<p>My son was admitted as a Rodman (quite an honor) and wants to pursue MechE. His choice right now is UVa, Cornell or Vanderbilt. We’re OOS so all come in at about the same cost (not cheap) for us. There is a lot to like at all of these places and we love what we’ve seen at UVa so far. He is not a “party” type kid but wants to be involved with things like marching band and engineering teams, so he doesn’t want to be 24/7 engineering study - he wants a more diverse education than just engineering (maybe an economics minor). But he obviously wants an exceptional engineering program too. Any thoughts by anyone would be great.</p>