For useful STEM degrees:

1. UVA (because of school reputation)
2. W&M (because of school reputation)
3. VT
3. GMU
4. JMU
5. MW (because of school reputation)

Anonymous wrote:JMU grad here, so of course I am biased
I still think JMU > VT (undergrad) for a variety of reasons. VT really is a "factory" as a PP pointed out. Specifically for academics though, the classes have hundreds of students, no interaction with the professor (only the TA). My largest class at JMU (think 100-level) was probably 100 students max. Most 3/400-level classes had 15/20 students.

So did most of my 3/400 level classes at Tech. There are huge classes, yes, but not as many as you probably think. Large school =/= factory.

1. UVA
2. W&M
3. JMU
3. GMU
4. VT
5. MW

1. UVA
2. W&M tie JMU
3. VT
4. GMU
5. MW

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rank them:
1. UVA
2. JMU
3. W&M / MW
4. VT
5. GMU

Tech is a factory, anyone can cake-walk through it. VT is a joke anymore.
GMU is good, but it's a commuter school (no real college experience).
W&M and Mary Washington aren't bad, but a boring place.
JMU is great, but not quite a UVA.
UVA (and I am not a UVA grad) is probably the top public school in VA.

No one thinks JMU is preferable to W&M except for partying. This post has no credibility.

W&M is for kids that are afraid to leave Mommy & Daddy's house. I know no one that wanted to go to W&M .... it's a rich kid's prep school, not college.

1. UVA
2. W&M
3. VT
4. GMU
5. JMU
6. MW

JMU grad here, so of course I am biased
I still think JMU > VT (undergrad) for a variety of reasons. VT really is a "factory" as a PP pointed out. Specifically for academics though, the classes have hundreds of students, no interaction with the professor (only the TA). My largest class at JMU (think 100-level) was probably 100 students max. Most 3/400-level classes had 15/20 students.

Anonymous wrote:I'd rank them:
1. UVA
2. JMU
3. W&M / MW
4. VT
5. GMU

Tech is a factory, anyone can cake-walk through it. VT is a joke anymore.
GMU is good, but it's a commuter school (no real college experience).
W&M and Mary Washington aren't bad, but a boring place.
JMU is great, but not quite a UVA.
UVA (and I am not a UVA grad) is probably the top public school in VA.

No one thinks JMU is preferable to W&M except for partying. This post has no credibility.

Anonymous wrote:2013 VT grad here.

VT > JMU. End of discussion.

JMU is the biggest joke of a school.

As a fellow VT grad, I also think VT is a better school. However, we all know that JMU is not "the biggest joke of a school"; that's a pretty immature thing to say and doesn't look great upon you or any alumni.

I'd rank them:
1. UVA
2. JMU
3. W&M / MW
4. VT
5. GMU

Tech is a factory, anyone can cake-walk through it. VT is a joke anymore.
GMU is good, but it's a commuter school (no real college experience).
W&M and Mary Washington aren't bad, but a boring place.
JMU is great, but not quite a UVA.
UVA (and I am not a UVA grad) is probably the top public school in VA.

If you want to major in STEM and do something with your life Tech all the way.

JMU is a good time.

I got into both schools. For me, it was a no brainer, JMU.

2013 VT grad here.

VT > JMU. End of discussion.

JMU is the biggest joke of a school.

Tech, to me the other school says you didn't get into Tech.

Anonymous wrote:What's MWC?

I think the pp means Mary Washington, which is no longer MW College but UMW.