<p>I was accepted to both University of Virginia and Boston University. For BU, I got a half-tuition scholarship as an Engineering Scholar. I know UVA is more prestigious but I have a friend there and I'm afraid going there wouldn't give me the sense of "newness" that I expect at college. Any insights into these schools would help.. thanks!</p>
<p>A single friend you knew before hand out of approximately 14,000 undergraduates... there will be plenty of new people to meet. </p>
<p>You shouldn't use that as a factor when you ultimately decide which school you attend because it's just one person. Decide based on the two programs and pick the one that best suits you.</p>
<p>I want to study engineering and go on to a good graduate school. At BU I will be attending the College of Engineering and at UVA I will be going to the School or arts and sciences and later on declaring a major. What are the chances that I'll get into a good graduate engineering program?</p>
<p>getting into a good graduate engineering program will come down to how well you do in your undergraduate studies. If you stay in the College of Arts & Sciences at UVA you won't be heading onto a grad school for engineering. If you wanted to study engineering why didn't you apply to UVA's e-school?</p>
<p>Actually, I'm not sure. In the first place, I didn't know I applied to the College of Engineering (BU) until I got the acceptance letter lol. I think it was partly because I wasn't "sure" about pursuing engineering. But done things are done so there's no point worrying about that. If I do go to UVA then I'll probably declare an engineering major as a freshmen and attend the e-school. Would it be better to declare a major later in my freshmen year than in my sophomore year?</p>
<p>If I do equally well in both schools and declare an engineering major early on in UVA, then what do you think about the chances into a nice graduate school?</p>
<p>Getting into BU's Engineering program is a feat...Ask anyone who goes there, I say if you are around 80% sure you want to go into engineering specifically - go to BostonU. IF not, UVa is a great option as well.</p>