<p>Congratulations tia3 and daughter!</p>
<p>Accepted in PA!</p>
<p>In PA, Congratulations!</p>
<p>Nolan: I think what killed you in admissions are the D's and C's. Colleges just don't want to see them on a transcript. Period. Did you ask the gc in your school to write a letter to JMU and other schools explaining your drop in grades???? If you got into VT, you should be able to get into JMU, IMO. My D was just accepted, and in JMU's letter they said that they got 18500 applications for 3850 spaces. So, JMU's become more competitive, but some kids still think of it as a safety and won't attend there.... Have you thought of looking into OOS colleges that have rolling admissions??? It's never too late... You're a real smart kid, remember that... (I also think that Stafford Co schools leave a lot to be desired. Hard to compete w/the NoVA crowd, like TJ.) Good luck, and keep your chin up!</p>
<p>LBP, Do you know if JMU has regional quotas?</p>
<p>Northeastmom, that's a good question and there's often been speculation about regional quotas in regard to the VA state schools. When we attended an admissions info session in August, the rep did not pursue this topic. I do not think that there are quotas; however, it would seem unfair to take the bulk of the students from any one region in VA. That would not make for a "balanced" freshman class. How you can find accurate info on this, I don't know, unless someone in the state government keeps statistics on this... I don't know if the school's common data set offers this info, either.</p>
<p>LBP, Thanks for your response. I had been told by another poster on cc that there was a quota, so this is interesting. Someone told me that it was tougher to gain admission from the northern Virginia area. The poster was from VA, and I felt that the poster knew what he/she was talking about. Perhaps that poster was just incorrect. BTW, just looking at the different areas in VA that my son's friends come from, the class seems balanced with respect to region.</p>
<p>Does it matter what region you live it? Meaning a person from NoVa has the same in-state advantages as a person from Tidewater Region. It is just really competititive because of the overwhelming surplus of applications, I mean, I don't think I could choose 3,850 people from 18,500. That is like a 21% acceptance rate for RD.</p>
<p>blue, we cross posted. Actually the admissions rate is about 65%. Don't forget that maybe 30-35% of those who are admitted actually attend (that is where yield comes into the picture).</p>
<p>Just checked, the collegeboard lists the acceptance rate at 63%.</p>
<p>Yea I know but if you look a few posts above, I said the acceptance rate for Regular Decision, 3850/18500 is about 21%. I don't know what early decision, but if it was 65% overall, that would mean RD was harder to get into.</p>
<p>JMU does not offer ED. They have EA, and it is supposed to be more difficult to gain admission through EA than RD. The website does not say how many studnents are admitted through EA, but it does say that it is more competitive than RD. They do state that 49% of those deferred to RD from EA are admitted during the RD round, but that those EA applicants do not have an advantage over the RD applicants. Info from JMU's website:</p>
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<li>Early Action (nonbinding)
Early Action is more competitive than the Regular Decision process. To be admitted through Early Action, a student needs to be superior in curriculum, grades, test scores and extracurricular activities. Forthe class entering in the 2006 Fall semester, 49 percent of the students deferred from Early Action to Regular Decision were eventually admitted. Students who apply through the Early Action process do not have an advantage over students who apply Regular Decision.</li>
</ol>
<p>Thanks, I meant to say Early Action. But I have heard that all the colleges are more competitive to get into this year.</p>
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Nolan: I think what killed you in admissions are the D's and C's. Colleges just don't want to see them on a transcript. Period. Did you ask the gc in your school to write a letter to JMU and other schools explaining your drop in grades???? If you got into VT, you should be able to get into JMU, IMO. My D was just accepted, and in JMU's letter they said that they got 18500 applications for 3850 spaces. So, JMU's become more competitive, but some kids still think of it as a safety and won't attend there.... Have you thought of looking into OOS colleges that have rolling admissions??? It's never too late... You're a real smart kid, remember that... (I also think that Stafford Co schools leave a lot to be desired. Hard to compete w/the NoVA crowd, like TJ.) Good luck, and keep your chin up!
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<p>thanks for the kind words. i too think it was the ds and c.</p>
<p>and i actually just got a partial merit scholarship from VT today!</p>
<p>Nolan, Well that is some wonderful news! Congratulations on the merit award.</p>
<p>Yes, Nolan, good for you! VT appreciates your qualities! Congratulations! I'm sure you'll be very successful there!</p>
<p>Nolan, my son got waitlisted at JMU early this week, which seemed as bizarre as your decision. He is in state, he had SAT's 800CR, 720 Math, and 620 Writing, weighted GPA of 4.0, 4 AP classes, all others honors classes, lots of activites, etc. His metrics are clearly well above the class profiles for past years. He was WL at Wm and Mary, accepted early to VT so he could apply for the honors program, and got "honors admission" at Mary Washington (a school we really liked, although probably not the one for his major). He had 2 C's in 4 years, Don't think the C's would do it.<br>
The guidance office in the HS said JMU has a reputation for bizarre decisions - suggesting they throw the apps up in the air and pick the ones that land face up. Have also heard that from other parents. Another suggestion is that they consider 15 at a time and pick 5 or 6 of those, so it depends who you are grouped with.<br>
I am wondering if they WL people who they are pretty sure are using them as a "safe school" so they can get their selectivity numbers or yield numbers up. Then if any of those accept the WL, they can admit them to up their metrics Pure speculation. In any case, I think VT is the better school by far, although JMU is a decent one. We're lucky in Virginia to have a whole lot of really good state schools.<br>
Does anyone from admissions at JMU monitor this forum? If so, care to comment?</p>
<p>I'm not from JMU admissions - just another parent. JMU was a real obvious safety school for my D, yet she was accepted....There are lots of rumors out there. It's also possible that, although JMU does not have rolling admissions, maybe they're considering the applications as soon as they're submitted. So, the sooner you get your app in, the better (?) IMO, the C's could hurt a student's chances. There a just too many kids out there with eviable grades from very good schools with top teachers. I wonder, also, if the reputation of a VA hs has any bearing on admission to a VA state school.... (i.e., You often hear about Thomas Jefferson HS and how those kids get into just about anywhere they apply.) Good luck to your son...</p>
<p>LBP wrote "I wonder, also, if the reputation of a VA hs has any bearing on admission to a VA state school...."</p>
<p>This isn't a factor, as our HS is one of the best - it's made it onto the Newsweek top 500 a few times. The C's were weighted to B's, and one was in an AP class.
Maybe there is a quota per HS? </p>
<p>Thanks for the good wishes, and good wishes to your daughter.</p>
<p>o u know what, jmu can go shove itself up a sewer pipe! i used it as my safety for music and they rejected me frmo the music dept. WAH!</p>
<p>Jeremybeach: My D was accepted academically and rejected for music. Where else did you apply?</p>