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[quote=Anonymous]My son graduated from VT engineering with a CS degree in 2020.  He had a good experience.  When he was a student, he took a CS course which included a project for Boeing.  Solid CS curriculum.
In terms of job placement, he got got an internship with AWS in California that led to a full-time position with AWS in Seattle.  He recently moved from AWS to Google as a software engineer.  I've been impressed with recruiting at VT engineering.  My son has friends from VT that landed CS jobs at places like Facebook and quite a few at Microsoft.

In terms of UVA and W&M vs VT, they're all good schools.  UVA and W&M are usually considered more prestigious than VT but I don't think that matters in CS and engineering where VT has scale and a national reputation.  I would consider factors such as campus location (my son loved Blacksburg), school spirit, and cost (Blacksburg is a cheap place to live).  My kids and I toured UVA but did not visit William & Mary.  We're out of state by the way. Engineering is more significant at VT versus UVA but UVA is a great school and I'm sure their engineering is solid.  When we toured UVA, the tour guide felt the need to put down Virginia Tech which turned off my son.  VT is a great school for a student that likes nature, doesn't need to be in a big city, and can navigate a big school.  I liked the school spirit and sense of Hokie community and the campus is beautiful.[/quote]

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