<p>"Thank you for contacting the Office of Undergraduate Admission.</p>
<p>Decisions will be posted after 7 pm EST on Sunday.</p>
<p>Thank you.
Sincerely,</p>
<p>Office of Undergraduate Admission
University of Virginia"</p>
<p>Such a long wait</p>
<p>I thought it was 5:30 pm EST Friday... I'm going to be so sad if it's not until Sunday... I'm going away leaving early Sat morning, I was SO excited about hearing about UVA first.</p>
<p>I think that message is left over from the ED notification. We'll edit it.</p>
<p>Friday at 5:30 PM is the time unless you hear otherwise from me. As always, I'll post any update to my blog.</p>
<p>Good luck to you guys!! I can imagine how hard it must be to wait! I went through all of this last year.</p>
<p>Still, 1 month left till transfer students hear...can't wait!!</p>
<p>Thanks so much Dean J. :)</p>
<p>I'm glad it's not sunday because I couldn't wait that long.</p>
<p>try being a transfer...May 1st =(</p>
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What college do you attend right now?</p>
<p>Virginia Tech. See the countdown thread for that battle =P Great engineering school, I just want to have a liberal arts background so that I can go on to business school. And I REALLY want some type of politics/history minor. Don't ask why/how that will work with engineering, I don't know. I just know I love taking those types of classes, its my passion, and heck, I'll admit that I like learning. I know, i'm wierd, and I really wish I could switch into Politics, but I like engineering, so I want to do both. Plus I want to do B-school for grad school, soo a broad undergrad education would be better.</p>
<p>Crossing my fingers =P</p>
<p>May 1?? I thought transfers were 4/15....</p>
<p>Nope. As of right now, the notification date is May 1. My guess is that they might move it up since they started reading apps over a week ago, but no one knows. The reply date for deposits is 5/15, maybe thats what you're thinking of.</p>
<p>Good luck Shoebox. I'll be another herndon high graduate in your shoes come next spring. =D</p>
<p>Another herndon high graduate?</p>
<p>I remember you saying you graduated from Herndon High. I did as well.</p>
<p>If not, my bad!</p>
<p>(and good luck anyway!)</p>
<p>Shoebox, I followed that thread about VT/UVA engineering and really appreciated your viewpoint as well as Cav (was that his name?) on the differences between the schools. You made your point very well, and I, at least, got it - as you stated in your post above. If you know what you are going to a particular school/program for, then that's half the battle, right? The debate was quite interesting except for the parts when that moron (not Cav, svc or something) interjected his brief epithets. Ah well, you defended VT quite nicely, and overall, I give VT the win!</p>
<p>Just to add, I don't mean to stir up another debate, I just wanted to compliment Shoebox on his defense of a school he is transferring out of. VT just got extra points from me because of the extremely derogatory poster who made UVA look really bad, sorry. What's the saying about one bad apple.....
Anyway, thanks again, Shoebox.</p>
<p>My main (and CRUCIAL) point applies to every school, anywhere: the strength of a program within a school lie in the differences between other programs/schools.<br>
Yes, VT has a #17 overall undergrad ranking. Yes, it is a powerhouse engineering school, churning out only the best. But it lacks other aspects, some of those being what is most important to some students, like myself. UVA, or any other school, may lack the great ranking, but still have other strengths. And you'll see this when looking at any top two programs, which is what students should really focus on when chosing schools. While people may think VT overall is a lesser school than UVA, which may be true simply because it's smaller and younger, it doesn't mean every program lacks. UVA has a stronger liberal arts side, which appeals to someone like me. VT has a more technical approach, which benifits many many students. It just depends who you are and what you want out of an undergrad experience.
Also, I find it appalling that my future coworkers are so ignorant about things like this. How can I expect to work well with a graduate from another school when they bash my school left and right? If someone like sv3a bashes schools like VT (again, ranked #17), how can engineers be successful? Will he always expect to only work with UVA grads, or be stuck with lesser engineers?
Now, I love both schools. But I would hate to work with these types of people, regardless of where they graduate from. I just hope I can have the choice coming up here soon.</p>
<p>But just remember: you need to be open minded, in any career, and especially engineering. Engineers strive on creativity and teamwork. Without creativity, no idea is formulated. Without teamwork, the entire project can't be completed. An aerospace engineer trying to build a plane may be able to design it, but needs a material science engineer to develope the materials, an EE to wire the plane, and ME to develop the engines, ect ect. Open-mindedness starts with being open-minded to other people with different backgrounds. And you'll need that more than anything in engineering, and in life.</p>
<p>PS- im a girl ;) I help that 1:7 ratio at VT</p>
<p>Sorry you won't be at VT next year since it looks like that's where my s will end up. He got waitlisted and at the moment is a little too irritated to think about "waiting"! Oh well. </p>
<p>Best of luck to you. I hope you continue to maintain your fair and open-mindedness as a new UVA student.</p>
<p>Theres no guarentee I wont be at VT next year, as I have to get into UVA first =P And yes, I think transferring would make me even more open-minded, as I will have to not only learn a new way style of education there, but the way UVA "works", inclduing layout and student life. Although I think I can do it ;) I am pretty excited, in fact.</p>
<p>As for VT, im sure he will love it, especially if he doesnt like the liberal arts</p>
<p>Well, he does like the liberal arts, but he's not going to suffer for lack of intellectual dicussions on Dostoevsky or nihilism, if you know what I mean. Idk, he'll do whatever he wants. He's extremely flexible and openminded and has a way of making his own niche and being happy wherever he is, so if he decides to go to VT, he'll be just fine. </p>
<p>If you don't get into UVA, I'll tell him to look for the girl with 10 shoeboxes! If you do get in, I bet you'll have some great discussions with CAV, but give that other guy a cold shoulder (was going to say something else, heh heh....)!</p>