Rutgers or GMU
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Anonymous
No one has argued that VT/JMU are the same level as UVA/WM... The first 2 are near the bottom of the nations top 30 or so state colleges while the last two are perennially at the top. VT/JMU are and always will be runner up schools Dunno about GMU. Honestly I was Surprised they offer 4 year degrees at all, |
Anonymous
| What is a George mason? Is it a bible school? |
Anonymous
| Gmu crushes jmu's computer science department, not sure about the other ones. I think jmu beats gmus non computer departments. |
Anonymous
Based on what? |
Anonymous
AS PP noted GMU best comp sci and engineering http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/george-mason-university-232186/overall-rankings http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/james-madison-university-232423/overall-rankings# Also GMU accepts less and the SATs are the same as close JMU JMU 59.9% accepted GMU 52.8% accepted http://www.satscores.us/sat_scores_by_college.asp?College_ID=232423 http://satscores.us/sat_scores_by_college.asp?College_ID=232186 |
Anonymous
Come on Grandma. I want my computer back. |
Anonymous
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Yeah, really Read this - GMU voted no. 1 for "up and coming". http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/up-and-coming
And average entering GPA is now 3.7. Our daughter had a 32 composite on the ACT. Seriously as to GMU's computer science program go google it; robotics; engineering and college of game design. It's an amazing campus. The College of Game Design has a very impressive board of executive advisors - and collaborates with Univ. of Scotland in the same field - so the kids roll out with computer science and engineering degrees and snap up high tech jobs between McLean and Dulles |
Anonymous
| http://www.masongamedesign.org/ for info on college of game design. If interested in computer science, Google George Mason Computer Science. It's a very impressive physical plant. |
Anonymous
Silly rabbit: 1. You are the PP 2. Using Percent acceptance is silly - better students from HS apply to VT/JMU even if VT's acceptance percentage is 67%, JMU 59.9% and GMU 52.8% the real question is...who is applying? The valedictorian or the kid on academic probabtion? 3. SATSCORES.US is not an official site. I checked Harvard's distribution and found its SAT to be below Davidson's last week...only to find the counselor said there is a 150 point difference in the actual numbers. 4. US News - those don't seem to be very impressive rankings to me....why not find rankings that actually compare GMU and JMU/VT Try these: http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/index.php or These: http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/#page:1_sort:0_direction:desc_search:_filter:All%20states Or These (for an example of how the predominate major at all three schools ranks): http://www.businessweek.com/reports/business-schools/best-undergraduate-b-schools-2012#r=lr-sr Hope you learned something today dear. |
Anonymous
Impressive for junior high school students maybe. |
Anonymous
Actually I was informed by Institutional Reseacrh at GMU that the average GPA for GMU enrollees actually dropped from 3.6 to 3.3 for the Class of 2016, about the same as Old Dominion's which went up to 3.3. James Madison and Va TECH are more like 3.9 or 4.0 using the same weighting. |
Anonymous
I agree that GMU is in the same category as UMd satelite campuses and UCF...but that's not really very impressive, is it? Actually it's kind of an embarrassing stat... |
Anonymous
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According to the Forbes Worldwide rankings, the following public colleges in Va are in the top 200:
15 Washington and Lee University Virginia $54,843 2,193 Comment Now 36 University of Virginia-Main Campus Virginia $48,980 24,297 Comment Now 40 College of William and Mary Virginia $47,804 8,200 Comment Now 127 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia $37,840 30,936 Comment Now 157 James Madison University Virginia $34,504 19,722 Comment Now |
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Ooops..forgot W&L is way PRIVATE:
Here is the list again - UVA, WM, VT and JMU...I see a trend here... 15 Washington and Lee University Virginia $54,843 2,193 Comment Now 36 University of Virginia-Main Campus Virginia $48,980 24,297 Comment Now 40 College of William and Mary Virginia $47,804 8,200 Comment Now 127 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia $37,840 30,936 Comment Now 157 James Madison University Virginia $34,504 19,722 Comment Now |
Anonymous
| Let me tell you guys, I am at Mason right now getting a part-time MBA. I am thinking about quitting the program since I only started and going to a much better program such as the one a VT-Pamplin or UMd. Smith....can I transfer or have I made a mistake I am commited to? |