[OT] graduate school

[Andrew Jorgensen]

Good point.  Pick SVU over MIT.  ;-)

On Wed, 2008-03-26 at 14:22 -0600, Kimball Larsen wrote:
> It's a terrible way to make a decision like this, but I think that any  
> school with "University" in the name will hold more clout than any  
> school that is known as a "Tech".
> 
> ITT Tech.   Rhymes with Blech.
> 
> I know nothing about either school though.
> 
> 
> - Kimball
> http://www.kimballlarsen.com
> 
> On Mar 26, 2008, at 1:19 PM, Derek Davis wrote:
> 
> > I'm hoping that as a bunch of students/ex students/future
> > students/never-want-to-be-students, your collective wisdom may help  
> > me with
> > a difficult decision.
> >
> > I have applied to graduate school, and been accepted to my top two  
> > choices,
> > University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech.  However, I don't know  
> > how to
> > choose between the two.  So, my question for you is, what is your  
> > relative
> > impression of them?  Knowing nothing other than their names, which  
> > do you
> > think sounds like a better choice?  Now, beyond that, UVa is ranked  
> > higher
> > according to US News, but VT has more research that sounds more  
> > interesting
> > at first blush.  But I don't really know what research will be  
> > interesting
> > to me, since I don't have experience.  What are some considerations  
> > you
> > think I should be taking into account?  What do you think is the most
> > important thing to consider?
> >
> > Thanks, feel free to answer as briefly as you have time for, I'm  
> > just trying
> > to get more input.
> >
> > Derek
> >
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