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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have had a kid at each of these schools, and there is no comparison in the level of education they receive. JMU is like 13th grade, while WM is a real college.

If your DC's career goal is to be a nurse or computer programmer or teacher, then go to JMU. But otherwise WM.[/quote]

You are coming across kind of snide and pejorative.

Not everyone thinks W&M is the bee's knees -- even kids who thought they LOVED it enough to go there.  My friend's kid went there... knew by the end of the first semester that s/he wanted out.  Transferred to a #234 ranked school in a place that s/he is MUCH happier,  and very successful and sought after for paid employment (after 1st yr at #234).

Rankings aren't everything![/quote]

Amen to that.  We also know of kids who transferred out of W&M almost right away.  It's not for everyone.[/quote]

New poster. JMU is not for everyone either. I know of kids who wanted to transfer right away, out of JMU. Both you and I are advising OP based entirely on our own anecdotal evidence. OP, you and your student should weigh what field he or she wants to pursue and whether W&M or JMU has the better programs for that subject. Period. That's what matters. Then figure out if your student will be able to pay off $20,000 in student loans ($5k a year over four years if I read you right) relatively quickly, and not carry that burden for decades like people are doing right now.

There are subjects for which one college is better than the other and only your kid knows what he or she wants to pursue, and whether having that subject at JMU or W&M will be the better education, OP. It's not about rankings and ratings and lists, it's about the education the student gets. And JMU may be great or not, W&M may be great or not, but you need to look at the whole educational profile, not just the $$, despite DCUM's "full ride" fixation. I'll get flamed for that here, I know. Don't care. [/quote]

I think there’s value in having classmates who are high caliber, academically curious and driven. W&M would provide that more intellectual environment compared to JMU. [/quote]

DP.  You have got to be kidding.  JMU's students are also high caliber, academically curious, and driven.  Are you the twit who called JMU "13th grade"?  Regardless, it's obvious you have an agenda here.  The PP is correct that the kid should go to the school s/he prefers, but your comment(s) are certainly making W&M look less and less appealing.  [/quote]

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