Which is the better VA university: VA Tech or JMU?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ivy's and top 20 National U's and top 10 LACs
UVA & WM
Top 70 National U's & next 30 LACs
VT & JMU & next 40 LACs
State Flagships from all states
Some state directionals & next 25 LACs
GMU/VCU

USNWR does not rank JMU as a national university at all. Rather, it's ranked as a "regional" university.

+1. That alone might be enough to answer this question to the satisfaction of most, but I know not everyone sees it that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ivy's and top 20 National U's and top 10 LACs
UVA & WM
Top 70 National U's & next 30 LACs
VT & JMU & next 40 LACs
State Flagships from all states
Some state directionals & next 25 LACs
GMU/VCU

USNWR does not rank JMU as a national university at all. Rather, it's ranked as a "regional" university.

+1. That alone might be enough to answer this question to the satisfaction of most, but I know not everyone sees it that way.

JMU is top ranked for highway accessibility.

[Anonymous]

After one person weighs in that VT is better, and another person weighs in that JMU is better, and it goes on and on, yes in terms of perceived prestige from FFX residents, they are equal. Departments will vary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After one person weighs in that VT is better, and another person weighs in that JMU is better, and it goes on and on, yes in terms of perceived prestige from FFX residents, they are equal. Departments will vary.

That seems to be true. Long ago, Va Tech was the clear #3 in the state, but that has changed with the rise of JMU. It was kind of inevitable that the many top students who did not get into W & M and UVA and wanted to study liberal arts needed a third choice. JMU has evolved into that choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU has a very pretty campus, in a nice town, nice kids (not snobby like at UVA) and the girls are beautiful.

Don't know much about VA Tech.

An interstate runs right down the middle. How is that pretty?

Have you ever gotten off the interstate to actually visit the campus? It's beautiful.

[Anonymous]

UVA
JMU and W&M are easily tied when you factor in everything. (W&M has the history and name recognition, JMU has the college experience, a new engineering program, and opportunities to actually interact with your professors ... unlike at VT).
VT is good, but it's a factory.
GMU is a great commuter school, perfect for Master's evening/weekend programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:W&M
UVA
JMU and U of Richmond
GMU
VT and MW

W&M above UVA, as well as JMU?? I'll have a glass of what she's having please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA
JMU and W&M are easily tied when you factor in everything. (W&M has the history and name recognition, JMU has the college experience, a new engineering program, and opportunities to actually interact with your professors ... unlike at VT).
VT is good, but it's a factory.
GMU is a great commuter school, perfect for Master's evening/weekend programs.

You are really off your rocker if you think JMU and W&M are equivalent academic institutions.

[Anonymous]

Calm down you two, we all need time to grab our seats before the cat fight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA
JMU and W&M are easily tied when you factor in everything. (W&M has the history and name recognition, JMU has the college experience, a new engineering program, and opportunities to actually interact with your professors ... unlike at VT).
VT is good, but it's a factory.
GMU is a great commuter school, perfect for Master's evening/weekend programs.

What? The median SAT score at W&M is 100 points higher than at JMU. W&M has more than just history and name recognition. (Not that we should discount name recognition: W&M is nationally known. JMU is....not.)

Many people may think JMU is a more fun place to go to college, but that's not usually the metric by which adults rank colleges.

JMU is a solid option for Virginia students, but let's not pretend it has the academic chops of W&M or UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:W&M
UVA
JMU and U of Richmond
GMU
VT and MW

W&M above UVA, as well as JMU?? I'll have a glass of what she's having please.

I think W&M is perceived by some as being more...(for lack of a better word) intellectual (in a grind sort of way) than UVA. This seems especially true among the teens/young adults I know. I don't rank it above UVA, but it doesn't surprise me that someone might.

[Anonymous]

NP here, but I do know that JMU historically and openly admits a wide variety of students based not only on scores. They make an effort to create a very diverse student body (race, public service, etc.)

[Anonymous]

The JMU booster goes too far and loses all credibility. And looks ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:W&M
UVA
JMU and U of Richmond
GMU
VT and MW

W&M above UVA, as well as JMU?? I'll have a glass of what she's having please.

I think W&M is perceived by some as being more...(for lack of a better word) intellectual (in a grind sort of way) than UVA. This seems especially true among the teens/young adults I know. I don't rank it above UVA, but it doesn't surprise me that someone might.

Let's not confuse boredom with intellect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:W&M
UVA
JMU and U of Richmond
GMU
VT and MW

W&M above UVA, as well as JMU?? I'll have a glass of what she's having please.

If we're putting Richmond into the mix, the correct order is:

UVA
W&M
Richmond
VA Tech
JMU
GMU
UMW