We also toured UVA and GMU because he wanted a large in-state

school. UVA was elitist and GMU was, well, never mind.

JMU students were more like VT. Many of the buildings have limestone and the dorms were very similar. The school spirit was similar.

JMU felt like a slightly smaller version of VT.

In response to this post by HokieSignGuy

Posted: 11/10/2017 at 09:53AM

Doing 2 college campus visits this weekend. -- HIXBURGHOKIE 11/10/2017 07:25AM

Did that last year - the tour guides at VT are IMPRESSIVE -- hokieinashburn 11/10/2017 3:50PM

Dad....two pieces of advice, -- HokiesBill48 11/10/2017 3:14PM

Agree and trying not to push (to hard) and good idea on the student thing. -- HIXBURGHOKIE 11/10/2017 4:40PM

Are you doing official visits? i.e. they know you are there? -- GFallsFan 11/10/2017 09:56AM

Yes it is an official guided tour. ** -- HIXBURGHOKIE 11/10/2017 4:42PM

My son is younger but we did several tours on our own -- bigbadbird 11/10/2017 08:22AM

The WVU visitor events are amazing -- daisyWV 11/10/2017 5:39PM

One of my nephews is touring VT on Saturday -- Hokie Chris 11/10/2017 08:16AM

If Hixburg gets to the 'burg Saturday night you could set up a date -- Late 80s Hokie 11/10/2017 09:24AM

*Lol* ** -- HIXBURGHOKIE 11/10/2017 4:45PM

Both of my sons just graduated from JMU -- TomTurkey 11/10/2017 08:07AM

Well I kind of hate to say it but the real competition is with that school -- HIXBURGHOKIE 11/10/2017 4:51PM

I told mine he could go wherever but he wasn't impressed with the Hoos -- TomTurkey 11/10/2017 4:55PM

Everybody is different. My son toured VT after JMU and when we -- hokeyhokie 11/10/2017 08:16AM

I never got that impression. I found JMU to be bland and soulless. ** -- HokieNoVA 11/10/2017 10:22AM

How are they alike? Seems VERY different in terms of size and majors and -- HokieSignGuy 11/10/2017 09:25AM

We also toured UVA and GMU because he wanted a large in-state -- hokeyhokie 11/10/2017 09:53AM

My little sister and my work wife both went to JMU -- Nova Hokie 95 11/10/2017 12:21PM

UVA. ** -- GFallsFan 11/10/2017 4:48PM

The UVA engineering open house/tour was terrible. (6 ys ago) -- GFallsFan 11/10/2017 10:03AM

I told them I was just there for Easters. ** -- Major Kong 11/10/2017 11:21AM

I thought the general tour was pretty well done but I couldn't get over -- hokeyhokie 11/10/2017 10:19AM

At least they were being honest about their attitude. ** -- 48zip 11/10/2017 10:14AM

Okay, that is a bit what I thought you meant, and that is also my -- HokieSignGuy 11/10/2017 09:59AM

Yes, never know sometimes -- TomTurkey 11/10/2017 08:35AM

We also toured UVA and GMU because he wanted a large in-state

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