<p>which one is better to go to for journalism and which one is better overall?</p>
<p>do you think an SAT score of 1210 an 89 weighted GPA will be good enough?</p>
<p>You should be fine. Both are decent schools.</p>
<p>thanks alot</p>
<p>DId you visit both of them, or either. Ithaca has a nice town. Qinnipiac has a very small campus. The campus was very pretty, but again very small. Not at all spread out, all buildings form a square.</p>
<p>I would look at both.</p>
<p>yeah i looked at quinnipiac but not ithaca… i liked quinnipiac but like you mentioned it was pretty small… which do you think is better for my major? thanks alot</p>
<p>Of the two, and everything else being equal, Ithaca would be my choice for communications/journalism. It has a very good program that is often included on rankings of the best programs in that field. It is also better known in the industry.</p>
<p>Some things to compare between the two schools: size of the communications faculty, facilities of the program, availability of internships, alumni network, number and variety of courses offered each semester, opportunities to specialize (i.e., take classes in broadcast journalism, public relations, magazine writing), etc. You should be able to find much of this on each school’s web site, but a talk with the department is also a good idea. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>hey caroyln thanks for the info… yeah im definitely looking into ithaca… ive heard alot about the commun/journ. program there…now i just have to hope to get in</p>
<p>Good luck! Quinnipiac is also a very nice school for communications, just that Ithaca edges it out.</p>
<p>both schools have good communications dept. Quinnipiac is very heavily endowed and if you look they have a great set up for the communications dept.
Ithaca, is known for communications. It is porbably the best dept at the school.
you can’t go wrong with either one. Since youve been to 1 I’d go see the other and see where you feel you fit best.</p>
<p>yea im hopin’ to go to ithaca soon</p>
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<p>Ithaca’s journalism program is pretty highly thought of. I’m currently in it, but am probably transferring out of IC because I want to switch my major to business and would rather get that degree at a school with a more reputable business program. However, the journalism school has had problems with faculty occasionally. Aka, they get shorthanded. The tv and radio stations are amazing though. They win awards and offer great experience that you can get starting as a freshman. I believe the newspaper also wins awards.</p>
<p>Toph, thanks for your insight. Could you tell me - do most communications majors start taking communications courses immediately as freshman at Ithaca? Since you mention that the faculty is sometimes short handed, does this translate into difficulty getting into required classes sometimes? What are the average sizes of intro. communications classes at Ithaca? Also, how useful have you found the advising at Ithaca? Thanks!!</p>
<p>You start taking journalism courses as a freshman. Freshman year, you’ll probably take intro to journalism and intro to mass media fall semester and journalism research (which for my j-research class, we had to prepare a final project, written in journalistic style, with a 20 page minimum). I haven’t had any trouble getting the classes (although you may not have your choice of time or prof, I usually have). The only other requirements for journalism majors are getting through intermediate level in a language (you take a placement test, which means you can place anywhere in the Elementery I, El. II, Intermediate I, Int. II, or 300+ level range and place out of the requirement). You also taking a writing placement test. It is possible if you place out on the exam plus have passed the AP English Exam that you don’t have to take an academic writing course. If not you take that course freshman year. Then you have to pick a minor (you don’t have to do this freshman year (if I stay at IC mine is going to be economics). Outside of that, everything is electives besides your journalism courses. For the rest of your college career, you’ll probably be taking approx. 2 journalism courses per semester. They also have what’s supposed to be a really great intern program and an Ithaca campus out in Los Angeles that you can spend a semester at (it’s only for communications majors). The average size of your journalism classes is going to be under 20 (not sure of an exact number). The mass media course will be slightly larger (in the 20-30 area probably). If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.</p>
<p>Toph, thanks - that is excellent information. The reason I am asking about class size is that I went to Syracuse for journalism and some of the intro and required classes there were in the 100-plus size. Most of the higher level classes are in the 20’s though. I was just curious if Ithaca did anything differently that way.</p>
<p>On a different topic, what schools for business are you looking at?</p>
<p>Ithica does not edge Quinnipiac out in the Communications dept. Their Comm is rated as one of the top in the northeast and the facility is all HDTV (High Definition Television), which not many comm schools in the country have. Also, from what I hear, the interships are amazing.</p>