@gdpast323 ohh i’m currently a junior 
@gdpast323 I made an intro video and I personally thought I was pretty qualified due to the amount of leadership and involvement I have with broadcasting and journalism…who knows 
I really emphasized that mass communications was what I truly wanted to pursue in college…but like you said, there’s prob more qualified students 
@yourguardian oh I see. I think you have a really good chance though! I hope you get in!
I got accepted! The email was sent two days ago, but I hadn’t checked until today. I’m a junior, and I didn’t make a video.
@IvysaurusRex congrats!!! would you mind sharing what your journalism experience is?
@IvysaurusRex Yay! Guess I’ll see you in August!!
Who did you guys write about in your essay? The dream interview one, I mean.
@gdpast323 No problem! I’m the current editor in chief and Twitter admin. I’m also the editor of my school’s literary magazine (not sure if you’d consider that journalism experience). As a sophomore, I was the sports editor. I also went to a journalism program last summer where I had the opportunity to intern at a local newspaper.
@katykate Definitely!
I wrote about William Randolph Hearst, and I kinda went about it in a different route. We were just learning about him in my history class, and, although famous, he wasn’t really an ethical journalist. My essay was about how I wanted to grill him and figure out how a journalist could use his/her abilities for something that wasn’t the public good.
@IvysaurusRex nice one! I didn’t even think of him! I wrote about Zora Neale Hurston, because I thought that her career choices - anthropology specifically - were fascinating since she was a black woman at a time when careers were limited for her. I wanted to ask her random things, like if she would love Antigone as much as I did and why the Harlem Renaissance was so essential and why, in her pictures, her hat is always jauntily tilted. Just little questions I thought of.
@IvysaurusRex Wow you have so many accomplishments D:
My biggest ones are that I’m the co-founder of an International High School Magazine and I’m the editor of several out of school newspapers/magazines. In school, I’ve been the News Editor since freshman year. Besides journalism, I personally thought I had a lot of leadership as I am an active board member and founder of several clubs.
But I’m assuming I got rejected because I didn’t recieve an email from JCamp yet. Agh. I just want to get an email, even if it’s a rejection letter.
Would anyone be willing to copy and paste their acceptance letter?
Dear xxxxx,
It is my pleasure to inform you that you’ve been selected to participate in the Asian American Journalists Association’s JCamp 2016, which will take place at the George Washington University this summer from August 1 – August 6. Congratulations! Should you accept the offer, you will receive round-trip travel, accommodations and all meals covered by the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) during the JCamp dates.
Please find attached your letter of acceptance, AAJA’s confirmation and liability forms and the Code of Conduct. Read over each attachment carefully and follow these instructions:
Didn’t get in. Not too upset though because this was one of my backup programs. Hopefully I’ll get into TASS or any other one I applied to.
@Intelligent08 same but it’s ok, I expected it. good luck with your other programs!
Thanks! Did you apply to any other summer programs or have any other plans? @gdpast323
@Intelligent08 I got waitlisted for yygs but hopefully I might be able to get off the wait list lol