<p>So in other words, you have no basis for believing that recruiters would rate a Stanford comm degree behind a journalism degree from another school - other than, as I said, your own biases. All right then, that’s all I needed to know.</p>
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<p>I’ve never asserted that Stanford is ‘better for everything’ (which certainly isn’t true). My basis for believing the quoted statement is that a) journalism degrees are widely known to be a dime-a-dozen, b) Stanford degrees are not a dime-a-dozen, c) the Stanford comm department is very prestigious, d) communication and journalism degrees are extremely similar (though with different approaches), and e) the success of students (from fellowships to internships to post-grad employment) in the comm department supports my belief that they aren’t at a disadvantage at all.</p>
<p>Notice that I have not once asserted that Stanford is better for this; I have said it is probably equal and possibly better (given the strength of the alumni network, the Stanford name, etc.). But you do seem hellbent on proving that Stanford is inferior in this respect, even though you have no rational basis for believing this and admittedly have no data to support it either. Just your own bias being a recruiter yourself. Ever thought perhaps you aren’t representative of the industry as a whole?</p>
<p>And by the way, you haven’t even begun to prove that the SF Bay Area is somehow lacking in media opportunities. I’d certainly put it above the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area (about 175k vs. 7.5 million people in the Bay Area).</p>
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<p>You’re acting as though these don’t apply to Stanford - which arguably has smaller classes, better professors, and a high job placement rate (“through the roof” according to one person in the comm department - see the video on the comm website).</p>
<p>Stanford certainly has weaknesses, such as the arts. But there’s nothing to indicate that Stanford is weak here, or that it couldn’t hold its own against the top j-schools (when you adjust for differences in size).</p>