I am currently a junior at Arizona State University, interested in applying to a few journalism graduate schools in the fall.
I am majoring in Journalism (at the Walter Cronkite School, print/digital specialization), Political Science and Asia studies, and will have two certificates done by the time I graduate in May 2017. My GPA will likely be 3.5. I have taken 18-24 credits each semester for the past three semesters or so.
As for internships, I’ve had 8 so far; 4 of them were related to marketing/PR and 4 of them are reporting internships (I am currently interning in DC for a national newspaper; this is my second internship at this place), and I will likely be doing few more internships in the next year. I have also been a student reporter for the student newspaper, and had a full-time job as a graphic designer for a summer and part of the school year. In addition to this, I have had leadership positions in a non-profit non-partisan student organization outside of the school, and a leadership position as the Director of Marketing for a student organization.
I’ve not taken the GRE yet, but was thinking of taking it in the fall (so I will start studying for it soon).
I’m unsure of my chances of getting in for anywhere, really, except for American University (I spoke to the graduate admissions a few days ago). I’m interested in American, Northwestern, UC Berkeley and maybe even Columbia. Other suggestions are also welcome!
Basically, I want to be a foreign correspondent focusing on Asia and foreign policy. So, I’m very interested in the international journalism programs.