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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our new HS grad is off to VT soon. It came down to JMU vs. VT vs. a few other schools mentioned here. It has to be what fits your child best -- not only in terms of what they want to study, but their personality, too. Our grad didn't like JMU being split down the middle by an interstate, and having to take a bus between classes. The campus is nice, but is too spread out. Liked that VT has a traditional college campus feel with classes a short walk, national name recognition and the latest technologies applied to every major, even the humanities.

I have a feeling younger sibling will end up at VCU in a few years for its excellent CS and art programs. We are lucky to live in a state with so many good options.[/quote]

My kid also had a hard time deciding between VT and JMU as well (both great schools).  He liked VT's campus layout, food, greater name recognition, broader alumni network, and more "big time" sports feel (ACC vs. Sun Belt conference).  But he had heard negative things about the Math Emporium, was wary of large class sizes (24.4% of VT classes have 50+ students, compared to 13.4% at JMU) and more use of TAs, and didn't like having to choose a major when applying for admission and possibly not being able to change to a major in another VT college.  On the flip side, he really liked the "vibe" at JMU, its comparatively greater focus on undergraduate instruction, and the relative flexibility in choosing/changing majors.  But he wasn't crazy about the campus layout (e.g., long walk or having to take a bus over the Interstate from the east side dorms to lots of the classroom buildings) and felt students at VT were, in general, more academically focused.  In the end he chose JMU because of its honors college that provided small school advantages/feel within a big school and JMU had a niche major he was potentially very interested in that wasn't offered at VT.  (The VT honors program was kind of "meh" in comparison.)  [/quote]

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