<p>I'm interested in pursuing journalism, but I need to go to college first! I really want to go to an Ivy or a top liberal arts school (amherst), and was wondering what major I should do. Would an English major at, let's say, Yale, allow me to pursue journalism after college?</p>
<p>thanks!!!!</p>
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<p>Um, this is the Dartmouth board…</p>
<p>But anyway, I think that the Ivy path to journalism is to major in something that interests you (especially if it is something that you can see yourself covering as a journalist), take some writing-intensive courses, work on the college newspaper(s) and other media, and seek out relevant internships.</p>
<p>English would probably be your best choice. A lot of top journalism schools are not Ivys though!</p>
<p>Consolation’s advice is pretty good–Most of the good journalists I’ve known on major periodicals and top national papers didn’t major in journalism or even take a course in it–majored in just about everything, from political science and economics to sciences</p>
<p>The best way to pursue a career in journalism would be to attend one of the top-notch journalism schools. I know that Northwestern is particularly strong and I have heard the same about Columbia; I would just be careful to make sure attend the school that really does cater to your interests, not just because of the name.</p>
<p>My daughter’s best friend graduated from Yale this year and is now working unpaid at the Boston Globe. This is a profession with a diminishing future and a terrible present. I wouldn’t suggest majoring in it even at Northwestern or Columbia. The best minds at those places are trying to find a future for the profession. They haven’t found it yet.
Major in what interests you most about the world. There may be a future in eventually telling the world about it.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the answers! I’m only going to be a junior this coming year, and I will make sure to keep your posts in mind, especially danas’s post (reality is the truth).</p>