I need a lot of advice.

College Search & Selection
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<p>So pretty much I want to major in Broadcast Journalism. I live in Florida and want to stay here because I want to work at a Spanish channel (either Telemundo or Univision) and be a reporter/host. My options for colleges are UMiami and FIU (Florida International University). UM has all the equipment and TV/Radio stations. FIU does not have TV stations and does not even have my major (they have something called Media Studies). Because of my low SAT scores, I might not get accepted into UM. I already got accepted into FIU and was given a scholarship. </p>

<p>My question is... To become a reporter or a TV host, is it really necessary to go to a prestigious college? Or are the relationships you make a better chance for me to go into my field? I have talked to a lot of people and they all say they have friends working at Univision that didn't even study Journalism... </p>

<p>What do you guys think? Is a journalist better because of his/her education or because of the contacts he/she has?</p>

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<p>bumping…</p>

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<p>[Journalism</a> Major - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/journalism-major/]Journalism”>Journalism Major - College Confidential Forums)</p>

<p>You may want to repost there.</p>

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<p>Miami is going to be your best bet. It can be expensive but it is a great school in the area and will help with the Spanish speaking channels.</p>