Let's Play the University Game
 

My little legacy is in a conundrum. When she started applying to colleges she was determined to go out of state and major in interior design. Fast forward to this week and she has decided she wants to go into Broadcast Journalism and may not want to venture out of state. Doesn't seem like that big of a stink, right? There are not many schools that have ID majors. There aren't a whole lot that have good journalism programs. The school that was the front runner, Oregon State, doesn't have a broadcast journalism major. Some of the other schools she applied to do have a broadcast journalism (was going to abbreviate that but it didn't look right:eek:) major but they were not her top choices after the school tour. Here is were she has applied and been excepted: Oregon State, Colorado State, Kansas State, University of Alabama and University of Arizona. We are still waiting on TCU and Colorado State.

She is thinking about applying to a couple more schools that have a good broadcast journalism major. Here are her school ideals: traditional in both mortar and brick and in feel. Good Greek System (this old bat can't get through an SEC recruitment or UofI), good football team and a good basketball team. Any one got any ideas?

Mizzou! We are one of the best Journalism schools around, we have good sports teams, and a very active Greek Life.

I was just thinking Mizzou! Their Journalism School is amazing, and the Greek Life is great... and Mizzou is now a part of the SEC! :)

Wait, so she's going to be a freshman in the fall? Can you still apply to schools this late?

I graduated in 2011 with a Russian degree - I'm not using that degree's skill set in my current job and have no plans to do so after I get my masters either. Maybe three of my friends from college are in fields related to their undergraduate major, and none of my current coworkers are. Bottom line: it doesn't really matter what you major in. (Generally speaking, we can all think of some obvious exceptions)

I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but she's applied to a lot of great schools that offer a wide variety of academic programs. I wouldn't waste the money applying anywhere else, and instead would choose the school that felt like the best fit.

Texas! Great Communications College, Great Journalism, wonderful greek system, great sports!

I'll put in a plug for UNC (Chapel Hill) School of Journalism and Mass Communication. It consistently ranks high, and Chapel Hill is hard to beat. And while so far this season the basketball team is . . . still gelling, shall we say . . . for college basketball culture, it's heaven.

You are right. I'm not using my major either. She is just the kind of kid that wants to do stuff they way she thinks is right. Changing majors or transferring schools in her mind wont work.

Totally agree that she has been accepted into some great schools. We have been so impressed with not only the schools but the towns around them.

Understood. I'm a reformed "kid that wants to do stuff they way he thinks is right" - I must have been insufferable, sometimes I can't believe my parents didn't kill me. :p

Good luck to you and your daughter!

UGA fits all of her requirements! Well, except for the basketball thing. But the Grady School of Journalism is great!

Indiana University School of Journalism is awesome and IU has a great AXO chapter as well!! We also have a pretty darn good basketball team! Assembly Hall is one of the best college basketball experiences around. Have her watch College Game Day this Saturday!

We aren't that scary, I promise! All three of my girls had successful rushes this year! The Journalism School's quality may outweigh the dysfunctional Greek system. If not, I recommend Western Kentucky and University of Missouri.

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Check. CBS Newsman Bob Schieffer is one of our alums and is VERY involved in the broadcast journalism program which is now named for him.


Yep.


Thriving. Less than 9000 students, 12 NPC sororities (including AXO) with 150-200 members each. Recs (1-2 per chapter) are a must though and rush in the 100 degree Texas heat (way different heat than AZ) is not for the faint of heart!


Been pretty good for about 10 years. Youth movement in 2012 bodes well for 2013.

[crickets chirping]
I guess you can't have it all.;)

Syracuse University

A vote for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism and University of Maryland:

As a Limited Enrollment Program with merely 600 of the university’s 40,000 undergraduate students, the competitive Philip Merrill College of Journalism takes a special interest in its students. This institution boasts a powerhouse faculty that includes seven Pulitzer Prize winners and notable editors and correspondents from media outlets like NBC, ABC, CNN, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun and ESPN. Not to mention, over the last few years, the school’s independent publication The Diamondback has been recognized as one of the best college newspapers by The Princeton Review and The Society of Professional Journalists.
Journalism majors can chose from concentrations in either broadcast, news/editorial, or online and benefit from the program’s new home base, which features amenities such as a 24/7 “news bubble” and unrestricted access to its media equipment.
“They really want to see the students succeed,” Alexa Lardieri, a freshman, has said regarding the stellar faculty. “Everyone is very personable, and you're definitely not just a number, like at other larger schools.”
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Greek life is strong with a great AXO chapter (15 chapters, AXiD colonized this past fall, chapters around 130 after spring formal recruitment, pretty houses), we're not going to talk about football, basketball is...emotional, campus is pretty (though, full disclosure, College Park is not), close to DC. However, it is a very very competitive program and applications are, since Jan 20, being considered on a rolling basis.

LOL because she will change her major at least 5 times. Also, the degree isn't what is important. Internships and experience are everything. What exactly does she want to "broadcast?" News? Sports? Fashion? Economics? Tell her to apply for an internship at a local news station or radio station this summer.

Oh for the love of Mike, I thought it was understood that she was going to be an Arizona Wildcat. We fit every single criteria on that list.

Everyone else can sit down now. It's all settled.