Newhouse or Henry Grady?

<p>I'm an aspiring print journalism major whose deciding between Henry Grady (of UGA) and Newhouse. Henry Grady has the home field advantage since I'm a Georgia resident, but Newhouse has always seemed more prestigious and would offer me more opportunities in the future. Money-wise, I'm looking at 7k (for pre-financial aid, UGA) vs 15k (post-financial aid, Syracuse) without scholarships involved. I'm visiting both colleges in April, what sort of things should I look for/ask/consider when comparing the two journalism schools?</p>

<p>Definitely job placement esp. in job placement in degree field. Journalism nowadays is so competitive that getting a job (or even a good internship) is key.</p>

<p>Newhouse: 96% job placement in their fields.</p>

<p>From a parent who's a veteran of my son's journalism school search: Look at the exposure you'll have to new media/online/convergence journalism. Even if it's not what you're interested in, journalism is a changing field, and to be competitive in the future, you need to be in the loop and prepared for what's coming next.</p>

<p>geezermom: You decided against Newhouse for you son, I'm assuming....For the Op and others, how did you come to that decision? Did it not have that exposure that you talk about?</p>

<p>rodney: I should have suggested that the OP check the Newhouse website, because they do have some impressive work going on in new media/convergence journalism. I think it would be an excellent choice, and I would recommend it to just about anyone. I just don't know anything about UGa.</p>

<p>My son has chosen the University of Missouri journalism school. Newhouse was a contender, and he was honored to be accepted. We really enjoyed our visit there last year and were impressed by what they offer. The deciding factors included size and cost. The Mizzou j-school has everything, he wanted a big university, and he's in the honors college there. We have family in St. Louis, and he has been careful to look at academic interest first and location second. (I don't think the weather in Syracuse was even an obstacle ;) ) And obviously, the cost is much lower, especially since he gets in-state tuition thanks to a legacy scholarship (his dad is an alum).</p>

<p>Good luck to everyone who's making their decisions now.</p>

<p>Job placement is just one of the many things I love about Newhouse. They seem really forward thinking in terms of technology and have a new building it sounds like they're stocking full of it. </p>

<p>But I'd love your spot, so UGA looks good right? :D</p>

<p>Newhouse, definitely Newhouse.
But I'm an ambassador, so I might be biased. Come visit us and you'll see what you think. Look for me if you're going to be here Monday. I'm the mag rep for the info sessions.</p>

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<p>The new building is fabulous; there's a whole lab/classroom full of technology that is only accessible to people in a certain class. They are preparing well for educating future journalists.</p>

<p>teriwtt: What class is that??? I happen to be looking at the course catalog as we speak...</p>

<p>actually I don't know. I just know that's what D told us when she gave us a tour over parent's weekend. She was kind of bummed that she'd never be able to use the new lab. Sorry</p>

<p>I was talking to a professor there. According to her, the school is working on a new curriculum at Newhouse to focus more on multimedia and using technology in the classroom. They hope to start using it this coming year, and new classes, fresh classes, will start to appear. Think classes where groups work on projects and integrate that type of thinking...</p>

<p>sounds wicked cool. Again, I would love your spot... :D</p>

<p>redribbon08 - I know most of my daughter's Newhouse classes already involve working on group projects. She is forever talking about going to meet her group to work on another project.</p>

<p>ya, lots of group projects in NH. I'm currently putting a mag together with girls from my Race, Gender and the Media class.</p>