Medill vs Brown

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<p>I have been accepted to both, but am having trouble deciding. I love journalism and really see it as a potential career, but am afraid of feeling restricted if I go to Medill. I LOVE Brown's open curriculum, social scene, and a lot of other things but am unsure of whether it will prepare me for the cut-throat journalism world--without journalism classes or strong journalism ties </p>

<p>I'm not sure that at Brown, I will be able to get as good a chance at a journalism career than at Medill. Medill, I know, will put me on a fast-track career, catapult me directly into journalism, and I am afraid of straying and going to Brown and not knowing what I want to do, and graduating without a job. But at the same time I'm scared of going to Medill and realizing maybe journalism isn't for me. I can see myself at both schools, despite their having different scenes. Think I'd just end up a diff person if I went to Medill vs Brown or Brown vs Medill. I already have friends at Medill, but only know a few people at Brown, so there is another factor.</p>

<p>Help?</p>

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<p>Go to Brown if you love it there and think you'll be happier there. I don't think you need to be worried about not getting a job as a Brown grad. There's always journalism grad school anyway. :)</p>

<p>That said, there's no need to be "afraid of feeling restricted if you go to Medill". You can always transfer from Medill to Weinberg or SESP very easily. Another thing about Medill curriculm is you'd take a lot of classes outside journalism; the philosophy behind is that a jounalist needs to have boardly educated. <a href="http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/medill/ugrad/areas_of_study/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/medill/ugrad/areas_of_study/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Many Medill students have second major in Weinberg (why not? since 30+ out of 45 courses have to be in areas other than journalism).</p>