<p>Which one’s better for the following:</p>
<li>Professors</li>
<li>Strength of Computer Science, Engineering Deptt.(s)</li>
<li>Prestige/Reputation</li>
<li>Internships</li>
<li>Undergrad research opportunities</li>
<li>Placement upon graduation</li>
<li>Honors Program</li>
<li>Diversity, Level of Intellect of Student body</li>
<li>Overall</li>
</ol>
<p>VTech is more liberal and has a slightly more northern vibe; Clemson is more conservative and has more of the traditional southern vibe.</p>
<p>That's literally all I know, but good luck.</p>
<p>20LEGEND, I don't think you can go wrong with either. I have been to both and they are very similar schools. I believe their overall reps are about the same also. Clemson is trying to move up in the rankings so I think it may be coming somewhat harder to get into that school. The Honors program seemed pretty tough to get into. I don't really recall Va Tech talking about the Honors Program. Both are located in small rural towns and are very pretty. You can walk to the towns from both campuses. Va Tech is in a mountainous area and Clemson has a lake next to the campus. Both had some chain restuarants nearby. There is a somewhat larger town, Christianburg, located about 15 minutes away from Va Tech with more restaurants, stores etc. Clemson is very conservative. Both are big into football and basketball. Both tour guides were very good and helpful especially Clemsons, who stayed around long after to answer other peoples questions. Va Tech has very good food. They apparently have lobster and steaks cooked to order. They have one of the best dining programs around. Honestly, I really liked both of them. I know this probably isn't much help, but I just thought I'd mention it just in case.</p>
<p>Hi 20Legend,</p>
<p>We visited both schools last year and had interviews with professors at both, but in architecture not engineering. Both schools have a lot going for them and we have good friends who graduated with engineering degrees from each school. I think you would find that if you went to either you would have a solid education from an engineering prospective, but I think VT may have a bit better reputation in engineering than Clemson. (aren't they in the USNWR top 10-15 for engineering?) </p>
<p>Have you looked at the facilities at each school? That really made an impact on our son. VT beat Clemson by a mile with their facilities. The professors he talked to at VT were much more engaging and were so excited to share the qualities of their program. Clemson's professors (again this was in arch not engineering) were nice but when S asked how their program compared to others he was looking at, they seemed flustered and didn't really make a case for why Clemson would be a better place to go. </p>
<p>Regarding the atmosphere of each school, both are in rural areas, but for some reason Clemson seemed more rural to us than Tech. Clemson is very pretty and has that wonderful southern feel to it. I wasn't impressed with the dorms at Clemson, however. The day we toured (in the summer) we went to a dorm that was obviously on the tour guide's normal route. It was not clean at all. There were several halls that had spilled stuff splattered on the walls. I don't know, maybe there had been a soccer camp or whatever in there, but if you know that is where prospective students are going to be touring, it would seem that they would try to impress with cleaner buildings. </p>
<p>I think they are both very solid state schools and you would do well at either. Visit, spend some time at each, talk to some of the profs, kids and I bet by the end of a day you will have a good idea of which is better for you. Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies everyone; really appreciate it. :)</p>
<p>Have already applied to VT. Started this thread to see if I should apply to Clemson as well, decided not to.</p>
<p>I was just wondering, what are the class sizes at both schools like?</p>
<p>VT enrollment undergrads/grads is in the mid 20's with a freshman class around 5,000 and Clemson undergrad/grad is in the mid teens with a freshman class of about 3,000. Both stated that some of their freshman classes could be from a few hundred and up, but that most where smaller (20 -30 range).</p>
<p>Hmm. Alright.</p>
<p>How rigorous are the classes at both of them for Engg students?</p>
<p>And again, more opinions on Career Services(both internships and jobs) would be welcome ..</p>