineering school, yes, but it is primarily known for its fine arts. I guarantee you the average engineer from VCU is kicking the shit out of the average graduate of Towson

I'm just using stats. Are you saying that a college that doesn't have an engineering major is not good? Georgetown doesn't have an eng program. Is that a subpar school?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

That’s because you are clueless. VCU is a national university while Towson is a regional university. VCU has a far wider range of programs including a medical school and one of the top ranked fine arts programs in the country. It is a far more comprehensive and diverse university. Just because admissions may not be tougher doesn’t mean “they are not different.” They’re very different.

Richmond, VA also more appealing and interesting than Towson, MD.

Have you been to VCU? Yes it's in a city but there's nothing appealing about it. I go there often and it's not in a safe part of town. I would not want my daughter going to that school.

I did not know that. DC from MD was thinking about VCU, but now I think we need to rethink that.

You’re kidding, right?!! You’re “rethinking“ VCU because of some anonymous idiot on the Internet?

+1 Ignore suburban stooges.

Well, I also googled it, and it says the surrounding area does have issues.

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Anonymous wrote:UMBC is on par with VTech

+1 between the two, I’d rather send my kids to UMBC

That is your choice. But it doesn't change the fact that Vtech is a significantly better ranked school. We are talking 100 points different in rankings.

Since when? Last I remember VT was ranked in the 70s and 80s?

Look again. In the latest US news rankings VT is 51 and UMBC 144.

Think for yourself. Does that seem legitimate, or are the current rankings bogus?

Np.

Ratings are bogus. And they are really unfair to UDC, which is a great school.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

That’s because you are clueless. VCU is a national university while Towson is a regional university. VCU has a far wider range of programs including a medical school and one of the top ranked fine arts programs in the country. It is a far more comprehensive and diverse university. Just because admissions may not be tougher doesn’t mean “they are not different.” They’re very different.

Richmond, VA also more appealing and interesting than Towson, MD.

Have you been to VCU? Yes it's in a city but there's nothing appealing about it. I go there often and it's not in a safe part of town. I would not want my daughter going to that school.

I did not know that. DC from MD was thinking about VCU, but now I think we need to rethink that.

You’re kidding, right?!! You’re “rethinking“ VCU because of some anonymous idiot on the Internet?

+1 Ignore suburban stooges.

You only need to drive around the VCU campus to know that it's a sketchy area.

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Anonymous wrote:Important to remember that UVA is vastly superior to UMD.

Sigh. Thankful to see that no one took this bait.

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Anonymous wrote:Important to remember that UVA is vastly superior to UMD.

Sigh. Thankful to see that no one took this bait.

Guess you missed this gem?

Absolutely. That university whose illustrious history and prestige is rivaled only by Harvard is far better than some rinky dink public school in Maryland, of all places.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

That’s because you are clueless. VCU is a national university while Towson is a regional university. VCU has a far wider range of programs including a medical school and one of the top ranked fine arts programs in the country. It is a far more comprehensive and diverse university. Just because admissions may not be tougher doesn’t mean “they are not different.” They’re very different.

Richmond, VA also more appealing and interesting than Towson, MD.

Have you been to VCU? Yes it's in a city but there's nothing appealing about it. I go there often and it's not in a safe part of town. I would not want my daughter going to that school.

I did not know that. DC from MD was thinking about VCU, but now I think we need to rethink that.

You’re kidding, right?!! You’re “rethinking“ VCU because of some anonymous idiot on the Internet?

+1 Ignore suburban stooges.

You only need to drive around the VCU campus to know that it's a sketchy area.

I've been to that area many, many, many times and I'm used to living in the city. That part near the convention center and the area around it is very sketchy. Lots of homeless people. I don't recommend a college girl walking around that area by herself at night.

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Anonymous wrote:Important to remember that UVA is vastly superior to UMD.

Sigh. Thankful to see that no one took this bait.

Guess you missed this gem?

Absolutely. That university whose illustrious history and prestige is rivaled only by Harvard is far better than some rinky dink public school in Maryland, of all places.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, by a large amount. Plus, Maryland sucks. Who would want to live there?

Many many people do. Educated ones too; and most likely more educated than you.

+100 I would never live in VA.

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Anonymous wrote:Important to remember that UVA is vastly superior to UMD.

Sigh. Thankful to see that no one took this bait.

We are all thankful that UMD alumni have decided to accept their school's lower status in graceful silence. It took time to come to terms with having a shabby and inferior education, but they put in the work.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, by a large amount. Plus, Maryland sucks. Who would want to live there?

Many many people do. Educated ones too; and most likely more educated than you.

+100 I would never live in VA.

Virginia is a lot like Kentucky.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

That’s because you are clueless. VCU is a national university while Towson is a regional university. VCU has a far wider range of programs including a medical school and one of the top ranked fine arts programs in the country. It is a far more comprehensive and diverse university. Just because admissions may not be tougher doesn’t mean “they are not different.” They’re very different.

Richmond, VA also more appealing and interesting than Towson, MD.

Have you been to VCU? Yes it's in a city but there's nothing appealing about it. I go there often and it's not in a safe part of town. I would not want my daughter going to that school.

I did not know that. DC from MD was thinking about VCU, but now I think we need to rethink that.

You’re kidding, right?!! You’re “rethinking“ VCU because of some anonymous idiot on the Internet?

+1 Ignore suburban stooges.

You only need to drive around the VCU campus to know that it's a sketchy area.

I've been to that area many, many, many times and I'm used to living in the city. That part near the convention center and the area around it is very sketchy. Lots of homeless people. I don't recommend a college girl walking around that area by herself at night.

Yet tens of thousands of college girls somehow manage to do it every single day

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Anonymous wrote:SMCM has higher test score ranges than JMU, VCU, or GMU.

Yes and its student body consists of about 12 students and it’s in the middle of nowhere and boring as hell. It’s also definitely on the decline.

Don't be a nerd.