James Madison University Top Questions

JMU is growing and adding more students and therefore it is hard sometimes to get the classes you need. There needs to be more professors to accomodate the increasing number of students.

As an accounting major, I have had some issues with the business school here. I think the academic advisors in the business school are very unhelpful and many times they fail to even respond to an email. Selecting classes at this school is always a pain because it's rare you get every class you need, especially business classes. They need to physically expand the business school to meet the demand of students that come to the school for the program, not simply reject students and neglect others by making ridiculous requirements for admission.

No diversity; lacking ethinicity-wise and socioeconomic-status wise.

I think the financial aid is horrible! I filled out my FAFSA early this year but I didn't get my loans until after I took my midterms! I pay for almost everything by myself and it was a huge stress factor for me. I don't know why it took so long for me to get my loan money. I went and spoke with the financial aid office many times and could not get to the bottom of this problem.

Not enough racial diversity. I like getting to know people and people of different races have a lot to teach.

The worst thing about JMU is that it can be a big party school and if you don't want to go out and drink there isn't a lot to do on the weekends. Also if you don't go out one night because you want to sleep, or have a test it will probably be loud Thurday night- Saturday night.

A bit too much focus is placed on the drinking on weekends. There is a lot of other things to get involved with but people just don't see it because of all the parties that are advertised.

The lack of diversity

Alocohl related events

The cost to attend this school.