Anonymous
03/12/2026 21:44
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
Go to Hopkins or an Ivy or Stanford for Engineering instead
Anonymous
03/12/2026 19:52
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
Hopefully she gets into VA Tech. Much better engineering school!
Anonymous
03/12/2026 19:39
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
Anonymous wrote:DD was accepted for mechanical engineering at UVA and several other schools. I know that UVA suffers by comparison against other engineering schools, but I am looking for reasons she should attend. Anyone or their daughter have experience with it and can comment positively? She is looking at a minor in business as of now, if possible.
What other schools for Engineering?
Anonymous
03/12/2026 19:30
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
Thanks PPs. Yes, we are attending Days on the Lawn, but that is 5 weeks away still.
Anonymous
03/12/2026 15:23
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
Sorry, PP again. I should have said that she participates in the Society for Women Engineers. She is also studying abroad and there are a number of other female engineering majors there, too.
Anonymous
03/12/2026 15:18
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
PP. can you attend the Days on the Lawn and/or Engineering Open House? We found that helpful.
Anonymous
03/12/2026 15:17
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
My daughter is in her second year but not mechanical.
If she had gotten into a reach school (Michigan engineering etc) she would have considered it, though. She’s happy and it’s close and in-state for us. She might be minoring in business or CS.
If she had gotten into a reach school (Michigan engineering etc) she would have considered it, though. She’s happy and it’s close and in-state for us. She might be minoring in business or CS.
Anonymous
03/12/2026 12:57
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
Anonymous wrote:UVA engineers are undeclared for the first year. They pick their majors at the end of the first year.
Engineering is going to be extremely rigorous no matter where she goes. Picking based on rankings or random's comments on DCUM over personal fit is setting her up to be miserable.
Go visit and let her decide if it feels like a place she'd be happy while working really, really hard.
This. The real question is fit.
Want a big engineering program, then go elsewhere.
Want small "name not a number" program, then UVa Engineering is a good option.
Anonymous
03/12/2026 10:01
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
My son is a first year engineering student at UVA who is also interested in commerce. For him that was the draw - because the commerce programs are super strong at UVA as are the other schools outside of engineering. He has declared a 2nd major outside of engineering and is fully taking advantage of the other courses and networking groups/clubs within engineering as well as commerce.
Anonymous
03/12/2026 07:54
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
I have two daughters. Both engineering at different schools. The one at UVA has had more opportunities for research as a 1st year. Shawdowing at uva hospital. There’s more competition at bigger programs. They are a year apart but that’s what I am seeing.
Anonymous
03/12/2026 07:41
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
UVA engineers are undeclared for the first year. They pick their majors at the end of the first year.
Engineering is going to be extremely rigorous no matter where she goes. Picking based on rankings or random's comments on DCUM over personal fit is setting her up to be miserable.
Go visit and let her decide if it feels like a place she'd be happy while working really, really hard.
Engineering is going to be extremely rigorous no matter where she goes. Picking based on rankings or random's comments on DCUM over personal fit is setting her up to be miserable.
Go visit and let her decide if it feels like a place she'd be happy while working really, really hard.
Anonymous
03/12/2026 06:56
Subject: Why UVA Engineering for a female student
DD was accepted for mechanical engineering at UVA and several other schools. I know that UVA suffers by comparison against other engineering schools, but I am looking for reasons she should attend. Anyone or their daughter have experience with it and can comment positively? She is looking at a minor in business as of now, if possible.