<p>I know the acceptance rate is high, but I'm not sure about the journalism school so chance me please :) I'd be transferring in as a junior from California.</p>
<p>-4.1 weighted GPA (lots of AP classes)
-Lots of extra-curricular...visit an orphanage in Mexico about every month...help the disable students of my Community College take notes & study for tests...help people in the writing lab...Toastmasters member...etc.
-Work as a Tour Guide at a historic landmark (Winchester Mystery House)</p>
<p>Any advice is welcome :) Thanks!</p>
<p>It’s your High school statistics, but they will take into consideration GPA you get in college since you are going to transfer as a junior. Also I know that my D. who is junior at J-school right now ( and also from CA 
started to take j-classes at her first semester of freshman year in order to finish “Lower-Division Journalism Requirements” before applying to any area of interest, see here: [Missouri</a> School of Journalism: Fall 2010 Undergraduate Curriculum](<a href=“http://journalism.missouri.edu/undergraduate/curriculum-2010.html]Missouri”>http://journalism.missouri.edu/undergraduate/curriculum-2010.html)</p>
<p>Some areas ( strategic, convergence, TV/Radio ) are pretty competitive; and all J-classes must be taken at Mizzou. </p>
<p>Also with a good SAT / ACT score you can get directly to J-school and actually finish your Master Degree ( if you want to do that in 5 years.<br>
Plus I paid for her tuition / living expenses even less than my friends pay for their kids in UC.</p>
<p>Thanks Tori_mom! I emailed the J-school and they spoke about “Lower-Division Journalism Requirements” as well. Do you mind expanding on that a bit? Should I not take any journalism classes at my community college at all as it sounds like they would not transfer?</p>
<p>I was not a stellar student in high school, so I REALLY do not want to transfer in is as a sophomore (since they would still take HS into consideration then). But, I don’t want to transfer in as a junior and be extremely far behind. I appreciate your help :)</p>
<p>You don’t have to be a stellar student to be directly accepted to J-school; if you got 29 on ACT ( or see the equivalent to SAT since it’s more common in CA), you will be accepted. And your weighted GPA and a lot of AP classes sound very good. In case you get good grades ( 5, 4 and for some AP classes even 3) on AP exams, you will get all credits, so fever classes have to be taken at University. My D. will finish with Bachelor ( + two minors) in 3,5 year even taking only 12 units per semester this year.
Extra-curricular is not important for acceptance, but can help you to get some extra scholarship.
As for J-classes, you can take any at your community college, but they will not be counted as required classes by J-school; and for Bachelor you have to take 39 units in Journalism ( + Upper Division GE classes that can not be taken at a community college). Plus all J-students are VERY busy with their work at TV/ Radio/Newspaper starting with Junior year ( or even earlier), so you will not be able to take a lot of classes.</p>