The purpose of this post is to gather solicited insights from those who have targeted knowledge regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the aerospace engineering programs at the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland, College Park. My son has been accepted to five aerospace programs (Georgia Tech, UMD (Honors College), UVA, CU-Boulder, and UW). OOS tuition costs are the leading stumbling block that prohibit attendance at CU-Boulder or GT. Instate status is possible at UVA or UMD (if we move over the summer). (And it breaks this parent’s heart I cannot send my son to the program of his choice -- CU-Boulder or GT. Almost feel like I’ve faltered. I’ve supported and encouraged this incredible young man and his dreams only to find the cost of college has outstripped any expectation I could have made 18 years ago.)
Thus, the question on the table is – push comes to shove: What does a young man who has an unquenchable thirst for aerospace research and a desire to pursue studies in propulsion and/or quantum physics need to know about UVA and UMD Aerospace Engineering programs in order to make an informed decision?
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