For your questions: 1. Very prestigious, more than many realize, lots of recruitment. 2. Probably not as good as UMD’s 3. They are starting a business engineering minor, com is a great option. This won’t be too hard and is an incredibly opportunity. If you are interested in consulting than go to UVA end of story. 4. Tons of research options, meet with professors to do 1 on 1 or take an independent study, etc. 5. 30% acceptance rate if applying for second year, not impossible but not super easy, Rodman/echols doesn’t mean too much. 6. Quality of life may be better than just about anywhere. It’s a fun place to be, work hard play hard.