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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You JMU alums are so jealous of Virginia Tech.  JMU is not even a real division 1 school.  Tech is an ACC school and is ranked as a top national university. It is also one of the top research grant receiving institutions in the world. JMU is a fine regional university but it's not on par with Tech in admissions selectivity or anything else. [/quote]

Who the hell cares if its a division 1 school? You sound a little unhinged.

Tech is certainly top-notch in engineering and architecture, but I think it's stretching it to call it a "top national university." JMU does not have the same name recognition, that's for sure. JMU accepts a lower percentage of applicants but enrolls a lower share of its accepted students as well (indicating it is a top choice of fewer of its accepted students), and accepted students have somewhat lower SAT scores.

Tech in 2013-2014 had 19,112 applicants and accepted 13,432 or 70 percent. Of accepted students, 5,360 enrolled, for a yield of 40%. The middle 50% of SAT scores was 540-640 (CR) and 580-680 (math).

JMU (2012-2013--more recent data not posted yet) had 22,648 applicants and accepted 14,392 or 63.5%. Of accepted students, 4323 enrolled, for a yield of 30%. The middle 50% of SAT scores was 520-620 (CR) and 530-630 (math).

Interesting to note that JMU gets many more applications from women than Tech does (13,300 vs. 7,700), while Tech gets more male applicants (11,400 vs. 9,300 at JMU).

FWIW, I went to a Virginia school that's ranked far above both Tech and JMU, so no jealousy here. [/quote]

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