<p>Both Indiana University Bloomington and Ball State University have top notch journalism programs. I applied and was accepted to each institution, and am having a hard time choosing between the two. Anyone an opinion about the program's at IU or BSU?</p>
<p>Outside of Indiana, IU is much more well-known for journalism. If you can afford both, IU has the more established program.
From a personal perspective, I am not a big fan of the BSU school personality. In many ways, it is a suitcase college, and many students hang with their friends from high school. The majority of the students are from Indiana, and so you will find less diversity. If you like a school with lots of school spirit, BSU is not for you. On the other hand, IU has such a heavy party culture that it can deter many. If you are in the Honors College, the honors housing is not always full of drunks during the week. The same cannot be said of many of the other dorms.</p>