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By Gender  | | Male | A- | | Female | A- |
| By Major | | Accounting | B | | Anthropology | A | | Art & Design Department | B+ | | Athletics/Training | A- | | Biology | A- | | Business - Management and Administration | A- | | Chemistry | B | | Civil Engineering | A | | Communications | B+ | | Computer Science | C+ | | Economics | A | | Education | A- | | Engineering Department | B+ | | English | A | | Finance | A | | Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | A- | | Geography and Geosciences | A+ | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | A | | Journalism | A- | | Kinesiology | A- | | Math | B+ | | Music Education | A- | | Nuclear Engineering | A+ | | Nursing | A | | Other | A- | | Perfomance Arts | A | | Physical Therapy/Exercise Science | A | | Physics | B | | Political Science | A- | | PreMed and Medical | A | | Psychology | A- | | Public Health | A | | School of Information | A | | Sociology | A- | | Undecided | B+ |
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Quotes touching on Extracurricular Activities | “... the clubs and activities are ok on campus - but some of the students can be snooty and off putting ...” |
| “... 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 cou...” |
| “... And although I immersed myself in clubs and extra curricular activities, I could not find one person who seemed to have any individuality ...” |
| “... The academics, social life, professors, extra curricular activities and campus are all superb ...” |
| “... Making friends here is not hard, and there are plenty of clubs, and activities to meet new people ...” |
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1)parking is tough (although the bus system is great so it doesn't really matter)
2)sports teams are good (football is a lot of fun), but...” |
| “... JMU also has a HUGE intramural sports program and club sports program ...” |
| “... JMU also has a HUGE intramural sports program and club sports program ...” |
| “... As a freshman, I have more research experiences, volunteer work, and extracurricular activities than my two best friends (one attending an Ivy L...” |
| “... You need to JOIN groups, talk to people, attend sporting events, play sports ...” |
| “... Most of the black dudes here play sports n are all hoes ...” |
| “... I've met people who are here only for sports and can't hold a conversation beyond that, and I've also met some of the brightest and most scholar...” |
| “... A lot of people say the only thing to do is party, but I have had a lot of fun over the weekends doing activities that interest me, and I have ne...” |
| “... I didn't like Harrisonburg, and I didn't have that many friends because I wasn't involved in any clubs on campus outside of intramural soccer ...” |
| “... There are TONS of classes offered, as well as all the equipment you could want and tons of space for intramurals ...” |
| “... Im not gonna lie, i do go out every weekend (and some weekdays) to party, but i also play a bunch of sports here and am really involved ...” |
| “... JMU is ridiculously full of white conservative people who enjoy sports and beer ...” |
| “... Even with clubs, activities, parties and what not i did not make friends ...” |
| “... I find myself bored right now, but I am loading up on classes and activities next semester to lessen that ...” |
| “... I didn't really get involved as a Freshman; I played intramural soccer and made some close friends in my dorm and through networking ...” |
| “... there are so many things to do here -- student government, student life, theater, music, dance, greek life, academic clubs,clubs for diversity, ...” |
| “... Also, the campus is in the middle of a beautiful valley which is host to endless outdoors activities ...” |
| “... ): lots or partying and lots of alcohol, small time sports programs (don't expect to see anything similar to the likes of programs at bigger Divi...” |
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