<p>I am applying to Northwestern Early Decision. I’m really really excited and what not but in all honesty I’m kind of confused about Medill Journalism School.</p>
<p>I don’t really have any Journalism related ECs. In fact, the only thing geared towards writing in my resume is a Journalism class I took in 10th grade. I was in the IB program in high school so taking yearbook as a class was not really an option and my school had no high school newspaper. We did have a spring magazine called Graffiti in 10th grade (I had an essay published in it) but it was only around for a year because the teacher left. </p>
<p>Let me cut to the chase. I have no good Journalism ECs. Could I still be competitive for Medill Journalism School at Northwestern?</p>
<p>If not, can I double major in WCAS and Medill School of Journalism? </p>
<p>Honestly, it’ll be tough to be accepted to Medill without journalism EC’s. I’m also pretty sure that you can’t choose a major in another school if you’re admitted to WCAS.</p>
<p>I’m a Journalism undergrad at another school, but am applying to Medill for grad school and from what I know about j-school (undergrad) having know journalism ECs in high school isn’t a big deal at all.</p>
<p>Even going into graduate j-school, it doesn’t really matter. They are looking for someone who has the potential and the drive. If you already had the ECs and the resume, you wouldn’t need j-school anyway.</p>
<p>You can double major in journalism/liberal arts but only if your home school is Medill, not the other way around. NU is generally pretty flexible but there are a few exceptions and this is one of them.</p>
<p>ok, so this may just be me, but I’m wondering why medill doesn’t ask for any work samples? I understand that admission officers get a lot out of essays and recommendation letters, but don’t they want to make sure that a person does indeed know how to write a breaking news story?</p>