<p>so...i'm currently enrolling at UVa for First Year Engineering- hopefully for Computer Engineering...i was wondering how strong UVa is for undergraduate Engineering..i mean i love the school and all..but..it's ranked low in US NEWS' rankings for some reason....should i transfer or is UVa great for engineering, jobs and job opportunities in general?? Please help... thanks! :)</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>i posted on another thread like this long ago, and seriously,</p>
<p>i don’t think engineering rankings matter as much as overall ranking at undergrad level.</p>
<p>if i had a choice between Brown and UIUC, i’d definitely go with Brown although it’s ranking is beyond 50th (last time i checked).</p>
<p>compared to VTech, both of you guys have similar starting salaries for engineering… i also had this info available on some other thread.</p>
<p>so seriously, if you are intending to goto VTech just for ranking, i’d rather stay at UVa… now if it was Georgia Tech, i’d give it a thought a bit.</p>
<p>naah…VTech isn’t on my list..it was between Purdue and UVa…and i chose UVa..and i don’t know whether to regret it or not :s …</p>
<p>don’t.</p>
<p>it’s much harder to gain acceptance into UVa (35% admitted, SAT:1200-1420) than Purdue (80% admitted, SAT: 1020-1270)…</p>
<p>and employers know UVa is a great school in general. they won’t be pulling an engineering rankings while screening your resume versus random Purdue grad.</p>
<p>seriously, i know im going overboard with this example, but Purdue beats Harvard out of water at its engineering ranking, but nobody gives a sh** about it.</p>
<p>lol…alright..thanks man! …i feel much better now :)</p>