Northwestern vs. UMD

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>The scoop: admitted to the journalism schools at both Northwestern University and the University of Maryland, College Park. Want to also major in history or international relations. </p>

<p>Why Maryland would rock:</p>

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<li>In-state tuition! Parents willing to foot the entire bill as well as help me out financially post-graduation while I hunt for the best job/apartment/possibly apply for grad school.</li>
</ul>

<p>Why Northwestern would rock:</p>

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<li>Would the superior education better arm me to be a ****ing awesome journalist?</li>
<li>Would coming out of Medill give me better job opportunities?</li>
<li>The only (hah) downside: 40K+ a year!</li>
</ul>

<p>Other things to consider: I'm worried the greek scene at NU will be too big and the gay scene too small...I have heard it is kinda a jockish-conservative place. True/false?</p>

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<p>there's plenty of gays here...don't worry</p>

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<p>Now that we've taken care of the important part...;)</p>

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<p>Conservative? No.</p>

<p>And the gay/lesbian scene is pretty active.</p>

<p>As for choices - it's a tough one.</p>

<p>While saving $$ is certainly attractive (and definitely worth considering), if you are serious about journalism - there is something to be said about the "Medill mafia."</p>

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<p>Medill mafia? Is there any way I can get stats on job placement and starting salaries? I guess I'll call the school or something.</p>