Stats for JMU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid has a wgpa of 4.06 (currently has straight As and could go up to 4.20) and 1320 SAT. Goes to a a good FCPS high school.

JMU is her top pick amongst all VA state schools. Any chance she doesn't get in?

Sounds like she has a great shot. This is why JMU needs ED so that those kids for which it is their top choice can express that.

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Anonymous wrote:DS with 3.85 and 1480 SAT was waitlisted, but DD with 4.2 and 1350 SAT got in and with merit.

JMU is inconsistent and always has been (in my experience).

I was completely rejected at JMU in the early 1990s, but was admitted to UVA, VT, and Michigan. I chose VT because as an intended science major, it offered the strongest program.

In 2019, JMU was my oldest daughter's "safe school," for she strongly preferred VT and UVA. I don't remember her exact scores/GPA, but I think her GPA was around 4.2 (weighed, obviously), with an ACT around 34, and SAT I think was just under 1400.`She was rejected at UVA and deferred at JMU, but got into both VT and W&M. She chose VT.

My second daughter was not quite as strong a student as her older sister. Her GPA was definitely below a 4.0 weighted; I think it was 3.9 (weighted). Her SAT scores were closer to 1250. She was rejected at VT, VCU, and Clemson, but she got into JMU, as well as a few OOS schools. She's at an OOS school as a freshman.

True. I got into UVA and JMU in 1992. I had two good friends that did not get into JMU but did get into UVA. (So I went to JMU and was very happy and they were happy at UVA!)
It was unpredictable.

JMU was only a 30% acceptance rate in early 1990s. They significantly expanded enrollment.

What’s your source for that number? I went to UVA in the 90s from an FCPS high school. The acceptance rate my year was 37% and JMU was widely known be a much safer bet.

I will say that my friends who went to JMU seemed to have a really fun, down-to-earth college experience. The kids who go to JMU from my kid’s non-NOVA high school these days are all really bright kids. I am encouraging my own to strongly consider it.

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I think that within VA, both JMU and VT have the most well-rounded, down-to-earth, smart and nice students. There is something for everyone at these schools and I've never met an alum of either who didn't love their experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3.5 gpa is still decent.

3.5 is pretty low for fcps

[Anonymous]

My 4.0uw/4.78w/36 act from strong stem magnet school with top notch EC’s, recs and the rest was waitlisted regular decision last year. Did not accept spot and committed elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:DS with 3.85 and 1480 SAT was waitlisted, but DD with 4.2 and 1350 SAT got in and with merit.

JMU is inconsistent and always has been (in my experience).

I was completely rejected at JMU in the early 1990s, but was admitted to UVA, VT, and Michigan. I chose VT because as an intended science major, it offered the strongest program.

In 2019, JMU was my oldest daughter's "safe school," for she strongly preferred VT and UVA. I don't remember her exact scores/GPA, but I think her GPA was around 4.2 (weighed, obviously), with an ACT around 34, and SAT I think was just under 1400.`She was rejected at UVA and deferred at JMU, but got into both VT and W&M. She chose VT.

My second daughter was not quite as strong a student as her older sister. Her GPA was definitely below a 4.0 weighted; I think it was 3.9 (weighted). Her SAT scores were closer to 1250. She was rejected at VT, VCU, and Clemson, but she got into JMU, as well as a few OOS schools. She's at an OOS school as a freshman.

True. I got into UVA and JMU in 1992. I had two good friends that did not get into JMU but did get into UVA. (So I went to JMU and was very happy and they were happy at UVA!)
It was unpredictable.

JMU was only a 30% acceptance rate in early 1990s. They significantly expanded enrollment.

That's irrelevant. They were unpredictable. Even with a 30% acceptance rate then, it is insane that a kid who was admitted to UVA, VT, and Michigan, wouldn't be admitted to JMU, while kids with far less impressive scores and GPAs were.

My “ Insider’s Guide to the Colleges” book from 1992, which I am paging through right now for fun, says the acceptance rate for JMU (I assume from the previous year) was 43.26%. I do think that number was a bit lower when my husband entered in 1988.

Other acceptance rates listed in my book from 1992:

UVA - 32%
W&M - 34%
VT - 68%
Michigan - 60%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 4.0uw/4.78w/36 act from strong stem magnet school with top notch EC’s, recs and the rest was waitlisted regular decision last year. Did not accept spot and committed elsewhere.

This is why I'm wondering if they yield protect.

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Anonymous wrote:My 4.0uw/4.78w/36 act from strong stem magnet school with top notch EC’s, recs and the rest was waitlisted regular decision last year. Did not accept spot and committed elsewhere.

This is why I'm wondering if they yield protect.

Oof, so sorry, I misread title and thought this was about JHU!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 4.0uw/4.78w/36 act from strong stem magnet school with top notch EC’s, recs and the rest was waitlisted regular decision last year. Did not accept spot and committed elsewhere.

This is why I'm wondering if they yield protect.

Probably. I don't think a kid with those stats would be a good candidate. Their stats are too high.

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Anonymous wrote:My 4.0uw/4.78w/36 act from strong stem magnet school with top notch EC’s, recs and the rest was waitlisted regular decision last year. Did not accept spot and committed elsewhere.

This is why I'm wondering if they yield protect.

Probably. I don't think a kid with those stats would be a good candidate. Their stats are too high.

Oh come on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 4.0uw/4.78w/36 act from strong stem magnet school with top notch EC’s, recs and the rest was waitlisted regular decision last year. Did not accept spot and committed elsewhere.

This is why I'm wondering if they yield protect.

Probably. I don't think a kid with those stats would be a good candidate. Their stats are too high.

I just updated, that was my post and I’m an idiot and read it as JHU. Don’t want to spread any misinformation with my unfortunate post. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Anonymous wrote:My 4.0uw/4.78w/36 act from strong stem magnet school with top notch EC’s, recs and the rest was waitlisted regular decision last year. Did not accept spot and committed elsewhere.

This is why I'm wondering if they yield protect.

Probably. I don't think a kid with those stats would be a good candidate. Their stats are too high.

What a ridiculous statement.

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Anonymous wrote:DS with 3.85 and 1480 SAT was waitlisted, but DD with 4.2 and 1350 SAT got in and with merit.

JMU is inconsistent and always has been (in my experience).

I was completely rejected at JMU in the early 1990s, but was admitted to UVA, VT, and Michigan. I chose VT because as an intended science major, it offered the strongest program.

In 2019, JMU was my oldest daughter's "safe school," for she strongly preferred VT and UVA. I don't remember her exact scores/GPA, but I think her GPA was around 4.2 (weighed, obviously), with an ACT around 34, and SAT I think was just under 1400.`She was rejected at UVA and deferred at JMU, but got into both VT and W&M. She chose VT.

My second daughter was not quite as strong a student as her older sister. Her GPA was definitely below a 4.0 weighted; I think it was 3.9 (weighted). Her SAT scores were closer to 1250. She was rejected at VT, VCU, and Clemson, but she got into JMU, as well as a few OOS schools. She's at an OOS school as a freshman.

True. I got into UVA and JMU in 1992. I had two good friends that did not get into JMU but did get into UVA. (So I went to JMU and was very happy and they were happy at UVA!)
It was unpredictable.

JMU was only a 30% acceptance rate in early 1990s. They significantly expanded enrollment.

What’s your source for that number? I went to UVA in the 90s from an FCPS high school. The acceptance rate my year was 37% and JMU was widely known be a much safer bet.

I will say that my friends who went to JMU seemed to have a really fun, down-to-earth college experience. The kids who go to JMU from my kid’s non-NOVA high school these days are all really bright kids. I am encouraging my own to strongly consider it.

Just Google JMU acceptance 1990.

I found a JMU PDF entitled “How JMU has Changed” from 2016 that said JMU had a 36% acceptance rate in 1987 vs a 72% rate in 2016.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS got in with UW 3.6/W 3.98 and didn't submit SAT scores from a NOVA public. He had a lot of friends not get in with weighted 3.2-3.5 but one friend who got in with 3.5. I think rigor matters somewhat.

My DC had very similar grades and was admitted (he submitted a 34 ACT score).

His grades were good, but he had opted to take mix of honors, regular and AP classes, so rigor was only moderate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DS with 3.85 and 1480 SAT was waitlisted, but DD with 4.2 and 1350 SAT got in and with merit.

JMU is inconsistent and always has been (in my experience).

I was completely rejected at JMU in the early 1990s, but was admitted to UVA, VT, and Michigan. I chose VT because as an intended science major, it offered the strongest program.

In 2019, JMU was my oldest daughter's "safe school," for she strongly preferred VT and UVA. I don't remember her exact scores/GPA, but I think her GPA was around 4.2 (weighed, obviously), with an ACT around 34, and SAT I think was just under 1400.`She was rejected at UVA and deferred at JMU, but got into both VT and W&M. She chose VT.

My second daughter was not quite as strong a student as her older sister. Her GPA was definitely below a 4.0 weighted; I think it was 3.9 (weighted). Her SAT scores were closer to 1250. She was rejected at VT, VCU, and Clemson, but she got into JMU, as well as a few OOS schools. She's at an OOS school as a freshman.

Reason JMU will reject students with high stats is they know the student has zero interest in actually attending JMU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would a 3.5 GPA and mediocre SATs get you in? Strong sports background and EC.

Yes.