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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GMU stopped being a commuter campus in 2010/2011 when the Carnegie foundation reclassified it as primarily residential. My DD lived there all four years on campus and loved her time there. she also got superlative internships in her field and had a concrete well-paying job offer in her field before graduation. FWIW she lived with many OOS and international students. Go and visit[/quote] I googled it recently and I thought that only 25% live on campus. Is this out-dated info?[/quote] It's only 31%at JMU. I think the difference is that almost all of the 69% loves off campus, whereas a decent share of the 75% for GMU live at home with parents.[/quote] OP here and I just learned that 85-90% of BFA dancers are OOS (including 10% international). Those kids aren't living with their parents. The dance program is incredible and very selective. It sounds pretty hard to double major, though not impossible depending on the major and how many AP credits a student can use. So far, it's a top choice![/quote] The dance community there is very strong. If the academic interest she has is connected to the Smithsonian is it environmental science/conservation? If so, that's an amazing program too, but they have a location in Front Royal, VA (in a lovely natural area near one of the entry points to the Appalachian Trail) which is about 1 hour west of campus. I'm not sure how much of the course work would be there, but you might want to ask into the logistics. The dance program is time-intensive so if she also had to regularly make it out there it might be challenging. GMU runs shuttles all the time though between their various campus spots so transportation probably would be covered.[/quote] If it's the Smithsonian Conservation program, students usually stay there for an entire semester or take "short courses" (one- to two- week intensives) during winter or summer break. Getting a BFA and a BS or BA is actually getting two degrees, not double majoring. Double majoring only works when both programs are the same degree type (at least at GMU).[/quote] Good to know about the terminology, thanks. Yes I guess I’m talking about two majors. A BFA in dance and a BA in conservation/sustainability. The BS would be too hard to coordinate labs and DD’s interest is more policy than research anyway. But hanging out with black footed ferrets is pretty compelling. The BA might work if there’s flexibility. DH is adamant she add a second degree if she wants to dance in college.[/quote]
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