George mason is more selective than UMD and UVA
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Automatic admission to anyone with a Nova associates degree. Sounds real selective to me. [/quote]
Not the OP, but you do know UVA offers the same, right? Both have minimum GPAs you have to reach, but it's the same automatic admission program.[/quote] This is correct. But it is not automatic. You must take certain courses at NoVA and reach a certain overall GPA plus get a certain grade in specified courses. It's a very good deal for a student set on UVA who can maintain the requisite grades.[/quote] The NOVA agreement with George Mason has a required GPA which must be met; it is not automatic. Please see: https://www.nvcc.edu/depts/academic/transfer/GAA/GeorgeMasonUniversity-PU-GAA-2013-12.pdf[/quote] lol "The minimum cumulative NOVA GPA required currently is 2.85 upon graduation effective spring 2014." So it's even LOWER than the 3.0 that it used to be! To the PP who called VCU "renowned"... where are you from? Nobody calls VCU "renowned." [/quote] Mason requires only a 2.85. [b]C-level grades transfer for full credit, [/b]which is unheard of elsewhere. Mason recalculates the GPA to count only the higher grade received in a repeated (such as, flunked) course. Complete joke. [/quote] Incorrect. Requires a 2.85 minimum, which is basically straight Bs, with allowance for a B- or two. Plus this is on a 4.0 scale, not the exaggerated 5.0 and even 6.0 of high schools today. You can's compare high school grades to college grades. Present a 2.85 or higher cumulative grade point average (CGPA) upon application to Mason and upon VCCS graduation. Mason utilizes the CGPA as indicated on the official VCCS transcript. Applicants are required to submit two official VCCS transcripts. The first transcript must be received in the Office of Admissions no later than March 10 for fall admission or October 10 for spring admission. The final transcript reflecting the degree conferral date must be received by the Office of Admissions no later than the last day of the first semester of enrollment. 5. Earn a minimum of 30 transferable credits (see #3 below) from a VCCS college with grades of A, B or C in every course. These courses must be applicable to the A.A., A.S. or A.A.& S. degree program. If a course is repeated, the higher g[/quote] Wrong. The NVCC-Mason transfer agreement explicitly provides for C grades transferring with full credit, even in a major, and even for core requirements. [/quote] But it still requires a MINIMUM of 2.85 which iS A B AVERAGE, allowing for just a few B-s, possibly all great A grads and one C. But you still must maintain that A/B average to hit the MINIMUM requirement of 2.83 GPA. And that is on a scale of 4.0.[/quote] Good job, you can do math. But, the basic concept that seems to be going over your head is that Mason believes that community college students don't even need a 3.0 at community college to get into Mason. Which is not "selective" at all, which OP claimed originally - that Mason is "more selective than UMD and UVA." Wrong.[/quote] OP's original claim is that his DAD said GMU was more selective - and OP seemed to doubt DAD . What's your fuss? Did you ever attend college? And you do realize the standards of selectivity are lower for transfer students at ALL schools?[/quote] Are you dense? The point is that Mason has a LOWER bar set for its transfer students than the other VA universities which won't take VCCS transfer students below a 3.0 GPA. So the claim that Mason is more selective than UMD or UVA is wrong. |
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Automatic admission to anyone with a Nova associates degree. Sounds real selective to me. [/quote]
Not the OP, but you do know UVA offers the same, right? Both have minimum GPAs you have to reach, but it's the same automatic admission program.[/quote] This is correct. But it is not automatic. You must take certain courses at NoVA and reach a certain overall GPA plus get a certain grade in specified courses. It's a very good deal for a student set on UVA who can maintain the requisite grades.[/quote] The NOVA agreement with George Mason has a required GPA which must be met; it is not automatic. Please see: https://www.nvcc.edu/depts/academic/transfer/GAA/GeorgeMasonUniversity-PU-GAA-2013-12.pdf[/quote] lol "The minimum cumulative NOVA GPA required currently is 2.85 upon graduation effective spring 2014." So it's even LOWER than the 3.0 that it used to be! To the PP who called VCU "renowned"... where are you from? Nobody calls VCU "renowned." [/quote] Mason requires only a 2.85. [b]C-level grades transfer for full credit, [/b]which is unheard of elsewhere. Mason recalculates the GPA to count only the higher grade received in a repeated (such as, flunked) course. Complete joke. [/quote] Incorrect. Requires a 2.85 minimum, which is basically straight Bs, with allowance for a B- or two. Plus this is on a 4.0 scale, not the exaggerated 5.0 and even 6.0 of high schools today. You can's compare high school grades to college grades. Present a 2.85 or higher cumulative grade point average (CGPA) upon application to Mason and upon VCCS graduation. Mason utilizes the CGPA as indicated on the official VCCS transcript. Applicants are required to submit two official VCCS transcripts. The first transcript must be received in the Office of Admissions no later than March 10 for fall admission or October 10 for spring admission. The final transcript reflecting the degree conferral date must be received by the Office of Admissions no later than the last day of the first semester of enrollment. 5. Earn a minimum of 30 transferable credits (see #3 below) from a VCCS college with grades of A, B or C in every course. These courses must be applicable to the A.A., A.S. or A.A.& S. degree program. If a course is repeated, the higher g[/quote] Wrong. The NVCC-Mason transfer agreement explicitly provides for C grades transferring with full credit, even in a major, and even for core requirements. [/quote] But it still requires a MINIMUM of 2.85 which iS A B AVERAGE, allowing for just a few B-s, possibly all great A grads and one C. But you still must maintain that A/B average to hit the MINIMUM requirement of 2.83 GPA. And that is on a scale of 4.0.[/quote] Good job, you can do math. But, the basic concept that seems to be going over your head is that Mason believes that community college students don't even need a 3.0 at community college to get into Mason. Which is not "selective" at all, which OP claimed originally - that Mason is "more selective than UMD and UVA." Wrong.[/quote] OP's original claim is that his DAD said GMU was more selective - and OP seemed to doubt DAD . What's your fuss? Did you ever attend college? And you do realize the standards of selectivity are lower for transfer students at ALL schools?[/quote] Are you dense? The point is that Mason has a LOWER bar set for its transfer students than the other VA universities which won't take VCCS transfer students below a 3.0 GPA. So the claim that Mason is more selective than UMD or UVA is wrong. [/quote] You've been going back and forth arguing over transfer GPAs from Nova but asks if someone's dense? 
The bottom line is WHAT DAMN DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE??? |
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I went to 2 years of NOVA and 2.5 years of GMU to earn my bachelor's 10+ years ago. I saved a ton of money doing it that way.
Funny thing is now I work with a bunch of folks that went to UVA, Ivy's, and private colleges. We make the same, have the same types of jobs, work for the same company, and I don't have a load of college debt to repay. Who's laughing now? |
Anonymous
| PP here, just to be clear, I'm not saying GMU is the same educational level as those others. I'm saying in the end, what did it matter??? |
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Hi, are you new to DCUM? Let me show you around. (I agree with you BTW). |
Anonymous
It's more like welcome to the DC area. No one cares about quality of education around here. They just care what their friends will think when they post their kids' college acceptances on Facebook. |
Anonymous
Wow. Just wow. Sounds like someone's a weirdo, and I don't mean anyone you're referencing. |
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Are you referring to the moderator and his opinion? |
Anonymous
Most ivy and top school graduates do not have college debt. Those schools have so much money they can easily offer money to those who wish to attend. That's the very reason I've only done ivy . Furthermore , the second you and your ivy colleagues decide to move on and start submitting your resumes, guess who'll have more interviews lined up? Ivy and top school grads will always laugh longer and louder than you. |
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After 10 years in the work force does anyone care where you attended? |
Anonymous
Frightening. Yes, how many Americans know our own history? |
Anonymous
That is not true. You may have benefitted from the coffers but many have and do not. Unless it's Princeton or Harvard and non-Ivy Stanford whose financial aid programs leave you without loans, you can anticipate obtaining loans from the other Ivys if needed. I know many people who are had loans, one being my dentist who attended UPenn, nephew who was given $5000 from Brown, sister who attended Columbia, etc, etc. I am not talking about families who attend free because they earn less than $60,000-90,000. These were staunchly middle-class families. |
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| My cousin has over $200K in college debt in a useless liberal arts major and is busing tables at IHOP. Whomever thinks Ivy is cheap is WRONG. It's 60K a year in after tax money - meaning you have to go make $100-120K to pay for that 60K and that 60K does not include airfare, cost of parents coming up for a visit, the STUFF, the computers, etc. |
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| My cousin has over $200K in college debt in a useless liberal arts major and is busing tables at IHOP. Whomever thinks Ivy is cheap is WRONG. It's 60K a year in after tax money - meaning you have to go make $100-120K to pay for that 60K and that 60K does not include airfare, cost of parents coming up for a visit, the STUFF, the computers, etc. |
Anonymous
| Ivy doesn't mean much after 10 years of experience |