Anonymous wrote:VT is better than pit

Now that it is! VT takes higher quality kids than Pitt for sure

Anonymous wrote:If VT is supposed to be a STEM powerhouse, why don't the supporters make claims supported by data? Isn't that what scientists do? How is VT better then in-state options for Chemistry? Physics? Math? Neuroscience? Pre-med? Grads that go on to earn STEM PhDs? Awards?

Exactly. Thank you.

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s because many people feel threatened by VT’s climb in popularity and selectivity. They have a hard time accepting that some kids prefer it to UVA and many STEM kids see it as the better instate choice. I say this as a UVA grad myself and I see VT as the school I’d want my engineering child to attend.

Nope. Not threatened. Mine are at ivy/T10. VT really does yield only the barely above average from the top privates in our area. I am judging it by the pre-TO and current SAT and gpa and lower math path kids they accept compared to UVA, for stem and non-stem. They simply do not have the peer set we wanted for our kids, even as a backup, not even close. Then there are the above avg kids who end up there from our school (WL at Uva and WM) and say it is EASY. In Engineering. That fact makes it not a good fit for many students who come from intense stem high schools. Glad to see the TJ parents on here agree. TJ is not in our area.

If VT is supposed to be a STEM powerhouse, why don't the supporters make claims supported by data? Isn't that what scientists do? How is VT better then in-state options for Chemistry? Physics? Math? Neuroscience? Pre-med? Grads that go on to earn STEM PhDs? Awards?

Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? I see both schools as excellent choices. But as a UVA grad, I see through the UVA bs

Right

What are you talking about? I see both schools as excellent choices. But as a UVA grad, I see through the UVA bs

Anonymous wrote:And I’ll add that many UVA people start off with a chip on their shoulder about their child attending a state school. They are the same cringey people that have to say it’s a public ivy. They simply can’t accept that another state school is in the same realm of choices as UVA. And God forbid it’s the better choice for STEM.

And to think that you started off your post talking about people with a chip on their shoulder. . .

VT is better than pit

And I’ll add that many UVA people start off with a chip on their shoulder about their child attending a state school. They are the same cringey people that have to say it’s a public ivy. They simply can’t accept that another state school is in the same realm of choices as UVA. And God forbid it’s the better choice for STEM.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why there is this weird anti VT thing on this site. I don’t get this. It’s a totally fine school. What gives with this on DCUM?

You are trying to turn it around. It isn't anti-VT. It is challenging this statement by the OP that was made without substantiation:

"VT is the de facto STEM flagship with strong STEM programs where Virginia's top STEM talent attends"

Absolutely! I just think that many UVA people are unwilling to even acknowledge that VT is a great choice. I would be thrilled for my child to attend either school.

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s because many people feel threatened by VT’s climb in popularity and selectivity. They have a hard time accepting that some kids prefer it to UVA and many STEM kids see it as the better instate choice. I say this as a UVA grad myself and I see VT as the school I’d want my engineering child to attend.

Thank you for responding but I would offer this makes no sense for people to feel threatened. Aren’t two good options better than one?

I think it’s because many people feel threatened by VT’s climb in popularity and selectivity. They have a hard time accepting that some kids prefer it to UVA and many STEM kids see it as the better instate choice. I say this as a UVA grad myself and I see VT as the school I’d want my engineering child to attend.

I don’t understand why there is this weird anti VT thing on this site. I don’t get this. It’s a totally fine school. What gives with this on DCUM?

Trust me when I say VT has something against TJ applicants. You would think it'd be a safety, but it's the exact opposite.