Seriously, has anyone outside of Virginia ever heard of JMU?

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Anonymous wrote:No. No one outside of VA has heard of JMU.

Which is why 30 percent of the student body are from out of state....

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is ridiculous. How many people have heard of regional schools if they aren't from that region? You could make the same statement about almost any regional school.

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Most people know UVA, William & Mary and VT. I'm sure JMU is fine, but it's not well-known outside of the area.

VT is more like JMU to be honest. Agree on UVA and WM being a tier above JMU/VT...

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Anonymous wrote:No. No one outside of VA has heard of JMU.

Which is why 30 percent of the student body are from out of state....

How many are from outside of states that are adjacent to DC?

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I have lived here for 8 years and don't know JMU or where it's located. Still never heard of the other one. I knew UVA and barely VT since the shootings happened there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is ridiculous. How many people have heard of regional schools if they aren't from that region? You could make the same statement about almost any regional school.

+1

Most people know UVA, William & Mary and VT. I'm sure JMU is fine, but it's not well-known outside of the area.

VT is more like JMU to be honest. Agree on UVA and WM being a tier above JMU/VT...

I still think VT outranks JMU in most respects. VT is roughly the equivalent of a non-elite flagship state school, and is very well-known nationally. People in the DC area don't see it as anything special, just like people from Jersey don't see Rutgers as good. UVA and W&M are definitely on another level, though.

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I hadn't heard of the school prior to moving here from New England. I did recently tour the campus with DD and we both were really impressed with the school and she may be going there. Now that it's on our radar screen I seem to be frequently meeting graduates of JMU and they all rave about what a great experience they had there. I'm from an area where it's all about prestigious private schools, but I'd have no issue with DD attending JMU and wouldn't care if my friends from New England haven't heard of the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. No one outside of VA has heard of JMU.

Is that why my son's housemates are all from states other than VA? And one is from Michigan? Gotcha.

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Anonymous wrote:I have lived here for 8 years and don't know JMU or where it's located. Still never heard of the other one. I knew UVA and barely VT since the shootings happened there.

You sound pretty ignorant. Who lives in a place for 8 years and knows nothing about colleges and universities in that general area?

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Anonymous wrote:No. No one outside of VA has heard of JMU.

Is that why my son's housemates are all from states other than VA? And one is from Michigan? Gotcha.

So MD, DE, and MI? Haha.

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Anonymous wrote:I have lived here for 8 years and don't know JMU or where it's located. Still never heard of the other one. I knew UVA and barely VT since the shootings happened there.

You sound pretty ignorant. Who lives in a place for 8 years and knows nothing about colleges and universities in that general area?

PP has probably knows about Georgetown, GWU, American. Why must PP know about every little state school in the area?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. No one outside of VA has heard of JMU.

Is that why my son's housemates are all from states other than VA? And one is from Michigan? Gotcha.

So MD, DE, and MI? Haha.

Nope. Michigan (as mentioned), NY, Florida, and Ohio. Many others in his classes are from out of state as well, including international students. You seem to have a mighty large chip on your shoulder.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lived here for 8 years and don't know JMU or where it's located. Still never heard of the other one. I knew UVA and barely VT since the shootings happened there.

You sound pretty ignorant. Who lives in a place for 8 years and knows nothing about colleges and universities in that general area?

PP has probably knows about Georgetown, GWU, American. Why must PP know about every little state school in the area?

Wow. Who lives in an area for that long and doesn't even know what colleges are available? Especially someone with kids? Lazy and ignorant.

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Anonymous wrote:I have lived here for 8 years and don't know JMU or where it's located. Still never heard of the other one. I knew UVA and barely VT since the shootings happened there.

You must not watch college sports at all. JMU has had a decent football program for a few years.

Also, 20K attend:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison_University

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lived here for 8 years and don't know JMU or where it's located. Still never heard of the other one. I knew UVA and barely VT since the shootings happened there.

You sound pretty ignorant. Who lives in a place for 8 years and knows nothing about colleges and universities in that general area?

PP has probably knows about Georgetown, GWU, American. Why must PP know about every little state school in the area?

Wow. Who lives in an area for that long and doesn't even know what colleges are available? Especially someone with kids? Lazy and ignorant.

My kids are 1 and 3. Why would I be looking at colleges yet?

And where would PP hear about all of these local colleges? Do they have radio/TV ads? Maybe she hasn't worked with someone from JMU.

I never heard of JMU until my last job when I met a very nice young alum. She represented the school well, but you? You just come across as an a-hole.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is ridiculous. How many people have heard of regional schools if they aren't from that region? You could make the same statement about almost any regional school.

+1

Most people know UVA, William & Mary and VT. I'm sure JMU is fine, but it's not well-known outside of the area.

VT is more like JMU to be honest. Agree on UVA and WM being a tier above JMU/VT...

I still think VT outranks JMU in most respects. VT is roughly the equivalent of a non-elite flagship state school, and is very well-known nationally. People in the DC area don't see it as anything special, just like people from Jersey don't see Rutgers as good. UVA and W&M are definitely on another level, though.

You can think what you want. JMUs business program is ranked higher than VT for example according to Businessweek. Both VT and JMU rank in the second tier overall (101-199) in the nation according to Forbes...not much difference but convince yourself otherwise if it makes you feel more validated.