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Anonymous wrote: Try getting in to one of these places these days.

Why wouldn’t a very good student get in?

Have you looked at the admissions stats? And being in Nova doesn't help, despite what their admissions people say about there not being any quotas.

In plain English, who is getting in, then?

I don’t know, but my DC with a 3.8 gpa (lots of rigor/APs), a 34 ACT & 1500 SAT, and great extracurriculars did not get into UVA last year (and did get into arguably “better” schools than UVA out of state). DC’s friend with similar stats from same HS was also rejected by UVA . ????

But would they have attended if the were accepted? Maybe that affects admissions?

Anonymous wrote:If your kid had a major that’s probably at most colleges, good student, and your family’s income is $100k+ but you don’t want crazy loans / to be college poor, please list your Top 3!

Over half of college students change their major, so I wouldn't choose just based on intended major.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why some of you are surprised with UVA. Their acceptance rate is about 27%.

How about a good student getting into JMU?

Good student as in north of 4.0, 1300 SATs? JMU is a safety

JMU doesn’t consider SAT scores.

Um, no, that's not how it works. You don't HAVE to submit standardized test scores, but they WILL be considered if you send them.

"JMU does not require the SAT/ACT to be part of your application file. If you choose not to submit standardized test scores, you will not be penalized in the admissions application, scholarship or Honors College review processes.

85% of the admitted 2018 freshman class submitted a standardized test score. The mid-50 percepnt of the SAT was between 1160 to 1320 (out of 1600 Evidence Based Reading and Writing plus Mathematics). The mid-50 percent of ACT composite scores range was between 24 to 30."
https://www.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/faq.shtml#Set-1-A-3

which means that if you don’t send scores, they know they’re well below average.

Anonymous wrote:Yikes to the spelling error on the JMU site’s blurb about the SAT, of all things!

where is the error?

Yikes to the spelling error on the JMU site’s blurb about the SAT, of all things!

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why some of you are surprised with UVA. Their acceptance rate is about 27%.

How about a good student getting into JMU?

Good student as in north of 4.0, 1300 SATs? JMU is a safety

JMU doesn’t consider SAT scores.

Um, no, that's not how it works. You don't HAVE to submit standardized test scores, but they WILL be considered if you send them.

"JMU does not require the SAT/ACT to be part of your application file. If you choose not to submit standardized test scores, you will not be penalized in the admissions application, scholarship or Honors College review processes.

85% of the admitted 2018 freshman class submitted a standardized test score. The mid-50 percepnt of the SAT was between 1160 to 1320 (out of 1600 Evidence Based Reading and Writing plus Mathematics). The mid-50 percent of ACT composite scores range was between 24 to 30."
https://www.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/faq.shtml#Set-1-A-3

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why some of you are surprised with UVA. Their acceptance rate is about 27%.

How about a good student getting into JMU?

Good student as in north of 4.0, 1300 SATs? JMU is a safety

JMU doesn’t consider SAT scores.

JMU doesn’t require SAT scores. They definitely consider them if they are sent.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why some of you are surprised with UVA. Their acceptance rate is about 27%.

How about a good student getting into JMU?

Good student as in north of 4.0, 1300 SATs? JMU is a safety

JMU doesn’t consider SAT scores.

They consider it if supplied

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why some of you are surprised with UVA. Their acceptance rate is about 27%.

How about a good student getting into JMU?

Good student as in north of 4.0, 1300 SATs? JMU is a safety

JMU doesn’t consider SAT scores.

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Anonymous wrote:Depends....

STEM major. (Non-bio)
VA Tech
UVA
W & M

Bio/Med
UVA
VA Tech
W & M

Social Sciences/Humanities/Pre Law
introverted student:
W & M
UVA
(VT or JMU)

EXTROVERT:
UVA
W & M
VT or JMU

Partier
JMU
UVA
Radford

But even that depends. My kid is looking at Geoscience. Washington and Lee is #1 in VA. In Publics, VT and WM are neck and neck. Most rankings put them within 2-3 spots of each other, and give one or the other edge based on specific criteria.

UVA goes by offer a geoscience major. You have to get your degree in environmental science.

I W & L is a price school, costing 73K baseline. VT is 25K.

"I don’t know, but my DC with a 3.8 gpa (lots of rigor/APs), a 34 ACT & 1500 SAT, and great extracurriculars did not get into UVA last year (and did get into arguably “better” schools than UVA out of state). DC’s friend with similar stats from same HS was also rejected by UVA . ????"

Which school or program did they apply to?

If not admitted to the school/program on my application, can I designate a second choice?

We do not allow applications to multiple schools or programs. Select the school/program that most interests you at this time, knowing that you are able to change schools as a student at UVA.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why some of you are surprised with UVA. Their acceptance rate is about 27%.

How about a good student getting into JMU?

Good student as in north of 4.0, 1300 SATs? JMU is a safety

I know from experience with my own kids that W&M (and also presumably UVA) is a much, much better school than JMU. The quality of the professors, the level of academic rigor, and the institutional resources (tutoring, career counseling, available internships) at W&M are far beyond anything at JMU.

In JMU's favor, the food there is much better than W&M's. And the sports are fun. And they certainly know how to party.

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Anonymous wrote: Try getting in to one of these places these days.

Why wouldn’t a very good student get in?

Have you looked at the admissions stats? And being in Nova doesn't help, despite what their admissions people say about there not being any quotas.

In plain English, who is getting in, then?

TJ has a 60% admit rate to UVA, 85% or so VT (mostly engineering) and WM

VT is a safety school for most TJ students. Not many actually enroll there.

Don’t forget VCU for their art school and their guaranteed medical school program.