Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, my former TA from an Ivy teachers there. I remember him as being a good teacher with high expectations.

For anyone to think this could be useful information shows how truly clueless the status chasers are.

+1
Who cares if the professors went to ivies. Everyone has to work somewhere.

I care. I like professors who know the material well.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone have an in-state student who applied to JMU but was rejected in past (I know this year's decisions aren't out, yet)? Wondering what stats/profiles get rejected because it's the only school in my senior's basket. While that makes me nervous, they seem to take it for granted they will get in. But our local school district data indicates almost half who applied last year did not get accepted.

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What really matters is where your child fits in the district data. Is their gpa and SAT in line with the kids getting in? That’s your answer. The scattergram should be obvious [/quote]

Love that you assume there’s a scattergram at every school. Our public only started to use naviance this year so there’s nothing to look at yet. Is there another place I can sort by school and see a scattergram? [/quote]

Love that you assume that you are the main character and everyone exists just to serve you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, my former TA from an Ivy teachers there. I remember him as being a good teacher with high expectations.

For anyone to think this could be useful information shows how truly clueless the status chasers are.

+1
Who cares if the professors went to ivies. Everyone has to work somewhere.

Quality and reputation are topics pertinent to the conversation.

I like JMU—my own kid is considering it. But the academic job market does not allow for choosiness—even Ivy educated teachers have to go where the jobs are. That you know of ONE who’s at JMU is completely irrelevant.

And your ONE comment about JMU is completely irrelevant, so don't bother wasting everyone's time with your posting.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have an in-state student who applied to JMU but was rejected in past (I know this year's decisions aren't out, yet)? Wondering what stats/profiles get rejected because it's the only school in my senior's basket. While that makes me nervous, they seem to take it for granted they will get in. But our local school district data indicates almost half who applied last year did not get accepted.

What really matters is where your child fits in the district data. Is their gpa and SAT in line with the kids getting in? That’s your answer. The scattergram should be obvious

Love that you assume there’s a scattergram at every school. Our public only started to use naviance this year so there’s nothing to look at yet. Is there another place I can sort by school and see a scattergram?

Ask someone else with a senior at a similar school to check the scattergram for their school.

I know this is off topic but with all the people bashing the school, where you go to undergrad does not measure your success in life. One of our local orthodontists graduated from JMU, went to dental school at Temple, and orthodontist school at UMD. She’s killing it with 5 locations, a family with 3 young boys, now only working one day a week. Her lawyer husband helps her run the business. I’d say JMU worked out just fine.

Anonymous wrote:It’s a great school. Would all the bashers and unhelpful people just start a new, whiny thread about how you’re better than everyone else so as to not distract from the conversation here?

+100
Report the troll(s). They are so insecure they have to derail every thread about JMU.

My DS was rejected by JMU last year (2023).
3.5 GPA
32 ACT (submitted)
Varsity sport
Student government
Boys State

Very disappointed as it was his first choice. Currently attending CNU, but thinking of transferring.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have an in-state student who applied to JMU but was rejected in past (I know this year's decisions aren't out, yet)? Wondering what stats/profiles get rejected because it's the only school in my senior's basket. While that makes me nervous, they seem to take it for granted they will get in. But our local school district data indicates almost half who applied last year did not get accepted.

What really matters is where your child fits in the district data. Is their gpa and SAT in line with the kids getting in? That’s your answer. The scattergram should be obvious

Love that you assume there’s a scattergram at every school. Our public only started to use naviance this year so there’s nothing to look at yet. Is there another place I can sort by school and see a scattergram?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, my former TA from an Ivy teachers there. I remember him as being a good teacher with high expectations.

For anyone to think this could be useful information shows how truly clueless the status chasers are.

+1
Who cares if the professors went to ivies. Everyone has to work somewhere.

Quality and reputation are topics pertinent to the conversation.

I like JMU—my own kid is considering it. But the academic job market does not allow for choosiness—even Ivy educated teachers have to go where the jobs are. That you know of ONE who’s at JMU is completely irrelevant.

My child attended JMU’s business school and is the most successful out of my 3. Happy, on her own, doing well financially and earned everything she has. She is going to NYU for graduate school and we are not paying for it. I think you are doing your child a disservice if you pull in a favor or make a call to get your child in what you consider a prestigious undergraduate school.
If you live in Northern VA, state schools are very competitive.

Anonymous wrote:high school class of 2020, white male

3.4 GPA
31 ACT (one score, not super score)
Eagle Scout

Weighted? Rejected?

high school class of 2020, white male

3.4 GPA
31 ACT (one score, not super score)
Eagle Scout

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, my former TA from an Ivy teachers there. I remember him as being a good teacher with high expectations.

For anyone to think this could be useful information shows how truly clueless the status chasers are.

+1
Who cares if the professors went to ivies. Everyone has to work somewhere.

Quality and reputation are topics pertinent to the conversation.

Anonymous wrote:Your DC needs to apply to one other definite safety in VA OP. Just in case.

This. Add CNU, GMU, or VCU.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have an in-state student who applied to JMU but was rejected in past (I know this year's decisions aren't out, yet)? Wondering what stats/profiles get rejected because it's the only school in my senior's basket. While that makes me nervous, they seem to take it for granted they will get in. But our local school district data indicates almost half who applied last year did not get accepted.

What really matters is where your child fits in the district data. Is their gpa and SAT in line with the kids getting in? That’s your answer. The scattergram should be obvious