Schools within my reach?

Shannonm525
Sun, 02 May 2010 22:01:59 +0000

Hi. I’m a junior going to a NJ public school. I’m looking at schools in or around the mid-atlantic, but I wouldn’t cross out any schools beyond that area, I just think that if I were to go far it would really have to be worth it, both financially and academically.

I had an 88-89 GPA the end of my sophomore year, I’ll get the numbers for my junior year in a few months. My SATs are decent 1240/1840 (670 CR, 570 M, 600 W).

I’ve visited Temple which is supposed to have a very good Journalism program, but I didn’t get a lot of information about it when I was there. Is it really that good? Does it offer a lot of opportunities? Does it have a good reputation?

I also saw UConn and liked it a lot but I wasn’t sure about the amount of internship opportunities it would have to offer since it’s essentially in the middle of nowhere.

I’ll also apply to American and Syracuse as reaches, but I’m certainly not counting on getting in there and even if I did, I doubt I would be able to pay for it.

And, I’ll apply to some state schools (Rutgers, Ramapo, TCNJ) for the in-state tuition. Is Rutgers any good for Journalism?

Would it be worth it go to Missouri? Do I have a chance at getting in?

What other good journalism schools could I get into? I’m looking for a school on the larger side but would be open to smaller schools as well.

ECs:
SADD - 2 years
Newspaper - 3 years (very selective, hold page editor position and hopefully editor-in-chief next year)
Homework Help Center volunteer program- around 30 service hours for this year, will probably participate again next year and get another 30, and definitely do some additional community service in the mean time. This is a selective program as well.
Over the summer I will be volunteering at my local assemblyman’s office, so I’m hoping that will set me apart a little bit.

Any advice offered would be greatly appreciated!