Is VT non-engineering a tougher admit than JMU from Fairfax County?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Google tells me that JMU's admit rate is about 72%. Using the institutional data from VT, here are some examples of their admit rates by major:
- English 75.1%
- Meteorology 82.9%
- Psychology 44.1%
- Mathematics 81.9%
- Political Science 47.9%
- Russian Language 80.0%
- Marketing 50.3%
- Crop and Soil Sciences 92.6%

So, yes, VT is sometimes a tougher admit than JMU. And, yes, VT is sometimes an easier admit than JMU.

As a math major who went to VT a long time ago this makes me sad. I guess this major is dead. lol.

[Anonymous]

Institutional data you Googled, pp, means very little re: Fairfax County public school student admission -- which was the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Institutional data you Googled, pp, means very little re: Fairfax County public school student admission -- which was the question.

Exactly. FCPS is a whole different beast, admissions-wise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Institutional data you Googled, pp, means very little re: Fairfax County public school student admission -- which was the question.

It is more difficult to get into JMU from FCPS. It is more difficult to get into VT from FCPS. VT is probably easier to get into the JMU from FCPS for certain majors. That was the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Google tells me that JMU's admit rate is about 72%. Using the institutional data from VT, here are some examples of their admit rates by major:
- English 75.1%
- Meteorology 82.9%
- Psychology 44.1%
- Mathematics 81.9%
- Political Science 47.9%
- Russian Language 80.0%
- Marketing 50.3%
- Crop and Soil Sciences 92.6%

So, yes, VT is sometimes a tougher admit than JMU. And, yes, VT is sometimes an easier admit than JMU.

Raw admit rates are only part of the equation. You have to know the qualifications (e.g., test scores, GPA) of the applicants for a more complete picture. A higher admit rate can reflect a higher academic caliber of students applying while a low admit rate can reflect lots of under qualified students applying.

+1 PP, admissions rate only tells a very incomplete story. Applying to schools is very self selective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Google tells me that JMU's admit rate is about 72%. Using the institutional data from VT, here are some examples of their admit rates by major:
- English 75.1%
- Meteorology 82.9%
- Psychology 44.1%
- Mathematics 81.9%
- Political Science 47.9%
- Russian Language 80.0%
- Marketing 50.3%
- Crop and Soil Sciences 92.6%

So, yes, VT is sometimes a tougher admit than JMU. And, yes, VT is sometimes an easier admit than JMU.

As a math major who went to VT a long time ago this makes me sad. I guess this major is dead. lol.

Applied math major here. It is considered hard, so that's why it has a small pool of applicants. It's not that bad imo compared to physics or philosophy. Math is lovely

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Institutional data you Googled, pp, means very little re: Fairfax County public school student admission -- which was the question.

It is more difficult to get into JMU from FCPS. It is more difficult to get into VT from FCPS. VT is probably easier to get into the JMU from FCPS for certain majors. That was the question.

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Generally, it is tougher to get into VT. But for some majors, it is easier to get into VT compared to JMU (from the NoVa area and beyond).