Congrats to the GMU Admits!

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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

hahaha. this is brilliant satire!!

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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.

For the 100th time, one cannot compare the acceptance rate of a public university to that of privates for a number of reasons but primarily because it is the job of the state high school counselors to steer their students to the best suited public universities. That is their job. This is one of the reasons that UVA’s in state acceptances appear high even though 75th percentile is a 4.47 gpa and a 35 ACT

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Anonymous wrote:

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

hahaha. this is brilliant satire!!

Go read GMU basketball in wiki

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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.

And when was this?

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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

hahaha. this is brilliant satire!!

Go read GMU basketball in wiki

Go find me a d1 basketball team that doesn't have a wikipedia.

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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.

And when was this?

fall 2018

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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.

For the 100th time, one cannot compare the acceptance rate of a public university to that of privates for a number of reasons but primarily because it is the job of the state high school counselors to steer their students to the best suited public universities. That is their job. This is one of the reasons that UVA’s in state acceptances appear high even though 75th percentile is a 4.47 gpa and a 35 ACT

DP. You have repeated this so many times on different threads and it’s just not true. My kids all attended public HS in FCPS and applied to any schools they wanted. The counselors never “steered” them to certain schools. That was up to them.

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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.

For the 100th time, one cannot compare the acceptance rate of a public university to that of privates for a number of reasons but primarily because it is the job of the state high school counselors to steer their students to the best suited public universities. That is their job. This is one of the reasons that UVA’s in state acceptances appear high even though 75th percentile is a 4.47 gpa and a 35 ACT

Who is comparing acceptance rates to private? per cds, 70% GMU students had below 30 on ACT. 85% below 1400 on SAT.

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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.

For the 100th time, one cannot compare the acceptance rate of a public university to that of privates for a number of reasons but primarily because it is the job of the state high school counselors to steer their students to the best suited public universities. That is their job. This is one of the reasons that UVA’s in state acceptances appear high even though 75th percentile is a 4.47 gpa and a 35 ACT

I am a counselor in FCPS and this is not my job. At all.

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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.

For the 100th time, one cannot compare the acceptance rate of a public university to that of privates for a number of reasons but primarily because it is the job of the state high school counselors to steer their students to the best suited public universities. That is their job. This is one of the reasons that UVA’s in state acceptances appear high even though 75th percentile is a 4.47 gpa and a 35 ACT

DP. You have repeated this so many times on different threads and it’s just not true. My kids all attended public HS in FCPS and applied to any schools they wanted. The counselors never “steered” them to certain schools. That was up to them.

Read and learn. https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/out-of-state-public-university/

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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.

For the 100th time, one cannot compare the acceptance rate of a public university to that of privates for a number of reasons but primarily because it is the job of the state high school counselors to steer their students to the best suited public universities. That is their job. This is one of the reasons that UVA’s in state acceptances appear high even though 75th percentile is a 4.47 gpa and a 35 ACT

DP. You have repeated this so many times on different threads and it’s just not true. My kids all attended public HS in FCPS and applied to any schools they wanted. The counselors never “steered” them to certain schools. That was up to them.

Read and learn. https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/out-of-state-public-university/

huh? what's that got to do with anything? besides, the acceptance rate is virtually the same for in state and out of state at gmu.

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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.

For the 100th time, one cannot compare the acceptance rate of a public university to that of privates for a number of reasons but primarily because it is the job of the state high school counselors to steer their students to the best suited public universities. That is their job. This is one of the reasons that UVA’s in state acceptances appear high even though 75th percentile is a 4.47 gpa and a 35 ACT

I am a counselor in FCPS and this is not my job. At all.

Of course it is your job to steer to the best-suited schools. You look at Naviance and SCHEV and lay it out for the parents and students. You don't send in a B+ student to UVA. You don't check off the most rigorous box for a B+ student. You don't write a brilliant letter of recommendation for a B+ student. That is your job. https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3974&context=dissertations

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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.

For the 100th time, one cannot compare the acceptance rate of a public university to that of privates for a number of reasons but primarily because it is the job of the state high school counselors to steer their students to the best suited public universities. That is their job. This is one of the reasons that UVA’s in state acceptances appear high even though 75th percentile is a 4.47 gpa and a 35 ACT

I am a counselor in FCPS and this is not my job. At all.

Of course it is your job to steer to the best-suited schools. You look at Naviance and SCHEV and lay it out for the parents and students. You don't send in a B+ student to UVA. You don't check off the most rigorous box for a B+ student. You don't write a brilliant letter of recommendation for a B+ student. That is your job. https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3974&context=dissertations

You are mistaken.

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So GMU just happens to accept 91% of the students who apply because high school counselors are telling students, in hoards, they should not apply there because it's too hard to get in? LOL. Ok, Jan.

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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.

For the 100th time, one cannot compare the acceptance rate of a public university to that of privates for a number of reasons but primarily because it is the job of the state high school counselors to steer their students to the best suited public universities. That is their job. This is one of the reasons that UVA’s in state acceptances appear high even though 75th percentile is a 4.47 gpa and a 35 ACT

I am a counselor in FCPS and this is not my job. At all.

Of course it is your job to steer to the best-suited schools. You look at Naviance and SCHEV and lay it out for the parents and students. You don't send in a B+ student to UVA. You don't check off the most rigorous box for a B+ student. You don't write a brilliant letter of recommendation for a B+ student. That is your job. https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3974&context=dissertations

Right. And the Naviance and SCHEV data show that GMU is a great fit for these students. You don't need a "most rigorous" box check for that school, or a brilliant letter of recommendation.