Reply to 10 best colleges in VA

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "10 best colleges in VA"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For what my child wants, the only school on this list that has the mix of degree programs in the majors/minors she wants is JMU and her getting in would be a big long shot.

Radford is actually the best for her as a state school and probably Shenandoah a very close second.

No, she isn’t a top student. I guess I don’t belong here, according to most, right?[/quote]

Yes you do.

Best wishes to your daughter. Hopes she finds the best fit - for her.[/quote]

Thank you. We are currently in another state getting ready to look at a school today. I have worked very hard to put together a list of target schools that fit her criteria and she hopefully has a shot of getting into. Hoping that seeing the schools will motivate her to do a little better in school this year.[/quote]

I don't know about jerks but my kid nephew chose VT instead of UVA for engineering and I know 4 of his other friends that did the same. [b]UVA has a lot of catching up to do in hard sciences. [/quote][/b]

\
Actually, 1) it doesn't - you are behind the times.  Go see what Jim Ryan has been doing; and 2) that's why Virginia Tech exists.  California and Michigan don't have a Virginia Tech[/quote]

VT better than UVA in hard sciences is certainly true for grad school. In my field of mechanical engineering/engineering mechanics, it's easier to get into UVA than VT and we have had a lot of students that have UVA as second choice. [/quote]

Physics?  Chemistry?  Neuroscience?  I don't buy into blanket statements.[/quote]

As a scientist looking at the UVA faculty vs VT faculty I would say UVA wins hands down in all the science areas I know.  Engineering is the only area I would say there are folks who might go to VT over UVA, just because of the breadth of options and classes.[/quote]

DP. This has got to be a troll post.  Surely you don’t think people are taking you seriously?  “Might” go to VT over UVA?  VT is the top choice for many students, for a multitude of reasons.[/quote]
[b]https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=University+of+Virginia&with=Virginia+Tech[/b]
[/quote]

lolol.  ZING![/quote]

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=University+of+Virginia&with=Stanford+University

OUCH![/quote]

You are comparing Stanford to UVA? Lol good one. Is that the best you can do?[/quote]

Duke vs UVA is 84% to 16%
Duke vs VT is 66% to 33%

[/quote]

And to you, this stat is more accurate and appropriate than the fact that the vast majority that get into VA tech and UVA choose UVA? This is a perfect example of UVA bashing with no substance behind it at all.[/quote]

I have no idea whether there is any validity to Parchment data.  What would be interesting to me if real data would be UVA Engineering vs. VT Engineering.  I think there is more overlap there.[/quote]

Of course there is. I’d venture a guess that most of the people that chose Tech are engineering focused kids. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics