<p>How is journalism at UI? I'm a junior in H.S. and looking at colleges.</p>
<p>I’m not sure of the journalism program but I’m sure you know that UI has one of the best writing programs in the country. </p>
<p>Contact the school and ask them specific questions. That would help you make a more informed decision.</p>
<p>I’d also do serious research into the job prospects in journalism right now. With the decline of print the jobs have become very tough to come by. In the Mpls area we have Northwestern grads interning for free at MN Public Radio. Grads, not undergrads.</p>
<p>I have a very bright niece just graduated from UW Madison. Even with her work on the student newspaper, English teaching gigs in Latin America and work for the alumni association campus her job prospects are very slim. She’s currently working an unpaid internship in NYC, earning her keep by doing nanny work for my brother.</p>