This learning community is called the Madison International and is hosted along with one or 2 other learning communities in Hoffman Hall. Hi Thomas, Thanks for the reply. I hope Bola will see this and get in touch with you. Great information! My daughter, out of state student, graduated in JMU was the first school we visited. I was totally impressed. Her choice, JMU.
Freshmen year, undecided major. She got excellent help and advice from faculty members and steered her to a health science career. Today she is a medical doctor. William, Thanks for the affirmation. From the parent and professional work world perspectives, JMU is excellent.
I work with people who graduated from a wide variety of universities, including some from Ivy League schools, some from public ivies, some from small liberal art schools, some from large state schools, and of course…a number of people from JMU. The JMU graduates are some of our best employees, and in terms of the total package — smarts, resourcefulness, presentation skills, ability to work with others in a team, ability to problem solve and think critically, and just plain likeability — the JMU folks consistently come out on top.
When we took my son on college visits, JMU was his yardstick for every other visit, and nothing else ever measured up. We are keeping our fingers crossed that she can get in when the time comes to apply next fall! Mary, How right you are!
As the parent of three JMU grads — from three different colleges within the university — I can affirm such marketplace success. JMU grads are equipped with the necessary academics and the essential people skills to excel in the real world.
The state of Virginia has excellent schools and UVA is certainly near the top. Academically, they compete with the best across the country. They certainly made good on their sell because I landed a great job in the spring of my senior year. I was able to learn a lot in the classroom, be involved with multiple organizations, and enjoy myself along the way. Employers saw a more complete candidate.
Best of luck with the rest of your time in Harrisonburg. I have to echo what Bill has said here. If I were alone in this experience I would thank my lucky starts but so many of my JMU classmates have had the same experiences in their careers different professions, industries and areas of the country and world I think its worth sharing as a trend. UVA, William and Mary and other legendary schools from the region have the historical advantage having been universities for over years.
My advice — seize every moment — the JMU experience can be amazing if you embrace every opportunity and I assure you the investment will pay dividends. I had great grades, high SAT scores, etc. You know what? In addition to wanting a strong liberal arts degree, I wanted an accredited art school. But a huge percentage of those are from people who had gone to either one or the other.
I received my 4 year degree from JMU, and went on to work for one of the big 5 or whatever they are called now. After a few years I decided to go back to school to become a doctor, and to do this I thought it would be good to go to UVA to complete a bit over a year of pre-med courses I needed. Every professor I had there was brilliant. And their papers and research was top-notch; however, as teachers and UVA students stand up and clap at the end of a term for teachers they thought were great , the very best one I had was, at absolute best, an average teacher at JMU.
The rest were, for lack of a better word, bad. And at JMU, access to the professors was not even a question. Office hours were clearly posted on their offices, and drop-ins were not frowned upon, but accomodated whenever possible. Heck, many actually had gate-keeper receptionists that prevented it. It was only through the willingness of the professors at JMU to work with me to the limit of my desire to work that allowed me learn how to learn, and enable me to be successful in my post college career.
If I had gone to UVA first, I would not have made it the point where I could go back for pre-med and get the gpa I needed to make it to med-school. As it was, JMU taught me not just facts and figures, but how to be a student, how to learn both in and out of school, and how to be a well rounded person that can handle so much.
And I have nothing but fondness for the professors who were so excited to help make that happen. Wow, Corey. Thanks for the affirmation! My three Dukes would say the same thing.
Where can I get copies of the awesome hi-res photos in the background of this blog? I miss JMU and want to see the beautiful campus! Sarah, Send me your email address to BetheChange jmu. Not long ago when I was there enrollment recently pushed pass 10K. I cannot underscore the breadth of relationships established there. My wife and I met there, my brother currently attends, and we certainly look forward to sending some new Dukes.
Roommates become lifelong buds. Many of the science professors kept up my excitement and motivation for an academic career [as well as providing some realistic expectations]. In fact, we corresponded today regarding how best to teach a lab — another example of a great relationship via JMU. We moved our son out of VA when he was in high school.
He always wanted to go back to VA for college. He looked at several other places before settling on JMU. And, I think it was the right decision….. We plan on having a little place near there after we retire. My daughter is a freshman and absolutely loves JMU. It was definitely the right decision for her. From my first visit to JMU instantly knew it was the school for me.
JMU has a great spirit and sense of home. I still JMU home and I only lived there for 4 years. JMU has a way of challenging, teaching, and empowering students to see the world in a new way.
My freshman son loves JMU. Best decision ever. As his parents, we are your biggest fans and toot your horn everywhere we go. Unless it is basketball season, then we cheer for Mason, our alma mater. Great job! Great endorsement….. And welcome to the JMU family. I love your description of our food! And I love the Yeats quote…. Trying to weigh all the pros and cons. L Devin, there is a large majority of students at JMU who are out of state!
JMU provides so many things to get involved with that students want to stay as much as they can might not be the right thing to say to a parent! When I was choosing a college, I thought distance would be a factor, but once you find a school you are passionate about you completely forget about it.
Regardless of if your daughter picks JMU or not, have distance from home as one of the last things that is decided. Hope this helps!! When I visited there was no question.
When I got accepted, more questions flooded my mind and increased my doubts. Luckily, my parents reassured what I had always felt. It paid off. I think they visited me more at JMU than if I had been closer due to the atmosphere of that wonderful place and my overall satisfaction with the school.
If your daughter is growing and being challenged by the school and her peers, then she will be successful no matter her choice. She should choose the school that is considerate of her personality, that welcomes her input, and that will challenge her in ways in which she has not yet conceived.
We are from a nice suburb of Pittsburgh. She thinks she wants a big school with major football games to attend and lots of social activity. I am not certain how she would do in classes with students and a TA teaching. Ever since we began discussing the future, she has had some weird feeling that JMU is the college for her.
A friend must have mentioned that she enjoyed a visit??? She is outgoing and a good student and is accepted EA at all those universities, as well as 3 private schools.
She has a 3. Too many choices…. I am just not sure about gambling on being that far from home with nobody she knows at all.
I am a freshman here from New Jersey. I gambled too, and it was the best decision I ever made. Choices sealed the deal for me, so I hope you and your daughter enjoy Choices on Monday as much as I did. There is a sense of family on this campus. You meet so many people so quickly and everyone wants you to be part of the community. It is impossible to feel alone. Due to this perspective, I have researched and visited many colleges along with my kids, including the three you mentioned.
The caliber of the students at many Virginia colleges, and JMU is no exception, is very high. Virginia is chock full of successful, goal oriented families and students. JMU attracts a fair share of these students, which feeds a vibrant, active, and intellectually stimulating campus life.
The average GPA of the entering freshman class is close to a 3. The top five or six Virginia colleges or which JMU is one! She would grow personally and expand her horizons by being in a place where she knows few or no people from high school, yet there are enough students from her region that she could connect with if she were feeling homesick or needed a ride home.
It is striking how warm and welcoming JMU is, and I think you and your daughter will feel this at Choices. I was in the final year of my doctorate with JMU as a double duke, and it was amazing to come back to campus and meet up with friends from undergrad. It was my first experience back in Harrisonburg as a visitor and not a current resident, and it was nothing short of amazing! I loved the energy of the current students and alumni throughout the entire day.
My favorite memory of that day was seeing Game Day tape their show from the Quad. It was definitely an experience that made me excited to come back as an alumni. I even came back again in for the second Game Day. I am looking forward to visiting JMU again when it is safe to hold large events.
Go Dukes! This was a cold and dark Friday night playoff game. My heart paced as the lead changed several times throughout the game. Near the end of the game, we were down eight points with around three minutes to go. After a few quick plays, our offense was at mid-field and we had taken a time-out.
Shortly after, our offense had possession and drove down the field, and kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired. My family all went to or goes to JMU and my parents have had season tickets since my twin sister and I were freshman.
We had gone down the year before, so Alli '18, '20M and I '18, '21M convinced our friends to make a road trip out of it since it was senior year. We got there Friday evening and went to the pep rally festivities and then met up with my parents Craig Pinello '91, Kim Pinello '90 , my brother Jake Pinello, '22 , and my dad's fraternity brothers from Sigma Chi.
We rented a tailgate trailer for Saturday so we headed to Toyota Stadium for some refreshments before the game. While we were disappointed with the game result, it was great to be able to kind of merge the generations of Dukes. It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. The student loan default rate at JMU is 2.
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