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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Computer Science is not engineering, OP.  It's not an engineering discipline.[/quote]

Do not listen to this poster. Most colleges put CS under the school of engineering. So yes, it is an engineering discipline.[/quote]At UVa, the BACS in the College is a WAY BETTER option than the $h!t for brains dept in the E-school.  Yes, most colleges consider Comp Sci as Software [i]Engineering[/i], but if the department is weak, enroll in a better dept and just do all the CS electives, join a coding academy, or do MIT's OCW and find some buddies to practice pair programming, code reviews, team work, etc.[/quote]

How do you then participate in job fairs companies looking for CS majors participate in? [/quote]Show up and hand in your resume with a github portfolio.[/quote]

This. I have a CS degree from UVa. Never had a problem finding a job.  Tech folks are much less hung up on where you went to school and much more hung up on what you actually know and can do.   I choose UVa over tech schools because I wanted a diverse school academically & socially and wanted options in case. [/quote]

+1 Fellow UVA E-school CS alum.  The overall school experience matters as well.  The education is a bit cookie-cutter, meaning it offers a very traditional theoretical curriculum.  You could find similar course progression at most schools that are not the MITs or the CMUs of the world.  But I don't regret my experience as it gave me a solid engineering foundation with enough CS to not ever needing to go back for a masters.  [/quote]

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