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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

NP.  I also have a kid at both schools.  This is utterly untrue and I have to wonder if you’re trolling.  This has not been their experience *at all* and they are majoring in International Affairs at JMU.  Lots of internship opportunities and challenging classes.  I can’t begin to think why you would make such broad generalizations about this great school.

OP, I would let your child pick the school s/he likes better, but a full scholarship at JMU would be very hard to turn down.  My kid absolutely loves it there.[/quote]

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The "13th grade" trope is always trotted out by people who are determined to disparage a school.  JMU is very much a "real college" (to borrow the PP's idiotic phrasing), with all the expected traditions, academics, and student life.  [/quote]
 I think this very much depends on Major.[/quote]

I think you really don't know anything about JMU.  [/quote]

No they make a good point. JMU's Computer Science program does not require Calc 2 and Linear Algebra. Almost no other college does not require these two classes for a CS degree. Linear Algebra is fundamental for machine learning. That's a huge red flag to me. [/quote]

Which would be something to investigate for a CS major but not at all relevant for a Business/Spanish major.[/quote]

Was more making the point that it seems like some of their programs seem to reduce rigor at the cost of missing essential topics. I don't know enough about the typical business curriculum to make a statement on that.[/quote]

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