Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 12:18     Subject: UVA vs VT for CS
VT because it is a lot cheaper, for both in and out of staters.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 12:00     Subject: UVA vs VT for CS
Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about rank except DMV parents . Honestly.

When hiring a VT or a UVA grad. It’s all the same. Hate to break it to you people.


+1
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 11:57     Subject: UVA vs VT for CS
Nobody cares about rank except DMV parents . Honestly.

When hiring a VT or a UVA grad. It’s all the same. Hate to break it to you people.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 11:34     Subject: Re:UVA vs VT for CS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UVA because most kids change their major, and UVA has a better reputation nationally overall.


Actually, VT is known at tech companies for their CS and Engineering degrees. And really out of state, there is no "UVA prestige" over VT. It’s about major, GPA, internships and recommendations.


Not nationally. No one cares about VT outside of VA.


LOL no one cares UVA either outside of VA.


Here we go…
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 11:32     Subject: UVA vs VT for CS
UVA is top 25 overall and top 5 public school so has national recognition.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 11:31     Subject: UVA vs VT for CS
For CS recruiting, both are same i.e no special consideration. Only a handful of schools in CS make people look twice.

Just in case your kid changes her mind, UVA may have better other options in case they decide to change their major. CS is not for everyone, it is not just “coding”, and the landscape for hiring is currently challenging. It may change, it may not.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 11:21     Subject: Re:UVA vs VT for CS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UVA because most kids change their major, and UVA has a better reputation nationally overall.


Actually, VT is known at tech companies for their CS and Engineering degrees. And really out of state, there is no "UVA prestige" over VT. It’s about major, GPA, internships and recommendations.


Not nationally. No one cares about VT outside of VA.


LOL no one cares UVA either outside of VA.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 11:19     Subject: UVA vs VT for CS
Anonymous wrote:UVA because reputation and other majors are much better there, in case your kid changes their mind (very common). Besides CS coursework isn’t rocket science at VT. A kid can do certifications on their own to demonstrate mastery for jobs.


What reputation?
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 11:07     Subject: Re:UVA vs VT for CS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UVA because most kids change their major, and UVA has a better reputation nationally overall.


Actually, VT is known at tech companies for their CS and Engineering degrees. And really out of state, there is no "UVA prestige" over VT. It’s about major, GPA, internships and recommendations.


Not nationally. No one cares about VT outside of VA.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 11:07     Subject: UVA vs VT for CS
These are two very different schools. Why don’t you just let your child pick which one feels more like them and let them go. Stop hammering on rank as that changes year after year.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 10:59     Subject: Re:UVA vs VT for CS
Anonymous wrote:UVA because most kids change their major, and UVA has a better reputation nationally overall.


Actually, VT is known at tech companies for their CS and Engineering degrees. And really out of state, there is no "UVA prestige" over VT. Its about major, GPA, internships and recommendations.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 10:57     Subject: Re:UVA vs VT for CS
UVA because most kids change their major, and UVA has a better reputation nationally overall.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 10:55     Subject: UVA vs VT for CS
Anonymous wrote:UVA CS curricular is fairly cookie cutter. If the student has enough AP credit, he can venture out and enroll in classes at the undergrad business school, which is highly ranked nationally. The combined experience might be a more rewarding one than VT CS.

As an alum, I wish UVA engineering would branch out a bit more from its traditional roots and offer more flexible. The data science school is promising though.

Congrats to your student for getting into all 3. Make sure you visit and speak to current students and advisors. Your student should also do some research on the degree requirements (aka classes he has to take and what flexibility there is to cross departments).


NP here
This is helpful as our daughter is in for engineering at VT and UVA and has a lot to think about. She wants to learn more about the data science school at UVA this spring.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 10:00     Subject: UVA vs VT for CS
UVA CS curricular is fairly cookie cutter. If the student has enough AP credit, he can venture out and enroll in classes at the undergrad business school, which is highly ranked nationally. The combined experience might be a more rewarding one than VT CS.

As an alum, I wish UVA engineering would branch out a bit more from its traditional roots and offer more flexible. The data science school is promising though.

Congrats to your student for getting into all 3. Make sure you visit and speak to current students and advisors. Your student should also do some research on the degree requirements (aka classes he has to take and what flexibility there is to cross departments).
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 09:58     Subject: UVA vs VT for CS
most kids that apply to both have a preference one way or the other. The difference in CS is not so drastic that it will change any outcomes.