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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure why people are saying the two options for this kid are getting a great paying job right out of school at CMU (implying kid does really well) or being weeded-out at Virginia Tech (implying kid does poorly). College is going to be a huge adjustment no matter where you go, your kid will either do well and rise to the challenge or not.

I went to Virginia Tech Engineering (not CS, but the first year is mostly the same anyway) and observed that most of the kids that switched out of Engineering after the first year were those that hadn't picked engineering for themselves but had felt pressure to pick it because of their parents.

My brothers are both CS grads (one VT, one UVA) and very successful, because they are good at programming and learn the various new programming languages as they come out, seemingly every couple of years. So, if your kid is really into CS and loves it, it's not going to matter where they go--they'll succeed in that field as long as they are committed to continuing to learn for the rest of their career. Anyway, if your kid gets into VT, it's a fantastic school and community.[/quote]

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