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<p>I can’t stress this enough, because I find a lot of people equate better school = better opportunities. Just because you decide to attend, say, Columbia doesn’t mean you can skate by on a mediocre GPA and expect to get into every grad school/law school you want.</p>
<p>And beyphy – yes you AREN’T a journalism major so I don’t think you’re in a position to talk about what degrees from what schools will give one better journalism opportunities. USC’s journalism program is stellar, as is NU’s; but, they both emphasize different things in their curriculum. As someone who works in journalism and will be a grad student at Annenberg in the fall, I’d like to think I have some insight on this.</p>
<p>To the OP: Print journalism is a risky business these days, and I think whatever school you pick should have a strong online/digital journalism curriculum and hands-on online experiences available to its students. I don’t know about NU, and you should look into what they offer in that department – but Annenberg is known for having an incredibly notable digital presence and they’ve revamped the curriculum to allow students more experience in the digital world of journalism. Their main digital news outlet, Neon Tommy, has amassed and impressive amount of honors and awards from professional news organizations, such as the LA Press Club.</p>
<p>I do think that a j-school’s digital initiatives should be something you strongly consider, especially since you’d be a print major. I assume you know print is dying and the best way to get a job in journalism these days is to be extremely fluent in online media. I also suggest that, no matter what school you choose, that you consider taking HTML/CSS classes over the summer. The biggest reason why I got my job (I work for a major national news outlet) was because I knew more about coding, social network integration and online practice (in addition to being able to write/edit) than any other people applying for the job. Just a helpful bit of advice…</p>