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Quotes from CS Alumni and Industry representatives about our CS program.
 The CS Department has excellent faculty who encourage students to get involved in community service, undergraduate research, and teaching early in their college careers. Faculty take an avid interest in the well being of their students and that makes students feel good about being in the department. Amit Nithian, Class 2004 Northrop Grumman |
The CS program at Tech and the skills gained there provide a great background for any number of career paths, so be sure to look outside of the typical computer science path for class selection and for what to do after graduation. Justin Lowery, Class 2005 Attending UVa School of Law |
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Challenge yourself, take harder classes, don't try to just breeze by. Enjoy yourself. Dana Cox, Class 2005 Public Consulting Group - VT Corporate Research Center |
VT CS teaches you how to learn what is practical for the real world. This is valuable and practical as you can easily pick up new programming languages and technologies. Chris Fierer, Class 2005 Clinical Tools, Inc |
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It will be hard, but you will learn a lot. The professors and teaching assistants are very helpful. The advisors are excellent in the CS department. The CS curriculum at VT is strong and relates very much to the real world, as I am currently using many of the things I learned in college in my workplace. Morgan Yeh, Class 2005 Lockheed Martin |
 It's definitely very challenging, but the effort has completely paid off. Employers really respect a CS degree from Virginia Tech, and the skills you learn will be invaluable in your career. Caleb Jones, Class 2005 Medicos |
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It was the best program to get me where I am. I was extremely happy with the choices that were available to me at graduation and I have started on the career path I wanted. The program has prepared me to be successful in my IT career. Abimbola Fapohunda, Class 2005 Ingersoll-Rand |
The CS program at Tech has been challenging, but very rewarding. You'll find that you can get through, and that all your hard work has been worth it. Lisa Rendin, Class 2005 SAIC |
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The CS program is very rigorous, you are not spoon fed the information, you have to learn the concepts. Out of all the professors I had, CS offered the best professors, who showed a lot of enthusiasm for the CS field. Sura Rajput, Class 2005 IBM |
 The variety of positions is astounding and there will always be opportunities available at all levels. Computer Science graduates are also some of the highest paid in the workforce. Tyler Newton, Class 2003 Attending George Washington University |
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What is unique of the CS Department is the access to the faculty in a very open and personable environment. Amit Nithian, Class 2004 Northrop Grumman |
Computer Science, contrary to popular belief, does not consist primarily of programming. In education, programming is emphasized because having a solid foundation in the implementation of ideas is necessary to legitimately argue for or against an idea, policy, or design. Computer Science also focuses heavily on the topics of policy, network architecture, security, risk analysis, and overall system design, just to name a few. Tyler Newton, Class 2003 Attending George Washington University |
 The professors in CS at VT are very intelligent. And, they care about you as a student. Most of them have some cutting-edge research projects and they are very interested in your help to take it to the next level. Ask your professors about the research they are doing. If it interests you, get involved. Jacob Eisinger, Class 2005 IBM |
Computer Science is important because computers dominate every aspect of the modern world. Knowledge of CS can be applied to real world problems to gain new insights where traditional methods have reached their limitations. Tyler Newton, Class 2003 Attending George Washington University |
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The comprehensive degree I attained from Virginia Tech's undergraduate Computer Science program has given me an edge over others in the work place. I find that I am better suited to handle challenges I encounter compared to graduates from other universities. I credit Virginia Tech's rigorous undergraduate curriculum for giving me the skills I have used to achieve success in the workforce. Tyler Newton, Class 2003 Attending George Washington University |
CS at VT is more then just programming. You spend most of your time learning how to think and design and only a small portion of it programming. Ryan Wolf, Class 2006 Vanguard |
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Try to take at least one semester of undergradate research. I learned so much from my VTURCS projects that couldn't have been found in an ordinary class. Matt Witherspoon, Class 2006 JDSU |
It is well worth the effort to take Computer Science at Tech. If you stick with it and do well you will be a very desirable candidate to some very good companies. Gregory Switzer, Class 2006 Northrop Grumman |
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As a transfer student, I had the unique opportunity to experience two completely different Computer Science programs. I can safely say that Virginia Tech had a far superior program and opened up doors for me that I never thought I would be able to enter. By going through the co-op program, I was able to get seven months real-world work experience at IBM. I was a part of undergraduate research for three semesters and was able to do research on computer topics I was interested in. All of this led to various other top-tier internships and I was finally able to get my dream job as a software engineer in the computer game industry. Andrew Sabri, Class 2006 EA - Electronic Arts |
Start thinking about your career early on. Enjoy college and use it as a chance to learn about a variety of unrelated fields. You have your entire career to learn the specifics. Michael Barnette, Class 2006 The Vanguard Group |
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Work hard and you can get a job in any technical field - it's not just a programming degree. Matt Vepraskas, Class 2006 Lockheed Martin |
 My CS degree from Virginia tech has definitely been a good foundation for my career path. It is extremely useful to have a solid technical background in order to hold any role in a technical or engineerning organization. Alyssa Sams, Class 2005 General Dynamics |
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I've found that Virginia Tech's CS degree in particular gets a high level of respect in the work place. Alyssa Sams, Class 2005 General Dynamics |
I got a chance to work with some of the brightest professors I have ever met in my life. Siddharth Saraiya, Class 2005 Goldman Sachs |
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I believe we are still very far away from fully utilizing the power of CS to improve people's lives, and that in the next few decades, no other area will make such a big contribution to the growth of our society as technology. Gustavo Moura, Class 2005 Attending UCLA |
I had an excellent research experience my senior year that has been crucial to my success. I also had great experiences with the AWC (Association for Women in Computing), especially as Women in Computing Day chair, which honed many leadership and organizational skills. My year of being an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant was also very beneficial for extending my skills for explaining material. My three internships gave me a fabulous view of the CS world. There are a lot of opportunities at VT to further yourself as a student and as a CS professional. Megan Olsen, Class 2005 Attending U of Mass - Amherst |
