Wow. It's amazing how many of you all are stuck in the 80s in regards to GMU, but mysteriously not in regards to other VA schools. Yes, back then it was pretty easy to get into GMU and they had a lot of commuters, but at the same time, anyone with As and Bs could get into UVA and the partying kids who didn't give a crap about grades flocked to VaTech.

Times have changed.

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Anonymous wrote:"College shaming". I like it. Yes, I don't understand why some people keep coming on here and calling it a commuter school. If they would just either READ (www.gmu.edu) or visit they would know those days are long over. GMU has the most diverse student body of any college or university in the USA. Those aren't moms driving over from Fairfax. They are international students.

For the love of god, stop with the Hyperbole. GMU is fine, but it hardly rates middle of the pack by even Virginia Standards.

Not the PP, but actually, it does. It's a very strong presence among Virginia universities. If you disagree, so be it. But you'd be wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:"A Bachelor's degree candidate in computer engineering can expect to earn $59,000 in their first year after graduating from GMU". Not bad. I'll take that. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/17/tracking-graduates-wages-virginia#sthah.g15dsX7l.dpbs.

Yes but ITT grads make more than Amherst grads too. Doesn't make it prestigious.

Who's talking prestige?

If you can finish a program and get a good paying job and lead a happy productive life, who the hell cares about prestige???

So you're saying ITT is a better school than Amherst...

When did Amherst become part of this discussion? Where the hell is Amherst, anyway?

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Anonymous wrote:"A Bachelor's degree candidate in computer engineering can expect to earn $59,000 in their first year after graduating from GMU". Not bad. I'll take that. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/17/tracking-graduates-wages-virginia#sthah.g15dsX7l.dpbs.

Yes i am sure Comm college students can make lots of money if they work hard....Except you have to forever look down when someone asks " where did you go to college".

GMU isn't a community college, idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:Automatic admission to anyone with a Nova associates degree. Sounds real selective to me.

Not the OP, but you do know UVA offers the same, right? Both have minimum GPAs you have to reach, but it's the same automatic admission program.

This is correct. But it is not automatic. You must take certain courses at NoVA and reach a certain overall GPA plus get a certain grade in specified courses. It's a very good deal for a student set on UVA who can maintain the requisite grades.

The NOVA agreement with George Mason has a required GPA which must be met; it is not automatic. Please see: https://www.nvcc.edu/depts/academic/transfer/GAA/GeorgeMasonUniversity-PU-GAA-2013-12.pdf

Anonymous wrote:According to my dad.

Yes. George Mason is more selective than University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) and university of Victoria Adelaide Campus (UVA)

Anonymous wrote:GMU dad here: I've been very impressed with the forward- thinking of President Cabrera. Everyone is talking about "distance learning" now except the SLACs who don't have the resources for tech. and outreach. The Mason Korea campus mentioned above is really something (scroll down). http://president.gmu.edu/blog

Is GMU the best school your child could get into?

Anonymous wrote:"College shaming". I like it. Yes, I don't understand why some people keep coming on here and calling it a commuter school. If they would just either READ (www.gmu.edu) or visit they would know those days are long over. GMU has the most diverse student body of any college or university in the USA. Those aren't moms driving over from Fairfax. They are international students.

For the love of god, stop with the Hyperbole. GMU is fine, but it hardly rates middle of the pack by even Virginia Standards.

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why some want to put down GMU. I think this maybe the infamous Maryland booster who is deeply insecure about Maryland's current status.

GMU is a great school and a great deal like so many of Virginia's state colleges. And Mason has more NCAA basketball tournament wins in the last ten years than Maryland too!

Please do not feed the Mason Troll.

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Anonymous wrote:"A Bachelor's degree candidate in computer engineering can expect to earn $59,000 in their first year after graduating from GMU". Not bad. I'll take that. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/17/tracking-graduates-wages-virginia#sthah.g15dsX7l.dpbs.

Yes but ITT grads make more than Amherst grads too. Doesn't make it prestigious.

Who's talking prestige?

If you can finish a program and get a good paying job and lead a happy productive life, who the hell cares about prestige???

So you're saying ITT is a better school than Amherst...

I'm not sure why some want to put down GMU. I think this maybe the infamous Maryland booster who is deeply insecure about Maryland's current status.

GMU is a great school and a great deal like so many of Virginia's state colleges. And Mason has more NCAA basketball tournament wins in the last ten years than Maryland too!

GMU dad here: I've been very impressed with the forward- thinking of President Cabrera. Everyone is talking about "distance learning" now except the SLACs who don't have the resources for tech. and outreach. The Mason Korea campus mentioned above is really something (scroll down). http://president.gmu.edu/blog

"College shaming". I like it. Yes, I don't understand why some people keep coming on here and calling it a commuter school. If they would just either READ (www.gmu.edu) or visit they would know those days are long over. GMU has the most diverse student body of any college or university in the USA. Those aren't moms driving over from Fairfax. They are international students.

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Anonymous wrote:"A Bachelor's degree candidate in computer engineering can expect to earn $59,000 in their first year after graduating from GMU". Not bad. I'll take that. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/17/tracking-graduates-wages-virginia#sthah.g15dsX7l.dpbs.

Yes but ITT grads make more than Amherst grads too. Doesn't make it prestigious.

Who's talking prestige?

If you can finish a program and get a good paying job and lead a happy productive life, who the hell cares about prestige???

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Anonymous wrote:Automatic admission to anyone with a Nova associates degree. Sounds real selective to me.

Not the OP, but you do know UVA offers the same, right? Both have minimum GPAs you have to reach, but it's the same automatic admission program.

This is correct. But it is not automatic. You must take certain courses at NoVA and reach a certain overall GPA plus get a certain grade in specified courses. It's a very good deal for a student set on UVA who can maintain the requisite grades.

Every school in Virginia is a part of this program including William and Mary.

PP sounds like a real idiot who's envious of anyone with a degree.