<p>I am looking for a good university where I can major in Creative Writing or Journalism. However, the out-of-state costs for most are very high. I need some help finding colleges - which offer eligible costs/scholarships/financial aid < 15000 maybe?</p>
<p>Quick question; does it have to be out of state? And corollary to that; if you don’t mind sharing – what state are you in-state for? Your best bet for scholarships and low cost of attendance at in-state colleges, colleges with which your state has some sort of reciprocal agreement with, and colleges that offer lots of merit aid to bring down the cost of attendance to something reasonable.</p>
<p>Yeah, to get specific advice you’d need to provide your state of residence, grades and test scores, and also a basic outline of your family’s financial situation since aid can be based on need, merit, or both.</p>
<p>UMontana might be an option, particularly if you have high stats. Out of state COA is around 24k, but if you have high stats you might be in the running for the PLS, which would lower your COA to $8k-$9k as year (the PLS is a little more than $11k a year but is usually stacked with a $5k housing scholarship for out of staters). If you don’t get the PLS, you could qualify for a smaller scholarship. See [Non</a> Resident Scholarships Admissions at The University of Montana - Missoula](<a href=“http://admissions.umt.edu/nonresident.html]Non”>http://admissions.umt.edu/nonresident.html)</p>
<p>Excellent creative writing and journalisms programs and a beautiful, welcoming campus.</p>
<p>If you are worried about affording college, maybe you should take a more practical major instead of wasting your and your parents’ money and putting yourself in debt to learn how to write poetry. Just my 2 cents…</p>
<p>if youre from the west, montana is a good deal…just $15k/year</p>
<p>consider not doing creative writing alone…journalism is a good complement…it doesnt seem like you have the funds to pursue grad school, which is necessary if you want to go write novels (unless you have a god given talent in writing…but then why even go to college?)</p>
<p>Actually you see, I don’t live in the USA. I’m going to start the 10th grade, and so my parents want to be aware of my future. Thus we need to be saving from before…
Thanks</p>
<p>Would you be considered an international student? Most schools don’t offer scholarships or FA to internationals.</p>
<p>I strongly urge students to not do Creative Writing as a major - to instead do an English Degree (perhaps with a Cr Wr emphasis) or double major Cr Wr with another major.</p>
<p>The reality is that great writers don’t just spend their time writing … they go out and live life, study complex ideas, and READ. Most 18 year olds do not have too much profound to say. They also often have no real depth of understanding of the historic sweep of literature or much exposure to the grand world in general. </p>
<p>There will be exceptions to this rule–but the normal kid who is interested in Cr Wr is really best off being sure to pursue a few academic passions along side of the writing. It improves the writing and the content/scope of the writing.</p>
<p>With that said, unless you can get into and afford one of the schools “known” for Cr Wr – almost any undergraduate experience with a respectable English department can get you where you need to go.</p>
<p>a few middle eastern people go there for the mining programs at montana tech…the tuition is cheaper for internationals there than in most other places</p>
<p>padya, where are you from?</p>
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<p>“known” for creative writing = “known” for under-water basketweaving. Not to bash literature or writers, but as you said, most teens don’t have the life experience and work experience necessary to write anything more compelling than a puff piece for the New Yorker.</p>
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<p>Sounds like a bash if I’ve ever heard one :rolleyes:</p>
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<p>Most writers would kill to get a ‘puff piece’ in the NYer :)</p>