<p>I have posted this question before on the college search forum, but I still haven't decided on which school to apply to. I honestly only have a few months before I have to decide, so I'm hoping your opinions will help me out.</p>
<p>And I know people will say, why not apply to both? And that is an option, but I just want to apply to one. I already have a safety school, and I'm only looking to add one more.</p>
<p>Cons of the schools:</p>
<p>ASU - Commuter school, Way too hot, Campus is ugly.</p>
<p>IU - It's in Indiana, Bloomington may be too small for me.</p>
<p>About weather... I like warmer better than colder weather, but I can't stand really hot weather, so I don't know which is better for me.</p>
<p>I plan to major in business with a minor in media studies, with hopes of living in LA, San Diego, or Miami someday.</p>
<p>Perhaps I am misreading this, but it doesn't sound as though you really care for either school, as each has downsides in areas that seem important to you. I would keep looking through the books for the school that fits your major citeria. That said, I don't think you can make up your mind until you visit both. If you haven't done so, at least try to go this summer and see them. They may appear different to you in person than on paper.</p>
<p>I went to ASU for PhD. The winters are glorious, fall and spring really quite hot, summer unbelievably hot. I loved the town of Tempe, though the whole area was much less populous then (20 years ago) and I beg to differ about the campus--I though it was beautiful. To each his own. But I agree with ejr, why not find some schools you can be more enthusiastic about?</p>
<p>Then Id cross of ASU. It was 101 degrees yesterday, and its March 17th. ummmmmm ya its hot here so if hot weather is a problem for you then Id def cross off becoming a sun devil. You think the ASU campus is ugly? have u visited? I think within the heat of campus its really nice..... I mean its not my favorite campus compared to others but its not ugly</p>
<p>The application for ASU is as simple as pie and takes about half an hour. No essays, no teacher recommendations. In short, it won't take much work apply to both ASU AND IU.</p>
<p>I'd advise you not to try to cut down your list prematurely. The time between spring of junior year and spring of senior year is a time of great growth and maturing for almost everyone. What you <em>think</em> you want now, in the spring of junior year, can be very different than what you will want in the fall of senior year, and the spring of senior year. So, rather than focusing on cutting DOWN your list too early in the process, continue to explore all options at this point. And, when you do come up with your final list, don't place limits on it -- while no one should apply to 15 or 20 schools in my humble opinion, throwing in an extra safety is never a bad idea. Your goal is to have as many GREAT options to pick from this time next year as possible. </p>
<p>PS Since you are looking at journalism/communications programs, one thing you may want to consider is where the various schools have internship and job placement connections. Syracuse and ASU, for instance, both have lots of connections in media on the west coast. Indiana U tends to have stronger connections with the Chicago/Mid-western media outlets. </p>
<p>While all of the schools you're discussing will have <em>some</em> nationwide connections, if your goal is to come back to the West Coast, you may want to consider the schools that will offer you the best opportunities on the West coast for summer internships and jobs after graduation. So, one question to ask directly of the schools themselves is "where do you have internship opportunities? Where do most of your graduates in the journalism/communication program get their first job? Where are alumni most likely to work? etc."</p>
<p>Well, right now my college list consists of UMiami, UCSB, LMU, and SDSU. And I'm also considering USC, UCLA, Pepperdine, and USD. I've been to all of these schools except, Miami, SDSU, and USD, but I will be visiting the San Diego schools real soon. I'm not going to visit UM unless I get accepted... and I hope I do since it is by far the best school in the world.</p>
<p>But none of those schools are super safeties, and I think I'm guaranteed admission to ASU, and I'm positive IU will accept me as well, since I'm guaranteed into their business school.</p>
<p>For the weather thing. I used to live in Las Vegas, so I can tolerate it, but I for sure don't love it. As for cold weather, that is horrible as well. When it drops below 40 it really sucks. I'm all about 60-80 degree weather year round. </p>
<p>I do love both IU and ASU, but the weather isn't perfect like at my other schools. And IU isn't near a major city. And ASU doesn't have a perfect campus, but they are amazing in every other way, so I still would love to attend one of them.</p>
<p>So in the end, I will probably apply to both. ASU in July, and I think the earliest for IU is Sept? I'm not sure...</p>
<p>But I still would like to here some input on ASU and IU.</p>
<p>Beg to differ..D went to ASU.Its not a commuter school,the campus is really pretty and interesting,with cactus,fountains,sculpture,palm trees,lots of new buildings.Tempe is a great town,connected to a great city.It gets hot, but unless you;re taking summer school classes, you're gone most of the summer.
Blominton is a nicer small college town than you would think.I personally didnt care for so much limestone architecture,but I saw it in Feb and it was bone chillingly cold and gray.The people there were just wonderful,faculty,administrators and students (we dealt extensively with the School of Music).
Miami,which was S's first choice until he saw South Carolina,is almost as hot and twice as humid as ASU in those summer months.And I didnt think the campus was that much nicer,in fact, dorm wise its seen better days.
One thing to know about ASU.as D and her friends found out..when you are looking for intern opportunities in Phoenix, ASU is the only game in town..no competition..this went for her Engineering,Communications and Business friends.Take a close look at the Cronkite School ,its a great place.
What makes you think Miami is the greatest school in the world?Location? or program ?</p>
<p>cathymee - Maybe I've been misinformed, but I've always heard ASU is a commuter school. And as for the campus, I watched a few videos on ASU, and some parts looked amazing, and I love palm trees. But then I saw some other pictures and it wasn't nice at all. But I guess once I visit I'll know for sure. And the weather, I know I won't be there during the summer and I was ok with weather at first, but it says it is 101 degrees in March.....is that unusual? </p>
<p>As for Miami, the weather can get hot and humid in the summer, but as for the other months it's perfect. It's 71 degrees there right now. The winters never drop below 60, and the campus is amazing. The lake on campus is great, and it is just in the perfect location. A wealthy suburb of Miami. And South Beach is less than 15min away. As for sports, Hurricane football is the best, and they have a my perfect major, and great connections. I just love the school. There are no negatives, and it offers everything I want out of college.</p>
<p>To me, it was an exotic and beautiful campus. Hot, yes. My favorite prof who later became chair of the psych dept had a Christmas party in August where she turned up the AC, had a tree and we all exchanged ornaments. Maybe not PC now but it was fun. It was unbelievably hot sometimes, but most people left in summer.</p>
<p>I'm currently a student at ASU and wanted to clarify a couple things. ASU is not necessarily a "commuter" school. Most freshman live on campus, and then move off campus to rental homes or apartments after their freshman year. I do not know of many people who commute from home. While only 14% actually live on campus, a much larger percentage live within a 5-10 minute drive of campus in houses/apartments.</p>
<p>Also, the out-of-state population here is HUGE. I lived in the dorms my freshman year and I would guess around 85% of my floor was from out-of-state. That is another reason why I wouldn't consider ASU a commuter school.</p>
<p>I would also disagree that the campus is ugly. I think the campus is beautiful and I love the weather here (101 in March is VERY unusual). Also, if youre interested in communications, the Cronkite school just had the ground-breaking of their new building at the Downtown Phoenix campus (which will be easy to get to starting next year with the opening of the light rail system).</p>
<p>I think Bethie was talking about ASU,not IU (exotic wise)
The desert sky,the sunsets and the buttes (mountains) are just beautiful.
Carolyn, there are about 9,000 living on campus at ASU nad probably another 10,000 living right around the campus. Its wall to wall kids/residential complexes. Everyone has a bicycle. It doesnt feel commuter-ish at all.
To the OP..if you think Miami is perfect,then go for it.But have backups too.
Is the rep of their J School so outstanding?
S originally thought Maimi was is perfect school. Then he attended a summer program there and wasnt so thrilled after.
If $$ is an issue for you at all, Maimi can be an expensive place to go to school (and Im not talking about tuition costs).</p>
<p>I don't know how a journalism major came up, but anyways...At Miami I plan to major in Media Management, which is the business of media. And since Miami is a haven for the entertainment industry, there should be major connections.</p>
<p>But yah I really want to go there, and I do have other options. UCSB, SDSU, LMU, USD, and Pepperdine, along with ASU and Indiana.</p>
<p>Update... I don't want to apply to Pepperdine anymore. And I only want to apply to either ASU or Indiana. I know I'm probably making people angry with my consistent college vs. college posts, but I really only want to apply to one.</p>
<p>The main reason is that, I'm so indecisive between these schools, and I just want to make a decision once and for all. I know I may change but these schools are basically the same, except for weather and location, and my favorite of these 2 all depends on how I'm feeling that day. </p>
<p>So I would love to hear your thoughts on IU vs. ASU.</p>
<p>SoCal, my boyfriends brother is a freshmen at IU,I have a cousin who is a '02 grad, and most of my friends are going to IU. Some love IU others hate it and I know a couple kids that were surprised with what they found. My cousin played football at IU and loved it he said they were the best 4 years of his life. It you stay in Indiana after college you will find that a lot of people are IU grads or have kids at IU. In my cousins case he
had no trouble finding a job all he had to say was that he was an IU grad (dont know if this applies to you). My boyfriends brother also wanted to get the whole college decision over so he just picked IU without giving other schools a chance. He is smart guy and could have gotten into other schools but he didnt really care. He made a lot of mistakes, because he didnt spend enough time thinking about college he is suffering now. IU just wasn't the right fit. Some of my friends expected IU to be a huge party/frat school and were surprised when they found that there was more to IU. My suggestion is to visit IU if you can, once there try to ditch your guide sometimes the only way you can find out the truth about a school is to go out on your own and ask the kids questions, this worked for some of my friends who visited IU. Hope I helped and good luck SoCal18 :)</p>