Your experiences at Va. public universities...

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Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

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Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

way to miss the point. But please do send your kid to Oklahoma because they’re too good for JMU 😆

I will, because Oklahoma is a prestigious state flagship like UVA and JMU is not a state flagship.

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OMG, the trolling here is insane.
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Two of my kids go to VT and are having the time of their lives. Interesting professors and classes, organizations related to their majors, chose not to go Greek because there are so many other activities offered, close-knit groups of good friends, internships, study abroad... really, everything they were looking for in a school. Plus, a lovely setting in the mountains.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you considered OOS auto merit awards?

Oklahoma

http://www.ou.edu/admissions/affordability/scholarships.html

Alabama

https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/out-of-state-freshman/

Arizona (The Arizona Tuition Award)

https://financialaid.arizona.edu/2025-2026-terms-and-conditions

lol why would you send your kid to college in Oklahoma instead of JMU? you people have truly lost the plot.

Because Oklahoma’s merit makes COA competitive while also offering more programs, sports, etc. So it’s an option for some who want to go OOS - oh and it’s higher ranked than JMU (132 vs 148).

That’s the point - it’s demented to put so much store in going out of state and on rankings like that.

"Demented" seems a bit extreme.
Some people WANT a change of scenery. Going to a school where 40 other kids from your class, plus dozens of others that you know from church, out of school ECs, etc. isn't what everyone wants.

Some VA schools are large enough you hardly if ever run into, never mind see across the way, other kids from hs, church, ECs, etc. This is the case for my kid at UVA.

I wouldn't know because my kids didn't go to in-state schools. But talking with friends with kids at in state schools, they often run into old classmates and such-living in the same dorms, joining the same clubs, going to the same parties... The ones I've heard of are specifically at Virginia tech and JMU.

DP. The bolded is quite obvious. You've written the same posts before, making these idiotic claims. It's clear you have no idea what life at in-state schools is like and I have no doubt your "anecdotes" are made up. My kids attend both VT and JMU and never run into anyone from their high school days. They have friends from all over VA and the U.S. and see high school friends only when they're home on break. It would be great if you'd stick to what you know and stop making sweeping, untrue generalizations about the schools you know nothing about.

Nope, not me. Guess there are at least two of us that know multiple people saying their kids experienced this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

^^demented thinking on display

Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

"Prestigious southern schools?" What is a prestigious southern school? Most "prestige" is in the NE/Ivies/specific other private and state schools....none of which are "southern." The South is not really known for its prestigious academic institutions. They may be very old and very well known, some may have strong football teams.

You know what? 100% correct, as long as you’re also placing Virginia in the south!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

^^demented thinking on display

Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

"Prestigious southern schools?" What is a prestigious southern school? Most "prestige" is in the NE/Ivies/specific other private and state schools....none of which are "southern." The South is not really known for its prestigious academic institutions. They may be very old and very well known, some may have strong football teams.

You know what? 100% correct, as long as you’re also placing Virginia in the south!

DP.
Correct whether this public school is considered to be in the south or not.

[Anonymous]

DC is currently seeking to leave UVA. It’s an amazing and pretty school, but the lack of diversity, the lack of resources and frankly mess of his major’s department, and an inability to find a serious peer group has made him a bit fed up.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is currently seeking to leave UVA. It’s an amazing and pretty school, but the lack of diversity, the lack of resources and frankly mess of his major’s department, and an inability to find a serious peer group has made him a bit fed up.

Has the cheating factored into his decision?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC is currently seeking to leave UVA. It’s an amazing and pretty school, but the lack of diversity, the lack of resources and frankly mess of his major’s department, and an inability to find a serious peer group has made him a bit fed up.

Has the cheating factored into his decision?

Not at all!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have you considered OOS auto merit awards?

Oklahoma

http://www.ou.edu/admissions/affordability/scholarships.html

Alabama

https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/out-of-state-freshman/

Arizona (The Arizona Tuition Award)

https://financialaid.arizona.edu/2025-2026-terms-and-conditions

lol why would you send your kid to college in Oklahoma instead of JMU? you people have truly lost the plot.

Higher rated college at lower cost would be one reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you considered OOS auto merit awards?

Oklahoma

http://www.ou.edu/admissions/affordability/scholarships.html

Alabama

https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/out-of-state-freshman/

Arizona (The Arizona Tuition Award)

https://financialaid.arizona.edu/2025-2026-terms-and-conditions

lol why would you send your kid to college in Oklahoma instead of JMU? you people have truly lost the plot.

Higher rated college at lower cost would be one reason.

Sending your kid to college in Oklahoma because it is “higher rated” has got to be one of the dumbest things I ever heard.

[Anonymous]

BTW, there are plenty of other in-state schools besides JMU, W&M, UVA and VT. I went to Longwood and only saw 1-2 people from my FFX county HS, and that was pretty rare.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

^^demented thinking on display

Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

"Prestigious southern schools?" What is a prestigious southern school? Most "prestige" is in the NE/Ivies/specific other private and state schools....none of which are "southern." The South is not really known for its prestigious academic institutions. They may be very old and very well known, some may have strong football teams.

DP. You can't be serious. Duke, UNC-CH, Rice, UT, etc? Do you live under a rock?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BTW, there are plenty of other in-state schools besides JMU, W&M, UVA and VT. I went to Longwood and only saw 1-2 people from my FFX county HS, and that was pretty rare.

Agreed. I went to Mary Washington and loved it.

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How DCUM feels about a parent calling Oklahoma prestigious and how the rest of us outside the DMV feel when they call UVA prestigious

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Anonymous wrote:Oklahoma has way more prestige. JMU is ranked in the 150s. If you want the prestige factor, go to Oklahoma. Not as much prestige as some schools like Penn State but still

^^demented thinking on display

Wow you are rude. Ever consider being nice? Also, it's trues. Oklahoma prestige is on par with most prestigious southern schools.

"Prestigious southern schools?" What is a prestigious southern school? Most "prestige" is in the NE/Ivies/specific other private and state schools....none of which are "southern." The South is not really known for its prestigious academic institutions. They may be very old and very well known, some may have strong football teams.

DP. You can't be serious. Duke, UNC-CH, Rice, UT, etc? Do you live under a rock?

Rice and UT aren’t in the South.