JMU and UVA

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Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT are both SIGNIFICANTLY more attractive campuses than UVA

I completely agree with this ^^.

I completely disagree.

So does most of the world. UVA is near the top of most beautiful campus lists every year. Never seen the other two mentioned.

OK. But I have seen Georgetown listed many times as well, which boggles my mind.

I can't even get over how someone can think this. Georgetown is objectively beautiful. And UVA in my opinion is tiers above JMU. One is a generic college campus by the mountains with nothing much to do outside of that and the other a walkable campus with beautiful architecture in a charming and vibrant college town with a lot of stuff to do in the area.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT are both SIGNIFICANTLY more attractive campuses than UVA

I completely agree with this ^^.

I completely disagree.

So does most of the world. UVA is near the top of most beautiful campus lists every year. Never seen the other two mentioned.

Can you post the list?

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Anonymous wrote:Which college has happier students? This isn’t a question about rankings. We are thinking about fit and the social vibe at JMU and UVA. DD is in at both.

It seems like there are a lot of JMU fans on this board so that's probably telling. However, we visited there today and honestly, we weren't fans. Pros are the mountain views, it's clean, safe, and lots of student clubs and activities. The con in my opinion is that it's in the middle of nowhere. There's a small downtown but that's it. DD couldn't imagine being there for 4 years but everyone has their own preference. We prefer Charlottesville.

Not to bring math into this, but the census bureau puts Staunton and Harrisonburg into the same CSA. Each area has about 125,000 people, for a total of 250k in the Valley. Charlottesville MSA, on the other side of the mountains, has about 225,000 people.

So Charlottesville is smaller? Weird flex.

It’s not a flex. Like I said, it’s math. Do you want a concentrated single city center of 225k, or do you prefer a slightly larger population but dispersed over a distance of 30 miles? I think there are pros and cons of both.

Except Trader Joe’s. I hate Trader Joe’s.

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JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

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Anonymous wrote:Which college has happier students? This isn’t a question about rankings. We are thinking about fit and the social vibe at JMU and UVA. DD is in at both.

It seems like there are a lot of JMU fans on this board so that's probably telling. However, we visited there today and honestly, we weren't fans. Pros are the mountain views, it's clean, safe, and lots of student clubs and activities. The con in my opinion is that it's in the middle of nowhere. There's a small downtown but that's it. DD couldn't imagine being there for 4 years but everyone has their own preference. We prefer Charlottesville.

Not to bring math into this, but the census bureau puts Staunton and Harrisonburg into the same CSA. Each area has about 125,000 people, for a total of 250k in the Valley. Charlottesville MSA, on the other side of the mountains, has about 225,000 people.

So Charlottesville is smaller? Weird flex.

It’s not a flex. Like I said, it’s math. Do you want a concentrated single city center of 225k, or do you prefer a slightly larger population but dispersed over a distance of 30 miles? I think there are pros and cons of both.

Except Trader Joe’s. I hate Trader Joe’s.

Which one has more gangs?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT are both SIGNIFICANTLY more attractive campuses than UVA

I completely agree with this ^^.

I completely disagree.

So does most of the world. UVA is near the top of most beautiful campus lists every year. Never seen the other two mentioned.

Can you post the list?

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/slideshows/beautiful-college-campuses

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/most-beautiful-colleges-in-america

https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/colleges-universities/americas-most-beautiful-college-campuses

https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-01-29/the-20-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-america

[Anonymous]

JMU #1: https://www.jmu.edu/news/2021/10/27-best-for-getting-job.shtml

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aside of trolling, UVA is overrated, but you choose UVA no questions asked over JMU.

You mean it's underrated. It's the very top public ivy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

Yes, exactly, they're small and depressing, whereas UVA has this gorgeous campus and quaint small-town vibe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

Yes, exactly, they're small and depressing, whereas UVA has this gorgeous campus and quaint small-town vibe.

What about gangs and safety in Charlottesville?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which college has happier students? This isn’t a question about rankings. We are thinking about fit and the social vibe at JMU and UVA. DD is in at both.

Definitely JMU.

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Anonymous wrote:Aside of trolling, UVA is overrated, but you choose UVA no questions asked over JMU.

You mean it's underrated. It's the very top public ivy.

Berkeley, UCLA, Michigan, UNC and Texas says otherwise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

Yes, exactly, they're small and depressing, whereas UVA has this gorgeous campus and quaint small-town vibe.

Much of UVA's campus is average and planning has been a mess. Lawn is lovely.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT are both SIGNIFICANTLY more attractive campuses than UVA

I completely agree with this ^^.

I completely disagree.

So does most of the world. UVA is near the top of most beautiful campus lists every year. Never seen the other two mentioned.

OK. But I have seen Georgetown listed many times as well, which boggles my mind.

I can't even get over how someone can think this. Georgetown is objectively beautiful. And UVA in my opinion is tiers above JMU. One is a generic college campus by the mountains with nothing much to do outside of that and the other a walkable campus with beautiful architecture in a charming and vibrant college town with a lot of stuff to do in the area.

Beauty isn't objective. I think only a sliver of that campus is pretty.