@bboop42 this is what is on their twitter:
January 30 -
Duke Dog is excited to get these very special purple envelopes to #JMU22 early action admits! Look out for your acceptance packets in the mail, Dukes.
Do you get an email notifying you that you were accepted or do you need to keep checking the
portal?
@mcjc626 I had received an email to check my application center
RD comes out in late march. I got my purple packet today!
What is included in the purple packet?
Purple envelope arrived today. Standard “congratulations” letter, bumper sticker, and some brochure info.
Received purple envelope in mail also. Does anyone know of PAST or CURRENT students that have received Madison Awards or JMU foundation awards, and if so, how much? Were they OOS?
Yes got acceptance on portal then weeks later got the big purple envelope.
I was wondering about Madison awards too. My son got an email from the college dean of his selected major encouraging him to apply for a college-level Madison award. I’m wondering how common this is.
DD was accepted EA and accepted to Honors College (yea!)
Here are her stats:
OOS (per JMU)
4.36 weighted GPA
High school doesn’t rank
9 APs (4-5 scores) and all Honors courses
1380 SAT
Lots of ECs and work experience related to her intended major
Good luck to those in the RD pool!
@rbc2018 We also had received the letter from Business College Dean - I asked other parents who I know have children attending and when their sons applied, they did not receive the letter. Also when we were on the tour, I asked the tour guides and they said it is NOT common, and you should send in the personal statement. I am sure they must then narrow it down, but nice to be considered.
Did anyone OOS get any merit scholarships yet from EA? My son applied reg decision OOS and was just wondering what the OOS scholarships looked like.
Has anyone heard from JMU with regards to Madison Awards or JMU Foundation?
Not yet
nope
@KatMT Hi! Do you have any updates on exactly when Early Action MT applicants will hear back? Will we get an email saying our portal is updated or will it just update? So excited to hear back!
Still waiting to hear back about Madison Awards. The invitation-to-apply email said they would decide at the end of February. Hmmmm
@rbc2018, yes, we are waiting too…fingers crossed.
My daughter got into JMU on early action and then yesterday, she got in Virginia Tech. So I asked her which college was she going to attend? She said “Daddy, I am a JMU Duke for life!”
@paulster69 love it!!! I have a 4th generation VT graduate and a current senior JMU son that chose JMU over VT too, which at the time, I thought was crazy. He has never been more happy. Congratulations on her success.