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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wondering how other STEM kids are picking UVA if there's a "better" STEM choice.  Also wondering why that is not factored into the rankings?  For eg. UCB, UCLA, Michigan and UNC have really strong STEM offerings while UVA does not..

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Are STEM kids picking Brown, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Wake Forest (for example) over "better" STEM choices?  All the time.  Because there's more to a college education and experience than the ranking of a specific program.  But if STEM is so important and you want in-state, VA Tech is a great option.  [/quote]

This, each of the top colleges in VA has a different personality.  Neither of my kids thought UVA was a good fit for them. Both are interested in different aspects of STEM. One is at VT in the CMDA program (their "data science" program, UVA doesn't have an undergrad data science major). The other is going to W&M because she's really interested in doing research in chemistry and felt she'd have more opportunities for that there and liked the smaller LAC-type vibe (of course, W&M is a lot bigger than a traditional LAC)[/quote]

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