Your experiences at Va. public universities...

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

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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.

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I'm not the pp you quoted, but my kid (currently a college freshman) applied to Oklahoma and did not apply JMU (though he ultimately chose a different school.)
Oklahoma has many programs that JMU would not--for example, meteorology. Oklahoma also has a larger engineering school than JMU.

lol we know this suggestion was not for kids who have life-long meteorology goals. It was for the insane DMV ideology where you cling to any prestige possible instead of just … using the perfectly fine state colleges of your own state. but sure, if your NOVA kid has always dreamed of the flatlands of Oaklahoma and aspires to be an oil and gas engineer, it’s a great option.

I know someone who is a professor at Oklahoma and she grumbles about how dumb the kids are there. Avoiding places like Oklahoma and Alabama is not just about the “prestige”…

Well look, I’m sure Oklahoma and Alabama serve an important role for those states. As they are supposed to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

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I'm not the pp you quoted, but my kid (currently a college freshman) applied to Oklahoma and did not apply JMU (though he ultimately chose a different school.)
Oklahoma has many programs that JMU would not--for example, meteorology. Oklahoma also has a larger engineering school than JMU.

lol we know this suggestion was not for kids who have life-long meteorology goals. It was for the insane DMV ideology where you cling to any prestige possible instead of just … using the perfectly fine state colleges of your own state. but sure, if your NOVA kid has always dreamed of the flatlands of Oaklahoma and aspires to be an oil and gas engineer, it’s a great option.

I know someone who is a professor at Oklahoma and she grumbles about how dumb the kids are there. Avoiding places like Oklahoma and Alabama is not just about the “prestige”…

We avoided these states due to backwards state laws. YMMV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Oklahoma is an incredible school with national name recognition. JMU is fine but more regional name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Oklahoma is an incredible school with national name recognition. JMU is fine but more regional name.

Lol I guess if you're into sports

[Anonymous]

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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.

[Anonymous]

You're really having a pissing contest over the "prestige" of Oklahoma versus JMU? 😂😂😂

[Anonymous]

OP, just have them apply to all the Virginia schools you mentioned, and see where they get in. Done. Tour and compare later once admitted.

[Anonymous]

13:25 again. Become familiar with each university's Common Data Set (or similarly named, online) Important information on graduation rates, Freshmen retention, level of Greek participation, enrolled student stats. So much more.

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

My son went to Virginia Tech. We live in Connecticut. As an out-of-state parent, I envy the great state colleges in Virginia. You are lucky to have so many great options at in-state tuition.

Why not UCONN?

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My son went to Virginia Tech because we thought the engineering program was better at Virginia Tech than at UConn. And my son liked the campus and the mountains. Also job placement seemed more regional at UConn. The difference between UConn instate tuition and Virginia Tech out of state tuition at the time (2015-2019) was manageable. My son had a good experience at Virginia Tech, got a great job and is now in North Carolina. He did not want to stay in Connecticut. UVA, William & Mary and Virginia Tech are all better than UConn, in my opinion. UConn suffers from uneven funding and leadership, especially in STEM. I don't know the other state schools in Virginia but there seem to be multiple other public options in Virginia.

[Anonymous]

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

"Prestige" of these schools depends on where you're from/live. I would not say Oklahoma has any "prestige" here; whereas JMU is very popular here, though its "prestige" is still relative and debatable.
I think you mistake "nationally recognized name" with "prestige."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Oklahoma is an incredible school with national name recognition. JMU is fine but more regional name.

Ok sure makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.