VA Tech, JMU, Penn State

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if your kid get into the honors college at all 3? Does that change the equation?

IMO, no. Honors colleges sound nice, but they’re often just extra work in the end. A lot of kids drop it after their first year or so.

That may be true, but there are lots of benefits that kids enjoy, at least at JMU:

- Priority housing in the honors dorm (and apartments for upperclassmen)
- Priority registration for classes
- 20 credits of seminar style classes
- Exclusive access to Hillcrest House (for classes, events, studying, hanging out)
- Social events, study abroad opportunities only open to HC.
- Option to pursue a capstone project and graduate with distinction (about 50% do this)

We just returned from a JMU Choices Event and I was impressed with the Honors College presentations by students.

Our JMU senior loves the Honors College. It is definitely extra work but our student thinks it was more than worth the effort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if your kid get into the honors college at all 3? Does that change the equation?

IMO, no. Honors colleges sound nice, but they’re often just extra work in the end. A lot of kids drop it after their first year or so.

That may be true, but there are lots of benefits that kids enjoy, at least at JMU:

- Priority housing in the honors dorm (and apartments for upperclassmen)
- Priority registration for classes
- 20 credits of seminar style classes
- Exclusive access to Hillcrest House (for classes, events, studying, hanging out)
- Social events, study abroad opportunities only open to HC.
- Option to pursue a capstone project and graduate with distinction (about 50% do this)

We just returned from a JMU Choices Event and I was impressed with the Honors College presentations by students.

Our JMU senior loves the Honors College. It is definitely extra work but our student thinks it was more than worth the effort.

Are there any males in the HC?

[Anonymous]

go visit and let your kid decide where they can see themselves. You will get all sorts of opinions but picking from a computer is silly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if your kid get into the honors college at all 3? Does that change the equation?

IMO, no. Honors colleges sound nice, but they’re often just extra work in the end. A lot of kids drop it after their first year or so.

That may be true, but there are lots of benefits that kids enjoy, at least at JMU:

- Priority housing in the honors dorm (and apartments for upperclassmen)
- Priority registration for classes
- 20 credits of seminar style classes
- Exclusive access to Hillcrest House (for classes, events, studying, hanging out)
- Social events, study abroad opportunities only open to HC.
- Option to pursue a capstone project and graduate with distinction (about 50% do this)

We just returned from a JMU Choices Event and I was impressed with the Honors College presentations by students.

Our JMU senior loves the Honors College. It is definitely extra work but our student thinks it was more than worth the effort.

Are there any males in the HC?

Um, what?

[Anonymous]

I agree with the City Nerd podcast. State College is the best college town.

https://youtu.be/AFDGxK6UbKA?si=9466X_-cs97cZMwI

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with the City Nerd podcast. State College is the best college town.

https://youtu.be/AFDGxK6UbKA?si=9466X_-cs97cZMwI

Watch this for yourself. The key criteria are population density and walkability score. Kind of an urban planner geek out because most people want to hear awesome recs about how fun a place is, not that some small town is nearly as dense as Hoboken.

The video shows an old row of stores that I remember as nothing special and a Panera on a corner.

He states the ratings do not include "vibes" or "affordability".

He states that State College is not the best on any of his criteria, but good on all of them.

He states that he lives in Las Vegas.