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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish the anti UC poster whining about test blind would stop derailing the thread.

When looking at top public schools you should be looking at the strength of the field of study you are interested in pursing. The top 10 public institutions which yes includes Cal, UCLA, Davis, Irvine and San Diego are in the top 10 because they have achieved top status in multiple fields of study but this doesn’t mean that they have achieved top status in every field of study. When an institution invests and attracts top faculty it then is a magnet to attract more top faculty who are more competitive winning grants. Graduate students and top undergraduates want to be part of that research and gravitate there. Strength is built over decades and in STEM requires institutional investment. It truly does not matter what the SAT scores were for communication or sociology majors in another college and program.

You also need to be aware that several fields are more specialized particularly engineering. The upper division courses are important for landing a job or graduate admission. For example, don’t look at general engineering ranking, look at strength in your field..aero, EECS, civil/environmental, mechanical, chemical or biomechanical etc. The top schools shift around depending on program and some are much weaker in some fields. If you want to be an engineer in the automotive or aerospace industry then Purdue, Georgia Tech are better than Cal. [b]If you want to work in Silicon Valley tech then Cal, and this will drive the VA poster crazy SJSU will place you better than any east coast school. Physics - Cal or UCSB (which isn’t in the top 10 overall)[/b]. Civil, environmental or aero with agri focus, UCDavis. Biomedical go to UCSD. You want to work in the defense industry? UIUC, Georgia Tech. Etc etc.[/quote]

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-tech/[/quote]

Well that doesn't sound right.  Almost as if SJSU is a Cal State school that gets jobs at fancy companies mostly doing the less fancy work.[/quote]
UVA is a f***ing state school. It's inherently less fancy no matter what its preppy polo-wearing students think.[/quote]

Agreed. Public schools - by definition - are not that prestigious nor fancy. They are, as the name says, public schools for the public population. You can call yourself "new ivy" or "public ivy" as often as you want, it doesn't change it. Better outcomes go to the better (private) schools.[/quote]

Seriously dude, do you ever get tired of posting the same drivel.   [/quote]

He doesn’t. And it’s extremely embarrassing.[/quote]

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