<p>Oh I will! I’ll be on frequently this summer</p>
<p>If you look at post #10 on the ‘Journalism’ link from 2006 that evolving provided us with that user states that magazines and newspapers actually resent the actual majoring of journalism…then someone later agrees with him?! Is this a well known fact everyone but me knows? Why is it that someone with a degree in journalism is actually looked down upon by other journalists? It doesnt make sense…</p>
<p>I was thinking about majoring in journalism too and intern as well as seek a career at magazines in NYC so this is very important…</p>
<p>AlexandraLyn: Are you applying for 2012? Please let me know how it goes and what you decide! I am an NYU hopeful as well…still deciding on what school I will apply to and for which major.</p>
<p>Citygirl,</p>
<p>What I read is journalism is a very popular major at NYU since media and journalism are big in NYC. Also, it appears that NYU has determined both a liberal arts background “for content” and journalism “for techniques and methods” will make journalists coming out of NYU more competitive in the market. Those were possibly two students’ take on the “denigration” of the journalism major. I doubt that is true or true across the board since I am sure NYU graduates get work in the field. the only thing is that there might be stiff competition given how popular the major is at NYU and other schools (with graduates also flocking to NYC for jobs). The double major (with the second in liberal arts) likely gives you more broad based knowledge and analytical skills in relevant subject areas.</p>
<p>Still, I find it curious they would say that and seem so sure about. It seems as thought they were stating that having a journalism degree is a put off for employers altogether despite minoring in something else for ‘content’. Is there a certain stereo type people with degrees in journalism have? I certainly hope that is not true!! Has anyone else ever heard such a thing? That worries me a bit.</p>
<p>AlexandraLyn – if you plan on applying for auditioned drama/ theatre programs you should check out the Theatre/ Drama and Musical Theatre major forums here on CC. </p>
<p>There will be lots of useful information there for you!</p>
<p>Emerson is also a very selective school for theatre/ drama. I am not sure about other programs.</p>
<p>If you decide to go the theatre/ drama program route you will want to put together a balanced list of schools, with at least one non-auditioned financial and academic safety that you would be happy to attend. This advice is not specific to you. This is the advice given to all students who are auditioning for theatre/ drama programs.</p>
<p>You will find LOTS of info and additional support on the major threads I mention above.</p>
<p>Good Luck!! :)</p>
<p>KatMT,
Thank you for the advice. I think I have found that safety school in Fordham. I’m fairly confident I’d be accepted to Emerson as well. At this point in time, I’m very unsure of what I’m going to about my theater aspirations. I wish I could jump into it wholeheartedly, but I can’t given the job situation and the economy.</p>
<p>Citygirl,
Yes, I’ll be applying for the Fall of 2012. Maybe we can figure this out together. I hadn’t heard that about journalists either. It just further worries me. I guess my minor in drama or the performing arts is out, regardless of which school I attend. Keep me posted on what you find out, and I’ll do the same.</p>
<p>AlexandraLyn – if you want to do acting, both Emerson and Fordham are also by audition. You can get accepted academically to Fordham even if you get rejected from the acting program. Emerson has both a BA and a BFA option for drama, but both are by audition.</p>