Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 17:08     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Missouri Journalism program over VT and Penn State programs.


Missouri has an excellent journalism program
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 17:07     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Missouri Journalism program over VT and Penn State programs.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 17:02     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Are any of your kids doing this? Say, VT Engineering over UVA Engineering? Are there other cases?


Friend's kid did the opposite- ED'd to UVA for engineering and the father is mad! Thinks the kid should've gone for Tech but agreed to the ED thinking he'd never get in. Whoops.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:59     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
That's what employers are doing
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:53     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Omg. Quit worrying about prestige and worry more about which program will give your kid the best education in your given major.


= go to the program with more prestige. When they have more prestige than the larger university it's generally because that's an excellent program.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:52     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Why not choose both: Emory
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:51     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Comp sci/Engineering at GA Tech over most T-25’s.


lol GT is plenty prestigious my friend. 12% overall acceptance rate and 8-9% acceptance rate. Next example.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:49     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
University of Michigan has a great Engineering and CS program would take it over many perceived "prestigious" schools.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:44     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Omg. Quit worrying about prestige and worry more about which program will give your kid the best education in your given major.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:27     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Are any of your kids doing this? Say, VT Engineering over UVA Engineering? Are there other cases?


Absolutely.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:16     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Newhouse at Syracuse over several other programs (merit aid helped too).
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:15     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Comp sci/Engineering at GA Tech over most T-25’s.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:14     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Yes. Kelley Business in the Honors college over UMD and other top 50 universities.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 16:13     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Makes sense. I would do this!
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 15:34     Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Are any of your kids doing this? Say, VT Engineering over UVA Engineering? Are there other cases?