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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of all of the bizarre college boosters, boosting for CNU takes the cake.  It's a back-up option for average Virginia high school graduates wishing they could have landed somewhere better, and trying to make it out to be anything more than that is ridiculous.  It's a third tier state school that nobody has ever heard of.  It's not distinguished in any way.  It's just another no name college.[/quote]

That you are very aware of for some reason. [/quote]

I'm aware of it, yes, but only because I'm a long-time Virginia resident with kids in public schools and state colleges.  No top student in my kids' schools or peer groups ever considered CNU.  It's not a school for top students, period.

Of course, not everyone can be a top student.  I get it.  And CNU may be a good choice for some of them.  [b]I just happen to think there are better options even for non-top students in VA than CNU. [/b] [/quote]

Just pointing out that per the official figures on SCHEV, the stats of the most recent freshman classes for JMU and CNU are almost the same:  median SAT - 1230 JMU/1210 CNU; median ACT - 26 JMU/27 CNU; median GPA - 3.81 JMU/3.81 CNU.  So the two schools are attracting the getting the same caliber of students. 
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I think sometimes the locals can't keep up with the schools with fast-changing profiles like CNU and GMU.  It's a testament to VA's  economic and education strengths that there are 2 public colleges that have rocketed satellite colleges to reputable 4 year universities so fast.   That said, it's increasingly important to look at the percentage of people submitting SAT scores with test optional.  A school can look like its SAT profile is high but have only a small percentage of students submitting scores. I have no idea if this is the case with CNU/JMU, but it's one more data point to attend to as you figure out schools that fit--some lower scoring students may shy away from a school with a high SAT range but not realize that it represents 20% of the applicants who opted to submit--likely the ones with higher scores.  Other schools say they are test optional, but 90% of people submit their scores.[/quote]

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