<p>For me, it's basically come down to Carnegie Institute of Technology and the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science with acceptance into the Rodman Scholars Program (which is an honors program for the top 5-6% of each class - see Main</a> Page - Rodman Scholars Program). </p>
<p>I plan to study Biomedical Engineering, but I'm having a lot of trouble making a decision between the two colleges. So now flailing around in the sea of indecision I ask this community of college connoisseurs standing on the pier of third-party objectivity to toss me a lifesaver of decisive opinion so I too can reach the solid ground of smug confidence!! HELP ME!!</p>
<p>@ Dean J
I got a letter from the UVA Parents’ Council for Engineering that said in part, “Undoubtedly, [your name] has been accepted to many of the top engineering schools in the country, and you are now faced with a difficult choice.” Thus, this forum is probably a good place to find other people who are confronted by the same choices, or at least have a few creative things to say about why I should choose UVA that I hadn’t thought of.</p>
<p>The was meant to tease a little bit. We’re obviously going to push for UVa here. I clicked on the related thread you started in the CMU forum and I thought it was interesting that someone there promoted UVa. That was very nice. </p>
<p>There used to be a poster named Cavalier305 of something like that who had some interesting thoughts on rankings, where they matter, and where they don’t. It might help to dig those up if the inconsistency of the rankings is giving you pause. </p>
<p>On a side note, I would like to know if Twitter brought the “@” reply to the web or if it was out there already and Twitter adopted it. I only started seeing it after Twitter launched.</p>
<p>Hello Dean…My son is in at UVA Engineering but did not get a Rodman’s nod. He got into honors at 2 other schools and I am wondering if he could ask for a review of his application and stats. His grades are 4.0 uw but his weighted grade is a bit lower because he switched schools as a junior. At the old school, 4.0 was the highest you could get but at the new school, many students had been able to take 5.0 classes that upped their weighted gpa. Therefore, his comparitive gpa may have looked cheesy.</p>
<p>oops…didn’t mean to say to weighed gpa is lower than the unweighted…just doesn’t look as impressive when compared to others with lots of 5.0 classes.</p>
<p>We don’t just look at GPAs when we’re selecting our scholars.</p>
<p>That being said, all three programs (Echols, Rodman, and College Science Scholars) allow students to join once they are at UVa. The program websites should outline how that is done. If they don’t, I would contact the coordinator of each program.</p>
was meant to tease a little bit. We’re obviously going to push for UVa here. I clicked on the related thread you started in the CMU forum and I thought it was interesting that someone there promoted UVa. That was very nice. </p>