<p>Where else are people applying for journalism? So far I've heard of Northwestern, Syracuse, U Missouri Columbia....where else has a good journalism department and offers a good education for most other majors?</p>
<p>I can tell you what we were told by a recruiter for a leading j school during a visit last summer. If you're talking about larger schools, the pecking order is generally seen as follows: Top 5 (no order given)--the 3 you mentioned, plus UNC-Chapel Hill and USC; next 3 (again, no order)--Miami (Fla), Texas and Penn State; others very highly rated in particular areas--Maryland (political reporting), Ohio U (print), Illinois (advertising). For smaller schools, NYU and BU were mentioned. The recruiter also indicated that an excellent source to look at was placement over the years in the William Randolph Hearst Collegiate Journalism Awards ("the Pulitzers of college journalism")--the list is not available at the awards website (though I've been told that you can get one if you call), but a number of schools will post results on school websites where they've done well. For print, Northwestern, followed by Missouri, stand out from the pack on this criteria. For broadcast, Syracuse does extremely well, and Missouri and Northwestern are both consistent high placers. Other schools, however, that you might not think of, have done very well (including, for example, Western Kentucky in photojournalism).</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Thanks. My daughter is interested in magazine journalism, and has applied to Northwestern (which we'll hear from within the next week) and is planning on applying to Syracuse, NYU, U Missouri Columbia, and then Emory as an all around good school although not for journalism. I'm afraid we should have added a few more. She wants to stay out of Florida, so you've given us some good choices.</p>
<p>UW-Madison has an amazing Journalism dept, as well as Michigan State University.</p>
<p>We have visited Missouri and Syracuse in conjuction with vacations (oldest d is a junior) and live 20 minutes from Northwestern. If you have any specific questions, pm me and I'll try to answer.</p>
<p>Syracuse has a great magazine journalism program. My sister is majoring in magazine journalism at SU, and she loves the opportunities that the school and the program give her. Frequent visits from execs of Conde Nast, Vanity Fair, etc. Lots of internships for big-name magazines in NYC and across the pond as well. The magazines think very highly of SU communications graduates, and if they hire quite a few.</p>
<p>As for broadcast journalism, SU is great as well. The person that interviewed TO (Terrell Owens) a few weeks ago when he said all of those things that got him kicked off of the Eagles team was actually a freshman at Syracuse. He already had his own radio show at 'Cuse, and before interviewing TO had interviewed people like Muhammed Ali and Adam Sandler. He has since appeared on CNN and Leno. This kid is going to be set for life and he is only a college freshmen. All around great opportunities there.</p>
<p>Thank you so much. We actually haven't visited Syracuse yet but my daughter thinks if Northwestern doesn't work out, that's where she'd like to be. Can you tell me anything more about the social life, campus, etc. We don't know anyone else even interested in magazine journalism.....most seem to be interested in broadcast journalism. Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>Not a problem.</p>
<p>Both Northwestern and Syracuse are great schools, I am sure your daughter will be happy wherever she ends up.</p>
<p>I can only tell you about Syracuse mainly because that is where I lived for 3 years until this summer and that is where my mother graduated from, and as I said earlier my sister also attends SU. I also am aiming to attend SU in '07 (I am currently a HS junior). </p>
<p>Social life- It is a pretty big school, and everything is fairly close together. Big events are basketball games and football games, particularly when either team is having a good year. Marshall Street is where a number of businesses and restaraunts that cater to SU students are located, and it is pretty much centrally located in the campus. Lots of students go there to hang out, and there are a number of other restaraunts and areas that students tend to frequent.</p>
<p>Campus- As I said before, it is somewhat large (although not huge), but everything is pretty close to each other. There are a lot of hills, though, and I have heard from both of the SU attendees in my family that walking up those big hills in the cold & snow can be discouraging at times! The buildings as a whole are beautiful. I have seen two different dorm rooms (in seperate buildings) and both looked to be spacious and comfortable. This year too many students were admitted, and some had to be housed in the Hilton hotel located adjacent to Marshall street (which I am sure no one minded at all!). Sporting events are carried out in the Carrier Dome, one of the largest domed sporting facilities in the nation.</p>
<p>From my personal observations, lots of SU students come from NYC, Long Island, or California. Other than those three concentrations the geographic representation of students there is pretty diverse. </p>
<p>One more big thing- TUITION. They are planning to hike it in the coming years by as much as 6% per year. That could potentially lead to SU becoming a very expensive school. However, they are pretty generous in financial aid and scholarships.</p>
<p>Good luck to your daughter, and if you need anything else don't hesitate to ask!</p>
<p>University of Wisconsin has a top 10 undergraduate journalism school. Many kids double major with a specific field to compliment their j-degree. It helps to have so many top departments when you're doing that.</p>