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Anonymous wrote:"slightly less harder"? oy vey.

You must be old, many intelligent students stay close in to gain work experience from gmu's many sponsoring tech companies.

Guess the grammar companies aren't hiring.

Grammer don't pay.

Ok, that is funny. But all joking aside, I'm not sure how much faith I would put in a counselor who claimed that the three schools were essentially equal.

VTech is slightly better but accepts more students, GMU is a solid school, CNU doesn't have a good reputation and is probably easier to get into.

George Mason is considerably better than VT. Better location, more prestigious

I think most people who aren't paying or being paid by GMU would say Tech is a better school (including more prestigious, for whatever that's worth).

I'm not affiliated with George Mason in any way, but I would say Mason is the more prestigious/desirable school. Its location makes it a prime spot for internships in and around DC and they have some incredible professors on staff.

Says the GMU professor...

Nope. As I said, not affiliated. That said, I'd be very happy for one of my kids to go there.

Virginia Tech admitted 70% of applicants. Admitted students had average 1249 SAT and 28 ACT
GMU admitted 66% of applicants. Admitted students had average 1159 SAT and 26 ACT
Christopher Newport admitted 65% of applicants. Admitted students had average 1179 ACT and 26 ACT.

All seem to be chasing a similar statistical pool. VT admission rate is higher because they have more spots to offer. Engineering kids probably bump up the SAT and ACT numbers for VT above the other 2. Not sure that VT and CNU get many cross admits. Other than both being state schools the size differential probably is a decision factor for most kids. Also absence of football at GMU makes a different environment than football crazed Blacksburg, even though both are large schools. This is why Baskin-Robbins has 31 flavors. It appears most applicants at all 3 can expect to be admitted at whichever of these they prefer.

Anonymous wrote:It depends on what you major in: VT for sciences, GMU for social sciences, CNU would be a solid runner-up general choice.

I'm originally from VA-not-NOVA and I don't know anyone who considered VA Tech prestigious, unless they were interested in engineering or sciences or ROTC. All my coworkers and friends who attended Tech ended up hating it (they were not science majors) but I admit they are a fairly small sample.

It seems to be thought of as prestigious in NOVA, in other parts of the state it would be considered on-par with the others, especially if you are not a science/tech/engineering major.

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Cool story. But there's no question how these schools rank in selectivity for area students.

It depends on what you major in: VT for sciences, GMU for social sciences, CNU would be a solid runner-up general choice.

I'm originally from VA-not-NOVA and I don't know anyone who considered VA Tech prestigious, unless they were interested in engineering or sciences or ROTC. All my coworkers and friends who attended Tech ended up hating it (they were not science majors) but I admit they are a fairly small sample.

It seems to be thought of as prestigious in NOVA, in other parts of the state it would be considered on-par with the others, especially if you are not a science/tech/engineering major.

This must be a troll post. VT is far and a way the hardest to get into and most prestigious. GMU because of its location, does have the potential to really grow in both quality and prestige over the next 20 years. 20 years ago it was just a commuter school- so that's a pretty good growth arc. CNU was basically a community college 20 years ago too. It has come a long way and also has good potential. There is no question however that Va Tech is superior to both of these schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"slightly less harder"? oy vey.

You must be old, many intelligent students stay close in to gain work experience from gmu's many sponsoring tech companies.

Guess the grammar companies aren't hiring.

Grammer don't pay.

Ok, that is funny. But all joking aside, I'm not sure how much faith I would put in a counselor who claimed that the three schools were essentially equal.

VTech is slightly better but accepts more students, GMU is a solid school, CNU doesn't have a good reputation and is probably easier to get into.

George Mason is considerably better than VT. Better location, more prestigious

I think most people who aren't paying or being paid by GMU would say Tech is a better school (including more prestigious, for whatever that's worth).

I'm not affiliated with George Mason in any way, but I would say Mason is the more prestigious/desirable school. Its location makes it a prime spot for internships in and around DC and they have some incredible professors on staff.

Says the GMU professor...

GMU could be the Harvard of Fairfax, but to answer the question of which is hardest to get into for area kids, there's no dispute: VT.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"slightly less harder"? oy vey.

You must be old, many intelligent students stay close in to gain work experience from gmu's many sponsoring tech companies.

Guess the grammar companies aren't hiring.

Grammer don't pay.

Ok, that is funny. But all joking aside, I'm not sure how much faith I would put in a counselor who claimed that the three schools were essentially equal.

VTech is slightly better but accepts more students, GMU is a solid school, CNU doesn't have a good reputation and is probably easier to get into.

George Mason is considerably better than VT. Better location, more prestigious

I think most people who aren't paying or being paid by GMU would say Tech is a better school (including more prestigious, for whatever that's worth).

I'm not affiliated with George Mason in any way, but I would say Mason is the more prestigious/desirable school. Its location makes it a prime spot for internships in and around DC and they have some incredible professors on staff.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"slightly less harder"? oy vey.

You must be old, many intelligent students stay close in to gain work experience from gmu's many sponsoring tech companies.

Guess the grammar companies aren't hiring.

Grammer don't pay.

Ok, that is funny. But all joking aside, I'm not sure how much faith I would put in a counselor who claimed that the three schools were essentially equal.

VTech is slightly better but accepts more students, GMU is a solid school, CNU doesn't have a good reputation and is probably easier to get into.

George Mason is considerably better than VT. Better location, more prestigious

I think most people who aren't paying or being paid by GMU would say Tech is a better school (including more prestigious, for whatever that's worth).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"slightly less harder"? oy vey.

You must be old, many intelligent students stay close in to gain work experience from gmu's many sponsoring tech companies.

Guess the grammar companies aren't hiring.

Grammer don't pay.

Ok, that is funny. But all joking aside, I'm not sure how much faith I would put in a counselor who claimed that the three schools were essentially equal.

VTech is slightly better but accepts more students, GMU is a solid school, CNU doesn't have a good reputation and is probably easier to get into.

George Mason is considerably better than VT. Better location, more prestigious

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"slightly less harder"? oy vey.

You must be old, many intelligent students stay close in to gain work experience from gmu's many sponsoring tech companies.

Guess the grammar companies aren't hiring.

Grammer don't pay.

Ok, that is funny. But all joking aside, I'm not sure how much faith I would put in a counselor who claimed that the three schools were essentially equal.

VTech is slightly better but accepts more students, GMU is a solid school, CNU doesn't have a good reputation and is probably easier to get into.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"slightly less harder"? oy vey.

You must be old, many intelligent students stay close in to gain work experience from gmu's many sponsoring tech companies.

Guess the grammar companies aren't hiring.

Grammer don't pay.

Ok, that is funny. But all joking aside, I'm not sure how much faith I would put in a counselor who claimed that the three schools were essentially equal.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"slightly less harder"? oy vey.

You must be old, many intelligent students stay close in to gain work experience from gmu's many sponsoring tech companies.

Guess the grammar companies aren't hiring.

Well I am a umd grad

Now I understand.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"slightly less harder"? oy vey.

You must be old, many intelligent students stay close in to gain work experience from gmu's many sponsoring tech companies.

Guess the grammar companies aren't hiring.

Well I am a umd grad

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"slightly less harder"? oy vey.

You must be old, many intelligent students stay close in to gain work experience from gmu's many sponsoring tech companies.

Guess the grammar companies aren't hiring.

A lost art. Clearly.