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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]as a PP noted, VT weeds out engineering kids. They let in the kids that have good stats, but 1-2 courses in they really find out who is not cut out for VT Engineering. I think if your kid gets into CMU (and only then is this whole debate even a consideration), but then you can be pretty confident cMU thinks he needs to be there.

These numbers are the whole school, not just Cs, but can give you an idea.

cMU...freshman retention 96%, 6-year grad 89%
VT - freshman retention 93%, 6-year grad 84%
VT - [/quote]

Some critical thinking is required here. VT is a public school and hence must accept more in-state kids. There are a lot of families who can’t even pay in-state tuition - sometimes family circumstances force a kid to leave or they lose their scholarship. VT also has the corps program - dropping out means withdrawal from school.  CMU is a private school - people who go there already lined up loans etc. [/quote]

Keep mind that many students wash out of Computer Science and but switch to an easier major. They don't necessarily fail out of school entirely.[/quote]

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