JMU and UVA

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Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

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I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

How many Virginia public colleges don't have ugly 60s and 70s buildings?

[Anonymous]

OP, has this been helpful?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

How many Virginia public colleges don't have ugly 60s and 70s buildings?

Liberty doesn’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

How many Virginia public colleges don't have ugly 60s and 70s buildings?

Liberty doesn’t

Liberty is a private institution.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

How many Virginia public colleges don't have ugly 60s and 70s buildings?

Liberty doesn’t

Liberty is a private institution.

Why can’t the publics keep up with Liberty?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

How many Virginia public colleges don't have ugly 60s and 70s buildings?

Probably CNU, which has newer, cohesive, very attractive buildings.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

How many Virginia public colleges don't have ugly 60s and 70s buildings?

Liberty doesn’t

Liberty is a private institution.

Why can’t the publics keep up with Liberty?

Because they aren’t online diploma mills generating over $1b per year in federal loan money?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

Where are you seeing these “ugly” buildings? There are like two small forms from that era near the stadium but everything else is gorgeous. Literally don’t know what you’re talking about, so explain?

[Anonymous]

Dorms sorry bad phone typing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

Where are you seeing these “ugly” buildings? There are like two small forms from that era near the stadium but everything else is gorgeous. Literally don’t know what you’re talking about, so explain?

Bice House, Chemistry, Materials Science, Health Sciences Library, McLeod Hall, Piedmont, Courtenay, Dunglison, Slaughter, Ridley (Education), Lambeth, Michie, Copeley, Law, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

Where are you seeing these “ugly” buildings? There are like two small forms from that era near the stadium but everything else is gorgeous. Literally don’t know what you’re talking about, so explain?

Bice House, Chemistry, Materials Science, Health Sciences Library, McLeod Hall, Piedmont, Courtenay, Dunglison, Slaughter, Ridley (Education), Lambeth, Michie, Copeley, Law, etc.

And there's your answer, PPP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

How many Virginia public colleges don't have ugly 60s and 70s buildings?

Liberty doesn’t

Liberty is a private institution.

Why can’t the publics keep up with Liberty?

Liberty has grown much faster than Virginia public colleges, so a higher percentage of its buildings are newer.

[Anonymous]

Jmu.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

How many Virginia public colleges don't have ugly 60s and 70s buildings?

Liberty doesn’t

Liberty is a private institution.

Why can’t the publics keep up with Liberty?

Because Liberty isn't seen as something they need to "keep up with."