<p>I am very interested in photo/print journalism, and I was wondering if anyone knows some good workshops or programs for the summer or school year (preferably on the west coast) that would get me involved in those two things? </p>
<p>Also, I know that Medill is very competitive, as there are only 640 current undergraduate students enrolled. How truly competitive is it? What are they looking for in prospective students?</p>
<p>Medill is probably NU's most competitive school. It's the premier undergraduate school for journalism after University of Missouri-Columbia. While I cannot help you on journalism progarms on the West Coast, I would try to invest in your school's newpaper program and any other programs by working with your local newspaper to strengthen your portfolio.</p>
<p>Northwestern has the cherub program.. kind of a summer camp for kids interested in journalism, on campus, Its expensive, and too late to apply if you are going to be a senior next year. </p>
<p>If you live in a small town with a small newspaper, try and get involved in it... it shouldnt be too hard. IF you live in a big city with only big metro papers, itll be harder to do, but still worth a try. </p>
<p>Its been a while since i posted stats.. but it kinda seems like thats what you're looking for, so here goes. </p>
<p>1420 SAT, 33 ACT, did not send SAT-II
I got 4 B's my entire time during high school.. and took the hardest course load possible in everything except mathematics. </p>
<p>4 years on HS paper, 3 years of being an editor, including a year as ed-in-chief.
3 years as PA announcer for high school volleyball and basketball (i wrote an essay about my experience doing it at a sold out division 1. college gym)
Worked for 2 years for online video game magazine thing.
Main essay was about a kickass incredible story i did for my school paper. </p>
<p>as you can see, journalism experience is what really counts the most. Get as much of it as you can!</p>
<p>and tenis.. i wouldnt say that we are behind mizou at all... pretty much everyone ive ever heard thats in journalism mentions them as side-by-side.. and many people in journalism dont know that mizzou's program is great at all, since that university as a whole has nowhere near the nat'l rep as NU. Add to that the bonus of, if you want to change a major, or, in the likely case, take a second major, NU has a great CAS to back it up, while mizzou.. not so much</p>