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The question is multi-fold:
- Va. Tech is a much more highly rated school for Industrial Engineering vs. FSU. Does that really matter?
- How does the overall environment compare?
- Would Va. Tech be worth $40,000 more?
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1 ) no, it doesn’t matter at all. Employers won’t like know OR care. Employers would not pay a VT grad more than a FSU grad. Plus, the idea of selecting a college (and paying more) based on an eng’g discipline is risky anyway. Many eng’g students either change majors completely or change disciplines.
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VT is more of a techie school, so a greater % of the student body will be STEM. Don’t know if your DD cares either way. FSU may seem more balanced because students will be a wide mix of STEM and Liberal Arts and performance.
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What does $40k mean to YOUR FAMILY? Is that an amount that you can easily spend and never miss? Or does you or your household have a need for that money (home repair, retirement contribution, etc. Do you have younger kids to put thru college?