JMU or GMU?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JMU. GMU is a glorified NVCC that has a basketball team that sometimes does well enough to thrust it into the spotlight.

I pass over all applicants who apply with GMU as undergrad and I’m not the only HR person who does this.

Righhhhhhht, we believe you armchair employer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JMU. GMU is a glorified NVCC that has a basketball team that sometimes does well enough to thrust it into the spotlight.

I pass over all applicants who apply with GMU as undergrad and I’m not the only HR person who does this.

OP said her DC is looking at engineering programs. You clearly don’t hire engineers, because they are in high demand and there more jobs than graduates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JMU. GMU is a glorified NVCC that has a basketball team that sometimes does well enough to thrust it into the spotlight.

I pass over all applicants who apply with GMU as undergrad and I’m not the only HR person who does this.

That is hilarious snobbery for such a career that doesn’t require any skills or brains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JMU. GMU is a glorified NVCC that has a basketball team that sometimes does well enough to thrust it into the spotlight.

I pass over all applicants who apply with GMU as undergrad and I’m not the only HR person who does this.

Clearly a JMU alum who is over 45 and not keeping up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder why someone feels the need to put down these schools. Is that person insecure and derives pleasure from putting down others so as to try and boost self esteem? Or does this person have something stuck up his or her butt?

I've wondered this before too. Whatever their problem, it just makes me so happy that my kids never have to deal with anyone like that at their colleges. He or she would be truly ostracized with that chip on their shoulder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU. GMU is a glorified NVCC that has a basketball team that sometimes does well enough to thrust it into the spotlight.

I pass over all applicants who apply with GMU as undergrad and I’m not the only HR person who does this.

Righhhhhhht, we believe you armchair employer.

+1
So believable!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for what major? GMU is superb in engineering, computer science, economics.

GMU has a nascent engineering program that is not “superb”, especially compared to UMD and VT.

Wrong. The Volgenau School of Engineering is there.

[Anonymous]

Here's info on the Volgenau School. https://volgenau.gmu.edu/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just Missed UVA.
Need one for GMU.

Generic Mediocre University?

I have two cousins.

The first cousin attended VA tech for Computer Sciences and got kicked out for poor academic performances. He transferred to GMU and did well there. Got a job in the Federal Govt. and is a now a GS-14. Not great but good.

The second cousin attended UVA for Environmental Engineering at the same time as the first cousin. He graduated from UVA with honors and found himself jobless for 11 months. He is making much less than money than the first cousin.

In terms of CS and Engineering majors, GMU, UVA and VA Tech are pretty much the same, IMHO.

My take: you are jealous of your “cousin” who went to UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder why someone feels the need to put down these schools. Is that person insecure and derives pleasure from putting down others so as to try and boost self esteem? Or does this person have something stuck up his or her butt?

I’d love to know which stellar school turns out graduates who spend their time shitting on strangers’ school choices on the internet. Way to represent!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for what major? GMU is superb in engineering, computer science, economics.

GMU has a nascent engineering program that is not “superb”, especially compared to UMD and VT.

Wrong. The Volgenau School of Engineering is there.

Oh, the Volgenau School. Well.

It may be a good program, but, as I said, compared to UMD and VT, it's at best a distant third for the region (I consider VT "the region" since so many of their grads end up working in DC/NoVA/MD). Also, it appears their Mechanical Engineering progran is not ABET accredited. Even Howard University has them beat there.

[Anonymous]

The GMU engineering program has come a long way in a relatively short time. It's a solid program that is up and coming. It will be giving VT and UMD some healthy competition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for what major? GMU is superb in engineering, computer science, economics.

GMU has a nascent engineering program that is not “superb”, especially compared to UMD and VT.

Wrong. The Volgenau School of Engineering is there.

Oh, the Volgenau School. Well.

It may be a good program, but, as I said, compared to UMD and VT, it's at best a distant third for the region (I consider VT "the region" since so many of their grads end up working in DC/NoVA/MD). Also, it appears their Mechanical Engineering progran is not ABET accredited. Even Howard University has them beat there.

You are obviously insecure and trying to make up for it by putting others down. Why else would you feel a need to be so insulting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for what major? GMU is superb in engineering, computer science, economics.

GMU has a nascent engineering program that is not “superb”, especially compared to UMD and VT.

Wrong. The Volgenau School of Engineering is there.

Oh, the Volgenau School. Well.

It may be a good program, but, as I said, compared to UMD and VT, it's at best a distant third for the region (I consider VT "the region" since so many of their grads end up working in DC/NoVA/MD). Also, it appears their Mechanical Engineering progran is not ABET accredited. Even Howard University has them beat there.

You are obviously insecure and trying to make up for it by putting others down. Why else would you feel a need to be so insulting?

I'm presenting facts. I've been working as an engineer in the region for 20 years and I've never worked with an engineer from GMU. I don't doubt they are an up-and-coming program but they're not there yet. I hope they continue to improve.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know anything about the geographic science department/degree at JMU? My kid likes both social science and computers and thought this would be a way to combine the two.