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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]JMU is a drunken party, from Wednesday to Sunday every week. For students who are able to balance things, it can be a great place. But if your student might go bananas with the freedom, think twice. It seems like it checks all the boxes for kids shut out of UVA/W&M/VaTech (and UMD), but it has its negatives too.[/quote]

If you can’t trust your child not to “go bananas with the freedom” at any college you’ve failed as a parent.
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Plus, not everyone is getting drunk, not everyone is a boor. The loud parties get the attention. Nobody notices the kids sitting around quietly talking or watching a movie, and nobody notices the kids studying. But yes it's a social school with a strong alumni network, so it's good to put yourself out there a little.

And as someone who went to a known party school in the eighties, I still remember conversations I had at keg parties about many subjects, politics, books, phd students talking about their research, etc. I get so tired of the idea that a party in a college town is automatically a mindless free for all.[/quote]

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