<p>JMU only looks at CR and M scores for SAT. You may also want to consider taking he ACT… some students find they score higer or one test than the other. JMU will accept ether. </p>
<p>If finances are an issue it sounds like you are looking at state schools in NY and VA where you would qualify for in-state tuition because a parent lives there? American is a private university in Washington DC. </p>
<p>JMU tends to be a bit more GPA and EC driven than test score driven, from what understand. If you go on the JMU admissions website you can see who your regional admissions coordinator is… [Coleman</a> Bonner - Admissions Counselor](<a href=“http://www.jmu.edu/admissions/info/regionalcounselors/profiles/coleman.shtml]Coleman”>http://www.jmu.edu/admissions/info/regionalcounselors/profiles/coleman.shtml) he would be able to give you a sense of what kinds of classes you should be taking in order to be competitive for admission to JMU.</p>
<p>It looks like JMU could be a target school for you… what do you think you might like to major in? VA has many wonderful state schools, some of the larger schools tend to have a reputation for being stronger in specific areas… EX. JMU for education and arts… VTech for engineering and sciences (this does not mean that the programs are not strong at both… just in terms of reputation). :)</p>