<p>I really like it here at UVA, but MSE is something that I really enjoy and UVA just doesn't have an accredited program for it. I didn't know that I liked MSE going into college, which is why I'm here now.</p>
<p>It wouldn’t be crazy. Also, consider the fact that if you were good enough to get into UVA, you will likely get a scholarship at VTech, which just so happens to have the better engineering program.</p>
<p>Hey, I’m studying MSE at VT and absolutely love it! It would be great decision for you to come here. The department is very small, so everyone is very close, and the professors are always helpful.</p>
<p>Any specific questions?</p>
<p>Yes actually it seems like you guys get into the meat of mse in spring of the second year. Is it possible to apply in the fall and start taking those classes in the spring?</p>
<p>That’s difficult to answer. To take those “meat” MSE classes, you need to have the following done:</p>
<p>1). Complete the first semester intro engineering class (ENGE 1024). I’m not sure if there’s an equivalent at UVA, but you need this class!
2). Take MSE 2044/2034: the intro MSE class (You can take this at the same time as ENGE 1024).</p>
<p>They do offer 1024 and 2034 over the summer, so you could take them at that time and be on schedule to take real MSE classes in the Fall.
However, you said you want to start in the spring. I don’t think that would work too well because you’d have to take the prerequisites that spring semester- which means you could only take those real MSE classes the following fall semester.</p>
<p>mcroson, how is the mechanical engineering department at Vtech and how are the professors/classes for engineering in general?</p>
<p>Mechanical department is very good and I’m pretty sure graduates the most MechE students every year in the country other than Purdue. It’s a big department, but all the big companies like Exxon, Boeing, GE, Northrup, etc. recruit here. Plus it’s a very versatile degree as some of the very top MechE students in years past have gone on to work on Wall Street/other finance positions and someone this past year got a job with Mckinsey as a consultant, so if you do well, the placement is great for engineering careers.</p>
<p>I can’t say much about upper level professors, but the ENGE professors are helpful and good teachers. The intro ENGE class and the other first year classes you have to take are designed to be weed out classes. They are challenging, but not impossible.</p>