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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright If you're thinking about going here and you have the option of anywhere else in VA, even community college, go there. This school was an absolute waste of my time and money. All the negative reviews on here are absolutely true. What I haven't heard much about is the res life department. It is absolute shit. If you want to move out, switch roommates,etc. there's no luck here. RA's and everyone all the way up to the director do not want to help you. Every RA is two faced. Just hope you get a perfect roommate so you don't have deal with this. As for the people and social scene: Half the people are on a quest to get wasted every night of the week and the other half are in christian clubs (similar to frats) and shun you if you're not. My first semester, when most people made friends in their dorms/ orientation group right away, I was forced out of my comfort zone and joined countless clubs and activities to find my 'niche'. I was determined to make JMU work for me. Second semester and still no niche, because most people meet friends at parties or in their sororities. People find their friends at drunken parties and want to keep those friends because they are close minded and don't want to deal with anyone different from them. During my year there, I've heard countless other horror stories about roommates, the social scene, etc and only wish I'd heard them sooner. I had never really heard anything bad about JMU until I got there, it's like a cult. I'm transferring, and wish I'd gotten out at spring semester. don't go to this shithole. Faculty Accessibility: A-, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 21 2011 1st Year Female -- Class 2014    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=80237&uid=1408'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Communications  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average I love JMU's parties and people but i hated the interstate running through it and didnt like Harrisonburg either...there was always plenty to do on campus and i loved all my friends Social Life: A, Useful Schoolwork: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 05 2011 1st Year Female -- Class 2015    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=79769&uid=1408'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save School of Information  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I?ve been using this site since I was a freshman in high school to start looking at colleges. Now that I?m finally ready to write my own review of JMU, just know that I?ve read tons of reviews before, and that a majority of them should be taken with a grain of salt. Most people I?m sure go on this site purposely to write negative reviews, and I?m quite frankly surprised at all of the negativity I?m seeing here about JMU. That said, my first few months at James Madison University were kind of miserable. I was out of state, had trouble making good friends, and found myself wanting to be somewhere else. What it came down to, though, was that I was kind of afraid to get close to anyone. I came in with this notion that everyone was automatically shallow and wouldn?t be someone that I could really be friends with. I had some few fun nights my first semester, but wasn?t really getting anything out of it. I was starting to think I had made the wrong decision going there. My second semester, though, I definitely lightened up. I?ve found so many cool people that I miss now in the middle of the summer, and I really can?t wait to get back to Harrisonburg. I was even fortunate enough to join Greek life during the spring semester and it?s been amazing. Even if you think you would never join a sorority or fraternity in a million years, I definitely recommend it. It?s opened up so many doors for me and I wouldn?t have it any other way. There are so many other organizations to get involved with too. I can?t stress enough how many awesome people there are out there to meet, as much as you may not think so. Which leads me to a similar point; girls tend to complain about a lack of guys. I?ve never seen this is an issue. In fact, I?ve been to parties where there are too many guys to the point where I?ve felt uncomfortable. There are all kinds of parties though ? big, small, frat, apartment ? that partying is never really an issue. Oh, and the drunk bus is awesome. JMU?s facilities are truly top notch. I?m impressed every single day at how beautiful the campus is. Thinking about the bluestone buildings right now is making me want to go back so bad! The new side of campus doesn?t look so great on the outside, but I love eating at Festival and ISAT/HHS is a top notch building. Also, the food is amazing in case you haven?t heard. The only thing I was really bummed about at JMU my first year was my dorm. I lived in the village and while it?s a great location, it wasn?t so great for meeting people. When you?re stuck in a suite with the same six people ? girls, especially ? things can get tense. I didn?t know that many people in my building as a result and it kind of made me wish I was living in hall style. I would recommend it because my friends living in hall style dorms had a blast. Also, the village isn?t air conditioned which is pretty lame. I?m living on campus again next year in an air conditioned hall style dorm and I?m pretty excited! As far as academics go, GenEds really suck. There are some that are very interesting if you can get them, but signing up for classes as a freshman and even sophomore is such a pain in the ass. That being said, most professors are really awesome and make GenEds enjoyable. I didn?t even realize how much I?ve learned this past year in my classes as much as everyone tends to complain about them. Anyway, I would definitely recommend RateMyProfessor because it tends to be accurate. I?m really excited to start my major classes this semester and to get all this filler out of the way.ANYWAY. For a long time I was afraid I had made the wrong decision going to JMU. I wasn?t having the time of my life like everyone said I would and I was pretty upset in Harrisonburg. But, honestly, things have gotten so much better that I couldn?t see myself anywhere else. There are times when I wish I was closer to home, but at the same time when I?ve visited my friends at other schools, they really just don?t compare to JMU. It?s so homey and welcoming, and even if you do feel alone, there?s ALWAYS someone to talk to, even if you don?t realize it right away. JMU is the school for me and I wouldn?t have it any other way! Faculty Accessibility: A+, Surrounding City: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. 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