need advice: NU or columbia

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<p>i got into northwestern's school of communication as an radio/tv/film major.</p>

<p>today i will find out about columbia; i'm expecting a rejection, but in the event that I miraculously get accepted, would it be a huge mistake for me to opt for CU instead of Northwestern?</p>

<p>I'm pretty interested in tv/film, and NU's communication school is pretty strong with a great alumni network. </p>

<p>But at the same time Columbia is right in NYC and I could take Film studies as well as involve myself in media, except that it wouldn't be a specific communications education; but CU does have Ivy League status tied to it and i wouldn't really mind the Core/a hard core comprehensive education. But then again I'm thinking Columbia really doesn't have that same reputation in the media industry as NU..</p>

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<p>I would go with columbia</p>

<p>but then again, wait for decisions because you may not even have the luxury of making that decision</p>

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<p>What I plan on doing tomorrow when I know all of my decisions is emailing a few people I know in the fields in which I am interested. I'll tell them the schools to which I've been accepted and ask them who they'd most like to hire and/or work with. </p>

<p>Does fin aid matter to you? Columbia is likely to offer a better package if it does.</p>

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<p>Columbia. Hands. Down.</p>

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<p>Columbia! Definitely. NYC AND Ivy? Can't beat that!</p>

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<p>I'm in your boat, stacym. Except for me, Cornell is in the picture as well.</p>

<p>I got accepted to NU's School of Communication also, but I wouldn't be an RTF major. I'd be a Communications Studies major.</p>

<p>At Columbia, I have no idea what the heck my major would be. I told them something like sociology? Bleh.</p>

<p>I'm nervous. Columbia was my ED choice... Now here I am, deferred, several months later about to find out.</p>

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<p>Q: What is the Ivy League?
A: An athletic conference. Seriously, people.</p>

<p>There are lots of reasons to go to Columbia - you articulated some of them. If and when you get in, they'll be telling you all about them, and bringing you to campus to meet people, and showing you the best the school has to offer. you'll be much better informed then. If and when you get in, and go through all of that, you'll have much more specific questions for us and we'll be a lot more helpful.</p>

<p>I would also add that being in NYC, there are lots of internships and connections to the large media firms based in the city which wouldn't exist anywhere else. And Columbia is very well dialed into them, through its alumni network and career center.</p>

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<p>How about visiting the schools, once you get in, and seeing which one is the best fit for you? Airfares are very cheap now. From CA, NY is now down to $300 (taxes included).</p>

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<p>Stacy, I read your essay a couple of months back, I told you it was fantastic, and I said that because I felt that your qualities (hardworking, cool, multi-faceted, and not taking yourself too seriously) really fit the Columbia atmosphere, it's difficult to put my finger on what exactly about that essay was awesome, but it clicked I could see you here. Columbia friggin rocks, there's no two ways about it.</p>

<p>My friend, a civil engineering major has a Friday internship with CNN, I believe he worked there over his sophomore-J summer. He should be the last person they take, but he is interested in media.</p>