thingz to know if you're going to JMU 

hi! when i was a freshman they did it randomly but i think now you can put a preference for where you want to live or you can apply for residential learning communities! freshman are usually not allowed cars because you are required to live on campus! i lived in the village and i loved it bc i was right in the middle of campus and as a first year nursing major youre going to be all over campus with the nursing pre-reqs and gen-eds so i def recommend the village area!

Im a freshman at JMU and in the MRDs!!! I play clarinet and you should definitely do marching band in college it is a life changing experience and I can answer any questions about that if you have any!!!!!

Brianna Kaiser hello!! i definitely would recommend joining mrds if you came to jmu, it is so fun!! as a freshman when you declare a major you’ll declare nursing but you’ll apply for the nursing program your sophomore year at the earliest. the first three/four semesters you’ll be taking general education classes and the nursing prerequisite classes. the nursing program is competitive but it’s competitive everywhere because of class sizes and clinicals and because a lot of applicants:) lmk if you have any more questions!

Tracy Riffle eyyy fellow MRDs! 💜💛

MRD percussion member here - definitely join band it’s so much fun :) (definitely take a look at rehearsal schedules though but it’s totally okay to join and drop later if it’s too much, because then at least you’ve given it a try!) plus the only sections who need to audition are percussion and color guard so otherwise you just sign up for the class and you’re in :) just be sure to check our website for the membership form (if it’s not past the deadline already but you could probably still sign up tbh)