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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]F[b]rom what I hear from other parents, there has been less talk/interest in UVA; so I can believe that application growth rate is lower then other colleges. Some points that parents make are: [b]the lack of prestige in STEM at UVA compared to VT and even GM[/b]U; the dorms are old and unappealing; a UVA degree does not seem impressive outside of UVA alums. We have not visited the campus yet but it's on our list. [/quote][/b]

All wrong.  Go read the sobbing of the rejected students on College Confidential in the UVA EA 2022 results and UVA class of 2022 RD results.  STEM is doing just fine, thank you very much.  The old dorms are being redone the moment students leave for the summer.  The new ones look like hotel rooms.  The new dorms been up and running for 3 years so I don't know what you are talking about.  No one compared STEM at UVA to GMU.  A UVA degree is recognized worldwide and in some rankings no. 1 amongst public universities in the United States, always ahead of Michigan. (and it's law school is no. 5 - 7 depending on source and year).  It's been no. 1 ahead of UCLA and Berkeley recently.  Here it is no. 2.  https://news.virginia.edu/content/among-nations-elite-us-news-gives-uva-no-2-public-university-ranking

So what is your real reason for bashing here?[/quote]

[b]My husband, who hires engineers all the time, can attest to this. Sorry, but UVa STEM education does not have as great of a reputation as the alumni think it does.[/quote][/b]

That's because engineers coming out of UVA are managers/CEO types.  They are not run-of-the-mill engineers like the kind your husband is hiring.[/quote]

Keep on dreaming.[/quote]

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