<p>Hi :) My gpa is a 3.2 (87, B+) My sat score is a 1700. Honors English, Honors Film Analysis, and Advance Media Placement class. I will be taking two SUPA (Syracuse University Project Advance) classes next year that can be transferred for college credit to many schools. Everything else is CP. Television is my passion and I will show that through my essay and (maybe, depending on the school) interview. I am in Student Government, secretary of my class. Girl Scouts. Youth Group. Peer Leadership Group. I have 2 part-time jobs, One at my local Ice Cream shop and one at a Law Firm. I am looking for schools with top notch communications programs since it is my passion. I am aware that my grades are not top notch for some of these schools considering I am more focused on my social life than I am in school, which has became a problem now that I am focusing more on college and my work. I am IN LOVE with Syracuse. But I also love Penn State, Temple, and UMass. If anyone has any information on the aforementioned schools or any others I can possibly add to my list, that would be greatly appreciated! :) Also, feel free to chance me at any of the aforementioned schools. :)</p>
<p>Many kids think that if they just pick the right college their chosen future will roll out smoothly, the school having set up a program guaranteeing they get all the experience and training they need. In fact the most important thing for you to know is that much of your future is going to depend on your own initiative and not whether you attend some “best” college for journalism. Did you work in student media in college? Get internship and coop positions while in college? Build up a network of contacts in media? Some kids from great schools such as Syracuse or Missouri are going to struggle to find jobs because they didn’t spend the time laying the groundwork to be attractive to employers. Going to a top school and taking advantage of all the resources puts you in a great position, no doubt about it. Bottom line, though – attending a top school doesn’t guarantee success, nor does going somewhere else prevent it. </p>
<p>I’d also mention that if you have your heart set on being a traditional journalist that’s one thing (and assumes you have enough actual experience to know you do want to do that, not just predict that you would), but if you step back a bit and view the job as communicating information to the public there are a variety of places and flavors of doing that. In a sense those working in public relations, in marketing or advertising, in a politician’s office working with constituents, to name but a few, are all doing variants of that commmunication. A lot of HS kids are not aware of the multitude of job variants out there and so focus on a small area when something else might be a better fit.</p>
<p>mikemac, thank you! That might be the best advice I have gotten so far! You are absolutely right.</p>
<p>Also, I am more interested in the television aspect rather than being a traditional journalist like writer/director sort of thing :)</p>
<p>Can you research emerging job titles that match your interests. Now would be a good time to do that. Then work backwards to find a major that would prep you well. On top of the major, you need solid gen eds (content for that media!). </p>