<p>Does anyone know how easy it is to take courses there? Do most Princeton kids opt for this?</p>
<p>I’m at Rutgers every weekend because I have a church fellowship there. It’s extremely easy to get to (~40 min by train). That being said, I’ve never met a single Princeton student who goes to Rutgers to take courses. It’s just not convenient during the school week. Plus, you’ll most likely find what you want at Princeton. Rutgers is also a great school, but anecdotal evidence tells me that Princeton courses are much more intense. The two don’t compare in terms of material covered. </p>
<p>Just out of curiousity, are you looking at any specific Rutger’s courses?</p>
<p>yup.
since princeton does a poor job of journalism, was planning to go there.</p>
<p>(it’s not even a concentration!!!)</p>
<p>Princeton has excellent journalism courses taught by visiting journalists from major national newspapers and magazines…</p>
<p>No one should major in strictly journalism as an undergraduate. Its just not needed. That can easily wait until graduate school. Get journalism experience by joining the Princeton University Press Club, <a href=“http://webscript.princeton.edu/~pressclb/[/url]”>http://webscript.princeton.edu/~pressclb/</a> , or by joining the staff of The Daily Princetonian, the Nassau Weekly, Tiger Magazine, or the numerous other student publications. Those will look really good when you are applying to Northwestern, Columbia, or Mizzou for grad school.</p>
<p>…and ragingbull is absolutely right. Princeton’s journalism courses are very highly regarded by students and outsiders. I think you need to do better research OP.</p>
<p>no!
i know it has great courses and i did do research - there are only like 4 though for next year. </p>
<p>and…i don’t plan to go to grad school…</p>
<p>thanks for the link btw!</p>
<p>Writing for the Prince is enough…</p>
<p>No problem. Quality over quantity is the old maxim, even when it comes to college courses.</p>
<p>P.S. Unfortunately, it is in grad school, as far as I can tell, where most students interested in that field study journalism, investigative or cultural. You could just try to enter the biz with just a bachelor’s degree, but your chances of being able to find a career where you can work your way up is slim. Of course, not everyone wants that, so to each his own.</p>
<p>Additionally, the University Press Club is very involved. You have to go through a evaluation period, which lasts the entire fall term, in order to just be eligible for membership. It involves completing quite a few written projects which are evaluated by members of the club. Then you go through an interviewing process, and selection occurs before the start of the spring term. If you want to take that route, you had better make sure you are not killing yourself with other activities/ECs/or unnecessary courses.</p>
<p>I think you’ll find Princeton’s journalism classes to be sufficient and really, it is a huge hassle to commute to Rutgeres. It’s a 40 minute train ride each way and their campus is really spread out, so you might have to spend another 30 some minutes taking a bus. </p>
<p>That being said, if you really want to, I’m sure you can find a way!</p>
<p>Princeton has amazing journalism courses. The reason there are only around 4 each semester is that every year they bring in top working journalists from some of the best publications out there and have them teach small seminars to highly motivated, able students. If you take these courses you get close contact and mentoring from some of the top names in the business – you could be in 2 different 12-person seminars with Pulitzer prizewinners per semester – and if you work hard and produce they will help you build your future. There is also lots of funding and help for summer internships. Many of the top editors from Time, The New Yorker, and elsewhere are Princeton alums. Most of these amazing visiting profs tell students not to waste their time at Mizzou or Columbia J-school because with the contacts, teaching, and liberal arts foundation they get at Princeton they will do just fine. </p>
<p>If there is one thing wrong with Princeton’s website it is that the journalism program is buried and you can hardly tell what a wealth of opportunity is available.</p>
<p>thanks a lot guys! much appreciated. I’m glad I won’t have to commute to Rutgers…
:)</p>