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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a lot of those type of kids in my AP math classes. Hard working, good, B/B+ students. They typically end up at Mason or JMU. Sometimes an out of state flagship.[/quote]

That sounds terrible, you can get into those schools without taking an AP classes, in fact mason accepts everyone. WOW so this is why we need to do something about admissions too many students for the spots[/quote]

First, Mason doesn't accept everyone.  I know of a girl who was waitlisted at Mason.  She's going to NVCC for a year and then intends to go to JMU.  She's a hard worker, but had a 3.0 (at best) in HS.

Second, my kid had a 4.1 gpa and only applied to Mason for CS.  There are plenty of smart, accomplished kids at Mason in the College of Engineering and Computing.  So, no -- it's not "terrible" to go to JMU or GMU.

Yes, GMU gives lots of kids a chance at a higher degree, and the courses will weed you out.  It's similar to a lot of big-state-U's.  They'll give you the opportunity, but many don't make it to the end in the Eng/CS degrees.  That's o.k.  There are other options as well for majors.[/quote]

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