Your experiences at Va. public universities...

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Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

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Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

"Prestigious southern schools?" What is a prestigious southern school? Most "prestige" is in the NE/Ivies/specific other private and state schools....none of which are "southern." The South is not really known for its prestigious academic institutions. They may be very old and very well known, some may have strong football teams.

You know what? 100% correct, as long as you’re also placing Virginia in the south!

Sure. But I'd list W&M along with those other prestigious southern schools.
UVA is only prestigious in Virginia and to UVA alumnae.

W&M is in no way comparable to Duke.

It is academically reknown, and "prestige"-wise equates to the prestige of southern universities.

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Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

^^demented thinking on display

Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

"Prestigious southern schools?" What is a prestigious southern school? Most "prestige" is in the NE/Ivies/specific other private and state schools....none of which are "southern." The South is not really known for its prestigious academic institutions. They may be very old and very well known, some may have strong football teams.

You know what? 100% correct, as long as you’re also placing Virginia in the south!

Sure. But I'd list W&M along with those other prestigious southern schools.
UVA is only prestigious in Virginia and to UVA alumnae.

W&M is in no way comparable to Duke.

It is academically reknown, and "prestige"-wise equates to the prestige of southern universities.

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Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

^^demented thinking on display

Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

"Prestigious southern schools?" What is a prestigious southern school? Most "prestige" is in the NE/Ivies/specific other private and state schools....none of which are "southern." The South is not really known for its prestigious academic institutions. They may be very old and very well known, some may have strong football teams.

You know what? 100% correct, as long as you’re also placing Virginia in the south!

Sure. But I'd list W&M along with those other prestigious southern schools.
UVA is only prestigious in Virginia and to UVA alumnae.

Neither of these schools are prestigious but if either one is on any list the other should also be. Just to reiterate, though, neither of these public community colleges are prestigious in any way.

Right...just like all those other prestigious southern schools. That's the point.

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Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

^^demented thinking on display

Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

"Prestigious southern schools?" What is a prestigious southern school? Most "prestige" is in the NE/Ivies/specific other private and state schools....none of which are "southern." The South is not really known for its prestigious academic institutions. They may be very old and very well known, some may have strong football teams.

You know what? 100% correct, as long as you’re also placing Virginia in the south!

Sure. But I'd list W&M along with those other prestigious southern schools.
UVA is only prestigious in Virginia and to UVA alumnae.

Neither of these schools are prestigious but if either one is on any list the other should also be. Just to reiterate, though, neither of these public community colleges are prestigious in any way.

Right...just like all those other prestigious southern schools. That's the point.

Vanderbilt is prestigious

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Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

^^demented thinking on display

Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

"Prestigious southern schools?" What is a prestigious southern school? Most "prestige" is in the NE/Ivies/specific other private and state schools....none of which are "southern." The South is not really known for its prestigious academic institutions. They may be very old and very well known, some may have strong football teams.

You know what? 100% correct, as long as you’re also placing Virginia in the south!

Sure. But I'd list W&M along with those other prestigious southern schools.
UVA is only prestigious in Virginia and to UVA alumnae.

Neither of these schools are prestigious but if either one is on any list the other should also be. Just to reiterate, though, neither of these public community colleges are prestigious in any way.

Right...just like all those other prestigious southern schools. That's the point.

Vanderbilt is prestigious

About 5 to 7 years ago, Vanderbilt wasn’t a thing. It’s having its moment in the sun, but I truly don’t understand the hype. Good school of course, I just feel it’s a bit overrated. The president’s written response to its dropping out of the t-15 was an embarrassment.

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Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

^^demented thinking on display

Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

"Prestigious southern schools?" What is a prestigious southern school? Most "prestige" is in the NE/Ivies/specific other private and state schools....none of which are "southern." The South is not really known for its prestigious academic institutions. They may be very old and very well known, some may have strong football teams.

You know what? 100% correct, as long as you’re also placing Virginia in the south!

Sure. But I'd list W&M along with those other prestigious southern schools.
UVA is only prestigious in Virginia and to UVA alumnae.

Neither of these schools are prestigious but if either one is on any list the other should also be. Just to reiterate, though, neither of these public community colleges are prestigious in any way.

Right...just like all those other prestigious southern schools. That's the point.

Vanderbilt is prestigious

About 5 to 7 years ago, Vanderbilt wasn’t a thing. It’s having its moment in the sun, but I truly don’t understand the hype. Good school of course, I just feel it’s a bit overrated. The president’s written response to its dropping out of the t-15 was an embarrassment.

Ranked #19 in 1992. What are you talking about

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Anonymous wrote:Have you considered OOS auto merit awards?

Oklahoma

http://www.ou.edu/admissions/affordability/scholarships.html

Alabama

https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/out-of-state-freshman/

Arizona (The Arizona Tuition Award)

https://financialaid.arizona.edu/2025-2026-terms-and-conditions

lol why would you send your kid to college in Oklahoma instead of JMU? you people have truly lost the plot.

Because Oklahoma’s merit makes COA competitive while also offering more programs, sports, etc. So it’s an option for some who want to go OOS - oh and it’s higher ranked than JMU (132 vs 148).

That’s the point - it’s demented to put so much store in going out of state and on rankings like that.

"Demented" seems a bit extreme.
Some people WANT a change of scenery. Going to a school where 40 other kids from your class, plus dozens of others that you know from church, out of school ECs, etc. isn't what everyone wants.

DP. My kids attend two of the VA in-state schools and in no way are there "40 other kids" from their class. There are maybe 5-10 from their high school - and they never, ever see any of them.

NP here - 40 other kids was an exaggeration but you could be pushing 30 at VCU and JMU from each large NoVa high school. VT has 20 from many NoVA high schools.

Which high schools send that many to those schools? Post your citations.

Don’t know of hard enrolled numbers but Arlington Magazine posts admitted numbers for each of the three Arlington high schools. You can multiply by each colleges yield to get a rough idea.

https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/college-applications-arlington-va-2024/

For example, WL had 130 get into JMU and Yorktown had 119. JMU’s yield is 20% so estimate 26 from WL and 24 from Yorktown. VT had 116 and 85, respectively, but VT’s yield is 27% so works out to 31 enrolled from WL and 23 enrolled from Yorktown.

I’ve never seen equivalent data for FCPS but the applicant quality is similar and also Fcps schools are typically bigger than APS.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids stayed in VA but chose W&M JDP, so did 2 years abroad.

How was it?

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VT, JMU and even UVA

the outcomes after 4 years are mixed.

Besides govt or big 4 consulting or fed contractors - most graduates have a hard time finding jobs ( yeah.. a few smart coolies get into amazon etc)

for that reason alone I would not send dc in state in Virginia.

Much better outcomes in mid west and west coast/tx

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Anonymous wrote:VT, JMU and even UVA

the outcomes after 4 years are mixed.

Besides govt or big 4 consulting or fed contractors - most graduates have a hard time finding jobs ( yeah.. a few smart coolies get into amazon etc)

for that reason alone I would not send dc in state in Virginia.

Much better outcomes in mid west and west coast/tx

Coolies?

And do you actually believe a University of Oklahoma grad has better job prospects (outside of Oklahoma) than a JMU grad? Come on.

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Anonymous wrote:VT, JMU and even UVA

the outcomes after 4 years are mixed.

Besides govt or big 4 consulting or fed contractors - most graduates have a hard time finding jobs ( yeah.. a few smart coolies get into amazon etc)

for that reason alone I would not send dc in state in Virginia.

Much better outcomes in mid west and west coast/tx

Coolies?

And do you actually believe a University of Oklahoma grad has better job prospects (outside of Oklahoma) than a JMU grad? Come on.

DP.
Even if it's just a little bit, Oklahoma is more prestigious and well regarded in society.

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Anonymous wrote:VT, JMU and even UVA

the outcomes after 4 years are mixed.

Besides govt or big 4 consulting or fed contractors - most graduates have a hard time finding jobs ( yeah.. a few smart coolies get into amazon etc)

for that reason alone I would not send dc in state in Virginia.

Much better outcomes in mid west and west coast/tx

Coolies?

And do you actually believe a University of Oklahoma grad has better job prospects (outside of Oklahoma) than a JMU grad? Come on.

DP.
Even if it's just a little bit, Oklahoma is more prestigious and well regarded in society.

no it is not. Stop being stupid. (again lest I be misunderstood, it’s a great school for students FROM Oklahoma.)

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Anonymous wrote:VT, JMU and even UVA

the outcomes after 4 years are mixed.

Besides govt or big 4 consulting or fed contractors - most graduates have a hard time finding jobs ( yeah.. a few smart coolies get into amazon etc)

for that reason alone I would not send dc in state in Virginia.

Much better outcomes in mid west and west coast/tx

Coolies?

And do you actually believe a University of Oklahoma grad has better job prospects (outside of Oklahoma) than a JMU grad? Come on.

DP.
Even if it's just a little bit, Oklahoma is more prestigious and well regarded in society.

no it is not. Stop being stupid. (again lest I be misunderstood, it’s a great school for students FROM Oklahoma.)

Of course that is the case. Why are you arguing?

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Anonymous wrote:VT, JMU and even UVA

the outcomes after 4 years are mixed.

Besides govt or big 4 consulting or fed contractors - most graduates have a hard time finding jobs ( yeah.. a few smart coolies get into amazon etc)

for that reason alone I would not send dc in state in Virginia.

Much better outcomes in mid west and west coast/tx

cookies..noy coolies

no really would like to hear from parents whose kids graduated from vt, jmu, uva - where did the kids go after graduation? was it the intended outcome?

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Anonymous wrote:VT, JMU and even UVA

the outcomes after 4 years are mixed.

Besides govt or big 4 consulting or fed contractors - most graduates have a hard time finding jobs ( yeah.. a few smart coolies get into amazon etc)

for that reason alone I would not send dc in state in Virginia.

Much better outcomes in mid west and west coast/tx

Coolies?

And do you actually believe a University of Oklahoma grad has better job prospects (outside of Oklahoma) than a JMU grad? Come on.

DP.
Even if it's just a little bit, Oklahoma is more prestigious and well regarded in society.

no it is not. Stop being stupid. (again lest I be misunderstood, it’s a great school for students FROM Oklahoma.)

Of course that is the case. Why are you arguing?

because it’s not the case. Literally nobody thinks that.