<p>please see topic</p>
<p>GA state university is a decent school located in the heart of the ATL. Atlanta's a great city, and if the privates like Emory, Morehouse, Spelman, or Agnes Scott aren't an option, then it's a good option. It's also very cheap(especially with the hope). I have taken a summer class there, and really enjoyed the city life, however, it's nothing "prestigious." It's only a fourth tier school, but it has a good law and other grad. schools.</p>
<p>thanks and bump</p>
<p>University of Georgia has a much better program, if you have the stats.</p>
<p>yeah, uga has a great journalism program. . .i would try and go there if you definitely want journalism.</p>
<p>Alright, what about the campus of GSU?</p>
<p>somebody's gotta know SOMETHING about GSU..............</p>
<p>GSU is in downtown Atlanta, across the street from Georgia Tech. If you like the mid-town Atlanta feel and the close proximity to Buckhead, then check it out. Do you live near Atlanta? You should definetely visit if you haven't already. </p>
<p>GSU is also somewhat of a commuter school, mainly because there's a lot of "older" students there, and not your typical 18-20-year-old college student there. </p>
<p>As others have said, UGA is better for Communications and Journalism, but the OP did not ask about UGA.</p>
<p>The plus is that it's in a major city with excellent media outlets. Thus, there are great internship opportunities, plus there probably are adjunct professors connected with the major media.</p>
<p>The minus is that it's journalism program is not well respected. U Ga. has the best J school in Georgia.</p>
<p>If what you are looking for is an excellent J school in a major metro, look at U Maryland, which is in a suburb of DC and is an easy subway ride to DC. </p>
<p>If cost is a problem, public universities with J schools ranked higher than Georgia state include Arizona State, University of Arizona, University of Florida, University of Minn. and UNC. UNC probably has the country's best undergrad journalism school.</p>
<p>I would add University of Missouri and University of South Carolina-Columbia also.</p>
<p>I agree about Missou. It and Northwestern are probably the second best J schools in the country.</p>
<p>U South Carolina is OK, but not ranked as high as the others that were mentioned.</p>
<p>A good place to figure out overall rankings of J schools is to see which schools win the William Randolph Hearst journalism awards for print and broadcast journalism.</p>
<p>Gotta represent KU with the J schools. Definitely better than Mizzou.</p>
<p>Georgia State is not across the street from Tech-- only some Ga State housing is (It was built to be housing for the Olympic village in 1996). The actual campus is further downtown, by Underground Atlanta (an area of shops and restaurants, though in need of a shot in the arm) and close to the Capitol and other government buildings. It is predominantly an Urban campus, though there are some open areas. Ga State has had a number of non-traditional students, and to accomodate this had a pretty flexible schedule of classes throughout the day. Some of their departments, suchas the Psychology Department, are quite strong. Unfortunately,I don't know much about the journalism Dept.</p>
<p>Alright. I already know about UNC. Infact, it is my number 1 choice. It's cost is great even for an out of stater like me (from PA). I also know very well of Missou and Northwestern, but my parents say I can only go to college on the eastern coast (which pretty leaves me to states with big cities but not in New England. My options are something along the lines of MD, NC, SC, GA, and AL) My parents don't want me to go far because I will want to come back fairly often, so plane ride costs and gas/tolls for cars will be a b____. That said, while I appreciate the feedback and the suggestions of schools, now please limit the suggestions to the above criteria.</p>
<p>Also, I am a first generation black college bound male. My SAT is 1100, and I would ideally like to apply somewhere that I won't be a 'token' and where my scores will be in the upper 75%+ range so that scholarship money will be abundant for me. My ideal school would include losts of minorities: at least 15% black (I DO know that UNC is 12% black; however, if they are paying, I'll go there with 5% black, lol.). </p>
<p>My list currently looks like this:
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
University of Alabama- Tuscaloosa
UGA
GSU
Alabama State University</p>
<p>Please help.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I'm a junior at an elite quaker private school in the heart of Germantown, Philadelphia with a B+ average and no SATII's. Try and guess which school this is.</p>
<p>"Also, I am a first generation black college bound male. My SAT is 1100,"</p>
<p>I strongly suggest that you apply to Howard and Florida A&M University. Both have very strong journalism schools, and their journalism students are highly sought after for internships and jobs. The media industry wants to diversify, and the industry knows that the HBCUs are the best places to find excellent black students. </p>
<p>If you don't believe me, call those journalism schools and ask about their placement records. Ask Florida A&M, too, about the prizes that their students are winning in mainstream student journalism contests such as the Hearst and Society of Professional Journalism. Call the dean's offices at the J schools that I mentioned. Do not call admissions offices because, unfortunately, it can be very difficult to cut throught the bureaucracy at HBCUs admissions offices. </p>
<p>At the schools that I mentioned, you would be coming in as a very strong recruit, possibly worthy of merit aid. This particularly would be true if you study and raise your SAT score. WIth the kind of excellent private education you're getting, you should be able to raise your score to a 1250. </p>
<p>At an HBCU J school, you'd be in line for top leadership positions in student media, and excellent mentoring by caring professors who also know how to support and encourage first generation black college students. This is very important. You'd be seen as a rising star, not as an "at risk student."</p>
<p>Alabama State doesn't have a good j school. You want to make sure to apply to places with accredited j schools.</p>
<p>Also take a look at Temple, which traditionally has done well by students like you. </p>
<p>I do not suggest applying to Clark Atlanta because its J school is weak. Hampton's J school has some major problems due to its president's censoring the school newspaper. It is losing industry support as a result.</p>
<p>I doubt that you'll get into UNC or MIssou. Given your background (first gen college, black, interested in journalism), I really do think that the best option for you would be to go to Howard or FAMU. </p>
<p>There also are a fair amount of scholarships for URMs interested in journalism. Knight-Ridder has a Minority Scholarship program, which you should be eligible since the Philly papers are Knight-Ridder. Each National winner gets scholarships and internships worth about $40 k. The National Association of Black Journalists also has scholarships. Check their web site. The Philly chapter is very strong. The national office can help put you in contact with members in your area. You could get good advice from them.</p>
<p>Finally- if you insist on going mainstream, consider Syracuse. It has a good journalism program and has an exceptionally strong black alumni association that spans all majors. You also probably would qualify for merit and other aid.</p>
<p>Feel free to PM me for more info about journalism programs or careers.</p>
<p>you should check out Ohio University.. they have an excellent journalism program</p>
<p>north star. I didn't say it but I am already considering Howard for journalism. Thanks for reinforcing it. Does anybody know anything else about Howard or GSU or any of the other schools I mentioned?</p>
<p>bump please...</p>
<p>You are going to get better advice about journalism schools and opportunities for black journalists by contacting some of your local black journalists (try calling or e-mailing some at the local papers) and by going to National Association of Black Journalists web site and calling that organization for info. </p>
<p>You also can find out a lot by going to Howard and Florida A&M's J schools web sites.</p>
<p>Also do an Internet search for the "Dow Jones Newspaper Fund" journalism camps. These are 2-week, free summer journalism programs for underrepresented minorities. I am sure that there is at least one in Penn. or N.J., and with your strong interest in journalism, going to one would be an excellent experience for you. The top student also gets a scholarship. I don't think, however, they tell you that at the program's beginning, but the staff is watching students closely to pick the winner.</p>
<p>U of Maryland and American U also have good journalism programs as does GWU. All of those DC-based programs, including Howard, are good because they have adjunct profs who work in the national media. The students also have wonderful broadcast and student newspaper facilities. (NPR has shows produced at American U). Howard's broadcast facilities are out of this world wonderful. The students also have easy access to excellent internships.</p>