I talked to several parents at the UCF BHC orientation and all said their S or D was accepted to U of F but decided on UCF. S accepted UCF because of its engineering bona fides, among other things.
STEM2017 – I think we both understand how arbitrary some of these college admissions decisions can be. Since your S was accepted into Virginia Tech engineering, you would think he would be accepted into BHC with no problem. I know S thought he could make it into VA Tech engineering, having been accepted into U of F, UCF BHC, and Texas A&M, but it was not to be. Guess that’s why it makes sense to apply to at least 3-4 or more schools, rather than throw the dice on one school in the admissions process. My D is interested in VA Tech so we hope to be down there for a visit sometime this fall or next spring.