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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, with equal cost, just let your kid to chose where he or she feels they belong. Both programs are great, maybe UMD a higher ranking, but it wont matter in the end of the day if the child is not happy and going to drop it. 
I have a child who is graduating from UVA engineering this year (not CS but he has a lot of friends from CS program). All CS kids from my child's group were able to get the jobs they wanted including with Google, Amazon, government military contractors, NASA, SpaceX just a few examples. All of them received these job offers at the end of last summer, almost year before their graduation. Good luck to your kid![/quote]
Why do you say it doesn't matter?  Presumably, you picked UVA because of its ranking, no?

Presumably, OP's kid could pick UVA, hate it and drop out, right?

A PP who went to UVA for CS probably has better insight into UVA CS than most of us posting here since most of us didn't go to either schools for CS, including your own kid who majored in engineering and not CS.

Sure, UVA CS kids can get jobs, so can GMU CS kids.  What's the difference, then?[/quote]

There is not a huge difference.  For a doctor, big law, finance, yes but for cs no.  Op child should pick the best fit.  Two great schools.  [/quote]
I see. So again, then for CS why not go to GMU rather than UVA? It's cheaper, and probably easier to get into. Outcomes are the same, right?[/quote]

Because that is not the discussion but GMU would be good too. [/quote]
If you posted a thread about UVA vs GMU for CS, 99% of people would say UVA hands down.

Only the UVA boosters would say there is no difference between UVA and UMD for CS, that both are great schools "for CS".[/quote]

Exactly.  UVA is not a STEM strong school.   UVA boosters think that its overall ranking is more important.  [/quote]

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