<p>Which school would be better for environmental/urban planning? I've been accepted to both as a Fall 09 transfer</p>
<p>UVA. UVA is probably the best bargain in college education (Other than California residents going to the UCs). You should consider yourself fortunate and take advantage of it. That's my opinion but some folks from VTwill probably tell you differently.</p>
<p>I'm guessing you mean best bargain for instaters.. if your OOS it's one of the more expensive public universities.</p>
<p>I recommend you visit both ASAP (if you have not done so already). Although UVA is the one “ranked higher” you need to go to the school that fits you best. Everyone continues to get caught up in the rankings vice going where you will be the most productive. Going to a school that you find out is not a match for you makes no sense and will only lead to disappointment. Look at both schools again, talk to the professors, and visit the campus ASAP and if it’s a tie it would make sense to go to UVA. Just don’t buy into the hype and do what’s best for YOU. Good luck!</p>
<p>I am interested in this thread too. I would think that in this field in particular, VT would have the higher hand. But I haven't found anything conclusive yet.</p>
<p>thanks for the input guys, i've been having such a hard time deciding. i visited tech and really like it and will be visiting UVA soon. i feel as though tech has many more options within the environmental field (everything from engineering to planning to liberal arts). i'm torn between tech's good science reputation and uva's overall good reputation</p>
<p>strawberry, as you already know, but schools offer a great education. If you are interested in many fields involving the environmental sciences, for example, forestry, environmental resource management, watershed management, etc. I think VT would offer you many avenues for study and research. They have so much going on there environmentally on that campus! And then they have their urban planning strength in the College of Arch and Urban Studies. Here are a few of links for you to look into from VT:</p>
<p>[Virginia</a> Tech Environmental Resource Management<a href="They%20have%20a%20very%20impressive%20forestry%20department,%20one%20of%20the%20top%20three%20in%20the%20country">/url</a></p>
<p>[url=<a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2008-01-28_stream/2008-01-28_stream.html%5DEnvironmental">http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2008-01-28_stream/2008-01-28_stream.html]Environmental</a> and economic concerns lead Virginia Tech scientists to study stream restoration | Virginia Tech](<a href="http://www.forestry.vt.edu/EnvironmentalResourceManagementOption.html%5DVirginia">http://www.forestry.vt.edu/EnvironmentalResourceManagementOption.html)</p>
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<p>And one more from the Virginia Water Resources Research Center about cross-curricular potential studies:
[url=<a href="http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/watershed_certificate.html%5DWatershed">http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/watershed_certificate.html]Watershed</a> Management Graduate Certificate and Cross-College Minor at Virginia Tech | Virginia Water Resources Research Center | Virginia Tech](<a href="http://www.tmdl.bse.vt.edu/%5DTMDL%5B/url">http://www.tmdl.bse.vt.edu/)</p>
<p>I wish I could share more about UVA's bach of urban planning program to balance this post out. I am sure it is terrific. They have a strong interest in sustainable community planning. I think if you are set on that path solely, then maybe UVA would be the best choice, but if you are more open toward looking into the environmental sciences-urban planning connection, VT would have more to offer. It is really a toss up depending on what your interests are. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>oh wow thank you for the post! you've reaffirmed what I had thought about Tech, particularly because i'm unsure about my specific interests within the field which makes Tech's range of options more appealing. I have yet to find out good information about UVA..no one there responds to my emails unfortunately lol. as of now i'm leaning towards Tech..thanks again!</p>