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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for all the thoughtful responses (and some of the back and forth was kind of entertaining). To answer some questions: my son is looking to go into either biomedical engineering or mechanical engineering, he likes UVA and likes its fun atmosphere but is a little worried there's too much partying, he has the stats to apply to "top privates" (1550+, 3.98 UW, high course rigor, rest of application should be good we believe). He would be unhooked though. What I'm understanding is most people think only a handful of schools (Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Duke, and a few others) would be worth it over UVA in-state in general? I thought UVA engineering was good, but some people are saying otherwise so now I'm not as sure. We are also looking into CMU, Georgia Tech, UIUC, etc. as some here suggested. We weren't looking at Purdue but more than a few people here mentioned it and it looks like a great option, so thanks for highlighting that!

The LACs included are interesting but so far my son has not looked into them much, perhaps due to a perception of them lacking STEM research opportunities and resources. That could be a false assumption so happy to learn more about them!

Also a couple we were on the fence about: would people consider Cornell worth it over UVA in-state? We know a number of people who turned down Cornell to stay for UVA but not all of them were engineering and that's one of Cornell's stronger suits. What about Northwestern?[/quote]

My DD is a current BME at UVA and had similar stats.  Had to choose between Michigan Engineering and UVA.  She liked both.  Money was not an issue.  I have a very close family member who is tenured faculty in an engineering department at an Ivy.  In her opinion, it was a toss-up.  No downside with UVA.  So DD decided on the cheaper option.

She has not regretted that decision.  She's worked in research labs the entire time, has built up a long list of references, and will eventually go to grad school.[/quote]

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