Congrats to the GMU Admits!

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Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

It's a good school that unfortunately gets overlooked by many solely because it's too close to home.

Exactly. I’m sure other kids (from elsewhere) rule out universities that they live close to as well. Kids from all over come to GMU, so it’s really just locals who pooh-pooh it due to proximity.

I think it’s mainly because Mason is a commuters school. It has little to do with academics. Like for instance they have one of the best computer science programs in the nation and it is ranked in the top 50. It has a community college feel to it in the sense that most students go to school then head home. But you can compare the quality of education to a lot of top schools.

I want my child to go to Mason and all my friends look at me crazy because she is a top student at a top FCPS HS. She wants to study CS. I think it's a great school and less expensive than UVA or VT with same job prospects.

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I am a non-traditional student at GMU and really like it! There are tons of non-traditional/older students at GMU with jobs, families, etc. which is not something you would get at other schools like JMU or VT. Because of its location, it is a great option for those living at home or who are attending night classes, part time classes, etc. As someone with their own life going on who just wants to get my degree and go in and out of campus, I feel like I am in good company.

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I transferred from a traditional school with a social life (VT) to Mason because of health issues and needed to live at home. If you think about it, Northern VA has way more to do than Charlottesville, Blacksburg, Williamsburg, etc. Making friends in the "traditional" college ways is tougher at Mason but if you have a car and are willing to make friends at meetups or Bumble BFF there is soooo much to do. There’s great food/karaoke and stuff literally up the street on Braddock Road. It's just different which isn't everyone's cup of tea.

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Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

It's a good school that unfortunately gets overlooked by many solely because it's too close to home.

Exactly. I’m sure other kids (from elsewhere) rule out universities that they live close to as well. Kids from all over come to GMU, so it’s really just locals who pooh-pooh it due to proximity.

I think it’s mainly because Mason is a commuters school. It has little to do with academics. Like for instance they have one of the best computer science programs in the nation and it is ranked in the top 50. It has a community college feel to it in the sense that most students go to school then head home. But you can compare the quality of education to a lot of top schools.

I want my child to go to Mason and all my friends look at me crazy because she is a top student at a top FCPS HS. She wants to study CS. I think it's a great school and less expensive than UVA or VT with same job prospects.

Agree that someone studying CS at GMU with good grades will do just as well in the job market as if they had gone to VT. But why do you want your child to go to GMU instead of VT if your child would rather go there? The difference in tuition and fees or a year between the two schools is less than $2K a year -- hardly a major difference. Of course, if you pressured your kid to live at home while attending GMU, the difference could be much more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

It's a good school that unfortunately gets overlooked by many solely because it's too close to home.

Exactly. I’m sure other kids (from elsewhere) rule out universities that they live close to as well. Kids from all over come to GMU, so it’s really just locals who pooh-pooh it due to proximity.

I think it’s mainly because Mason is a commuters school. It has little to do with academics. Like for instance they have one of the best computer science programs in the nation and it is ranked in the top 50. It has a community college feel to it in the sense that most students go to school then head home. But you can compare the quality of education to a lot of top schools.

I want my child to go to Mason and all my friends look at me crazy because she is a top student at a top FCPS HS. She wants to study CS. I think it's a great school and less expensive than UVA or VT with same job prospects.

A few students from TJ end up going to Mason mainly because the school given them a full ride. In one case, the kid had a job lined up and was able to work and study in parallel.

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Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

It's a good school that unfortunately gets overlooked by many solely because it's too close to home.

Exactly. I’m sure other kids (from elsewhere) rule out universities that they live close to as well. Kids from all over come to GMU, so it’s really just locals who pooh-pooh it due to proximity.

I think it’s mainly because Mason is a commuters school. It has little to do with academics. Like for instance they have one of the best computer science programs in the nation and it is ranked in the top 50. It has a community college feel to it in the sense that most students go to school then head home. But you can compare the quality of education to a lot of top schools.

I want my child to go to Mason and all my friends look at me crazy because she is a top student at a top FCPS HS. She wants to study CS. I think it's a great school and less expensive than UVA or VT with same job prospects.

Agree that someone studying CS at GMU with good grades will do just as well in the job market as if they had gone to VT. But why do you want your child to go to GMU instead of VT if your child would rather go there? The difference in tuition and fees or a year between the two schools is less than $2K a year -- hardly a major difference. Of course, if you pressured your kid to live at home while attending GMU, the difference could be much more.

Not the person you're asking, but for me I want my kid to go CS at GMU over VT or UVA due to diversity. My child is black. VT and UVA do not have many black students.

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Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

It's a good school that unfortunately gets overlooked by many solely because it's too close to home.

Exactly. I’m sure other kids (from elsewhere) rule out universities that they live close to as well. Kids from all over come to GMU, so it’s really just locals who pooh-pooh it due to proximity.

I think it’s mainly because Mason is a commuters school. It has little to do with academics. Like for instance they have one of the best computer science programs in the nation and it is ranked in the top 50. It has a community college feel to it in the sense that most students go to school then head home. But you can compare the quality of education to a lot of top schools.

This is simply not true anymore. You're correct about the excellent CS program (among others), but it is no longer a "commuter school."
DP

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Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

It's a good school that unfortunately gets overlooked by many solely because it's too close to home.

Exactly. I’m sure other kids (from elsewhere) rule out universities that they live close to as well. Kids from all over come to GMU, so it’s really just locals who pooh-pooh it due to proximity.

I think it’s mainly because Mason is a commuters school. It has little to do with academics. Like for instance they have one of the best computer science programs in the nation and it is ranked in the top 50. It has a community college feel to it in the sense that most students go to school then head home. But you can compare the quality of education to a lot of top schools.

This is simply not true anymore. You're correct about the excellent CS program (among others), but it is no longer a "commuter school."
DP

I transferred in to Mason from JMU where there was a lot of school spirit and the party/social Scene was 10X bigger. There was definitely some culture shock for sure that lasted for awhile. I enjoyed Mason for the most part but to be honest it felt just like a community college that had some people who live on campus.

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it has commuter school roots, though the admin are desperately trying to get rid of that reputation. however, it does have an objectively much smaller residential population than the other VA state schools. this partnered with no football + a terrible basketball team means the school spirit environment is quite different than the stereotypical college experience. i like it this way personally, but it's not for everyone. most students don't attend gmu for the social life, either bc their parents forced them to go to college or bc they're focused on academics, so the campus is fairly peaceful. this doesn't mean social life is bad though, just very different. i made a very solid group of friends through my learning community and major classes, and the good selection of clubs on campus. my one big complaint in terms of stuff to do was that it's all pretty far. most of the fun stuff is in DC, which can be a royal pain to get to and from. i personally appreciate being able to come home from the excitement of the city to a calm and quiet campus, though.

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Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

It's a good school that unfortunately gets overlooked by many solely because it's too close to home.

Exactly. I’m sure other kids (from elsewhere) rule out universities that they live close to as well. Kids from all over come to GMU, so it’s really just locals who pooh-pooh it due to proximity.

I don't know. Well over half of students at GMU are from NoVA.

False.

That's what SCHEV says.

From Fairfax County - 9,602 undergraduates
From Prince William County - 3,794 undergraduates
From Loudoun County - 3,368 undergraduates
From Arlington County - 748 undergraduates
From Alexandria City - 451 undergraduates
From Fairfax City - 333 undergraduates
From Manassas City - 278 undergraduates
From Masassas Park City - 182 undergraduates
From Falls Church City - 68 undergraduates

27,519 undergraduates, so about 67% are from NoVA.

I don't see where SCHEV says that.

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Why is it so hard to simply provide a link?

https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/E12RA_Report.asp

This link is from 2013. And shows none of the above. So I can only assume the above "information" was made up.

The link does show what the PP said about numbers of students from Northern Va going to GMU. Are you incapable of using the SCHEV data search?

This link does not show what PP claims. First, you can get to the figures for 2022 (instead of 2013) by clicking through at the top of the page. That will show you that only the total undergrad student population from Fairfax County is 9,6022, which is only 41.1 percent of the undergrad student body. . Even if you went with the 2013 figures FF numbers would still be only 2% higher. So PP is simply wrong claiming 67%. I knew it had to be wrong because I have a DS there. And I've taught there.

'Tis a pity you are so stupid and yet you actually taught at GMU. You are a poor reflection of the quality of teachers there.

Right . . . you don't like stats. Fairfax County has a large amount of students because they are the best in the state. Same is true when you throw in the rest of the top nova schools. No surprise there. Berkeley and UCLA get most of their kids from the high scoring publics in California's metropolitan areas and few privates. No surprise there either

I would say it is more about proximity.

No. It’s about caliber of student. Name any other high schools of the caliber of Fairfax anywhere else in the state. Name any s hook district like FCPS, Arlington, Asburn (on the rise) in any other part of the state. There aren’t even pockets of great high schools or school districts in the rest of the Commonwealth

huh? The top students in NoVA don't go to GMU. The acceptance rate is like 90%

Not true. Median now has a 4.0 weighted gpa. Go look at SCHEV

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

It's a good school that unfortunately gets overlooked by many solely because it's too close to home.

Exactly. I’m sure other kids (from elsewhere) rule out universities that they live close to as well. Kids from all over come to GMU, so it’s really just locals who pooh-pooh it due to proximity.

I think it’s mainly because Mason is a commuters school. It has little to do with academics. Like for instance they have one of the best computer science programs in the nation and it is ranked in the top 50. It has a community college feel to it in the sense that most students go to school then head home. But you can compare the quality of education to a lot of top schools.

I want my child to go to Mason and all my friends look at me crazy because she is a top student at a top FCPS HS. She wants to study CS. I think it's a great school and less expensive than UVA or VT with same job prospects.

I had a child at GMU and UVA at the same time, both in dorms and on meal
Plan. GMU was more expensive

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Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

It's a good school that unfortunately gets overlooked by many solely because it's too close to home.

Exactly. I’m sure other kids (from elsewhere) rule out universities that they live close to as well. Kids from all over come to GMU, so it’s really just locals who pooh-pooh it due to proximity.

I don't know. Well over half of students at GMU are from NoVA.

False.

That's what SCHEV says.

From Fairfax County - 9,602 undergraduates
From Prince William County - 3,794 undergraduates
From Loudoun County - 3,368 undergraduates
From Arlington County - 748 undergraduates
From Alexandria City - 451 undergraduates
From Fairfax City - 333 undergraduates
From Manassas City - 278 undergraduates
From Masassas Park City - 182 undergraduates
From Falls Church City - 68 undergraduates

27,519 undergraduates, so about 67% are from NoVA.

I don't see where SCHEV says that.

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Why is it so hard to simply provide a link?

https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/E12RA_Report.asp

This link is from 2013. And shows none of the above. So I can only assume the above "information" was made up.

The link does show what the PP said about numbers of students from Northern Va going to GMU. Are you incapable of using the SCHEV data search?

This link does not show what PP claims. First, you can get to the figures for 2022 (instead of 2013) by clicking through at the top of the page. That will show you that only the total undergrad student population from Fairfax County is 9,6022, which is only 41.1 percent of the undergrad student body. . Even if you went with the 2013 figures FF numbers would still be only 2% higher. So PP is simply wrong claiming 67%. I knew it had to be wrong because I have a DS there. And I've taught there.

'Tis a pity you are so stupid and yet you actually taught at GMU. You are a poor reflection of the quality of teachers there.

Right . . . you don't like stats. Fairfax County has a large amount of students because they are the best in the state. Same is true when you throw in the rest of the top nova schools. No surprise there. Berkeley and UCLA get most of their kids from the high scoring publics in California's metropolitan areas and few privates. No surprise there either

I would say it is more about proximity.

No. It’s about caliber of student. Name any other high schools of the caliber of Fairfax anywhere else in the state. Name any s hook district like FCPS, Arlington, Asburn (on the rise) in any other part of the state. There aren’t even pockets of great high schools or school districts in the rest of the Commonwealth

huh? The top students in NoVA don't go to GMU. The acceptance rate is like 90%

Not true. Median now has a 4.0 weighted gpa. Go look at SCHEV

what is the average gpa coming out of NoVA high schools? I know at my kids' school, 4.0 would not be a "top student." With so much grade inflation these days, GPA can be tricky. Their Common Data set says for incoming freshman, 14% were in top 10% of class, and 40% were in top quarter. So about 2/3 of incoming freshman were outside the top 25% of their class.

Sorry, I was incorrect on acceptance rate. 91% for in-state, 92% for out of state. 90.2% for FCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:it has commuter school roots, though the admin are desperately trying to get rid of that reputation. however, it does have an objectively much smaller residential population than the other VA state schools. this partnered with no football + a terrible basketball team [b]means the school spirit environment is quite different than the stereotypical college experience. i like it this way personally, but it's not for everyone. most students don't attend gmu for the social life, either bc their parents forced them to go to college or bc they're focused on academics, so the campus is fairly peaceful. this doesn't mean social life is bad though, just very different. i made a very solid group of friends through my learning community and major classes, and the good selection of clubs on campus. my one big complaint in terms of stuff to do was that it's all pretty far. most of the fun stuff is in DC, which can be a royal pain to get to and from. i personally appreciate being able to come home from the excitement of the city to a calm and quiet campus, though.

What ARE you talking about? There’s an entire wiki page on GMU basketball

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Anonymous wrote:it has commuter school roots, though the admin are desperately trying to get rid of that reputation. however, it does have an objectively much smaller residential population than the other VA state schools. this partnered with no football + a terrible basketball team means the school spirit environment is quite different than the stereotypical college experience. i like it this way personally, but it's not for everyone. most students don't attend gmu for the social life, either bc their parents forced them to go to college or bc they're focused on academics, so the campus is fairly peaceful. this doesn't mean social life is bad though, just very different. i made a very solid group of friends through my learning community and major classes, and the good selection of clubs on campus. my one big complaint in terms of stuff to do was that it's all pretty far. most of the fun stuff is in DC, which can be a royal pain to get to and from. i personally appreciate being able to come home from the excitement of the city to a calm and quiet campus, though.

GMU hasn’t been a commuter school since 2011 when the Carnegie Foundation reclassified it as “primarily residential” University. Freshman are required to live in the dorms. In 2016 GMU was classified as a T1 world research institute.

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Anonymous wrote:it has commuter school roots, though the admin are desperately trying to get rid of that reputation. however, it does have an objectively much smaller residential population than the other VA state schools. this partnered with no football + a terrible basketball team [b]means the school spirit environment is quite different than the stereotypical college experience. i like it this way personally, but it's not for everyone. most students don't attend gmu for the social life, either bc their parents forced them to go to college or bc they're focused on academics, so the campus is fairly peaceful. this doesn't mean social life is bad though, just very different. i made a very solid group of friends through my learning community and major classes, and the good selection of clubs on campus. my one big complaint in terms of stuff to do was that it's all pretty far. most of the fun stuff is in DC, which can be a royal pain to get to and from. i personally appreciate being able to come home from the excitement of the city to a calm and quiet campus, though.

What ARE you talking about? There’s an entire wiki page on GMU basketball

LOL!!!!