That was somewhat disappointing
Would academic merit awards be listed on this financial sheet?
The financial aid that was provided yesterday is listed as a Preliminary Aid offer for the purpose of comparison only. It isnât the final financial aid. The board still has to meet to discuss and vote on the 2022 tuition rates (small print at the bottom). The Offical Financial Aid letter wonât come out until late June according to the letter.
Did a lot of people receive merit? My daughter received nothing.
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DD didnât either.
Nothing here either. From what I read in previous years, I think merit awards by the department would come out later (Mar - May) instead of on the preliminary aid offer.
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Same. DD got a $5500 loan and thatâs all. But if final letter comes out in June, you need to have already committed so that makes no sense to me and leads me to believe that any âfinalâ letter would not be much different than this preliminary letter.
There is a facebook group called JMU Class of 2026 I believe.
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I do think the overall cost of JMU is much more affordable than other state schools weâre looking at. University of Vermont for out of state is $61,000, University of Connecticut is around $56,000 and University of New Hampshire is around $55,000. So at $40,000 for out of state I would not be surprised if they didnât give out a lot of merit awards.
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My graduating senior at JMU didnât get any financial aid, but did well with outside scholarships.
My incoming freshman got the same $5,500 in loans that everyone else did.
I agree with @SkiMom2022 that JMU is very reasonable in terms of OOS tuition, especially in relation to the New England schools around us.
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Does anyone know what âRoom Awardâ means? I canât find information anywhere.
In light of the police shooting at Brewster Earlier in the week and now a gun related murder/multiple injuries involving a VA Tech student last night at a bar near campus, we are feeling a little unsettled. For those from the JMU area is Gun violence like this common? I know sometimes there are just spikes in activity like this that arenât really tied to anything else. But two shootings on or near a VA campus in a week has us feeling a little anxious. Any input appreciated. And no talk of gun rights please as I donât want to stir the pot in either direction.
I think they listed out the tuition as $47k. Does yours say $40k?
It includes about $4000 of extras like travel and spending money. Itâs more like 42/43 with room and board plus fees. But our daughter is looking at Delaware as her other choice and it is about 10k higher, so JMU is a relative bargain compared to a lot of other schools.
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This is not the norm in this area. I am shocked by both shootings. This does not represent what you would expect at all, but I understand your concern.
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Agree but my daughter got a nice package from UNH and sheâs an average kid grade wise. From what I read JMU sends out their financial packets way too late to make a decision when $ is a factor. A bit disappointing in my opinion.
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I agree itâs on the âcheaperâ side when friends have kids applying at schools that cost $75k! My daughter got into Marist too which I believe is 60-ish? She got $12k/year there but itâs not on her list- only applied because itâs my husbandâs Alma mater and he got a application fee waiver code so we threw it inâŠ
Thank you @4mom22. Violence can happen anywhere, just so sad for the students and employees at colleges in VA right, and I hope everyone feels relatively safe.
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The screenshot is from the JMU page and what they currently list for tuition and fees.