| I am a student at JMU. I was the valedictorian of my high school with a GPA of 4.8 and I had SATs that were about 2200. I took 2 AP classes my junior year and 4 AP classes my senior year (and got straight A's in all of my classes). You really have to show that you are a well-rounded student. If your child's GPA will suffer from taking more than 2 AP classes, then maybe you should reconsider JMU. AP classes prepare you for college level work, although college classes are require much more. VT is easy to get into (I got in there too). The kid mentioned in the article was not all that impressive, JMU is a competitive school and you can't expect a 3.4 GPA to get you in automatically. I guess what he doesn't realize is that there are people from all over the state with better credentials trying to get the same spot. I must say that if math is not your strong suit, then don't feel pressured to take AP Calc or any other like it. You need to show that you are taking on a challenging work load, but do not bite off more than you can chew. |