<p>For Journalism/communications.</p>
<p>Enlighten me.</p>
<p>Northwestern has a very prestigious Journalism program, not sure about Yale or UChicago.</p>
<p>no more michigan?</p>
<p>Can’t justify Michigan at equal cost. It just can’t compare to Medill, no disrespect.</p>
<p>It isn’t disrespectful at all reddog25. At equal or even a reasonable additional cost, NU is the clear choice for Journalism and Communications.</p>
<p>Wasn’t NU your dream school?<br>
I would choose between NU or Yale…depending on what environment appeals to you more.</p>
<p>If you’re certain on journalism, I’d choose NU. If unsure, I’d probably choose Yale.</p>
<p>If you get into Princeton, Yale or Harvard, you go (assuming you can afford it, and maybe even still).</p>
<p>I would pick NU if you are passionate about studying journalism and communications as an undergrad. </p>
<p>Random fact: Game of Thrones author is a Medill alum.</p>
<p>Why is this even a debate? Yale.</p>
<p>Flymetothemoon: because sometimes a trade-specific school beats out the more prominent liberal arts college (see, e.g., a student picking Wharton undergrad over Harvard or Stanford, or, in this case, a student picking Medill over Yale).</p>
<p>That being set - if you’re set on journalism, NU is a great choice, but journalism is a difficult field right now. I don’t know if the outcomes from Medill are very different from the tippy top editors and writers at Yale Daily News. I’d imagine Yale is one of the very few places (along with Harvard) that offers good opportunities through the student newspaper. </p>
<p>UChicago doesn’t have a strong culture or pipeline for young journalists. The student paper is still second-rate, and there is less push to go in this direction, although there are very prominent journalists who are UChicago alums.</p>
<p>If you’re dead set on journalism Northwestern, but if you have the slightest bit of doubt, go to Yale.</p>
<p>Go with Yale if you want nationwide reputation. UChicago and Northwestern are only known in the mid-west and west. We are talking about normal people here, not cc people.</p>
<p>Hard to beat Yale for journalism. No, it doesn’t have a trade school – just the Yale Daily News. 4 years worth of opportunities to write for a daily paper that publishes 20-30 articles/stories per day.</p>
<p>For journalism students, approximately 70% of their courses (31-33 out of 45) have to be outside of the journalism school. Many of them have second majors in liberal arts.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/uploadedFiles/Medill/Student_Life/Files/0708UndergradHandbook.pdf[/url]”>http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/uploadedFiles/Medill/Student_Life/Files/0708UndergradHandbook.pdf</a></p>
<p>I just want to say that Northwestern has always been known for journalism around here (Philly). I went to college in the 70s/80s and I knew then that it was a top choice. I thinkmit’s known way beyond the midwest.</p>
<p>Go to Yale, work on the Daily News, and major in something that interests you. Ideally, a field that gives you a body of knowledge/expertise you can draw on as a journalist.</p>
<p>^Did you read post #14? At NU, journalism students are required to take MANY (>= 31) NON-JOURNALISM courses in areas that interest them.</p>
<p>Yes, I read that post. So?</p>
<p>Well, your point about “majoring in something that interest you” is pretty obvious and it seemed to me the reason you mentioned it was to imply you can’t do that as a journalism student at NU. I apologize for my misunderstanding.</p>