<p>I only applied to two colleges (NYU and Fordham) since I was dead set on living in NYC. My resume included a 3.1 GPA with 1 AP last year and 3 AP classes this year. I had a 1950 SAT score (730 CR, 640 Math, and 580 Writing) and my SAT II’s were around 750 for English and 660 for U.S. History. During the summer before my senior year I took part in the NYU pre-college program and received an A- in Reporting I. </p>
<p>I applied ED to NYU (Got denied) and EA to Fordham (Got In). I’ve been thinking for awhile about why I got into Fordham and not NYU and was curious if my essay had anything to do with it (It’s pretty opinionated, I wonder if maybe one reader liked the message while the other didn’t?). Don’t get me wrong, I’m ecstatic about attending Fordham next year, but I’m curious to see if my essay had as big of an impact as I think it might have. </p>
<p>Please let me know what you think about the essay and about me getting into Fordham and not NYU</p>
<p>Alright here it goes!</p>
<pre><code> Rebel With a Cause
Im a man of many opinions, but the one I want to share with you is what I believe to be the horrific state of Journalism in this country. I want to be the man who redeems the profession in the eyes of the public. Journalists today seem more interested in fame than the truth, which causes them to write stories with anonymous sources and slim-fast
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<p>facts. These journalists have hopes of creating a controversial story that catches them the train to stardom, regardless of whether the story is true or not. </p>
<pre><code>I would be lying to you if I said I had no interest in fame, we all want to be recognized by our peers for the good work we do in our respective professions. What separates me from the pack is that I want to achieve my fame by writing opinionated stories that are always based on irrefutable facts and evidence. Fact and opinion, two things that journalists today have a hard time combining, always pushing facts out of the way in favor of their own biased opinions.
Another problem with journalists is that they appear rather content ignoring the
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<p>wrong doings of institutions like business and politics, instead of keeping tabs on them in order to make sure they dont mislead the public. Where were the journalists when the CEOs of banks were giving out mortgages to people who obviously did not qualify? Its arguable that if a journalist had bothered to uncover this scheme of greed and stupidity we may not be in the horrible economic condition that were in right now. Instead it appears most turned a blind eye for reasons unknown. Maybe they were scared of running a story that would prevent millions of Americans from getting homes at a time when telling someone that not everyone in America should own a home was blasphemy. Journalists today would rather be the nail that sits firmly in the floor board, afraid of standing up and saying the truth because the public may not appreciate it, and in turn smack them back down into the board. I wont whimper like those cowards, Ill defiantly stand up because giving the truth to people is sometimes like taking cough medicine;sure it tastes horrible when you first drink it but afterwards you feel much better and are glad you did. If you are looking for a profession where the public constantly loves you, then find a different job. Even though the saying goes dont shoot the messenger thats
exactly what the public will do to you whenever you report something they dont like. </p>
<pre><code>The main thing that inspires me to be a journalist has to be the various talking
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<p>heads you can watch on your television daily, who spout out random nonsense and
falsehoods. I knew I had to be a journalist because when I hear these people talk about
topics they have obviously very little knowledge of, I feel this deep sense of anger and
resentment inside of me that makes me want to go right into their studio and point out all
the incorrect things they are saying to the unsuspecting public. It just makes me angry
knowing that people are watching these clowns and taking what they say for the truth
because most viewers dont know any better. They watch these shows to be informed but
end up getting misinformed, and that just makes me furious. It has inspired me to lead the charge back to where views expressed are supported with fact and reason, not by how loudly they are shouted on the TV. </p>
<pre><code>Maybe Im different, but Im sick of the complacency. I refuse to sit down and
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<p>shut up any longer about the way things are being run in the media. I want to be the one
who turns the journalism world upside down, and I know NYU/Fordham will give me the teaching and resources that will allow me to hone my skills and reach this goal. With NYU/Fordham behind me, the pseudo-journalists better watch out; I have them in my sights and nothing will stop me from exposing them as the frauds they are to the public and revolutionizing the world of journalism as we know it.</p>