I think the pp means Mary Washington, which is no longer MW College but UMW. |
Tech, to me the other school says you didn't get into Tech. |
2013 VT grad here.
VT > JMU. End of discussion. JMU is the biggest joke of a school. |
I got into both schools. For me, it was a no brainer, JMU. |
If you want to major in STEM and do something with your life Tech all the way.
JMU is a good time. |
I'd rank them:
1. UVA 2. JMU 3. W&M / MW 4. VT 5. GMU Tech is a factory, anyone can cake-walk through it. VT is a joke anymore. GMU is good, but it's a commuter school (no real college experience). W&M and Mary Washington aren't bad, but a boring place. JMU is great, but not quite a UVA. UVA (and I am not a UVA grad) is probably the top public school in VA. |
As a fellow VT grad, I also think VT is a better school. However, we all know that JMU is not "the biggest joke of a school"; that's a pretty immature thing to say and doesn't look great upon you or any alumni. |
No one thinks JMU is preferable to W&M except for partying. This post has no credibility. |
JMU grad here, so of course I am biased
I still think JMU > VT (undergrad) for a variety of reasons. VT really is a "factory" as a PP pointed out. Specifically for academics though, the classes have hundreds of students, no interaction with the professor (only the TA). My largest class at JMU (think 100-level) was probably 100 students max. Most 3/400-level classes had 15/20 students. |
1. UVA
2. W&M 3. VT 4. GMU 5. JMU 6. MW |
W&M is for kids that are afraid to leave Mommy & Daddy's house. I know no one that wanted to go to W&M .... it's a rich kid's prep school, not college. |
1. UVA
2. W&M tie JMU 3. VT 4. GMU 5. MW |
1. UVA
2. W&M 3. JMU 3. GMU 4. VT 5. MW |
So did most of my 3/400 level classes at Tech. There are huge classes, yes, but not as many as you probably think. Large school =/= factory. |
For useful STEM degrees:
1. UVA (because of school reputation) 2. W&M (because of school reputation) 3. VT 3. GMU 4. JMU 5. MW (because of school reputation) |