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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And just an aside, OP... I DO get it.  [b]I wish there was a traditional college big-state U that pretty much admitted everyone with a 3.0 and above[/b].  That's the missing piece in VA.  We have VT and UVA -- but they have become so selective that even a 4.0 student cannot expect to be admitted to VT.  And forget about UVA.[/quote]
Isn't that basically JMU? It's got an 80% acceptance rate, and fits the archetype of the school for kids who are a step down academically from the state flagship.  
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The thing with JMU is that it's a regional university.  [b]Other states have XXX State Univ.  and Univ. of XXX.  The two big name powerhouses[/b].  JMU just doesn't compare with name recognition.  I'm sure JMU is just as good academically as the big state U types of schools (except in the CS and Engineering majors).  It's just the name recognition that is a negative.  [/quote]
I can't really think of a state where this is the case, other than California. Florida, Michigan, Texas etc. have big-name flagship colleges with national and international standing, but the rest of the schools in those states are much more regional. [/quote]

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