<p>I know the engineering at UVA is poor? I'm looking for more information on this topic.</p>
<p>The engineering school is not "poor" and most departments are more than strong enough to get their graduates into top graduate programs.</p>
<p>the engineering school at UVa is quite good actually - as far as I can tell from the 1 and only ranking that really matters - the $ ranking.</p>
<p>UVa undergraduate enigneer graduates make just as much as michigan undergraduate engineer graduates even though michigan is supposedly a vastly superior engineering school to UVa.</p>
<p>Whats the general consensus on the mathematics department at UVa? I haven't heard anything positive....is it really that weak? Will someone who majors in math at UVa be at a disadvantage compared to majors at other top institutions?</p>
<p>Not particularly. Look, top grads from any department can succeed. UVA's math department isn't weak, but it certainly isn't as good as MIT's.</p>
<p>Religious Studies and commerce seem to be the strongest majors.</p>
<p>how about econ?</p>
<p>The economics department is fine both at the undergraduate and graduate levels.</p>
<p>When Cav said that every department is good, he meant EVERY department. Why is it that his reply on this is ignored and people ask about specific departments anyway? Granted, we are not MIT (for math, econ, etc) and we're not Michigan (engineering) but UVa gives a good education for those willing to work for it, no matter the major. You WILL get a good job after graduation if you do your work and look for a job. It depends on the person, mostly, not on the university, although it DOES help to go to a good school. In this, UVa is great and if you just put some effort into it, you'll succeed. Even if you go to Harvard law and land a great job simply because of the phrase "Harvard grad," you will eventually fail at the job because you didn't get it because of merit. </p>
<p>There are other things important in a school, not all of it has to do with academics. Be confident that no matter what major you pick, you'll get a good education and a good job, IF you work. Simple as that. They're all strong majors if you love the subject. If you end up being disappointed, transferring is always an option but you can't know if you'll get disappointed until you actually study here: don't let other people make the decision for you.</p>
<p>English/Creative Writing</p>
<p>What high school students need to understand is that departmental prestige is nowhere near as relevant at the undergraduate level as it is at the graduate level. Any top school will be strong enough in ________ department to get you into a top graduate program in that field, provided you demonstrate superior talent and interest.</p>