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Anonymous wrote:My DCs grad class (nova public) had 50+ attend and many of them roomed together. My kid said no way - didn’t even apply.

Any VA public will have about the same percentage from nova. Why do people single out JMU?

Because it was far and away the highest number going to one college from the class. VA Tech was closer to 25-30 and UVA was 10.

Lol. Your kid was worried about 50 kids from his high school class out of 5,000 students in the freshman class? Is he studying humanities?

+1 Exactly. If this is truly a concern, that’s ridiculous and the kid doesn’t have a grasp of how big JMU is. More likely than not, it’s thinly veiled snobbery.

mostly because all of the people my DD didn't like, as in were partiers, not serious students, but somehow managed a mid 3.something GPA, went there.

Fun, socially well-adjusted kids?

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The PP has done this shtick before. Apparently, someone who wronged her and/or her kid went to JMU and she’s been on a mission to smear the whole school ever since.

Our high school had a great group of kids go to JMU - all of them were smart and had different interests. And my own DC sees none of them on campus.

haha PP you're referencing here. I actually like JMU, it's a great option for the many kids. My DD is the one who hated it and said it's basically just HS 13th grade.

DP. What does this even mean? I have a JMU student and another DC at a different VA state school. Neither *ever* sees anyone from high school. Such a weird take.

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Anonymous wrote:My DCs grad class (nova public) had 50+ attend and many of them roomed together. My kid said no way - didn’t even apply.

Any VA public will have about the same percentage from nova. Why do people single out JMU?

Because it was far and away the highest number going to one college from the class. VA Tech was closer to 25-30 and UVA was 10.

Lol. Your kid was worried about 50 kids from his high school class out of 5,000 students in the freshman class? Is he studying humanities?

+1 Exactly. If this is truly a concern, that’s ridiculous and the kid doesn’t have a grasp of how big JMU is. More likely than not, it’s thinly veiled snobbery.

mostly because all of the people my DD didn't like, as in were partiers, not serious students, but somehow managed a mid 3.something GPA, went there.

Fun, socially well-adjusted kids?

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The PP has done this shtick before. Apparently, someone who wronged her and/or her kid went to JMU and she’s been on a mission to smear the whole school ever since.

Our high school had a great group of kids go to JMU - all of them were smart and had different interests. And my own DC sees none of them on campus.

haha PP you're referencing here. I actually like JMU, it's a great option for the many kids. My DD is the one who hated it and said it's basically just HS 13th grade.

DP. What does this even mean? I have a JMU student and another DC at a different VA state school. Neither *ever* sees anyone from high school. Such a weird take.

Exactly. It was like that in the early 90: and it’s like that now. You may see a high school classmate and wave or say hi.
Honestly, it seems like these people’s kids don’t get in any other schools and they are bitter.

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Does anyone have a child at JMU who is Christian and also doesn't drink (I know they aren't mutually exclusive). My DC is thinking of going there but is scared by hearing that it is a party school. She is wondering where she will fit it. She is athletic (might walk onto a team), smart and fun, just in a more innocent, not partying way. I know all colleges have drinking and parties, but was wondering the vibe of JMU.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a child at JMU who is Christian and also doesn't drink (I know they aren't mutually exclusive). My DC is thinking of going there but is scared by hearing that it is a party school. She is wondering where she will fit it. She is athletic (might walk onto a team), smart and fun, just in a more innocent, not partying way. I know all colleges have drinking and parties, but was wondering the vibe of JMU.

I graduated from JMU ages ago, so take this with a grain of salt. But I had a couple of friends (one male athlete, one female), who were religious and didn't drink, but still fit in. I think the answer depends on how your daughter would feel about being around people who are drinking. My female friend went to fraternity parties with us and liked to dance. She'd roll her eyes at the drunk guys who tried to hit on her, but still had a good time, and also had a separate group of friends through church. My guy friend had a huge friend group through his team.

JMU has a reputation as a party school, but I think it's friendly and social more than anything. The good thing about a school of that size is that there's a group for everyone.

Good luck with the decision.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a child at JMU who is Christian and also doesn't drink (I know they aren't mutually exclusive). My DC is thinking of going there but is scared by hearing that it is a party school. She is wondering where she will fit it. She is athletic (might walk onto a team), smart and fun, just in a more innocent, not partying way. I know all colleges have drinking and parties, but was wondering the vibe of JMU.

My DD is not a partier, nor is she Christian. She had two roommates who were actively involved in campus ministry. Very nice girls. There is definitely a place on campus (multiple places, in fact) for religious kids.
Don't believe the party school hype - I don't think JMU is any more a party school than UVA. JMU does do Halloween quite well, however.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a child at JMU who is Christian and also doesn't drink (I know they aren't mutually exclusive). My DC is thinking of going there but is scared by hearing that it is a party school. She is wondering where she will fit it. She is athletic (might walk onto a team), smart and fun, just in a more innocent, not partying way. I know all colleges have drinking and parties, but was wondering the vibe of JMU.

We have a kid at JMU (junior) who, while not particularly religious, doesn't drink. Our kid has never had a problem finding things to do on and off campus. Many of their friends drink but there is no judgement either way.

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Anonymous wrote:My DCs grad class (nova public) had 50+ attend and many of them roomed together. My kid said no way - didn’t even apply.

Any VA public will have about the same percentage from nova. Why do people single out JMU?

Because it was far and away the highest number going to one college from the class. VA Tech was closer to 25-30 and UVA was 10.

Lol. Your kid was worried about 50 kids from his high school class out of 5,000 students in the freshman class? Is he studying humanities?

+1 Exactly. If this is truly a concern, that’s ridiculous and the kid doesn’t have a grasp of how big JMU is. More likely than not, it’s thinly veiled snobbery.

mostly because all of the people my DD didn't like, as in were partiers, not serious students, but somehow managed a mid 3.something GPA, went there.

Fun, socially well-adjusted kids?

+1
The PP has done this shtick before. Apparently, someone who wronged her and/or her kid went to JMU and she’s been on a mission to smear the whole school ever since.

Our high school had a great group of kids go to JMU - all of them were smart and had different interests. And my own DC sees none of them on campus.

haha PP you're referencing here. I actually like JMU, it's a great option for the many kids. My DD is the one who hated it and said it's basically just HS 13th grade.

DP. What does this even mean? I have a JMU student and another DC at a different VA state school. Neither *ever* sees anyone from high school. Such a weird take.

Exactly. It was like that in the early 90: and it’s like that now. You may see a high school classmate and wave or say hi.
Honestly, it seems like these people’s kids don’t get in any other schools and they are bitter.

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Absolutely bitter; so transparent.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a child at JMU who is Christian and also doesn't drink (I know they aren't mutually exclusive). My DC is thinking of going there but is scared by hearing that it is a party school. She is wondering where she will fit it. She is athletic (might walk onto a team), smart and fun, just in a more innocent, not partying way. I know all colleges have drinking and parties, but was wondering the vibe of JMU.

I graduated from JMU ages ago, so take this with a grain of salt. But I had a couple of friends (one male athlete, one female), who were religious and didn't drink, but still fit in. I think the answer depends on how your daughter would feel about being around people who are drinking. My female friend went to fraternity parties with us and liked to dance. She'd roll her eyes at the drunk guys who tried to hit on her, but still had a good time, and also had a separate group of friends through church. My guy friend had a huge friend group through his team.

JMU has a reputation as a party school, but I think it's friendly and social more than anything. The good thing about a school of that size is that there's a group for everyone.

Good luck with the decision.

Well said. Our neighbor attends JMU and he is the greatest guy. Very interesting, intelligent, and social guy who doesn’t drink. He has been loving JMU. There are tons of likeminded kids there who you can meet in any number of clubs and activities.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a child at JMU who is Christian and also doesn't drink (I know they aren't mutually exclusive). My DC is thinking of going there but is scared by hearing that it is a party school. She is wondering where she will fit it. She is athletic (might walk onto a team), smart and fun, just in a more innocent, not partying way. I know all colleges have drinking and parties, but was wondering the vibe of JMU.

My kid's at JMU and is not a big partier, but does drink. From what I hear from her there's a pretty active Intervarsity group. There are also some other active religious groups, but that's the main one I hear about. There are also several service fraternities (co-ed) that she should check out. There is definitely plenty of drinking/partying, but I have a kid at another university and the same can be said there too.

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James Madison was the primary author of the US Constitution, so if you hate the Bill of Rights, sure, go ahead hate him.

But if you’re not going to go to a university associated with slavery, you might as well skip uva, George Mason, GW and W&L too. In fact, skip every major university from Virginia and south. Heck, the Ivy League wouldn’t let Jews in, and many coed schools didn’t let women in until the 1970s. (UVAs first female class was 1970).

You be excluding almost every college for their founder’s lack of sainthood or their dubious past.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don't mind supporting a school named after a president who, publicly, and hypocritically, had a negative opinion on slavery, yet owned many slaves throughout his lifetime, then go for it...probably a great spot for your family.

Oh dear. Are you for real? I am not narrow minded enough to limit my child's college search to the origin of a name - I could pick apart any name of anyone, someone will surely be offended by any scenario.

Thank you to everyone else for their thoughtful answers about drinking - it is very helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:My DCs grad class (nova public) had 50+ attend and many of them roomed together. My kid said no way - didn’t even apply.

How many students are at this high school? We’re at the largest high school in Virginia (ACHS) and there aren’t 50+ kids going to the same college. Are you suggesting 10-25% of the high school went to JMU? I don’t believe it!

Even if 50 kids from one school go there, JMU has 20,000 undergrads (so 5,000 per class). Your child wouldn’t be capable of managing with 4,950 new people to choose from? Sad!

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Anonymous wrote:My DCs grad class (nova public) had 50+ attend and many of them roomed together. My kid said no way - didn’t even apply.

How many students are at this high school? We’re at the largest high school in Virginia (ACHS) and there aren’t 50+ kids going to the same college. Are you suggesting 10-25% of the high school went to JMU? I don’t believe it!

Even if 50 kids from one school go there, JMU has 20,000 undergrads (so 5,000 per class). Your child wouldn’t be capable of managing with 4,950 new people to choose from? Sad!

There were just over 4000. Are you saying it’s not possible that a good 10+% went to JMU? I assure you it’s 100% true and common. Kids are out school enroll heavily in JMU, GMU, CNU and Tech.

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Anonymous wrote:My DCs grad class (nova public) had 50+ attend and many of them roomed together. My kid said no way - didn’t even apply.

How many students are at this high school? We’re at the largest high school in Virginia (ACHS) and there aren’t 50+ kids going to the same college. Are you suggesting 10-25% of the high school went to JMU? I don’t believe it!

Even if 50 kids from one school go there, JMU has 20,000 undergrads (so 5,000 per class). Your child wouldn’t be capable of managing with 4,950 new people to choose from? Sad!

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