<p>I have 7 days to decide. I plan on going into business (hospitality tourism) or education or political science. I have been to both schools and loved them both. I just want to hear some pros and cons for each. Thanks</p>
<p>Same level of selectivity but Virginia Tech is a graduate level research university and commands more respect because of this. In addition, VT has opened a medical school which will help to draw more high achieving pre-professsional students to its campus.
However, for what you want to do career wise, it probably makes no difference.</p>
<p>Hospitality tourism is definitely a national or international career, and for that reason, Virginia Tech is an easy choice. Outside of VA and a few mid-Atlantic states, James Madison will not be recognized as a reputable school. Additionally, I believe you’ll have some great undergraduate opportunities at the Inn at Virginia Tech. During my tenure there, I knew many folks who went on to great careers with Hilton and Marriott (frequent recruiter) after graduation.</p>
<p>comparing VT and JMU is a little weird – it is sort of like comparing Penn State to Dickinson College – but my sister is hell bent on transferring to JMU. She was initially rejected and is currently enrolled at VT.</p>
<p>Even though JMU is more like a small college than a huge stateschool like VT, JMU (#28 in the country) is actually ranked higher than Va Tech (not in the Top 50) for Business according to Businessweek – a magazine read outside of the Old dominion: [Best</a> Undergraduate Business Schools 2011 - Businessweek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>
<p>To be fair I put little stock in rankings but it probably goes further than using anecdotal data about relative obscurity.</p>
<p>VA COLLEGE RAP feat. JMU and VTECH</p>
<p>[Va</a> College Rap - YouTube](<a href=“The Virginia College Rap - YouTube”>The Virginia College Rap - YouTube)</p>