Anonymous wrote:Is it worth transferring from CNU to JMU for prestige?

LOL that's it

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If in Engineering, then much better off at CNU.

Otherwise, pick the best fit for the student.

uh, not really. The only traditional engineering offered by CNU is Electrical. The engineering offered by JMU is a bit of a hybrid but is mainly Mechanical. Neither school offers comprehensive engineering options.

At least CNU's degree is specifically in EE. JMU's degree is in general Engineering, by contrast. If JMU would offer an actual Mech E degree, that would be an improvement.

Anonymous wrote:I will be the first to say that CNU would do well to at least officially change the name to CNU.

Christopher Newport University sounds like a for profit school if you don’t know it.

Why is “Christopher” in the name? Anyone know?

It is named after Christopher Newport, captain of one of the ships which carried settlers of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one outside this area has heard of CNU. People outside this area have heard of JMU. If that matters.

My son will likely be attending JMU next fall. It is a fine enough school. But it does not have national recognition. I work with people across the country and when I mention JMU, no one has heard of it.

Just as there are thousands of very good regional schools across the country that we've never heard of either, but are highly regarded in their geographical region. At any rate JMU has alumni chapters all over the country, as well as in London.

https://www.alumni.jmu.edu/s/1591/18/interior.aspx?sid=1591&gid=3&pgid=7560

Anonymous wrote:I will be the first to say that CNU would do well to at least officially change the name to CNU.

Christopher Newport University sounds like a for profit school if you don’t know it.

Why is “Christopher” in the name? Anyone know?

You cannot be this stupid... can you?

Left the word here out of the Poster 16:31:

Poster 16:31: I went to the JMU site to read about the R-2 classification and undergrad research opportunities were mentioned. Our kid was offered a research opportunity in their first year but didn't take it because they wanted to stay on top of their grades to get into their chosen program.
But starting last year, they have been working on research for a capstone project which will publish in the spring.