crashin13t

How hard is it to make good money as a sports writer, I keep hearing that it is really tough and I just wanted to find out.

LindseyM33

Me too! I'm a senior in HS and my #1 choice is USC and my #2 is UF. I'm a Florida resident though I did move here from California two years ago. I have a current freelancing job with the top newspaper in Florida - The Orlando Sentinel. I got this job because I was accepted an internship last summer. It was a five week sportswriting internternship. I interviewed players from the Tampa Bay Bucs and the Orlando Magic. IT WAS AMAZING!!! I love sportswriting. Especially being a female, it must be impossible to succeed in sportswriting but I'm here to try and break that stereotype!

For applying to USC as a journalism major, does my experience help A LOT or just a little? My GPA is great - 3.85 unweighted though my test scores are just average: 27 on the ACT.

CHANCE ME! USC/UMich/UF/UW

Thanks!!!

That's a Winner

I applied early decision to Northwestern and was shot down, but was accepted into Mizzou's journalism school. However, those are the only two schools that I've applied to so far and am looking for other options. Mizzou is looking pretty good right now since I'm from Missouri (it'll be cheap) and because it's one of the top j schools in the country. Are there any other schools worth looking at or is Mizzou a solid choice? I want to make sure I have options so i was just wondering.

lgn8r

Although it's important to pick a solid J-school, getting a journalism job is all about how much effort/ambition/talent you have. Thatsawinner, Mizzou would be a very solid choice for you, especially considering the price. Working as a journalist won't pay much, so a small loan burden when you graduate is nice. There are some really top-notch faculty at Missouri, and of course there is the hands-on experience. Having Mizzou on your resume will help with connections and getting your foot in the door. Your clips will land you the job.

btw, all these listings of grades, ACT scores, etc.... that might help in getting into a school, but once you're in, forget about them. Recruiters won't be looking at GPA or anything like that. They want to know if you have the chops.

MizzouSteve21

Anyone who says the program at MIZZOU is theory based is absolutely off the mark- Neither the Undergrad or Grad program are primarily theory based- The school is based on the "Missouri Method" which is learning by doing- They are the only school in the country that offers ALL of these mediums delivered to the citizens of the city where the school is located - these are KOMU-TV 8 (local NBC affiliate, no other program works with a national TV company) KBIA which is national public radio, VOX magazine and The Columbia Missourian which is one of two REAL papers (not school papers) in the city. MIZZOU is the best school of journalism in the country and prior to what TexasGal said it IS THE OLDEST school of journalism *she will be a great journalist, especially when it comes to verification of facts). SO come to MIZZOU and be with the best especially the convergence sequence - offering the best training for online journalism anywhere. Period. feel free to e-mail me with any questions!

STEVE

drj

by definition, journalism schools across the board are practice based. to say otherwise is pure folly.

where you get theory are those schools of communication or mass communication that pose as journalism schools. there is a difference.

i have three degrees from mizzou journalism and have direct experience with several others and can verify missouri is top tier in every area as is annenberg west and northwestern.

xnormajeanx

i know people say you dont have to go to jschool to be a journalist, but i think that is starting to not make sense anymore. journalism is so competitive now that you need the "infrastructure" that will help you get clips, provide you with on campus recruiting, set up internships, etc. etc. i interviewed with the boston globe several months ago and the recruiter and i chatted about this. he said he's had interns before who have been non-journalism majors and it's just too difficult to teach them everything all at once and push them into real reporting when internships are only 10-12 weeks long. they don't have time to do handholding.

yeah_08

what do you guys think about SF state for an undergraduate journalism program?

DespSeekPhd

Guys, this is a grad school forum. If you have questions about undergrad programs, the appropriate place to ask would be the undergrad forums.

WealthOfInformation

I would say Scripps School of J. @ Ohio Univ. probably has the most innovative concentrations for undergrads. For undergrads, it's outstanding.

youngdud

I'm just wondering if anyone else has started hearing from schools yet? I got accepted by Berkeley and Northwestern over the weekend, and I'm still waiting on Columbia. I want to go into magazine journalism, and I really have no idea where to go.

I'm interested to hear other people's thoughts.

caramelkisses06

Hey youngdud - I applied to Columbia, Northwestern and NYU (also for magazines), haven't heard anything yet. Though a couple weeks ago I did get an email from NYU containing lots of info about the school and visiting, and the admissions guy who sent it said "I hope you decide to attend NYU," so I'm taking that as a good sign.

When did you submit your Northwestern application?

Intaglio5

I got accepted in Northwestern on Saturday; didn't apply to Berkeley. I've heard that Columbia notifies on the April 1st. I'm applying to New Media at both schools. Good luck on Columbia.

caramelkisses06

Intaglio, when did you submit your Northwestern app? I submitted mine like 2 days before the deadline so I'm just curious about if I might hear sooner rather than later. Good luck to you with Columbia too!

Intaglio5

I submitted to NW in mid-December, but I also applied to start in the Summer quarter (as opposed to Fall).