So, where are your kids starting college next fall?

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ODU - Go Monarchs!

[Anonymous]

Colby College, our first choice.

[Anonymous]

“Our” LOL

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Anonymous wrote:The poster's kids may well have chosen JMU over UVA and William & Mary, but it's also an unusual and probably unwise choice. It's not one that I would have encouraged my kids to make. At a minimum, I'd suggest s/he try UVA first, then transfer. There's nothing wrong with JMU and it has some very good programs, but it's nowhere near as good as UVA and, in fact, the quality of its student body has been stagnant for years.

Source? Or is this just your own opinion? JMU's student body is much like that of UVA, Tech, etc. No real difference. And JMU has far more degree choices than UVA or W&M. And finally - and perhaps most important - the students at JMU don't have chips on their shoulders.

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Anonymous wrote:It's also very unusual to apply to W&M, UVA and JMU. They are very different types of college experiences.

You do not honestly think that, do you? Virtually every high achieving public school student in NOVA applies to at least two of those three schools, and probably all three. UVA and William and Mary are a crapshoot, and everyone knows that, so many people apply to both. You are just completely wrong about this.

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That was one of the most uninformed posts yet. Most high-achieving VA students apply to UVA, JMU, Tech, and W&M. You may or may not get into one of them - and you're lucky if you do.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The poster's kids may well have chosen JMU over UVA and William & Mary, but it's also an unusual and probably unwise choice. It's not one that I would have encouraged my kids to make. At a minimum, I'd suggest s/he try UVA first, then transfer. There's nothing wrong with JMU and it has some very good programs, but it's nowhere near as good as UVA and, in fact, the quality of its student body has been stagnant for years.

Source? Or is this just your own opinion? JMU's student body is much like that of UVA, Tech, etc. No real difference. And JMU has far more degree choices than UVA or W&M. And finally - and perhaps most important - the students at JMU don't have chips on their shoulders.

I love JMI - multiple family members have graduated from there. However, the student body may seem the same, but the common data set (or SCHEV numbers) tells a different story in terms of test scores and grades of the average student.

[Anonymous]

*JMU

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Anonymous wrote:U know, we don’t have to put down other people’s KIDS choices to feel superior about our kid’s choice.......be happy that every kid is going to a college he/her is excited about and hopefully graduate w no or minimal debt. I pray that all your kids will be safe especially in the first few weeks of college - that is a dangerous time for them to be in an environment where they don’t yet have a close group of friends to look out for them.

Thank you for posting this!

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It's also very unusual to apply to W&M, UVA and JMU. They are very different types of college experiences.


You do not honestly think that, do you? Virtually every high achieving public school student in NOVA applies to at least two of those three schools, and probably all three. UVA and William and Mary are a crapshoot, and everyone knows that, so many people apply to both. You are just completely wrong about this.


+100
That was one of the most uninformed posts yet. Most high-achieving VA students apply to UVA, JMU, Tech, and W&M. You may or may not get into one of them - and you're lucky if you do.

False assumptions for both posts. Check earlier threads on UVA and W&M. Only 2700 kids apply to UVA from Fairfax County, 1700 to W&M, many, probably most of these being the same kids. At this point, few are uninformed about what it takes to get into these schools. If you don't have the requisite GPA + SAT/ACT you self select out. Or your counselor discourages you. One way to look at that is that there are only 2700 or so "high achieving" or achieving on that level kids in Fairfax. Fewer if you weed out those that apply but don't get into these schools -- those at the lower end of the applicant pool. If someone selects JMU over the others, fine, but one needs to be clear about the numbers.

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Anonymous wrote:
It's also very unusual to apply to W&M, UVA and JMU. They are very different types of college experiences.


You do not honestly think that, do you? Virtually every high achieving public school student in NOVA applies to at least two of those three schools, and probably all three. UVA and William and Mary are a crapshoot, and everyone knows that, so many people apply to both. You are just completely wrong about this.


+100
That was one of the most uninformed posts yet. Most high-achieving VA students apply to UVA, JMU, Tech, and W&M. You may or may not get into one of them - and you're lucky if you do.

False assumptions for both posts. Check earlier threads on UVA and W&M. Only 2700 kids apply to UVA from Fairfax County, 1700 to W&M, many, probably most of these being the same kids. At this point, few are uninformed about what it takes to get into these schools. If you don't have the requisite GPA + SAT/ACT you self select out. Or your counselor discourages you. One way to look at that is that there are only 2700 or so "high achieving" or achieving on that level kids in Fairfax. Fewer if you weed out those that apply but don't get into these schools -- those at the lower end of the applicant pool. If someone selects JMU over the others, fine, but one needs to be clear about the numbers.

I'm not sure what your point is. You seem to be entirely discounting the FIT FACTOR here. Many kids simply prefer JMU - or other schools - to the usual UVA/W&M. Fit is something that should never be dismissed. Some kids are accepted to all of these schools, yet only feel comfortable at one of them. It's beyond foolhardy to insist a child attend the school *you* want them to simply due to some sort of perceived status factor. Huge mistake.

[Anonymous]

Tulsne

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's also very unusual to apply to W&M, UVA and JMU. They are very different types of college experiences.


You do not honestly think that, do you? Virtually every high achieving public school student in NOVA applies to at least two of those three schools, and probably all three. UVA and William and Mary are a crapshoot, and everyone knows that, so many people apply to both. You are just completely wrong about this.


+100
That was one of the most uninformed posts yet. Most high-achieving VA students apply to UVA, JMU, Tech, and W&M. You may or may not get into one of them - and you're lucky if you do.

False assumptions for both posts. Check earlier threads on UVA and W&M. Only 2700 kids apply to UVA from Fairfax County, 1700 to W&M, many, probably most of these being the same kids. At this point, few are uninformed about what it takes to get into these schools. If you don't have the requisite GPA + SAT/ACT you self select out. Or your counselor discourages you. One way to look at that is that there are only 2700 or so "high achieving" or achieving on that level kids in Fairfax. Fewer if you weed out those that apply but don't get into these schools -- those at the lower end of the applicant pool. If someone selects JMU over the others, fine, but one needs to be clear about the numbers.

Agree. It takes amazing stats to get in. DC applied in-state only to UVA and got in. DC wasn't a W&M type of student (Didn't apply to any SLACs) and DC had better prospects EA than JMU so those two were never even on the list. The three institutions are very different. There are a lot of FCPS kids who have the stats for Ivy so apply Ivy and UVA, or Ivy, SLACs and W&M.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Washington and Lee. Woo hoo!

Why? The expense? The humidity. The expensive frats and sororities. The lack of diversity. The 80+++ % of kids who participate in Greek life. That was a tour I wish we had cut from the list.

This dolt had humidity second on its list.

And really, it's no more expensive than any of the other top LACs.

No. Fees for 2017-18 are $71,000 per year in after tax dollars AND W&Lee is the ONLY SLAC I am aware of that actually posts the costs of Greek life participation ($1500 to $16,000K a year) in its online fee schedule in addition to the $71K. It's that expected. See triple asterisk here. https://www.wlu.edu/financial-aid/tuition-and-fees. We ran away.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington and Lee. Woo hoo!

Why? The expense? The humidity. The expensive frats and sororities. The lack of diversity. The 80+++ % of kids who participate in Greek life. That was a tour I wish we had cut from the list.

This dolt had humidity second on its list.

You've cleared never toured. You also don't know the dorms don't have AC.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington and Lee. Woo hoo!

Why? The expense? The humidity. The expensive frats and sororities. The lack of diversity. The 80+++ % of kids who participate in Greek life. That was a tour I wish we had cut from the list.

This dolt had humidity second on its list.

You've cleared never toured. You also don't know the dorms don't have AC.

Yep, sure have. And of course they do. Boy you’re dumb.