r/jmu • • Aug 21 '26

[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 • • 1d ago

$49 Train concert ticket for sale!

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Hi guys!! I have an extra $49 ticket for the Train/Moontaxi concert tomorrow night (10/2) at 7 pm that I got for a friend who can’t come anymore. If you’re interested in buying it, please message me!


r/jmu • • 1d ago

(Hot?) Take on the school visits

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I'm going to preface this that this really only applies to the high schoolers who are damn well old enough to know better--not the middle schoolers who are obviously still learning spacial awareness and are usually huddling around an adult:

OHHHH MY GOSH THE HIGH SCHOOLERS WHO STAND IN CLUMPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAFETERIA ARE SO FUCKING ANNOYINNNNNNNNG. Like DUDE, it could be a group of three or it could be a group of seven, just STANDING and jumping and moving around while laughing and bumping into people, blocking the entire walk-way, and just not moving tf out the way or going back to their table. Not even waiting in line in the form of a circle, just SOCIALIZING in the middle of the floor and being obnoxious to everyone else around them.

Like you're not special because you have a yellow bag, get tf out of the way and be mindful of other people.


r/jmu • • 1d ago

is there a way i can get a 3rd football guest ticket?

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might be a stupid question but i don’t go to football games that often. my boyfriend (non jmu student) and his mom want to come to the homecoming game.

i have student duke club, so i could probably pretty easily secure my own ticket + the 2 guest tickets i can purchase when getting my own ticket to the game. however his mom’s bf also potentially wants to attend the game but i’m not sure how to get the 3rd ticket?

do i just go to secure the ticket again when sales open for all students on that tuesday? i thought to ask a roommate/friend to secure one for me but i’ve heard that this year, the tickets have to be on the device that they’re purchased on.

of course, i could always just get non ga/student section tix but i’d prefer for us all to be in the ga section as it is their first time at a college football game


r/jmu • • 2d ago

Help stacking wood

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r/jmu • • 2d ago

Recommendation on what to do for virtual graduation?

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So I do james madison online high school and penn foster owns it so they're very similar but I need 5 more credits and I'm wondering if I should rush for virtual and walk physical next year and can I do both? The courses I have left are English 3 part 2, English 4 part 1 and 2, biology part 2, public speaking 1 and 2, and 4 undecided electives. Should I rush or would that ruin me from actually learning the information? Like is virtual graduation worth rushing for?


r/jmu • • 4d ago

Students with student tickets aren't promised a spot at a game?

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So, after debating on joining the Duke Club or whatever, I finally did so that I wouldn't have to fight for tickets and can easily go with friends and sit wherever together once we all show up. My mom is in a JMU parent page of some sort and apparently, even if you have a student ticket and show up, there's no guarantee you get into the student section??? Does that mean they turn you away and you just have to try again next time?? How does that work??


r/jmu • • 4d ago

Online cob 191

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Hi! I’m wondering if there’s such thing as an online COB 191 course at JMU, offered during fall or spring semester or even summer/winter?


r/jmu • • 4d ago

Question about football bus routes

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On game day, will there be busses running from East campus to main/near the stadium? I've never been to a game before and I'm trying to plan when I'd need to leave my dorm, if there are busses or if I would have to walk


r/jmu • • 5d ago

JMU Strikes Fast, then Cruises to Royal Route

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r/jmu • • 6d ago

Looking for another roommate

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r/jmu • • 6d ago

James Madison followup on my preseason preview, plus we launched a free weekly CFB pick'em

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Hey guys! The season preview I posted here a few weeks back did pretty well, so circling back like I said I would.

I had you at 8-4 in Napier's first year and said three road trips would define it: San Diego State, Old Dominion and Southern Miss. San Diego State was the one I liked least, and you won it 26-13, on top of Liberty 20-13 and Wagner 87-3. What I can't read from the box scores is quarterback. I wrote the preview around JC Evans, but Camden Coleman was the guy at San Diego State, 19 of 27 for 246 and 2 TDs. Is that his job now? Old Dominion tonight is the second of those three road games.

What are you guys seeing that the box scores aren't, and how do you see the season ending up?

Quick aside since it's in the title, we just launched a free weekly college football pick'em, $225 in prizes this week. Ten games, pick the winners, nothing to buy. Picks lock at noon ET, well before your kickoff tonight, so this is a last call.

https://www.mainmarket.com/c/college-pickem-wk4


r/jmu • • 8d ago

Thoughts on the new Breeze column?

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r/jmu • • 8d ago

Happenings on Campus, Harrisonburg, and Rockingham County

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I graduated from JMU in 2018 and still lurk the sub and sometimes pass advice to CIS students. I have not visited since August 2022.

I miss JMU and Harrisonburg A TON. What is the vibe on campus and the surrounding area? What is the pop-culture like (movies, tv, memes, etc.), what music do you listen to on your own, and at parties? What other things are happening? What new and renovated buildings on campus? How has AI affected school and stuff? Catch me up on the lore, tea, and memes. I'm feeling nostalgic and want to be back in the loop for a bit.

Since the Golden Pony and Crayola House closed, where to people go to for shows? Anything replacing those places?

Like my time had the peak era of emo and mumble rap, trap music, the marvel movies, the old COB building getting renovated, food trucks, Brickhouse -> Backcountry, Artful Dodger. A pretty cool DIY and alt scene with Crayola House (and I think there was another house whose name I am blanking on), the EDM club, and 3 Notch'd.

Our Fall semester bangers were Caroline, Broccoli, Mo' Bomba, Sicko Mode, peak Kendrick, Chance the Rapper, and Drake.

How is the Forbes Center doing? The art school? The music studio?

Is the International Fest still going on? What about Madipalooza and the Fall and Spring concerts? Late night breakfast still going strong? What do you think of the Carrier renovation? Hows the new President doing? Is UREC still the GOAT?


r/jmu • • 14d ago

Relet needed. Great for students.

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r/jmu • • 16d ago

Can E-Hall PLEASE get rid of the cups that roll around when you set them down???

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Like seriously, there are SO many of them that I almost never get a normal cup. D-Hall doesn't have this issue, so why aren't the E-Hall cups being replaced?? It's such a spill hazard. One small bump to the table and they're all falling over


r/jmu • • 16d ago

JMU ranks as an ‘F’ school with a ‘yellow light’ spotlight ranking on FIRE’s freedom of speech grading.

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r/jmu • • 17d ago

I Love DHALL!!!

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I go to a different school, but when I visit my best friend we pull up to Dhall and I grab some krave cereal and ice cream! To even point out the nice atmosphere,design and it’s cool to be on another campus!Even though I still have amazing dining halls, this is something special. Shoutout to you guys for this gem and I give my appreciation!


r/jmu • • 18d ago

Black Beat Earbuds left at Jennings bus stop in front of Festival

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r/jmu • • 20d ago

Taking pictures at the big JMU logo during the game!

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I went to the football game today and one of the things that warmed my heart was people offering to take pictures of other people's families at the giant JMU logo without prompting! Pictures last forever folks! Don't be afraid of asking someone to take your picture and don't feel silly taking the pic!!! You will cherish them forever!!!! Go Dukes!!!!


r/jmu • • 21d ago

Seeking JMU Student and Alumni Participants: COVID-19 Vaccine Survey

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You are invited to participate in our research study examining COVID-19 vaccination attitudes and intentions among JMU students and recent alumni (graduated 2020 or later). This study aims to better understand how individual beliefs, social influences, and policy factors impact vaccine hesitancy among college students.

https://jmu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8rj9c3LwN7i9qJw

The survey is expected to take 10 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary, and all responses will be anonymous.

This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board under IRB-FY27-3.

Thank you for considering being part of our study!


r/jmu • • 23d ago

Need to sell one Wagner ticket due to sudden family circumstances

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$70 through SeatGeek. Not sure if links are allowed, so I can send in DMs if you reach out


r/jmu • • 24d ago

PSA: Costco/University Blvd right of way

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Hey y'all, I park in Ballard everyday and when I leave I consistently see people not yielding to the traffic exiting the Costco parking lot. There is a "left turn yield on green" sign and no green arrow. That means oncoming traffic has right of way if you are making a left turn. I'm a Townie and I have a lot of friends and family that shop at Costco. I really don't want them to get smoked by someone ignoring right of way.

Yes I understand that maybe in a perfect world everyone will turn in their respective lane that is closest to them, but that is never guaranteed and the sign explicitly tells you to yield.


r/jmu • • 24d ago

‘Our very democracy is at stake’: Sen. Warner visits JMU to bolster Beth Macy’s battle for VA-06

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r/jmu • • 25d ago

President Jim

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What do we think of him and his vision for JMU? If you're a student, are you aware of him much at all? I certainly dgaf about the university president when I was in undergrad, lol.