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Anonymous wrote:DS graduated from CNU this past spring. We were members of the CNU Presidents Circle (Donor/Parents Leadership Group). I can tell you my DS chose CNU over JMU, MWU, and GMU. We didn't chase stats, we chose the best fit for our DS. DS chose to go directly into a job in his field (Major: French Minor: Linguistics Minor: International Culture and Business); he is has his own apt. and totally supports himself...and is able to fund his savings. His GF chose to go to Georgetown for her MS. Lots of CNU students are solid academically, they have to be to graduate as the CNU core curriculum is more challenging than most VA schools. 2 years of foreign language is a requirement to graduate regardless of your major along with many other required disciplines that serve to broaden their mind and help them think for themselves. CNU is not as conservative as some here would lead you to believe. OP, I would listen to folks that actually have experience with the school and do your own research. We visited each school, met with department heads, DS sat in classes, and some professors actually involved DS in French class discussions. CNU is a hidden gem for some, not for all but for those parents that have kids with a lot of potential and they need a fostering environment to grow, then CNU is a good place to consider.

Rigid core curriculum is such an outdated framework. It’s the height of stupidity to force an engineering student to take two years of a useless foreign language that they will never master.

DP. Perhaps an engineering student shouldn’t be looking at LACs? Just a thought.

Not a particularly intelligent thought given the significant number of engineering programs at LACs.

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Anonymous wrote:This will be you for the next fours years:

"Where does Larla go to school?

"CNU"

"What?"

"Christopher Newport University."

"Never heard of it."

"Oh, it's an up and coming Virginia state school with a pretty campus."

"How nice! I guess Larla didn't want to go to UVA, William & Mary, or Tech?"

"Well . . . "

I feel bad for parents like you, and worse for their kids.

My daughter attends UVA. But what is actually wrong with you? Do you hear yourself?

Were you born nasty? Or this learned behavior from living in the DMV area? Because it's not ... normal.

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Anonymous wrote:Google “Christopher Newport Notable alumni.” There are 5-6. That’s it. And pretty sure no one you’ve ever heard of. If CNU floats your boat, go for it. But don’t get upset when people don’t validate your decision with a “what a great school!” It’s just simply not.

A) you’re wrong. You to Wikipedia. At least 18 are listed
B) even if you were correct, could that have something to do with CNU bring a relatively new school compared to W&M, UVA and VT?

+1
And C) Who cares? The PP is obviously a very shallow, insecure individual.

Anonymous wrote:What's the engineering program like?

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Anonymous wrote:I think CNU may be the most attractive of the Virginia public universities, or at least close.

It is definitely beautiful.

Anonymous wrote:I think CNU may be the most attractive of the Virginia public universities, or at least close.

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Anonymous wrote:DS graduated from CNU this past spring. We were members of the CNU Presidents Circle (Donor/Parents Leadership Group). I can tell you my DS chose CNU over JMU, MWU, and GMU. We didn't chase stats, we chose the best fit for our DS. DS chose to go directly into a job in his field (Major: French Minor: Linguistics Minor: International Culture and Business); he is has his own apt. and totally supports himself...and is able to fund his savings. His GF chose to go to Georgetown for her MS. Lots of CNU students are solid academically, they have to be to graduate as the CNU core curriculum is more challenging than most VA schools. 2 years of foreign language is a requirement to graduate regardless of your major along with many other required disciplines that serve to broaden their mind and help them think for themselves. CNU is not as conservative as some here would lead you to believe. OP, I would listen to folks that actually have experience with the school and do your own research. We visited each school, met with department heads, DS sat in classes, and some professors actually involved DS in French class discussions. CNU is a hidden gem for some, not for all but for those parents that have kids with a lot of potential and they need a fostering environment to grow, then CNU is a good place to consider.

Rigid core curriculum is such an outdated framework. It’s the height of stupidity to force an engineering student to take two years of a useless foreign language that they will never master.

DP. Perhaps an engineering student shouldn’t be looking at LACs? Just a thought.

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Anonymous wrote:DS graduated from CNU this past spring. We were members of the CNU Presidents Circle (Donor/Parents Leadership Group). I can tell you my DS chose CNU over JMU, MWU, and GMU. We didn't chase stats, we chose the best fit for our DS. DS chose to go directly into a job in his field (Major: French Minor: Linguistics Minor: International Culture and Business); he is has his own apt. and totally supports himself...and is able to fund his savings. His GF chose to go to Georgetown for her MS. Lots of CNU students are solid academically, they have to be to graduate as the CNU core curriculum is more challenging than most VA schools. 2 years of foreign language is a requirement to graduate regardless of your major along with many other required disciplines that serve to broaden their mind and help them think for themselves. CNU is not as conservative as some here would lead you to believe. OP, I would listen to folks that actually have experience with the school and do your own research. We visited each school, met with department heads, DS sat in classes, and some professors actually involved DS in French class discussions. CNU is a hidden gem for some, not for all but for those parents that have kids with a lot of potential and they need a fostering environment to grow, then CNU is a good place to consider.

Rigid core curriculum is such an outdated framework. It’s the height of stupidity to force an engineering student to take two years of a useless foreign language that they will never master.

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Anonymous wrote:This will be you for the next fours years:

"Where does Larla go to school?

"CNU"

"What?"

"Christopher Newport University."

"Never heard of it."

"Oh, it's an up and coming Virginia state school with a pretty campus."

"How nice! I guess Larla didn't want to go to UVA, William & Mary, or Tech?"

"Well . . . "

I feel bad for parents like you, and worse for their kids.

My daughter attends UVA. But what is actually wrong with you? Do you hear yourself?

Were you born nasty? Or this learned behavior from living in the DMV area? Because it's not ... normal.

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Anonymous wrote:This will be you for the next fours years:

"Where does Larla go to school?

"CNU"

"What?"

"Christopher Newport University."

"Never heard of it."

"Oh, it's an up and coming Virginia state school with a pretty campus."

"How nice! I guess Larla didn't want to go to UVA, William & Mary, or Tech?"

"Well . . . "

I feel bad for parents like you, and worse for their kids.

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Anonymous wrote:It's been a few years, but when our oldest was looking at VA schools (we're in state) CNU was a nothing school much closer to the bottom of the pack than the top and not even in the same league as JMU or Mary Washington. It was ODU level at best. I know it's gotten more selective since then, but no I'm not convinced. I'd be embarrassed to send a kid there still.

To me, in VA, there's UVA, W&M, Tech, JMU, VCU and MW -- and nowhere else worth thinking about or being proud about.

UVA, Tech Engineering, W&M.
That's it. Nowhere else.

What of your kid doesn't have the grades for those schools, or you don't have the money for privates or out of state?

Then you do GMU, JMU, VCU, etc. And they are excellent schools. Ignore the ridiculous snobs on this board. Virginia is a goldmine of public universities.

Indeed, said the Maryland mom. You are so lucky.

Yes! Until this thread, I had no idea that each of these VA schools were public. Always thought that GMU was private.

I refer to this chart often. First year admissions data for all public and private universities in VA.

https://research.schev.edu/enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp

DP. Great chart! I wonder why VT doesn't report its 75th/median/25th ACT scores.

At the 75th percentile for SAT and GPA, the Virginia public schools look like this, which suggests CNU is solidly in the group behind UVA, W&M, and VT -- GMU, CNU, UMW, JMU, and VCU. All those schools are fairly close in stats.

School 75th SAT 75th GPA
W&M 1520 4.50
UVA 1510 4.52
VT 1400 4.24
GMU 1340 4.00
CNU 1320 4.12
UMW 1320 4.05
JMU 1300 4.06
VCU 1300 4.11
VMI 1260 4.00
UVA-W 1240 4.21
ODU 1220 3.76
RU 1150 3.73
LU 1140 3.86
NSU 1082 3.50
VSU 1040 3.50

Why are you going with the 75th percentiles? I’m guessing because if you went with the 50th and 25th CNU would be lower on the list.

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Anonymous wrote:DS graduated from CNU this past spring. We were members of the CNU Presidents Circle (Donor/Parents Leadership Group). I can tell you my DS chose CNU over JMU, MWU, and GMU. We didn't chase stats, we chose the best fit for our DS. DS chose to go directly into a job in his field (Major: French Minor: Linguistics Minor: International Culture and Business); he is has his own apt. and totally supports himself...and is able to fund his savings. His GF chose to go to Georgetown for her MS. Lots of CNU students are solid academically, they have to be to graduate as the CNU core curriculum is more challenging than most VA schools. 2 years of foreign language is a requirement to graduate regardless of your major along with many other required disciplines that serve to broaden their mind and help them think for themselves. CNU is not as conservative as some here would lead you to believe. OP, I would listen to folks that actually have experience with the school and do your own research. We visited each school, met with department heads, DS sat in classes, and some professors actually involved DS in French class discussions. CNU is a hidden gem for some, not for all but for those parents that have kids with a lot of potential and they need a fostering environment to grow, then CNU is a good place to consider.

Rigid core curriculum is such an outdated framework. It’s the height of stupidity to force an engineering student to take two years of a useless foreign language that they will never master.

So being well rounded is stupid? OK, then.