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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tech has a different vibe than uva so where would dc thrive? UVA has a better overall reputation so that dininshes the tech engineering ranking [/quote]

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The scores of the UVA engineering students are much higher than those of the average VT engineers. The peer group is not strong enough to push the 1450+ kids at VT. That being said, UCB, CMU, or ivies/Stanford/MIT would be even better than UVA, for the 1530+, for the same reason: not enough peer match at UVA. [/quote]

That[b] seems a bit of a stretch.[/quote][/b]

Actually, they make a very good point. Statistically, they are two different peer groups. UVA’s 75th percentile scores are a 1510 SAT, a 35 ACT and a 4.5 GPA. VT’s are 1430/32/4.33. The discrepancies are much larger at the 25th percentile where UVA is 1420/32/4.2 but VT’s are 1270/28/3.89.[/quote]

Got it. This is for the schools of engineering? Or for the entire freshman classes?[/quote]

I've never seen a breakdown of scores at VT by engineering. Pretty certain this is for the whole school.[/quote]

"Actually, they make a very good point. Statistically, they are two different peer groups. UVA’s 75th percentile scores are a 1510 SAT, a 35 ACT and a 4.5 GPA. VT’s are 1430/32/4.33. The discrepancies are much larger at the 25th percentile where UVA is 1420/32/4.2 but VT’s are 1270/28/3.89"
The above is for the whole school. VT breaks it down by school. Engineering entering 2025: Median Math 709, Reading 687, total 1395, in other words VT Engineering median is below the overall -UVA 25th %ile. There is no UVA Engineering school data but it most certainly is higher than the overall UVA numbers, making the real difference between engineers larger. 
VT and UVA engineering cohorts are significantly different groups. [/quote]

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