Schools for Engineering major

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Anonymous wrote:I would keep UVA on the list - a solid engineering program but more options if your DC might also change mind again and want a business or other science background (not just straight Mech E).

+1, DD graduated CS last year from UVA, got 6-7 offers over 100k. DS graduating this year with 2 offers so far and has already accepted one, both also over 100k

Doesn’t ring true.

Lol yeah these UVA boosters are really toeing the line when it comes to believability

I know Harvard CS grad this year having a tough time with securing full time employment so I think uva boosters should give it a rest.

Why would anybody go to Harvard and study CS?

9% of graduates major in CS. Not sure why you would ask that.

It's like going to MIT to major in history.

The kids that go to Harvard and major in CS are not there to learn CS; they already are quite accomplished in CS.

Can't say the same foe UVA CS majors.

They go to UVA because their parents didn’t want to shell out the money for a better school.

Actually, this is somewhat true. College is an investment and we want the best ROI which means going to an affordable state institution. I'm happy with the results in that both my kids are making more than $100k with an UVA CS degree.
Not sure if their starting salary would be much higher than $110k if they had graduated from MIT or Caltech.

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Anonymous wrote:I would keep UVA on the list - a solid engineering program but more options if your DC might also change mind again and want a business or other science background (not just straight Mech E).

+1, DD graduated CS last year from UVA, got 6-7 offers over 100k. DS graduating this year with 2 offers so far and has already accepted one, both also over 100k

Doesn’t ring true.

Lol yeah these UVA boosters are really toeing the line when it comes to believability

I know Harvard CS grad this year having a tough time with securing full time employment so I think uva boosters should give it a rest.

Why would anybody go to Harvard and study CS?

9% of graduates major in CS. Not sure why you would ask that.

It's like going to MIT to major in history.

The kids that go to Harvard and major in CS are not there to learn CS; they already are quite accomplished in CS.

Can't say the same foe UVA CS majors.

They go to UVA because their parents didn’t want to shell out the money for a better school.

Actually, this is somewhat true. College is an investment and we want the best ROI which means going to an affordable state institution. I'm happy with the results in that both my kids are making more than $100k with an UVA CS degree.
Not sure if their starting salary would be much higher than $110k if they had graduated from MIT or Caltech.

MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and CMU CS grads usually make more than $160,000-$190,000 for the first year in total compensation especially for SV and finance jobs.

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They go to UVA because their parents didn’t want to shell out the money for a better school.

Actually, this is somewhat true. College is an investment and we want the best ROI which means going to an affordable state institution. I'm happy with the results in that both my kids are making more than $100k with an UVA CS degree.
Not sure if their starting salary would be much higher than $110k if they had graduated from MIT or Caltech.

MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and CMU CS grads usually make more than $160,000-$190,000 for the first year in total compensation especially for SV and finance jobs.

That's mostly due to geography.

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Anonymous wrote:I would keep UVA on the list - a solid engineering program but more options if your DC might also change mind again and want a business or other science background (not just straight Mech E).

+1, DD graduated CS last year from UVA, got 6-7 offers over 100k. DS graduating this year with 2 offers so far and has already accepted one, both also over 100k

Doesn’t ring true.

Lol yeah these UVA boosters are really toeing the line when it comes to believability

I know Harvard CS grad this year having a tough time with securing full time employment so I think uva boosters should give it a rest.

Why would anybody go to Harvard and study CS?

9% of graduates major in CS. Not sure why you would ask that.

It's like going to MIT to major in history.

The kids that go to Harvard and major in CS are not there to learn CS; they already are quite accomplished in CS.

Can't say the same foe UVA CS majors.

They go to UVA because their parents didn’t want to shell out the money for a better school.

Actually, this is somewhat true. College is an investment and we want the best ROI which means going to an affordable state institution. I'm happy with the results in that both my kids are making more than $100k with an UVA CS degree.
Not sure if their starting salary would be much higher than $110k if they had graduated from MIT or Caltech.

MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and CMU CS grads usually make more than $160,000-$190,000 for the first year in total compensation especially for SV and finance jobs.

https://www.payscale.com/research/US/School=Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology_(MIT)/Salary

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Anonymous wrote:I would keep UVA on the list - a solid engineering program but more options if your DC might also change mind again and want a business or other science background (not just straight Mech E).

+1, DD graduated CS last year from UVA, got 6-7 offers over 100k. DS graduating this year with 2 offers so far and has already accepted one, both also over 100k

Doesn’t ring true.

Lol yeah these UVA boosters are really toeing the line when it comes to believability

I know Harvard CS grad this year having a tough time with securing full time employment so I think uva boosters should give it a rest.

Why would anybody go to Harvard and study CS?

9% of graduates major in CS. Not sure why you would ask that.

It's like going to MIT to major in history.

The kids that go to Harvard and major in CS are not there to learn CS; they already are quite accomplished in CS.

Can't say the same foe UVA CS majors.

They go to UVA because their parents didn’t want to shell out the money for a better school.

Actually, this is somewhat true. College is an investment and we want the best ROI which means going to an affordable state institution. I'm happy with the results in that both my kids are making more than $100k with an UVA CS degree.
Not sure if their starting salary would be much higher than $110k if they had graduated from MIT or Caltech.

MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and CMU CS grads usually make more than $160,000-$190,000 for the first year in total compensation especially for SV and finance jobs.

The salary offers my DD got are base salary only, we didn't include include performance or sign on bonuses, nor stock options. Including those, the total packages are higher.

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Anonymous wrote:I would keep UVA on the list - a solid engineering program but more options if your DC might also change mind again and want a business or other science background (not just straight Mech E).

+1, DD graduated CS last year from UVA, got 6-7 offers over 100k. DS graduating this year with 2 offers so far and has already accepted one, both also over 100k

Doesn’t ring true.

Lol yeah these UVA boosters are really toeing the line when it comes to believability

I know Harvard CS grad this year having a tough time with securing full time employment so I think uva boosters should give it a rest.

Why would anybody go to Harvard and study CS?

9% of graduates major in CS. Not sure why you would ask that.

It's like going to MIT to major in history.

The kids that go to Harvard and major in CS are not there to learn CS; they already are quite accomplished in CS.

Can't say the same foe UVA CS majors.

They go to UVA because their parents didn’t want to shell out the money for a better school.

Actually, this is somewhat true. College is an investment and we want the best ROI which means going to an affordable state institution. I'm happy with the results in that both my kids are making more than $100k with an UVA CS degree.
Not sure if their starting salary would be much higher than $110k if they had graduated from MIT or Caltech.

MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and CMU CS grads usually make more than $160,000-$190,000 for the first year in total compensation especially for SV and finance jobs.

The salary offers my DD got are base salary only, we didn't include include performance or sign on bonuses, nor stock options. Including those, the total packages are higher.

Which company is that?

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Anonymous wrote:I would keep UVA on the list - a solid engineering program but more options if your DC might also change mind again and want a business or other science background (not just straight Mech E).

+1, DD graduated CS last year from UVA, got 6-7 offers over 100k. DS graduating this year with 2 offers so far and has already accepted one, both also over 100k

Doesn’t ring true.

Lol yeah these UVA boosters are really toeing the line when it comes to believability

I know Harvard CS grad this year having a tough time with securing full time employment so I think uva boosters should give it a rest.

Why would anybody go to Harvard and study CS?

9% of graduates major in CS. Not sure why you would ask that.

It's like going to MIT to major in history.

The kids that go to Harvard and major in CS are not there to learn CS; they already are quite accomplished in CS.

Can't say the same foe UVA CS majors.

They go to UVA because their parents didn’t want to shell out the money for a better school.

Actually, this is somewhat true. College is an investment and we want the best ROI which means going to an affordable state institution. I'm happy with the results in that both my kids are making more than $100k with an UVA CS degree.
Not sure if their starting salary would be much higher than $110k if they had graduated from MIT or Caltech.

MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and CMU CS grads usually make more than $160,000-$190,000 for the first year in total compensation especially for SV and finance jobs.

The salary offers my DD got are base salary only, we didn't include include performance or sign on bonuses, nor stock options. Including those, the total packages are higher.

Which company is that?

I listed the companies she got offers from in a previous post.

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Anonymous wrote:I would keep UVA on the list - a solid engineering program but more options if your DC might also change mind again and want a business or other science background (not just straight Mech E).

+1, DD graduated CS last year from UVA, got 6-7 offers over 100k. DS graduating this year with 2 offers so far and has already accepted one, both also over 100k

Doesn’t ring true.

Lol yeah these UVA boosters are really toeing the line when it comes to believability

I know Harvard CS grad this year having a tough time with securing full time employment so I think uva boosters should give it a rest.

Why would anybody go to Harvard and study CS?

9% of graduates major in CS. Not sure why you would ask that.

It's like going to MIT to major in history.

The kids that go to Harvard and major in CS are not there to learn CS; they already are quite accomplished in CS.

Can't say the same foe UVA CS majors.

They go to UVA because their parents didn’t want to shell out the money for a better school.

Actually, this is somewhat true. College is an investment and we want the best ROI which means going to an affordable state institution. I'm happy with the results in that both my kids are making more than $100k with an UVA CS degree.
Not sure if their starting salary would be much higher than $110k if they had graduated from MIT or Caltech.

MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and CMU CS grads usually make more than $160,000-$190,000 for the first year in total compensation especially for SV and finance jobs.

The salary offers my DD got are base salary only, we didn't include include performance or sign on bonuses, nor stock options. Including those, the total packages are higher.

Which company is that?

I listed the companies she got offers from in a previous post.

NP but hope her replies to simple questions aren’t as offputting as yours. (not everyone has time to read through an entire thread.)

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Anonymous wrote:UVA paints a bleak outlook. Only 18% of employers are hiring:
https://career.virginia.edu/system/files/Parent%20Town%20Hall%20PPT%204.23.20.pdf (Slide 7)

Employers are changing plans.

Actively hiring :18%
Remote/Virtual:25%
Hiring Freeze: 15%
Pending:42%

This is also the data from April 23,2020

Corporations have offices overseas and can hire plenty of good CS people there.
I’m sure all schools were in the same boat at that time...

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Anonymous wrote:UVA paints a bleak outlook. Only 18% of employers are hiring:
https://career.virginia.edu/system/files/Parent%20Town%20Hall%20PPT%204.23.20.pdf (Slide 7)

Employers are changing plans.

Actively hiring :18%
Remote/Virtual:25%
Hiring Freeze: 15%
Pending:42%

This is also the data from April 23,2020

Corporations have offices overseas and can hire plenty of good CS people there.

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Anonymous wrote:I would keep UVA on the list - a solid engineering program but more options if your DC might also change mind again and want a business or other science background (not just straight Mech E).

+1, DD graduated CS last year from UVA, got 6-7 offers over 100k. DS graduating this year with 2 offers so far and has already accepted one, both also over 100k

Doesn’t ring true.

Lol yeah these UVA boosters are really toeing the line when it comes to believability

I know Harvard CS grad this year having a tough time with securing full time employment so I think uva boosters should give it a rest.

Why would anybody go to Harvard and study CS?

9% of graduates major in CS. Not sure why you would ask that.

It's like going to MIT to major in history.

The kids that go to Harvard and major in CS are not there to learn CS; they already are quite accomplished in CS.

Can't say the same foe UVA CS majors.

They go to UVA because their parents didn’t want to shell out the money for a better school.

Actually, this is somewhat true. College is an investment and we want the best ROI which means going to an affordable state institution. I'm happy with the results in that both my kids are making more than $100k with an UVA CS degree.
Not sure if their starting salary would be much higher than $110k if they had graduated from MIT or Caltech.

MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and CMU CS grads usually make more than $160,000-$190,000 for the first year in total compensation especially for SV and finance jobs.

The salary offers my DD got are base salary only, we didn't include include performance or sign on bonuses, nor stock options. Including those, the total packages are higher.

Which company is that?

I listed the companies she got offers from in a previous post.

Which geographic area? DC area? NYC? SV?

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Did the recent UVA grad ever start in person or has she been virtual as a new hire this whole time? Is that company hiring this year?

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Anonymous wrote:Did the recent UVA grad ever start in person or has she been virtual as a new hire this whole time? Is that company hiring this year?

She's has been working remotely since the starting date. They sent her a laptop along with a welcome packages full of company swags when she started. Not sure if the company is hiring this year.
I feel bad for the kids who started working during this pandemic. In normal times, they get to work side by side with other new employees, mentors, etc..no such camaraderie now.

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Anonymous wrote:I would keep UVA on the list - a solid engineering program but more options if your DC might also change mind again and want a business or other science background (not just straight Mech E).

+1, DD graduated CS last year from UVA, got 6-7 offers over 100k. DS graduating this year with 2 offers so far and has already accepted one, both also over 100k

Doesn’t ring true.

Lol yeah these UVA boosters are really toeing the line when it comes to believability

I know Harvard CS grad this year having a tough time with securing full time employment so I think uva boosters should give it a rest.

Why would anybody go to Harvard and study CS?

9% of graduates major in CS. Not sure why you would ask that.

It's like going to MIT to major in history.

The kids that go to Harvard and major in CS are not there to learn CS; they already are quite accomplished in CS.

Can't say the same foe UVA CS majors.

They go to UVA because their parents didn’t want to shell out the money for a better school.

Actually, this is somewhat true. College is an investment and we want the best ROI which means going to an affordable state institution. I'm happy with the results in that both my kids are making more than $100k with an UVA CS degree.
Not sure if their starting salary would be much higher than $110k if they had graduated from MIT or Caltech.

MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and CMU CS grads usually make more than $160,000-$190,000 for the first year in total compensation especially for SV and finance jobs.

The salary offers my DD got are base salary only, we didn't include include performance or sign on bonuses, nor stock options. Including those, the total packages are higher.

Which company is that?

I listed the companies she got offers from in a previous post.

Which geographic area? DC area? NYC? SV?

NoVA, San Francisco, NY, Chicago...though all those companies are now allowing work from home.

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To get back to the original question, I studied ME (a long time ago) and have been looking at the programs for my DS. I also hire people with engineering degrees all the time.

VA Tech is amazing -- we did a tour pre-Covid and I highly recommend it. They also try to expose you to different kinds of engineering freshman year so you can have some flexibility before being stuck with one major.
Northeastern -- one of the original coop programs so you graduate with a job.
RPI, WPI, RIT -- all tech-focused, but I think they all have some sort of coop program or internships -- again, you will graduate with a job.
Ga. Tech -- Another amazing school -- can be difficult to get into, but worth a shot.
U Colo Boulder.
Lehigh

SUNY Binghamton has pretty good engineering, but with those great stats you can do better.

There are small schools that have been mentioned -- I didn't see small schools (other than Grinnell) in your list. That's a choice the student has to make -- some people love small schools, some not so much. Engineering is a pretty intense major -- what else does your DS like to do? That should help give some direction.

Anonymous wrote:Hi all, my DC was planning on majoring in physics, but after a summer internship and current job, decided that they want to switch to mechanical engineering. Problem is, a lot of their original schools don’t have good engineering programs. Based on his stats and old list of schools, could you suggest new schools

Stats:
SAT: 1550
GPA: 3.9 UW/4.32 W
8 AP Classes (5 5s and 3 4s)
Good ECs

Original List of Schools

WUSTL
NYU
Boston U
University of Chicago

College of William & Mary
Grinnell College
UVA
UC Davis

Binghamton
Stony Brook U

Thanks!