<p>[JMU</a> - Current Students](<a href=“http://www.jmu.edu/scholarships/regstudents.shtml]JMU”>http://www.jmu.edu/scholarships/regstudents.shtml)</p>
<p>Here’s another link about more scholarships, focusing on departmental scholarships (as opposed to those coordinated by the Office of Admission)</p>
<p>Deferred with 3.4 weighted, strong upward trend. white in-state male, strong ECs including national business competition. 30 ACT</p>
<p>April here we go!</p>
<p>There can be many reasons for deferral as Adcons try to build the perfect class. For instance, M/F can make a difference. I have seen schools with widely divergent admit rates for men and women. I also believe that in these lean times, a full tuition OOS student can have an advantage in the early going (I’m aware VA requires 2/3 VA residents). Schools are also sensitive to “yield”- the percentage of admitted students who actually attend. So a student who scores a perfect 1600 may be perceived as unlikely to attend and might be waitlisted in favor of those perceived to be a better “fit”.</p>
<p>JMU admits ~60% of applicants, so there is still a lot of good news to come. Stay 
, and study hard. And CLMom is right, persistence can make the difference.</p>
<p>CollegeLovingMom - any insights on Freshman housing? The dorm room we viewed on our campus tour was so-so. Centrally located but a bit dated. </p>
<p>S is still very excited - 2/17 visit is a go. We are 5 hours away, so we are going to book a hotel as well.</p>
<p>I got admitted EA but I’m not sure if I should go to Choices on 2/17 or one of the open houses in April? Is Choices supposed to be better? I’m from MA so I can only go to one</p>
<p>Choices in February is only for students admitted EA, so the numbers should be slightly smaller than will be at the April Choices events. The programming will be pretty much the same regardless of which day you attend.</p>
<p>The dorms really vary… the newest dorms are on East Campus, but are a longer walk if you have classes on the quad. The most central dorms are a bit more dated, but a shorter distance to both sides of campus. The Bluestone dorms on the quad vary in terms of updatedness… Wayland is the arts living learning community for arts majors who choose to apply, was completely renovated about 3 years ago and is a LEEDS standard building. Depending on major your so may prefer to request a certain area of campus for convenience to get to classes.</p>
<p>In terms of Hotels, I have stayed at the Hampton Inn off university ave. it is nice… most of the chain hotels by the shopping mall are.</p>
<p>accepted out of state from NJ 3.9 GPA and 1780 sat scores 1200 combined pre-nursing</p>
<p>Thanks KatMT,</p>
<p>initiatelaunch – my older son, currently a junior at JMU, lucked out and lived in two of the best dorms on campus. Freshman year he was in Wayland Hall in Bluestone, which is right near the quad, beautiful, recently renovated and air conditioned. Then sophomore year he landed a room in Shenandoah, which is relatively new, on East Campus (the new side), right across from his favorite dining hall (e-hall), air conditioned, and has nice lounges. Those were both fantastic dorms and in nice areas. Part of Shenandoah houses the honor students, as well. Potomac Hall is right next to Shenandoah. A tip for getting into Wayland Hall as a freshman is to apply to one or both of the Small Learning Communities (info on this is on the Residence Life page) that are housed in that dorm – the Music and Arts Learning Community or the Eco-Learning Community. My son was in the Eco-Learning Community (focuses on environmental and ecological activities/outings), and it was housed in Wayland, which is why he was put there. My friend’s daughter got into that dorm by being in the Music/Arts one. There are other learning communities besides those two, which are housed in other dorms. My son’s preference for dorms areas (you pref by dorm area on your housing request, not by specific dorms) went as follows: Bluestone, Skyline, Hillside (several dorms on the far western side of campus, not far from Bluestone but more modern), Village, Tree Houses, and Lakeside. Lakeside dorms were built in the 70’s and are high rise. They are not very pretty and aren’t air conditioned, but my son says a lot of his friends who lived in them loved the camaraderie there and the proximity to everything, as well as dining halls, academic areas on both campuses, and the stadium. Another way to get into a nice dorm besides the Musis/Arts LC or the Eco LC would be the substance free dorm or the international dorm. You can request the international if your student has an interest in interacting with students from other countries.</p>
<p>My son graduated May 2012, and also ended up in Bluestone dorm freshman year, due to applying for a learning community.</p>
<p>I believe that starting last year the only learning community in Wayland is now the Arts Living Learning Community. It is open for admitted majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts to apply.</p>
<p>KatMT – is there no longer an Eco Learning Community, or is it just located in a different building? And those interested in participating in the arts at JMU but not majoring in it cannot apply to the Arts Living Learning Community?</p>
<p>My son was accepted EA and is thrilled as JMU is his first choice. He is in two honor societies, an officer of an arts club and captain of his athletic team. A/B student with many AP courses. He bonded w/one of JMU’s arts directors on a tour and kept in touch - guess it helped! Good luck to everyone, what an exciting time!</p>
<p>Forgot to mention, there are 3 dates for admitted student open houses this year: 2/17 (for those who have winter break); 4/11 & 4/14 which may work for those on spring break.</p>
<p>Collegelovingmom – Here is the link to the most recent information i can find on the Living Learning Communities at JMU –<a href=“Residential Learning Communities - JMU”>Residential Learning Communities - JMU;
<p>And about Wayland – [James</a> Madison University - Wayland Hall Learning Community](<a href=“College of Visual and Performing Arts - JMU”>College of Visual and Performing Arts - JMU)</p>
<p>I am not sure if non CVPA majors can apply or not. This would be a good question to ask for interested students.</p>
<p>My daughter OOS is also attending the open house on 2/17- Very happy for her as this was one of her two top choices. Initiatelaunch, I see your a Steeler fan and just about 5 hours away, as are we. What is your daughter want to major in?</p>
<p>CLMom, great color on the dorm setups, thanks. </p>
<p>We used Google earth to “visit” campus and we could “drive” down Bluestone drive. Those dorms looked very nice and from the descriptions you and KatMT gave, sound okay. S1’s school has great examples of Collegiate Gothic - great to look at from the outside but a real rathole on the inside. </p>
<p>TLK, yes, we are all proud members of the Steeler Nation in this house. My Son 
(S2) has not yet decided on a major. Or maybe he has…what day is it? Anyway…DW and I are fine with his indecision…and encourage it to some degree. S1’s school didn’t require him to declare until spring semester of his sophomore year, and he took every allotted minute. And he will be graduating this spring in four years, 
which is something I didn’t accomplish! </p>
<p>I will say receiving the good news from JMU seems to have lit a fire under the boy. Just days before we had a rather pointed discussion about Senioritis and the fact that JMU (and Elon, etc) would be looking for midterm grades. He is now much more engaged in his school work and appears determined to finish strong. Fingers crossed…:rolleyes: </p>
<p>He is also spending time on the website getting a better ideas on majors…seems he wants to have a game plan for his visit on 2/17 BEFORE he shows up on campus:confused: Who is this kid??</p>
<p>My daughter also got in! OOS… UW GPA 4.0 and WGPA 4.7. SAT 2080. We are now officially torn between JMU and VT. Still waiting to hear from VT but sounds promising she’ll get in. Hoping to come to the open house in Feb to help her make her choice!! Very exciting times!!</p>
<p>We’ll look for you on campus CM4!</p>
<p>CM4: My son is at JMU and had also considered VT (and got in). He ended up choosing JMU because of its greater focus on undergrads, JMU classes being smaller than at VT and being taught by professors (VT uses a lot of grad students/teaching assistants), and JMU’s orientation being a lot more robust. Also, JMU’s housing situation was a lot more appealing – all freshmen are housed in freshmen-only dorms at JMU, which promotes bonding and a strong community feel, whereas at VT your roommate will be a freshman, but there are a mix of freshmen and sophomores on most halls. JMU’s bread and butter is undergrads, whereas VT has a huge grad school. JMU works really hard to help freshmen adjust to college life. VT does have the bigger D-I sports program, especially in football; but JMU has football, and it does generate a lot of socializing and fun. JMU students are very spirited and upbeat, and that positive vibe really appealed to my son. VT is a friendly campus, too, but JMU just seemed a little warmer and more close-knit. Academically, they’re both great schools, but classes are smaller and more often taught by professors at JMU. JMU emphasizes the liberal arts a bit more – all students take some classes in the humanities, arts, and social sciences; even if they plan to major in something technical. Likewise, those not majoring in something technical are still expected to gain some technical literacy. Overall, though, they are both really nice schools, and you can’t go wrong with either one.</p>