IU or JMU?

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody outside of the DMV has heard of JMU.

This is NOT true.

I had not even heard of it until I was at UVA. Grew up in DC and literally had never heard of it.

Sorry, but as a DC native who is roughly the same age, this makes you sound clueless.

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Trying so hard to seem above it all but failing miserably.

Why would I be aware of a not highly ranked school in a state I did not live when I was applying to Top 25 schools? The insistence that JMU was well known 30 years ago is just bizarre. It's in a small town in central VA--nowhere near DC. Where would I have heard of it?

Lol, you are definitely showing, not telling here.

Did they teach that at your T25?

EXACTLY.
DP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody outside of the DMV has heard of JMU.

This is NOT true.

I had not even heard of it until I was at UVA. Grew up in DC and literally had never heard of it.

Sorry, but as a DC native who is roughly the same age, this makes you sound clueless.

+1
Trying so hard to seem above it all but failing miserably.

Why would I be aware of a not highly ranked school in a state I did not live when I was applying to Top 25 schools? The insistence that JMU was well known 30 years ago is just bizarre. It's in a small town in central VA--nowhere near DC. Where would I have heard of it?

Lol, you are definitely showing, not telling here.

Did they teach that at your T25?

Showing that pre-internet I did not know about random public universities not in my state? Did you have an encyclopedic knowledge of publics ranked 5-10 in their state university systems all over the country 30 years ago? Weird 90s flex but ok.

DP. I grew up in NoVA in the 80s/90s and most definitely knew about colleges in the surrounding states - and DC - regardless of rank, btw, which you seem absolutely fixated on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even 30+ years ago, if you lived in the DMV and hadn’t heard of JMU, you must have been living under a rock.

No, I didn’t go there, but it was on my radar as a VA public university like ODU, CNU, UMW, VCU, Radford, Longwood, GMU, UVA, or VT.

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No doubt that PP is just the usual troll with a chip on his/her shoulder. So boring.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody outside of the DMV has heard of JMU.

This is NOT true.

I had not even heard of it until I was at UVA. Grew up in DC and literally had never heard of it.

Sorry, but as a DC native who is roughly the same age, this makes you sound clueless.

Maybe. We didn't have the internet and I went to a top school where no one was talking about JMU. My parents weren't from VA and I didn't have close friends who lived in the VA suburbs. Probably more elitist than clueless, but same result.

DP and I was on the opposite end of the spectrum. I grew up lower middle class and college was a luxury. I met DH at a branch campus of the nearest college and we worked and went to school at night/weekend and then went on to law school 4-5 nights a week.
People need to get out of their bubble or hurt feelings to think we sat around discussing, comparing, researching or caring about colleges, (expect maybe the very top powerhouse sports on TV that we'd happen to watch).

I started ant a community college and never heard of JMU. It’s not being modest or boastful or clueless, it’s just a fact. I don’t know why JMU boosters insist on reviving this point. What a waste of an opportunity to say some good things about the school. You know, from this decade?

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Anonymous wrote:Even 30+ years ago, if you lived in the DMV and hadn’t heard of JMU, you must have been living under a rock.

No, I didn’t go there, but it was on my radar as a VA public university like ODU, CNU, UMW, VCU, Radford, Longwood, GMU, UVA, or VT.

good for you. as others have said here, they were out living their lives and VA's 4th ranked public (2 cliff falls after #1,2 & #3) college just did not come up. And yet, these people survived 30 more years!

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Anonymous wrote:I went to IU for undergrad. I am from the DMV and loved IU!

Great campus, sports, and college town. A popular school for kids from the east coast (MD, VA, NJ, NY, PA).

How easy/hard is it to get there and back from this area?

NP. Two hour direct flight, then about an hour and a half on the shuttle that goes directly to the Indiana Memorial Union at the heart of campus. I did this trek a few years ago for a friend’s wedding and it was quick and easy. It’s about a 10-hour drive. Really not bad. And an absolutely gorgeous campus.

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Anonymous wrote:IU. If you’re OOS for both (and kid doesn’t need/want to be within a certain proximity of home), this isn’t even really a choice.

+1

It's tough to beat IU for a kid who wants the traditional college experience.

JMU offers the same experience

Not really. IU is in the Big10, which is literally a whole 'nother league.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:IU. If you’re OOS for both (and kid doesn’t need/want to be within a certain proximity of home), this isn’t even really a choice.

+1

It's tough to beat IU for a kid who wants the traditional college experience.

JMU offers the same experience

Not really. IU is in the Big10, which is literally a whole 'nother league.

So the stadium is smaller at JMU. The overall student life experience is the same.

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Anonymous wrote:IU. If you’re OOS for both (and kid doesn’t need/want to be within a certain proximity of home), this isn’t even really a choice.

+1

It's tough to beat IU for a kid who wants the traditional college experience.

JMU offers the same experience

Not really. IU is in the Big10, which is literally a whole 'nother league.

So the stadium is smaller at JMU. The overall student life experience is the same.

+1
This thread is kind of silly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:IU. If you’re OOS for both (and kid doesn’t need/want to be within a certain proximity of home), this isn’t even really a choice.

+1

It's tough to beat IU for a kid who wants the traditional college experience.

JMU offers the same experience

Not really. IU is in the Big10, which is literally a whole 'nother league.

So the stadium is smaller at JMU. The overall student life experience is the same.

No need to say more about how you don’t understand college sports.
This thread is silly indeed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:IU. If you’re OOS for both (and kid doesn’t need/want to be within a certain proximity of home), this isn’t even really a choice.

+1

It's tough to beat IU for a kid who wants the traditional college experience.

JMU offers the same experience

Not really. IU is in the Big10, which is literally a whole 'nother league.

So the stadium is smaller at JMU. The overall student life experience is the same.

No need to say more about how you don’t understand college sports.
This thread is silly indeed.

These people will ever understand. The Big 10
has the 3 largest College football stadiums- which sell out almost every weekend. These people can never understand what a real sports program brings to a school not only in money which benefits all students but also the camaraderie and just fun. Plus an amazing college experience.

OP I don't know where you live since you say you are OOS for both but JMU requires some time driving in 81 which is the worst road (besides 95 of course). You have no idea how bad it is until you are stopped there for hours due to a wreck. Therr are tons of trucks and exits are far apart. So if you say-- well JMU is a 5 hr drive add a good 1-2 hours on there. Hell road.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IU. If you’re OOS for both (and kid doesn’t need/want to be within a certain proximity of home), this isn’t even really a choice.

+1

It's tough to beat IU for a kid who wants the traditional college experience.

JMU offers the same experience

Not really. IU is in the Big10, which is literally a whole 'nother league.

So the stadium is smaller at JMU. The overall student life experience is the same.

No need to say more about how you don’t understand college sports.
This thread is silly indeed.

These people will ever understand. The Big 10
has the 3 largest College football stadiums- which sell out almost every weekend. These people can never understand what a real sports program brings to a school not only in money which benefits all students but also the camaraderie and just fun. Plus an amazing college experience.

OP I don't know where you live since you say you are OOS for both but JMU requires some time driving in 81 which is the worst road (besides 95 of course). You have no idea how bad it is until you are stopped there for hours due to a wreck. Therr are tons of trucks and exits are far apart. So if you say-- well JMU is a 5 hr drive add a good 1-2 hours on there. Hell road.

Dramatic much? 81 is not that bad unless there’s a major accident. I just got back from taking my kid back to VT today. It took exactly 4 hrs. (2 from JMU). It’s fine.

As for your snotty comment about “these people,” please. Plenty of schools have big football programs that fire up the entire campus on game days. They don’t have to be Big 10 to sell out and create excitement. Not to mention, sports aren’t the end all be all for a lot of people. Indiana is fine. JMU is fine. Kid should go wherever he prefers. Dumb thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IU. If you’re OOS for both (and kid doesn’t need/want to be within a certain proximity of home), this isn’t even really a choice.

+1

It's tough to beat IU for a kid who wants the traditional college experience.

JMU offers the same experience

Not really. IU is in the Big10, which is literally a whole 'nother league.

So the stadium is smaller at JMU. The overall student life experience is the same.

No need to say more about how you don’t understand college sports.
This thread is silly indeed.

These people will ever understand. The Big 10
has the 3 largest College football stadiums- which sell out almost every weekend. These people can never understand what a real sports program brings to a school not only in money which benefits all students but also the camaraderie and just fun. Plus an amazing college experience.

OP I don't know where you live since you say you are OOS for both but JMU requires some time driving in 81 which is the worst road (besides 95 of course). You have no idea how bad it is until you are stopped there for hours due to a wreck. Therr are tons of trucks and exits are far apart. So if you say-- well JMU is a 5 hr drive add a good 1-2 hours on there. Hell road.

Dramatic much? 81 is not that bad unless there’s a major accident. I just got back from taking my kid back to VT today. It took exactly 4 hrs. (2 from JMU). It’s fine.

As for your snotty comment about “these people,” please. Plenty of schools have big football programs that fire up the entire campus on game days. They don’t have to be Big 10 to sell out and create excitement. Not to mention, sports aren’t the end all be all for a lot of people. Indiana is fine. JMU is fine. Kid should go wherever he prefers. Dumb thread.

Best post yet. +1M

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IU. If you’re OOS for both (and kid doesn’t need/want to be within a certain proximity of home), this isn’t even really a choice.

+1

It's tough to beat IU for a kid who wants the traditional college experience.

JMU offers the same experience

Not really. IU is in the Big10, which is literally a whole 'nother league.

So the stadium is smaller at JMU. The overall student life experience is the same.

No need to say more about how you don’t understand college sports.
This thread is silly indeed.

These people will ever understand. The Big 10
has the 3 largest College football stadiums- which sell out almost every weekend. These people can never understand what a real sports program brings to a school not only in money which benefits all students but also the camaraderie and just fun. Plus an amazing college experience.

OP I don't know where you live since you say you are OOS for both but JMU requires some time driving in 81 which is the worst road (besides 95 of course). You have no idea how bad it is until you are stopped there for hours due to a wreck. Therr are tons of trucks and exits are far apart. So if you say-- well JMU is a 5 hr drive add a good 1-2 hours on there. Hell road.

Dramatic much? 81 is not that bad unless there’s a major accident. I just got back from taking my kid back to VT today. It took exactly 4 hrs. (2 from JMU). It’s fine.

As for your snotty comment about “these people,” please. Plenty of schools have big football programs that fire up the entire campus on game days. They don’t have to be Big 10 to sell out and create excitement. Not to mention, sports aren’t the end all be all for a lot of people. Indiana is fine. JMU is fine. Kid should go wherever he prefers. Dumb thread.

+100

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IU. If you’re OOS for both (and kid doesn’t need/want to be within a certain proximity of home), this isn’t even really a choice.

+1

It's tough to beat IU for a kid who wants the traditional college experience.

JMU offers the same experience

Not really. IU is in the Big10, which is literally a whole 'nother league.

So the stadium is smaller at JMU. The overall student life experience is the same.

No need to say more about how you don’t understand college sports.
This thread is silly indeed.

These people will ever understand. The Big 10
has the 3 largest College football stadiums- which sell out almost every weekend. These people can never understand what a real sports program brings to a school not only in money which benefits all students but also the camaraderie and just fun. Plus an amazing college experience.

Serena Williams and I both play tennis.