<p>Hi, this is my first time posting. I apologize if I'm in the wrong forum. It seemed like the most appropriate. </p>
<p>And yes, I've aleady visited both campuses and looked around online.</p>
<p>I have to decide between UVA and VT. I'm looking to major in computer science with a minor or second major in applied math (modeling and such). Essentially, which university has a stronger program for those subjects? Im interested in aspects such as where students go to grad school after graduating, where they get jobs, summer internships, and undergraduate research oppertunities.</p>
<p>Also. I’m 90% certain that I will go to grad school. I called top-tier universities to ask which they’re rather receive an applicant from. All three said that research mattered more than the school. But, one admitted that they’de take an applicant from UVA over an identical one from VT.</p>
<p>Va Tech has a consortium of companies that recruit students for internships and full time positions. The companies include a variety of internet companies, computer hardware, software solutions, defense contractors, financial services and consulting companies. See link for the most recent career day [Spring</a> 2011 CSRC Career Fair | Computer Science at Virginia Tech](<a href=“http://www.cs.vt.edu/node/5387]Spring”>http://www.cs.vt.edu/node/5387).</p>
<p>Were you planning on pursuing a graduate degree in CS as well? I got the impression from my review of online info for Tech and UVA that Tech’s CS degree included more math courses than UVA. So, I’m surprised at the graduate school’s reaction to the two schools. </p>
<p>I’ll be interested in what you find out from other replies.</p>
<p>I too am in your exact same position. I am in-state for UVA and VT, and I want to do computer science and computer engineering.</p>
<p>From what I have seen though, is that VT has better job recruitment. I looked at UVA’s career fairs and I wasn’t interested in too many of the companies hiring. VT’s career fair blew it out the water. </p>
<p>My question is does that matter? I am not too sure if I want to stay in Virginia after college or not, but I do want to do graduate school afterwards. Should a school’s company recruitment be given heavy consideration? I know the name of the engineering school matters less when compared to finance, but should it still be a breaking point?</p>
<p>VT also had more courses and groups that I was interested in, but I like UVA so much more.</p>
<p>I see you are from Northern VA. There is a Northern VA Graduate center/school where both UVA and VaTech both partake in part-time graduate engineering degrees. I would ask the folks there because as much as UVA and VaTech are “separate” when in comes to attending their respective campuses at the undergrad level, both schools pretty much team up for the part-time grad programs in the northern VA/DC area.</p>
<p>Hey all…I’m in a similar predicament now as well!</p>
<p>Maybe if you post in the Virginia Tech and UVa forums, you’ll get responses from students in the respective programs. I don’t really know about anything in regards to recruitment…but I know that Tech’s career fair shows that it has really good networking/hook ups with engineering companies. Networking seems to be a big influence when it comes to jobs…at least, that’s what a lot of my college friends have told me.</p>
<p>I’m learning to Tech for the engineering program for a few reasons. I’m planning on grad school as well, and Tech has 5 year masters program that really appeals to me. Other than that, I’ve visited quite a few times and the courses & rigor of their engineering curriculum see to be very different from what I saw at UVa. Also, Tech seems to have LOADS of research going on, and it was emphasized SO much more at Tech than when I visited UVa.</p>
<p>I had a slight bias toward UVa at first, but after visiting Tech and actually getting to talk to professors and current engineering students, I like the environment (socially and academically) alot more than I previously did.</p>
<p>Yes, VT’s engineering is regarded higher than UVA, but does that matter?</p>
<p>UVA is still a strong school. If a company like Google or Cisco doesn’t hire at UVA, can’t I just drop an application online and automatically be considered? Or is there a huge advantage when companies come to you?</p>
<p>CloudyCloud “If a company like Google or Cisco doesn’t hire at UVA, can’t I just drop an application online and automatically be considered? Or is there a huge advantage when companies come to you?”</p>
<p>Yes, there is a huge advantage if the company comes to you. The first step in getting hired is getting face time with an interviewer. If you submit a resume on-line you can get lost in the hundreds/thousands of other general applicants. It’s very possible that most of the companies that recruit at VT also recruit at UVA. I’ve heard that UVA is particularly strong in wireless applications.</p>
<p>Go with the school that you like the most. You’re not choosing between MIT/Stanford/Caltech and UVA. Yes, Virginia Tech engineering is better, but marginally so. And Virginia Tech is not known internationally. Again, we’re not talking about MIT/Stanford/Caltech/Berkeley/Cornell. UVa, on the other hand, is trying everything to be known internationally (the percentage of international students at UVA is higher than that of VTech), they are in a consortium called Universitas 21, international network of 21 leading research-intensive universities in thirteen countries and Thomas Jefferson, UVA’s founder, is known world-wide.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say that. UVA’s engineering program is very well respected and I would say that it’s more respected than VT’s. VT is more heavily recruited, though, because of size and the number of students interested in practice (vs. graduate school or high prestige careers such as banking or MBB consulting).</p>
<p>Research needed…VT is QUITE known internationally. Visit the Sch of Eng site for VT. And if you want to see how U.Va eng vs. VT is regarded by those who rank these sorts of things for a living, unbiased, google the rank lists. I think a thorough Google search of these two Eng schools will speak for themselves.</p>