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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

You don’t have to go to the MIT’s or CMU’s of the world to get a strong STEM education. Unfortunately, the UVA’s of the world really don’t provide it. [/quote]

HAHA. I know a UVA kid now doing a PhD in electrical engineering at Princeton.[/quote]

There are always outliers. UVA is not know for STEM. This is nothing new.  [/quote]

Not being known for something doesn't mean you're weak at it! MIT isn't known for Russian and Eurasian Studies. Do you think that means its graduates won't find good jobs?

UVa is strong across the board.[/quote]

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