<p>Hello to all--</p>
<p>Well, I'm playing the waiting game right now with my grad school apps. I've applied to only four schools, but I have a good feeling about pretty much all of them. Here are my stats and schools:</p>
<p>Undergrad:
Ohio State, 3.77, Honors degree, double major in English and Spanish, plenty of extracurriculars
GRE: 740Q, 670V, 5.0AW</p>
<p>Grad Schools:
Columbia
Medill
Mizzou
NYU</p>
<p>Anyway, my end goal is to be a foreign correspondent, or at least report on Spain in some fashion. I studied there for a semester as an undergrad and worked there as a teacher for a year after graduation. I feel like J-school is my first step to that goal, but I'm not sure what the next one should be. Columbia is my first choice for J-School, followed by Medill because of the GloJo program. I wanted to do GloJo at NYU, but they don't offer anything on Europe outside of French studies. Would a degree in IR be my best bet? I know Columbia has SIPA, and I was looking at the program with Sciences Po, but my French sucks. I also don't want to stray too far from Spain for too long...as time passes, my language will atrophy. As it stands, I'd consider myself fluent and near-native.</p>
<p>Any recs as to what I should think about? I mean, I know there are a lot of variables...but I want backups to simply going into the workforce to fast-track me toward my goal. I'm researching degree programs in Spain, IR, and Fulbright opportunities. Anyone who wants to weigh in...I would greatly appreciate it.</p>
<p>I also forgot to mention…I focused on creative writing as an undergrad. I wrote a few freelance pieces for an area newspaper and also kept a detailed travel blog on my experiences living abroad when I studied in Spain. When I went back to Madrid, I started writing for an English-language magazine and became a staff writer there. Granted it didn’t pay much, but I got to write about travel, entertainment, and culture. I still write for them, albeit remotely, but I think everything all combined I should look good for my schools.</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m still working on hypotheticals. For example, if I graduate from J-school, should I just pack up shop and move to Spain to write from there, or only go abroad if I get offers for work. </p>
<p>All suggestions are deeply appreciated.</p>
<p>You should check out mediabistro.com</p>
<p>They have a great forum that can answer alot of your questions. From what I heard, freelancers who file copy from foreign locations stand a better chance of getting hired as professional journalists than those who work their way up the corporate ladder (Foreign correspondence positions are considered amongst the toughest jobs to get) </p>
<p>I too applied to J-School programs and I am anxoiusly waiting for the results. </p>
<p>I think your profile is pretty strong so you should not have too many problems getting into the programs you want. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>thanks sheelo. what schools have you applied to? maybe we’ll end up seeing one another.</p>
<p>I actually applied to 6 programs- 5 in journalism and 1 in communication studies (Georgetown):</p>
<p>Northwestern Medill
USC Annenberg
NYU Carter
UNC Chapel Hill
Indiana
Georgetown CCT (communication culture and technology program)</p>
<p>My top choices so far are Medill and Georgetown’s (CCT) though both are reaches at this point (3.5 GPA, 590V 690Q 3.5 AW and with limited experience)</p>
<p>sorry…but bump? bedhead, are you there? i’d really love for you to weigh in. thanks.</p>