<p>Hey everyone, I'm a high school senior planning to major in Communications in college, and I was wondering, does anyone know what admissions into Columbia's journalism school is like? I'll be participaing in a special honors program at my college (Florida Gulf Coast University) and have been writing for newspapers, both in school and in the community, since I was in eighth grade. In addition, I will write for my college newspaper (I aim to be the editor-in-chief by the time I'm a senior) and am planning on working/interning for a major newspaper in my city. Thanks a lot everyone!!
~Brit</p>
<p>I'm applying at the minute. You have to supply three references, a transcript from your undergraduate institution, writing or broadcast samples (10 pages/15 minutes maximum) and two essays (1,000 words about yourself and 500 words about your interest in journalism). Once you've done all that and submitted the application, you have to sit a written test which involves writing a news story and opinion piece, a grammar test and an identification section (people and places from the year's news).</p>
<p>From what I've gathered, the Admissions Office rank them in this order in importance:</p>
<p>Essays
Writing test
References
Transcript
Samples</p>
<p>They don't care that much about the samples (they're optional) and the transcript isn't as important as it would be in a more academic program. Of course, they're looking for hard workers. You just have to be able to prove that you are one through your GPA or experience in journalism or both.</p>
<p>that's really helpful, thanks for responding! ^_^</p>