<p>I was just recently accepted to Medill but was also considering Mizzou for Journalism. With the new 44,600+ price tag is it worth it for me to accept the 14,600 grant and loan out the remaining $30,000 a yr for an undergraduate j-school education?</p>
<p>Thanks for any input.</p>
<p>What's Mizzou?</p>
<p>University of Missouri-Columbia</p>
<p>thats a tough call, tehy both have good programs... decisions on money are personal decisions... sorry cant help you there</p>
<p>I am in a similar situation. I was accepted to Medill, which I am ecstatic about, but i also have a full ride to Ohio University's Scripps School of Journalism. I am trying to make a decision. I hate how money dictates everything, but oh well what can you do.. and on average, the starting salary for journalism wont be too high. :(</p>
<p>i was in the same kind of predicament as well...accepted to Medill [NU] and Newhouse [Syracuse]...more money to Syracuse...we all can't deny the prestige that Medill has over any Journalism school in the nation...for this reason I'm throwing myself towards Medill and I'm just going to appeal for more financial aid. </p>
<p>Also, word has it that Northwestern is sitting on a grip of money to be given as aid, and all you have to do is ask. I dunno, I'm going to try for more money b/c I live in California and I figure if I'm going to go out of state, I should do it right and go to Medill. </p>
<p>Anyway, keep me posted! good luck!</p>
<p>hey! im from CA too.. i applied to northwestern just for medill.. heh.. ED though. stuck with the fin aid they gave me.. which wasnt too bad.. though im hoping that after tey see my FAFSA it can go down. Congrats on medill!</p>
<p>I have decided to attempt making payments on a 25 yr loan for everything that won't be covered in grants. Northwestern here I come.</p>
<p>heh i'll be paying off loans too for awhile for medill. guess i'll see you at Medill in the fall :)</p>
<p>I would choose Mizzou because, if your stats are good enough for Northwestern, then you could probably get a full ride there.</p>
<p>Furthermore, both programs are equally excellent.</p>
<p>I agree with vtoodler. I mean journalism isn't the most lucrative career, which means paying off $120,000 is going to be no easy task</p>
<p>As the parent of a student who will have staggering ($75,000) undergraduate loans I think it's important to weigh if the cost of the degree will give you a greater economic benefit - i.e., greater hire-ability (probably not a word). </p>
<p>Then there's the issue of WHERE you want to be educated...if NU is worth the expense - because you love the school, or the program - then go for it...you're only in college once.</p>