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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the one who said UVA is more prestigious, absolutely not in engineering.

GT is like Ivy League of engineering. UVA is not known for engineering. Indeed, Virginia Tech would be higher status than UVA in engineering. [/quote]
This isn't how undergrad prestige works, that's why grad schools have subject rankings and undergrad has overall rankings. UVa is simply more prestigious for undergrad...[/quote]

Undergrad engineering is not like other major/subject areas, which is why they are generally in separate school. They don’t have broad liberal arts requirements - like foreign language, English, philosophy, etc. It’s why engineering programs are different from typical university rankings.

DC is in an engineering program and his courses requirements only included one humanities course. The rest were math, chemistry, computer and physics courses. DC was shocked they didn’t even have to take an English class and happy about skipping a foreign language.[/quote]

A top 25 school has the same outcomes as T10 engineering schools, that's why I posted the salaries. It has little to do with location because Emory CS grads also make more than GT CS grads. The difference is prestige, the reason GT grads can't get jobs outside the south is because the degree isn't as portable as a UVA or Emory degree. They're more likely to be stuck in the south with lower salaries. This isn't new information. If UVA costs less then it's the obvious choice, if they cost the same it's still the obvious choice. [/quote]

OMG this "prestige" obsessed poster is so so so so so uneducated about engineering. And resistant to feedback. Listen, Georgia Tech is WORLD FAMOUS in engineering. How many more people need to tell you that?  Go tell any engineer that you think "GT grads can't get jobs outside of the south because the degree isn't as portable as UVA or Emory" and watch the smirk on their face, like "WHAAAAAT?" 
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If it was more prestigious it would show...SOMEWHERE! GT is the lowest ranked of the 3, the lowest salary of the 3 when comparing corresponding majors like CS, and the lowest test scores. But should be considered better for undergrad because the GRAD? Students pump out research? Give me a break. Also Emory is ranked higher than GT globally, which is understood to be an research/grad ranking...
But keep clinging to those niche engineering rankings, it'll soothe your ego. [/quote]

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