<p>PAmom59: I have a daughter that attends Penn State Main…lovesssssss it…this huge school became much smaller the minute she moved in to the freshmen dorms. She made a close knit friend group in a matter of weeks (which she still hangs out with as a sophomore in her apartment), and has endless opportunities for other friend groups and just basically endless opportunity no matter what the subject regarding Penn State Main. On that note, she absolutely loved JMU when she visited! and would have been very happy to go there too. I guess what I am trying to say is don’t discount your In State school because of size. I have learned that the saying is true "You can make a big school small, but you can’t make a small school big (this not in relation to JMU, but more in relation to the small liberal arts college my son attends!) and… JMU is once again on the top of our list for our next daughter, along with Penn State - University Park of course! Oh, and I cannot forget Univ. of Sout Carolina -Columbia…also on the top of the list for her…but i gotta tell you…with Penn State’s rep combined with in-state price tag…I am encouraging her to take a summer start if that is what she has to do to get in!!! We hear the summer kids loved their experience and got a feel for the campus before the fall rush anyway. P.S. … and if you have never seen a WHITE OUT in the football stadiums during a big home game…there is nothing else like it…the spirit from those student stands even registers on the richter scale lol…no joke.</p>