<p>I just moved to Florida in August 2006 from California and I am dying to go to a UC school for college. I have a 4.0 unweighted GPA and I get my SAT scores soon. I’m not a strong test taker… as I got a 1750 on my PSATs. </p>
<p>The PROBLEM- I got accepted into UCSD’s summer program, and because I am very interested in journalism I applied to take a journalism course there for three weeks worth college credits. However, I just found out I also got accepted for a summer internship at the Orlando Sentinel newspaper. I have to choose one because I can’t do both. I have to choose by this TUESDAY!</p>
<p>You should know that the UCSD program will help me with getting into a UC school being out of state… but this internship is amazing!</p>
<p>NEED HELP!!! I’m so torn!!</p>
<p>THANKS!!!</p>
<p>Does the program cost money? Is the internship paid?</p>
<p>Colleges will want to know these–there’s a distinction between being rich enough to afford a college’s summer program and smart enough to get into a highly selective program.</p>
<p>Personally, I would suggest the internship, but that’s based overall, not just on college admissions.</p>
<p>The UCSD program costs $3,000 without airfare… which will be a lot because I am coming from Florida. The internship is not paid.</p>
<p>internship. ahh, i would kill for a journalism internship.</p>
<p>ha, thanks! I’m pretty set on the internship as of now, but I just wanted to see what everyone else thought…</p>
<p>anyone else have any thoughts about this??</p>
<p>I would go with the internship. You’ll learn a lot on the job–and if you do well, you will get a good recommendation out of it that will mean a lot relative to your college applications and future job opportunities.</p>