Georgetown as Fork in Road?

gelato
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:39:19 +0000

With less than a week before May 1, I’m still pretty torn about my college decision. I went into the application process thinking I’d like to be a journalist. I’ve done journalism-related extracurriculars all through high school and really enjoyed those. I was planning on majoring in journalism, and my dream job would be producing a TV show or something of the sort. Now, though, I’m totally stuck in picking between Northwestern’s Medill, NYU, and Georgetown. The only real fault I can find in Georgetown is their lack of a strong journalism curriculum. They want half as much money as NYU and Northwestern, and their academics seem top-notch. My current situation seems, to me, to suggest three options: a) take Georgetown’s sizable scholarship, save my family financial pain, and get a real major and matriculate into journalism if it still exists in four years b) take G’town’s scholarship as an omen, say goodbye to journalism, and start working on an SFS degree, or c) stick with a more costly, probably lower-paying high school dream job and go to NYU or Northwestern.

Additionally, I could go to Richmond for even cheaper, but I don’t think I’d fit in there.

Pardon the jumbled-ness… it’s a reflection of how I feel. Any input would be appreciated.