Anonymous
05/19/2022 01:57
Subject: Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Of all of the bizarre college boosters, boosting for CNU takes the cake. It's a back-up option for average Virginia high school graduates wishing they could have landed somewhere better, and trying to make it out to be anything more than that is ridiculous. It's a third tier state school that nobody has ever heard of. It's not distinguished in any way. It's just another no name college.
That you are very aware of for some reason.
Because her kid got rejected.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 22:38
Subject: Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:Of all of the bizarre college boosters, boosting for CNU takes the cake. It's a back-up option for average Virginia high school graduates wishing they could have landed somewhere better, and trying to make it out to be anything more than that is ridiculous. It's a third tier state school that nobody has ever heard of. It's not distinguished in any way. It's just another no name college.
That you are very aware of for some reason.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 22:11
Subject: Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:Of all of the bizarre college boosters, boosting for CNU takes the cake. It's a back-up option for average Virginia high school graduates wishing they could have landed somewhere better, and trying to make it out to be anything more than that is ridiculous. It's a third tier state school that nobody has ever heard of. It's not distinguished in any way. It's just another no name college.
Harsh. I don't even want to guess what you'd say about Longwood, ODU, Radford, etc. or the students who go there.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 21:56
Subject: Christopher Newport — school spirit
Of all of the bizarre college boosters, boosting for CNU takes the cake. It's a back-up option for average Virginia high school graduates wishing they could have landed somewhere better, and trying to make it out to be anything more than that is ridiculous. It's a third tier state school that nobody has ever heard of. It's not distinguished in any way. It's just another no name college.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 21:49
Subject: Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would look into the city of Newport News and see if that is the college town you are looking to reside.
Just come out and say the quiet part you're thinking...
NP here from the 75. It's called Newport Nam because of the crime (it's a war zone).
Yeah sure, I live here too and have been to real wars, like any city it has it's areas that could be better but it is not a war zone. If you are from here you would know that, even Phoebus is rising. CNU is in a great area of NN and a beautiful campus with great academics.
We visited CNU this spring and while Newport News wouldn't be my first choice for a place in which to attend college, the area around CNU was nice and included retail and a very pretty park. I'm sure there are parts of NN that are decidedly not nice with bad crime, but why would CNU students go there (do Georgetown students hang out in really bad parts of DC)? Plus, as I think someone mentioned, NN does have things like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc. and is only 45 minutes to the beach (Virginia Beach). In contrast, we also visited JMU and while it has a beautiful campus and I think Harrisonburg is a very nice town, it's kind of isolated and short on urban amenities, which may matter to kids who aren't all that interested in outdoorsy activities.
Do you really think most college kids prefer Whole Foods and Trader Joe's to "outdoor activities?" Wow.
Unless beer pong is being played outside, yes.
They can have both, CNU has some lovely athletic fields, a classic collegiate lawn, a top national women’s soccer team, football, weekly bonfires and a sailing team. Plus many students live in apartment style dorms and appreciate decent grocery stores.
Just stop. JMU is a better, bigger, more prestigious, and more fun option.
Who said CNU was better than JMU on this thread? No one. So you're responding to criticism that doesn't exist. All that was said is that Harrisonburg is kind of isolated and lacks some urban amenities found in larger metro areas. How is this not true? (The Harrisonburg MSA population is about 135,000 while the Hampton Roads MSA population is about 1.76 million.) JMU is a great school and in a perfect location if one likes to hike, mountain bike, ski, camp, etc. But not every student is into those things and you sure can't drive to the beach in less than an hour from JMU. And neither school is prestigious, by the way.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 21:42
Subject: Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would look into the city of Newport News and see if that is the college town you are looking to reside.
Just come out and say the quiet part you're thinking...
NP here from the 75. It's called Newport Nam because of the crime (it's a war zone).
Yeah sure, I live here too and have been to real wars, like any city it has it's areas that could be better but it is not a war zone. If you are from here you would know that, even Phoebus is rising. CNU is in a great area of NN and a beautiful campus with great academics.
We visited CNU this spring and while Newport News wouldn't be my first choice for a place in which to attend college, the area around CNU was nice and included retail and a very pretty park. I'm sure there are parts of NN that are decidedly not nice with bad crime, but why would CNU students go there (do Georgetown students hang out in really bad parts of DC)? Plus, as I think someone mentioned, NN does have things like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc. and is only 45 minutes to the beach (Virginia Beach). In contrast, we also visited JMU and while it has a beautiful campus and I think Harrisonburg is a very nice town, it's kind of isolated and short on urban amenities, which may matter to kids who aren't all that interested in outdoorsy activities.
Do you really think most college kids prefer Whole Foods and Trader Joe's to "outdoor activities?" Wow.
Unless beer pong is being played outside, yes.
They can have both, CNU has some lovely athletic fields, a classic collegiate lawn, a top national women’s soccer team, football, weekly bonfires and a sailing team. Plus many students live in apartment style dorms and appreciate decent grocery stores.
Just stop. JMU is a better, bigger, more prestigious, and more fun option.
Plus free interstate highways!
Anonymous
05/18/2022 21:28
Subject: Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would look into the city of Newport News and see if that is the college town you are looking to reside.
Just come out and say the quiet part you're thinking...
NP here from the 75. It's called Newport Nam because of the crime (it's a war zone).
Yeah sure, I live here too and have been to real wars, like any city it has it's areas that could be better but it is not a war zone. If you are from here you would know that, even Phoebus is rising. CNU is in a great area of NN and a beautiful campus with great academics.
We visited CNU this spring and while Newport News wouldn't be my first choice for a place in which to attend college, the area around CNU was nice and included retail and a very pretty park. I'm sure there are parts of NN that are decidedly not nice with bad crime, but why would CNU students go there (do Georgetown students hang out in really bad parts of DC)? Plus, as I think someone mentioned, NN does have things like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc. and is only 45 minutes to the beach (Virginia Beach). In contrast, we also visited JMU and while it has a beautiful campus and I think Harrisonburg is a very nice town, it's kind of isolated and short on urban amenities, which may matter to kids who aren't all that interested in outdoorsy activities.
Do you really think most college kids prefer Whole Foods and Trader Joe's to "outdoor activities?" Wow.
Unless beer pong is being played outside, yes.
They can have both, CNU has some lovely athletic fields, a classic collegiate lawn, a top national women’s soccer team, football, weekly bonfires and a sailing team. Plus many students live in apartment style dorms and appreciate decent grocery stores.
Just stop. JMU is a better, bigger, more prestigious, and more fun option.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 21:06
Subject: Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would look into the city of Newport News and see if that is the college town you are looking to reside.
Just come out and say the quiet part you're thinking...
NP here from the 75. It's called Newport Nam because of the crime (it's a war zone).
Yeah sure, I live here too and have been to real wars, like any city it has it's areas that could be better but it is not a war zone. If you are from here you would know that, even Phoebus is rising. CNU is in a great area of NN and a beautiful campus with great academics.
We visited CNU this spring and while Newport News wouldn't be my first choice for a place in which to attend college, the area around CNU was nice and included retail and a very pretty park. I'm sure there are parts of NN that are decidedly not nice with bad crime, but why would CNU students go there (do Georgetown students hang out in really bad parts of DC)? Plus, as I think someone mentioned, NN does have things like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc. and is only 45 minutes to the beach (Virginia Beach). In contrast, we also visited JMU and while it has a beautiful campus and I think Harrisonburg is a very nice town, it's kind of isolated and short on urban amenities, which may matter to kids who aren't all that interested in outdoorsy activities.
Do you really think most college kids prefer Whole Foods and Trader Joe's to "outdoor activities?" Wow.
Unless beer pong is being played outside, yes.
They can have both, CNU has some lovely athletic fields, a classic collegiate lawn, a top national women’s soccer team, football, weekly bonfires and a sailing team. Plus many students live in apartment style dorms and appreciate decent grocery stores.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 21:02
Subject: Re:Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNU is the McMansion of Virginia publics. Athletics is Division III which is faux.
You still bitter that they rejected your kid?
+100
Anonymous
05/18/2022 20:58
Subject: Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would look into the city of Newport News and see if that is the college town you are looking to reside.
Just come out and say the quiet part you're thinking...
NP here from the 75. It's called Newport Nam because of the crime (it's a war zone).
Yeah sure, I live here too and have been to real wars, like any city it has it's areas that could be better but it is not a war zone. If you are from here you would know that, even Phoebus is rising. CNU is in a great area of NN and a beautiful campus with great academics.
We visited CNU this spring and while Newport News wouldn't be my first choice for a place in which to attend college, the area around CNU was nice and included retail and a very pretty park. I'm sure there are parts of NN that are decidedly not nice with bad crime, but why would CNU students go there (do Georgetown students hang out in really bad parts of DC)? Plus, as I think someone mentioned, NN does have things like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc. and is only 45 minutes to the beach (Virginia Beach). In contrast, we also visited JMU and while it has a beautiful campus and I think Harrisonburg is a very nice town, it's kind of isolated and short on urban amenities, which may matter to kids who aren't all that interested in outdoorsy activities.
Do you really think most college kids prefer Whole Foods and Trader Joe's to "outdoor activities?" Wow.
Unless beer pong is being played outside, yes.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 20:37
Subject: Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would look into the city of Newport News and see if that is the college town you are looking to reside.
Just come out and say the quiet part you're thinking...
NP here from the 75. It's called Newport Nam because of the crime (it's a war zone).
Yeah sure, I live here too and have been to real wars, like any city it has it's areas that could be better but it is not a war zone. If you are from here you would know that, even Phoebus is rising. CNU is in a great area of NN and a beautiful campus with great academics.
We visited CNU this spring and while Newport News wouldn't be my first choice for a place in which to attend college, the area around CNU was nice and included retail and a very pretty park. I'm sure there are parts of NN that are decidedly not nice with bad crime, but why would CNU students go there (do Georgetown students hang out in really bad parts of DC)? Plus, as I think someone mentioned, NN does have things like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc. and is only 45 minutes to the beach (Virginia Beach). In contrast, we also visited JMU and while it has a beautiful campus and I think Harrisonburg is a very nice town, it's kind of isolated and short on urban amenities, which may matter to kids who aren't all that interested in outdoorsy activities.
Do you really think most college kids prefer Whole Foods and Trader Joe's to "outdoor activities?" Wow.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 20:26
Subject: Re:Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:CNU is the McMansion of Virginia publics. Athletics is Division III which is faux.
You still bitter that they rejected your kid?
Anonymous
05/18/2022 17:34
Subject: Re:Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:CNU is the McMansion of Virginia publics. Athletics is Division III which is faux.
Thanks for giving me a good laugh. That is really hilarious.
Faux as in actual student athletes as opposed to the semi-professionals who play at Div I? Actually it’s the Div I athletes who are the faux students.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 17:12
Subject: Re:Christopher Newport — school spirit
Anonymous wrote:CNU is the McMansion of Virginia publics. Athletics is Division III which is faux.
No and no, it's a reputable University check your bias and privilege at the door.
Anonymous
05/18/2022 16:58
Subject: Re:Christopher Newport — school spirit
CNU is the McMansion of Virginia publics. Athletics is Division III which is faux.