<p>I would really, really love to study journalism at Northwestern but I hear that Medill is harder to get into than the liberal arts school since it's one of the best journalism schools in the country. I just got interested in journalism second semester last year so I don't have any real achievements in this area (besides writing twelve stories for the school newspaper so far that I've spent a lot of time on).</p>
<p>Would it be very hard for me to get into Medill, since I will probably be competing with people who have had more distinction, editors-in-chiefs, etc?</p>
<p>I only started journalism in 12th grade, and I am in Medill now. There are lots of first-years in Medill that have little or no experience in journalism. However, popular belief does say that it is a little harder to get into Medill than into Weinberg, however, I wouldn't let that stop you from applying because it is SO hard to transfer into Medill from WCAS once you are here. How are your SAT Verbal and SAT II Writing scores? If they are in the upper 700s, I think you probably have a good shot, just make sure that your essays are, well, kick ass, to be extremely colloquial. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks! I feel a little more confident now :) Yeah, my test scores are pretty good. (And I'm so happy I will never have to take the SATs again!) I will definitely get cracking on the essays! The essay questions do seem to be more difficult than most of the other schools I'm applying to though.</p>
<p>Uch...the essay questions are impossible!</p>
<p>They're not impossible. They just make us think a little bit more about what we want to say than what we're used to on college applications which I guess can be a good thing. I guess the reason why we think they're hard is because they're so personal, and we want to say everything in the way that we believe that it is meant to be said (in other words, give it justice).</p>
<p>Yes. But maybe it's also because they might have been written by students who applied to Northwestern in past years. Isn't there a question on the application that says "In the spirit of collaborative learning, write a question for a future applicant?" Obviously, people would think of really good ones, lol :)</p>
<p>lol. Yeah, that question looks familiar. Everyone (including myself) probably put a little bit of extra time into that one as well as the rest of them. I actually kind of liked that aspect of their application. The questions that are posed are usually ones that are a little bit easier for teenagers to relate to since they were written by other teenagers. The questions don't follow the same old guidelines that are followed by the applications of other colleges. They're unique (which is probably both a blessing and a demon for us).</p>
<p>how does medill compare with other journalims programs in the magazine sequence, specifically arts/entertainment criticism?</p>