Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 19:15     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
A Virginia residence but UMD graduate here. It is a hard call between UVA and UMD. UMD is closer and you can see your kid every week...
BTW, both my DH and I graduated from UMD. Will the admission officers give my DC some extra credits for being a kid of alumni? Has anybody asked before?
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 16:56     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Got in but ds went to Umd for computer science.


Maryland resident here so I love UMD but your son made a mistake.


Not OP, but UMd is much better than UVa with engineering and computer science.

Agreed, pp's ds made a smart choice. Umd's also a solidly good school over all.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 16:48     Subject: Re:Did your senior get into UVA?
Just speaking from experience with son's friends--recent grads. IT and systems engineering seem to be the hot tickets right now. Maybe some engineers make better--but civil not so much.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 16:45     Subject: Re:Did your senior get into UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
CS is easier than engineering in courses work. However, engineering has a higher starting salary than CS. If you DC goes to Va Tech, s/he can starts with engineering and transfer to CS if thing does not work out.


Pretty sure that I disagree with this.

Not pp but this is 100% accurate in my experience.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 16:42     Subject: Re:Did your senior get into UVA?
CS is easier than engineering in courses work. However, engineering has a higher starting salary than CS. If you DC goes to Va Tech, s/he can starts with engineering and transfer to CS if thing does not work out.
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Pretty sure that I disagree with this.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 15:59     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My senior-to-be is interested in studying for CS. Are there big difference in training and employment opportunities between UVA, UMD, GWU, GMU? Are the admission for CS and engineering similar? I mean is CS harder to get in than engineering? Thanks!


He should be looking at Virginia Tech for Computer Science. Wouldn't consider any of the others.


Thanks. Will definitely consider Tech too. Between CS and engineering, which one do you think is better? My DC could not decide between the two.


CS is easier than engineering in courses work. However, engineering has a higher starting salary than CS. If you DC goes to Va Tech, s/he can starts with engineering and transfer to CS if thing does not work out.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 15:08     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
CS
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 15:06     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My senior-to-be is interested in studying for CS. Are there big difference in training and employment opportunities between UVA, UMD, GWU, GMU? Are the admission for CS and engineering similar? I mean is CS harder to get in than engineering? Thanks!


He should be looking at Virginia Tech for Computer Science. Wouldn't consider any of the others.


Thanks. Will definitely consider Tech too. Between CS and engineering, which one do you think is better? My DC could not decide between the two.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 14:52     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
Anonymous wrote:My senior-to-be is interested in studying for CS. Are there big difference in training and employment opportunities between UVA, UMD, GWU, GMU? Are the admission for CS and engineering similar? I mean is CS harder to get in than engineering? Thanks!


He should be looking at Virginia Tech for Computer Science. Wouldn't consider any of the others.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 14:28     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
Anonymous wrote:^^^^ Umd is among the best in the United States . The others are decent


There are schools that are better than UMD.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 14:12     Subject: Re:Did your senior get into UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: From what I gather, UVA typically accepts the top 10% of Langley or about 50 kids each year. About 30 kids from Langley go to UVA each year. This year I hear 12 Langley grads are going to UVA. So it seems like a big change to me. Maybe it's an odd blip maybe not.

I doubt that Langley Class of 2013 had half the talent of previous years. So maybe UVA is just not that into Langley anymore?



Langley mom here. I've never heard of a stat. that "50" kids are acepted and/or "30" attend. Unless I've missed something over the last four years, it's usually @10 or 12 a year attending.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 14:07     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
^^^^ Umd is among the best in the United States . The others are decent
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2013 12:19     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
My senior-to-be is interested in studying for CS. Are there big difference in training and employment opportunities between UVA, UMD, GWU, GMU? Are the admission for CS and engineering similar? I mean is CS harder to get in than engineering? Thanks!
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2013 15:23     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Got in but ds went to Umd for computer science.


Maryland resident here so I love UMD but your son made a mistake.


Maryland resident here who has a degree in CS from UVA; the MD CS department is definitely better than the UVA CS department. If the better CS experience/opportunities are more important than being at a (IMO) significantly nicer place to spend 4 years then they definitely did not make a mistake.


Great if Student definitely wants CS. No So Great if Student thinks that CS is the way to go but opts to change majors after the first year. At least UVA has many other strong options, unlike UMD. Combine that with in-state tuition and UVA is therefore a better choice.


I get what you're saying, but it's not quite as dire as you're saying. In reality a student would be fine with a degree from either school; they're both really good.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2013 00:56     Subject: Did your senior get into UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Got in but ds went to Umd for computer science.


Maryland resident here so I love UMD but your son made a mistake.


Maryland resident here who has a degree in CS from UVA; the MD CS department is definitely better than the UVA CS department. If the better CS experience/opportunities are more important than being at a (IMO) significantly nicer place to spend 4 years then they definitely did not make a mistake.


Great if Student definitely wants CS. No So Great if Student thinks that CS is the way to go but opts to change majors after the first year. At least UVA has many other strong options, unlike UMD. Combine that with in-state tuition and UVA is therefore a better choice.


In simple terms, a degree in basketweaving holds much more clout from UVA than UMD.