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[quote=TheSpanishDoctor][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=TheSpanishDoctor][quote=Anonymous][quote=TheSpanishDoctor]DS got into engineering. 4.4 weighted, ACT 35. He got into 7 other public engineering programs. NC State is not in contention for him, and I understand why. I wish I'd have a reason to go back to NC frequently though.[/quote]

Why?  I don’t understand.[/quote]

We're in Virginia now, and he got into VT and UVA. He also got into Purdue, UIUC, UMD, Pitt and Penn St. His ranking is Purdue, VT and UVA. Mine is UVA, Purdue, VT.

Neither of us have considered NC State based on his other options. Having lived and studied in NC, I know about the Research Triangle Park, but I think the connections the VA schools have with government and aerospace would have to be better than the ones at NC State. I live by Dulles and see evidence of the job opportunities for my son every day. The Purdue connection with aerospace and the automotive industry are obviously very strong. We have never seriously considered Pitt, Penn State or NC State based on price and opportunities. The PA schools would be 50K+ for us at a minimum.[/quote]

This makes sense for engineering. For Tech, I think NC State has the edge. However, between UVA and VT, I think your son is right. UVA's program is more theoretical, and VT's is more practical. Just ask a few engineering firms what they prefer. As a mom, I can see where you're coming from.  I would be thinking about the possibility that he might change his mind about engineering. [/quote]

I think NC State has the edge because of its robust co-op program (NCSU and GT have the best ones in the country). You should look into it. The participating companies are all over the country, not just local. My son did an AE co-op in Houston and continued on after graduating. Your son should look it before writing it off.[/quote]

The first college that mentioned co-ops to us was Purdue, which I had never heard of as a humanities person I suppose. I looked up some rankings and saw that Purdue is in the top 10 nationwide for co-ops. Purdue is still very strong in the running for us because of their co-ops, internships and the many scholarship opportunities for continuing engineering students. Their price for us would be a few thousand more than what VT would be based on the NPC. It's not too far behind in engineering rankings compared to UIUC, which might be too much for us.

VT and NC State would be a wash for us financially. UVA would be the most affordable based on their NPC and recent announcement of expanded funding this past December. However, I met with a career development counselor at UVA who sent me a spreadsheet of outcomes for 2023 grads. It was quite impressive. I'll see if my son would be willing to learn more about NC State. He was concerned about their ranking (30) and UVA's (37) on US News' undergraduate engineering page. I know people say it's not that important, but our friend in aerospace (working at THE Aerospace company - real name lol) mentioned having hired a bunch of Purdue, Tech and UIUC folks over the years. The Aerospace Company was on the spreadsheet the UVA advisor sent me, but my friend wasn't aware of any UVA hires. I'm not sure he mentioned State, but maybe it was because we didn't mention it either.

The boy doesn't know anything about football (despite being in marching band 4 years), so he won't care that the stadium is so far away. In March, I decided to quiz him on how many players are on court or on the field for each side in basketball and football. He got both answers wrong :/[/quote]

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