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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Virginia Texh has a medical school.  It is new but competitive for entry.  It also has the only local Vet School.  For all science it is really the best in state option.  Nursing is better elsewhere and UVA is tops for medical.  But Virginia Tech is tops for science both in terms of reputation and actual options and disciples taught.  And no, JMU.  No.  Not in the same league.  And honestly, VT has good business and Architecture as well.  It is not a one-trick engineering school at all.[/quote]

Sounds like Tech should then be ahead of UVA.[/quote]

I wrote that on my phone so I apologize for the typos.  I don't know about being ahead of UVA for medical.  I am not a doctor (I play one on TV) and so I only know about reputation and I think UVA's medical school is good.  And for some science it is probably comparable.  Virginia Tech's medical school is only about a decade old.  Vet schools are very competitive regardless of where they are and Virginia Tech's has facilities in Blacksburg and whole facility dedicated to Equine Veterinary Medicine in Middleburg.  Virginia Tech has more highly ranked engineering options and in terms of Life Sciences, it is kind of nuts what people can study there.  All manner of Biologies, Forestry and Wildlife, fisheries, Animal Science (Dairy Science, Equine Studies), wood science, renewable resources, classes on viticulture.  I could go on and it is actually kind of amazing.  And then there are all the non-engineering, non-life science options such as computer science.  And then there are the typical things like liberal arts classes.  It has the largest Civil War library in the world with the exception of the Library of Congress. So, as I type this I do think that if someone wants to study science and wants lots of options and the ability to study across disciplines, Virginia Tech is an amazing place.  It is overshadowed by the history of UVA (Jefferson!) and W & M  (Jefferson again!) but it is kind of comparable to the flagship school of most other states and we are super lucky to have all three in Virginia.  [/quote]
It is hysterical to see VT attempt to separate themselves into UVa/WM territory when literally the top students at VT still could not gain acceptance...[/quote]

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