Christopher Newport — school spirit

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

Add 'Elon' to the second category. It is where the dumb football players went when I was in high school.

Elon isn't in VA you moron, GTFOH.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

The question was comparable Universities so you would choose ODU, Longwood and Radford over CNU...why?

I never said I'd choose any of those schools over CNU. I said I consider all of those schools to be in the same category. Honestly, I wouldn't want my kid to attend any of them. I understand, of course, that for some kids those are the only in state options . . .

You’re new to college admissions I can tell …

Indeed, bet the mantra is all of their kids are headed to HYPSM...good for them if it works out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you limiting her to colleges in Virginia? Be honest with yourself. If you are, her other Va choices of similar admission competitiveness, aren't likely to be much different re: school spirit.

She likes the look of the school. That campus is clean, buildings are well kept and while not new are modern looking. She likes that it’s similar to a suburban location like we live around with retail, activities, near a main road, relatively safe and quiet. Didn’t want rural or city.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

Add 'Elon' to the second category. It is where the dumb football players went when I was in high school.

Elon is not in Virginia. DUR

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

The question was comparable Universities so you would choose ODU, Longwood and Radford over CNU...why?

I never said I'd choose any of those schools over CNU. I said I consider all of those schools to be in the same category. Honestly, I wouldn't want my kid to attend any of them. I understand, of course, that for some kids those are the only in state options . . .

You’re new to college admissions I can tell …

Actually, no, I've seen four kids off to college already.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

Add 'Elon' to the second category. It is where the dumb football players went when I was in high school.

Elon isn't in VA you moron, GTFOH.

That and it's a private school. What an idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

The question was comparable Universities so you would choose ODU, Longwood and Radford over CNU...why?

I never said I'd choose any of those schools over CNU. I said I consider all of those schools to be in the same category. Honestly, I wouldn't want my kid to attend any of them. I understand, of course, that for some kids those are the only in state options . . .

You’re new to college admissions I can tell …

Indeed, bet the mantra is all of their kids are headed to HYPSM...good for them if it works out.

No, the mantra is tier one VA state colleges for us.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

The question was comparable Universities so you would choose ODU, Longwood and Radford over CNU...why?

I never said I'd choose any of those schools over CNU. I said I consider all of those schools to be in the same category. Honestly, I wouldn't want my kid to attend any of them. I understand, of course, that for some kids those are the only in state options . . .

You’re new to college admissions I can tell …

Indeed, bet the mantra is all of their kids are headed to HYPSM...good for them if it works out.

No, the mantra is tier one VA state colleges for us.

So you have put 4 kids through college? Are they all tier 1 attendees? Good for them if so.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

The question was comparable Universities so you would choose ODU, Longwood and Radford over CNU...why?

I never said I'd choose any of those schools over CNU. I said I consider all of those schools to be in the same category. Honestly, I wouldn't want my kid to attend any of them. I understand, of course, that for some kids those are the only in state options . . .

You’re new to college admissions I can tell …

Indeed, bet the mantra is all of their kids are headed to HYPSM...good for them if it works out.

No, the mantra is tier one VA state colleges for us.

So you have put 4 kids through college? Are they all tier 1 attendees? Good for them if so.

Yes, they are all in the tier one that I listed.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

The question was comparable Universities so you would choose ODU, Longwood and Radford over CNU...why?

I never said I'd choose any of those schools over CNU. I said I consider all of those schools to be in the same category. Honestly, I wouldn't want my kid to attend any of them. I understand, of course, that for some kids those are the only in state options . . .

You’re new to college admissions I can tell …

Indeed, bet the mantra is all of their kids are headed to HYPSM...good for them if it works out.

No, the mantra is tier one VA state colleges for us.

So you have put 4 kids through college? Are they all tier 1 attendees? Good for them if so.

Yes, they are all in the tier one that I listed.

Those aren't all tier 1 but go ahead and make yourself feel better. Tier 1 in VA is UVA, W & M and VATech Engineering.

[Anonymous]

Our ranking went like this

UVA, W&M, UMD - beyond reach, didn't even look at them
Tech - reach school, waitlisted
JMU, CNU - applied and got in both EA
UMW, VCU, Longwood, ODU - safeties, didn't apply

CNU advantages - Homecoming is fun, some Greek life but not huge presence, football games are well attended, parties but not a huge party school

D3 athletics but they do well in their conference, club sports are available for regular athletics and were compared to current HS teams

Small but not too small campus means you get to know most kids, and classes are mostly pretty small, teachers are approachable, 100% residential through Junior Year, pretty campus, liberal arts core good for undecided, has an arts presence and business school on campus

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

The question was comparable Universities so you would choose ODU, Longwood and Radford over CNU...why?

I never said I'd choose any of those schools over CNU. I said I consider all of those schools to be in the same category. Honestly, I wouldn't want my kid to attend any of them. I understand, of course, that for some kids those are the only in state options . . .

You’re new to college admissions I can tell …

Indeed, bet the mantra is all of their kids are headed to HYPSM...good for them if it works out.

No, the mantra is tier one VA state colleges for us.

So you have put 4 kids through college? Are they all tier 1 attendees? Good for them if so.

Yes, they are all in the tier one that I listed.

I had two go to UVA, one to William & Mary, and one to VCU for art. That's tier one enough for me.

Those aren't all tier 1 but go ahead and make yourself feel better. Tier 1 in VA is UVA, W & M and VATech Engineering.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

The question was comparable Universities so you would choose ODU, Longwood and Radford over CNU...why?

I never said I'd choose any of those schools over CNU. I said I consider all of those schools to be in the same category. Honestly, I wouldn't want my kid to attend any of them. I understand, of course, that for some kids those are the only in state options . . .

You’re new to college admissions I can tell …

Indeed, bet the mantra is all of their kids are headed to HYPSM...good for them if it works out.

No, the mantra is tier one VA state colleges for us.

So you have put 4 kids through college? Are they all tier 1 attendees? Good for them if so.

Yes, they are all in the tier one that I listed.

Those aren't all tier 1 but go ahead and make yourself feel better. Tier 1 in VA is UVA, W & M and VATech Engineering.

[Anonymous]

There is a bizarrely aggressive CNU basher on this board. I suspect her child did not get in.

OP: It's a gorgeous campus and a great school with lots of spirit. I know several kids who have gone and loved it. Visit on a football game weekend this fall to get a better sense of what it's like.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU. Not gonna lie. With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better? Location, academics personal bias?

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality. I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.

The question was comparable Universities so you would choose ODU, Longwood and Radford over CNU...why?

I never said I'd choose any of those schools over CNU. I said I consider all of those schools to be in the same category. Honestly, I wouldn't want my kid to attend any of them. I understand, of course, that for some kids those are the only in state options . . .

You’re new to college admissions I can tell …

Indeed, bet the mantra is all of their kids are headed to HYPSM...good for them if it works out.

No, the mantra is tier one VA state colleges for us.

So you have put 4 kids through college? Are they all tier 1 attendees? Good for them if so.

Yes, they are all in the tier one that I listed.

Those aren't all tier 1 but go ahead and make yourself feel better. Tier 1 in VA is UVA, W & M and VATech Engineering.

I had two go to UVA, one to William & Mary, and one to VCU for art. That's tier one enough for me.