Which is the better VA university: VA Tech or JMU?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've been a biglaw partner and involved in recruiting for ten years. I never met a JMU grad until some neighbor kids started going there. They tell me the food is really good at JMU.

Even better at Tech

Ha ha. You're right!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been a biglaw partner and involved in recruiting for ten years. I never met a JMU grad until some neighbor kids started going there. They tell me the food is really good at JMU.

Neither JMU nor VT have law schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have no affliation to either school but with 100% certainity VT is better. Not only have I experienced it over my 25 year career both recuiting and working with (or for) grads from these schoos but have discussed with collegues in other fields. It isn't even in the same ball park. VT much better. Attracts better students and does a better job educating. JMU is a fine school but not in the same league. Again, NO affliation with either. Did undergrad at out of state private school and grad school at large state school -- neither in Virginia.

Interesting -- I was going to say the opposite. Big 4 Consulting - JMU grads seem to be more rounded, more heavily recruited, and more represented in Partnership ranks. According to our recruiter, JMU is a top undergraduate Business School and Tech is better for Engineering. Just my experience.

Deloitte?

[Anonymous]

Neither JMU nor VT have law schools.

No kidding. Lady upthread said:

I've recruited at a law firm for many years and come across a lot of strong people who have undergraduate business and accounting degrees from JMU and gone on to fine law schools.

And I said:

I've been a biglaw partner and involved in recruiting for ten years. I never met a JMU grad until some neighbor kids started going there.

Does that clear it up for you?

[Anonymous]

^^ Well said. And VA Tech (as in PolyTech, so duh, no law school) has many other advanced degree schools and FABULOUS FOOD.

[Anonymous]

Both are in Virginia, but very different regions. VA Tech is an Appalachian Ivy, but Appalachia is not for everyone. JMU is more traditionally southern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been a biglaw partner and involved in recruiting for ten years. I never met a JMU grad until some neighbor kids started going there. They tell me the food is really good at JMU.

Even better at Tech

Ha ha. You're right!

Have to agree with this. VT is nationally recognized for its food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both are in Virginia, but very different regions. VA Tech is an Appalachian Ivy, but Appalachia is not for everyone. JMU is more traditionally southern.

An "Appalachian Ivy"? Haven't heard that one before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both are in Virginia, but very different regions. VA Tech is an Appalachian Ivy, but Appalachia is not for everyone. JMU is more traditionally southern.

An "Appalachian Ivy"? Haven't heard that one before.

Pittsburgh
Penn State
Alabama,
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Clemson

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both are in Virginia, but very different regions. VA Tech is an Appalachian Ivy, but Appalachia is not for everyone. JMU is more traditionally southern.

An "Appalachian Ivy"? Haven't heard that one before.

Some phrases are just out there waiting to be coined.

Sadly, this is not one of them. Nothing good can come from it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have no affliation to either school but with 100% certainity VT is better. Not only have I experienced it over my 25 year career both recuiting and working with (or for) grads from these schoos but have discussed with collegues in other fields. It isn't even in the same ball park. VT much better. Attracts better students and does a better job educating. JMU is a fine school but not in the same league. Again, NO affliation with either. Did undergrad at out of state private school and grad school at large state school -- neither in Virginia.

Interesting -- I was going to say the opposite. Big 4 Consulting - JMU grads seem to be more rounded, more heavily recruited, and more represented in Partnership ranks. According to our recruiter, JMU is a top undergraduate Business School and Tech is better for Engineering. Just my experience.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been a biglaw partner and involved in recruiting for ten years. I never met a JMU grad until some neighbor kids started going there. They tell me the food is really good at JMU.

Neither JMU nor VT have law schools.

too funny

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Neither JMU nor VT have law schools.

No kidding. Lady upthread said:

I've recruited at a law firm for many years and come across a lot of strong people who have undergraduate business and accounting degrees from JMU and gone on to fine law schools.

And I said:

I've been a biglaw partner and involved in recruiting for ten years. I never met a JMU grad until some neighbor kids started going there.

Does that clear it up for you?

Why would you hire VT or JMU grads without a law degree?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Neither JMU nor VT have law schools.

No kidding. Lady upthread said:

I've recruited at a law firm for many years and come across a lot of strong people who have undergraduate business and accounting degrees from JMU and gone on to fine law schools.

And I said:

I've been a biglaw partner and involved in recruiting for ten years. I never met a JMU grad until some neighbor kids started going there.

Does that clear it up for you?

Why would you hire VT or JMU grads without a law degree?

Well lawyers would have law degrees. That's how it works. First pp here mentioned "strong people" from JMU undergrad who went on to law school. Second pp here never ran into any JMU grads, "strong" or otherwise, whether they went on to law schools or not. Does that clear it up for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Neither JMU nor VT have law schools.

No kidding. Lady upthread said:

I've recruited at a law firm for many years and come across a lot of strong people who have undergraduate business and accounting degrees from JMU and gone on to fine law schools.

And I said:

I've been a biglaw partner and involved in recruiting for ten years. I never met a JMU grad until some neighbor kids started going there.

Does that clear it up for you?

Why would you hire VT or JMU grads without a law degree?

Well lawyers would have law degrees. That's how it works. First pp here mentioned "strong people" from JMU undergrad who went on to law school. Second pp here never ran into any JMU grads, "strong" or otherwise, whether they went on to law schools or not. Does that clear it up for you?

Followed by a third poster who ran into many JMU grads but not as many VT grads in partner ranks in Consulting.