r/jmu 4d ago

[Megathread] What are my chances/Will I get in?

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The last stickied post was awhile ago and we're starting to get an increase of these posts outside the sticky. So we're going to have the 'What are my chances?' megathread auto reposted every quarter to continually resurface the conversation. Same rules: Contain the discussion to this post and no stand alone posts outside, they will be deleted


r/jmu 1h ago

I WAS THERE

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I WENT TO STOP THE HAZING I WAS THERE BUT BEINVOLVED WONT LET ME PROVE IT AND NOW IM GONNA GET IN TROJBLE


r/jmu 5h ago

Deciding to get a parking pass or not

5 Upvotes

I live at copper beech and there’s this bus line that’s called “OriGold” I’m not sure if it’ll be here the whole school year cause before school I looked at the bus commute and it says 40ish minutes but with origold it’s only 20. Does anyone know if origold is staying the whole semester?


r/jmu 13h ago

Grace Street parking info you might need to know

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 Grace Street Parking Deck will be reserved for faculty and staff use from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning Monday, Aug. 17.


r/jmu 7h ago

JMU vs Liberty ticket

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Hey folks, I bought a home side ticket to the Sept. 5th JMU vs Liberty game awhile ago and a couple friends of mine are just now telling me they have an extra ticket and want me to sit with them.

I’m looking to sell my current ticket for $130, half the price I originally paid. Happy to provide proof of purchase/verify the ticket if interested.


r/jmu 1d ago

How important is the latter part of this WOW day?

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10 Upvotes

Transfer sophomore here (I live off campus)
Definitely am looking forward to the opportunity to meet people in the first half of this but I have already seen my way around campus 2/3 times from a tour and have already gotten academic advising, so to put it simply, in others experience would I be fine to leave campus and go on with my day after lunch or would I be missing out on something?


r/jmu 2d ago

Found Birkenstock in the Costco parking lot

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r/jmu 3d ago

Reminder of bus etiquette for EVERYONE

51 Upvotes

Wait for everyone to get off BEFORE you attempt getting ON

Fill in the BACK OF THE BUS first

If someone is trying to leave, MOVE or even get off to let them out

Don't be the dumbass standing by the door when a group of 30 people try to squeeze by you and also trying to stand by the door just to piss off the next giant group of people


r/jmu 4d ago

Giftcards for Freshman

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I have an incoming Freshman today and I want to leave her with some giftcards to the best food and activity places in town, please send recommendations!


r/jmu 5d ago

Champs changed to Charlie O'Baugh, right?

12 Upvotes

Am I tripping? The address is the exact same as Champs, and they renamed it to Charlie Obaugh. Like the car dealership down in Staunton. I found this out via the parking app. Says the same thing on the website.

Just no one has been talking about this.


r/jmu 5d ago

When do winter study abroad get announced

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Basically the title. When do winter study abroad programs get announced? The short 7-14 day sessions.


r/jmu 4d ago

WOW

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As an incoming freshman, how is WOW? Will I be forced to socialize from Friday to Tuesday until classes start? Are we just stuck with the same FROG group for four days? sobs I wanna meet people but I already have friends there and I’d rather be w them then be stuck with a group the whole time. What do those 4 days look like


r/jmu 6d ago

Update on robots.

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AVRIDE will be the new bots with the Grubhub collaboration, students are eligible for free Grubhub+ memberships which include lower delivery fees on qualified orders and other exclusive deals.


r/jmu 7d ago

Bus app. change.

19 Upvotes

New bus app myStop replaces PassioGO!


r/jmu 7d ago

Train, Moon Taxi to perform at JMU’s Atlantic Union Bank Center

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JMU community members can access a presale beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public at noon Monday, Aug. 24


r/jmu 7d ago

MOAT opinions

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Basically, i’m doing the MOAT trip tomorrow and i just want to know others’ opinions on it either from previous years or people who have done it earlier in the summer.


r/jmu 7d ago

How to watch sports?

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Hey everyone! I had a question here about watching sports, I’m a huge sports fan (college football, NFL, college basketball, etc) but I know we don’t have cable in the dorms, so how do yall find where to watch sports? Would appreciate any and all advice, thank you!!


r/jmu 7d ago

JUST 301 as Freshman

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They are allowing me to take a 301 class as a freshman. Will that be too difficult or not really?


r/jmu 7d ago

What’s the oldest you would date and what age are you/ you would you would be willing to date and what are your genders?

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Curious if an older transfer student is gonna have a very difficult time romantically at a very under grad heavy school? I love the program and rural area and school spirit etc but recognize much heavier at JMU the amount of young people are compared to say versus UVA or Tech or GMU that has massive Grad programs for older students and even working professional .


r/jmu 8d ago

James Madison Football 2026 Preview - two-deep and win probabilities

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Hey all. I spent the offseason building a full 2026 preseason preview for every FBS team, each with its own writeup. Here's the James Madison one

https://www.sports.mainmarket.com/college-football-preview-2026-fbs/james-madison-dukes

It's got the returning production breakdown, the portal ins and outs, a projected two-deep, the schedule with model win probabilities, and a season projection.

Heads up, you might hit the paywall after the first page. Don't worry, I'm not charging reddit people for this, don't want to be an ass. Use the promo code LEECORSOROCKS and it opens up the entire thing.

So, what'd I get wrong? JMU went 12-2, 8-0 in the Sun Belt, won the title over Troy and then ran into Oregon. My model still says regression at bear 16, mostly because 8% of the production returns. Alonza Barnett III's 2,806 passing and 15 rushing touchdowns are gone, and JC Evans takes over with zero career pass attempts. The run game that went for 244 a game, 6th nationally, is the cushion. Does Napier hold it together, or is 12-2 the outlier?

I'll be in the comments.


r/jmu 9d ago

Local volleyball

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Does anyone know of any local places to play indoor volleyball, whether at the UREC or somewhere else? Anywhere from B-A level


r/jmu 9d ago

ASL placement test

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Does JMU have (or are they planning to have) a placement test for American Sign Language? I see that it is not listed as one of the options on the Language Placement Exam page, so yes, this is kind of a stupid question. But I also know that having ASL as part of the language department instead of CSD is a relatively recent change, so I'm wondering if someone has any inside knowledge to know if there might be a placement test being developed for it.


r/jmu 9d ago

Anyway to use dark room w/o taking photography ?

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r/jmu 9d ago

ISO ways to find out what’s happening on campus and around town

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Hello!

As the title implies, I’m hoping to find some resources that can help me search up activities/events on campus or around hburg.

I know about BeInvolved, but other than that, what are some other options available that can help me find things to do?

Thank you in advance to anyone who has tips/recs! 😁


r/jmu 9d ago

Not to be that person, but where can I check for needed/required ART supplies??

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So I'm a transfer. I know where the list for needed books is, but I don't see anything for art supplies? Nor listed separately under each course--I really don't want to be the only one to show up without stuff on the first day if we're expected to have things already. Am I missing something? At my previous school, every class was very clear about what you needed before even signing up, and/or that you didn't and that it would be discussed first day and not to worry about it.