To those who were deferred, don't lose hope. My FCPS son was admitted last year EA, but many kids at his HS who were deferred wound up getting in RA. I qualify this by saying that it did seem like kids with WGPA below 3.5 might have been put on WL.

Good luck to all. My son is attending JMU and loves it.

Anonymous wrote:Rejected
3.6 W
6 APs
Did not submit test scores
Varsity sport

In at Penn State and VCU.

Actually she was Deferred.

FCPS DS accepted with 3.717 weighted, test optional, and solid EC's (4-year varsity athlete/team captain and newspaper editor).

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected
3.6 W
6 APs
Did not submit test scores
Varsity sport

In at Penn State and VCU.

When did Penn State become a JMU backup? Talk about a fall!

It's the branch campuses that seem easier (that's what mine go, and not accepting it). It's University Park that's the tougher one. That is still harder to get into than JMU.

In
3.75 GPA unweighted
1400 SAT
Good activities and internships

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected
3.6 W
6 APs
Did not submit test scores
Varsity sport

In at Penn State and VCU.

When did Penn State become a JMU backup? Talk about a fall!

Or a rise!

Anonymous wrote:My DC also got in and probably won't be attending, considering JMU being a safety for them. Looking at others who are accepted/rejected, is JMU competing with UVA/WM/VT these days for similar stat students? I thought they are for mid-range kids - not putting anyone down. Or do majority of students these days have inflated grades and mid-range SAT score that they don't submit?

"Mid range kids - not putting anyone down" ... oh really? Only a mid-range parent would submit a post like this. I'm not a fan of this site precisely because of posts like this. That said, I'm trying to get any information I can about this process so I venture in. My DC was just accepted and might very well attend. JMU was one of his "safety" schools, but that doesn't mean it's not a desirable choice. I've heard wonderful things about this school from friends, on-line discussions, as well as a couple random alumni that overheard me talking about JMU.

I really hope my DC never gets on this site and reads some of the mean-spirited commentary that is so abundant.

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Anonymous wrote:Does VA have colleges for average kids anymore? Or decent safeties? There seems to be a big drop off between the top 4 schools and the rest.

I assume VCU, CNU, Mary Washington, Longwood, ODU would all fit the bill?

Admittedly, that is a very broad and diverse range of different types of public universities, but I would have had JMU in that category, as easier to get into than UVA and VT, but not anymore??

It's definitely easier to get into than UVA. For VT it's more about major. There are majors at VT with very high admit rates.

Really?? I know it's harder to get into Engineering at VT, but I didn't know there were majors that had very high admit rates. Do we seriously have to wait until 2/28 for EA release date at VT?

The late Feb EA release date for BT is a big turn off, especially when RD is released mid March…you only find out like 2 weeks sooner…what is the point of offering an EA option

+1 VT was DS's clear first choice so it was very frustrating to wait so long, even knowing his major had a high admit rate and his stats were really strong. You still worry that it won't be an acceptance.

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, pretty wild.

JMU was a safety for DS, but DS was deferred w/ a 3.74 UW GPA

Accepted into Penn State engineering.

Wow.

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Anonymous wrote:Does VA have colleges for average kids anymore? Or decent safeties? There seems to be a big drop off between the top 4 schools and the rest.

I assume VCU, CNU, Mary Washington, Longwood, ODU would all fit the bill?

Admittedly, that is a very broad and diverse range of different types of public universities, but I would have had JMU in that category, as easier to get into than UVA and VT, but not anymore??

It's definitely easier to get into than UVA. For VT it's more about major. There are majors at VT with very high admit rates.

Really?? I know it's harder to get into Engineering at VT, but I didn't know there were majors that had very high admit rates. Do we seriously have to wait until 2/28 for EA release date at VT?

You can dig into the data here: https://udc.vt.edu/irdata/data/students/admission/index#college

Limiting it to in-state applicants, here are a few I found with admit rates >70%. A lot of these are newer/small majors.
Smart and Sustainable Cities (78%)
Environmental Policy & Planning (74%)
Sustainable Biomaterials (91%)
Packaging Systems and Design (82%)
Water Resources Policy and Management (88%)
Polymer Chemistry (78%)
Systems Biology (82%)
Mathematics (74%)
Statistics (74%)

There are a lot of majors with admit rates in the 60% range for in-state students.

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Anonymous wrote:Does VA have colleges for average kids anymore? Or decent safeties? There seems to be a big drop off between the top 4 schools and the rest.

I assume VCU, CNU, Mary Washington, Longwood, ODU would all fit the bill?

Admittedly, that is a very broad and diverse range of different types of public universities, but I would have had JMU in that category, as easier to get into than UVA and VT, but not anymore??

It's definitely easier to get into than UVA. For VT it's more about major. There are majors at VT with very high admit rates.

Really?? I know it's harder to get into Engineering at VT, but I didn't know there were majors that had very high admit rates. Do we seriously have to wait until 2/28 for EA release date at VT?

The late Feb EA release date for BT is a big turn off, especially when RD is released mid March…you only find out like 2 weeks sooner…what is the point of offering an EA option

Anonymous wrote:Accepted
OOS (MD)
3.7UW/4.6W
12 APs
ok ECs
1330 SAT

Choice will come down to merit most likely. JMU says scholarships communicated in Feb but not expecting to get any.

We got nothing in 2023, other schools are very generous.

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Anonymous wrote:Does VA have colleges for average kids anymore? Or decent safeties? There seems to be a big drop off between the top 4 schools and the rest.

I assume VCU, CNU, Mary Washington, Longwood, ODU would all fit the bill?

Admittedly, that is a very broad and diverse range of different types of public universities, but I would have had JMU in that category, as easier to get into than UVA and VT, but not anymore??

It's definitely easier to get into than UVA. For VT it's more about major. There are majors at VT with very high admit rates.

Really?? I know it's harder to get into Engineering at VT, but I didn't know there were majors that had very high admit rates. Do we seriously have to wait until 2/28 for EA release date at VT?

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Anonymous wrote:Does VA have colleges for average kids anymore? Or decent safeties? There seems to be a big drop off between the top 4 schools and the rest.

I assume VCU, CNU, Mary Washington, Longwood, ODU would all fit the bill?

Admittedly, that is a very broad and diverse range of different types of public universities, but I would have had JMU in that category, as easier to get into than UVA and VT, but not anymore??

It's definitely easier to get into than UVA. For VT it's more about major. There are majors at VT with very high admit rates.

Anonymous wrote:Does VA have colleges for average kids anymore? Or decent safeties? There seems to be a big drop off between the top 4 schools and the rest.

I assume VCU, CNU, Mary Washington, Longwood, ODU would all fit the bill?

Admittedly, that is a very broad and diverse range of different types of public universities, but I would have had JMU in that category, as easier to get into than UVA and VT, but not anymore??