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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a Virginia Tech engineering graduate from years ago, having spent nearly 7 years there.

First of all, Georgia Tech engineering is truly superb. It’s upside down though, with many more graduate students than undergraduates.

UVA is going to provide an excellent engineering education and I suspect their engineering graduates will come minted with writing, communication, and critical thinking skills that are about as good as any institution you could name.

About Georgia Tech, you should be aware that much has been written about the undergraduate experience and mental health, and it may be concerning. Here is an article from AJC:

https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/why-student-mental-health-georgia-tech-and-other-schools-worsening

According to the article:

Georgia Tech has long had a reputation as a school that demands excellence and where students work night and day to meet that expectation. While school leaders have been working to create a more holistic and humane culture, Collin says there is more to do to address what one report called a “shared despair.”

Georgia Tech is not alone here, but there seems to be a lot written about it. Certainly factor this in when considering fit.

If I were advising a really smart kid, I’d probably steer them toward UVA for undergrad and then consider GT for graduate school.

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