Out of State UGA Journalism or in state FSU communications/media studies

[Fco247]

I’m very interested in these two colleges but I’m not sure where to go. Sports is a very big thing for me because I want to be a Sports journalists.

[Erin_s_Dad]

Can you afford UGA out of state? If so apply to both and see what happens.

[mom2collegekids]

Both schools have big sports.

UGA will be very expensive as an OOS student.

What are your parents saying about cost? How much will they pay each year?

What are your stats?

[almostdonewithhs]

Why not UF?

[Fco247]

UF is still a school of interest for me, but these are my top two

[mom2collegekids]

What are your parents SAYING about paying OOS costs for UGA? Will they pay the $48k per year to go there?

[Fco247]

I will definetly need financial aid and scholarships

[usualhopeful]

Then UGA isn’t an option. Too expensive out of state.

Do you know anything more specific about what you can afford?

[SouthFloridaMom9]

Yes, what about UF - College of Journalism?

UGA sounds fine but not for OOS $$, imo.

[Gator88NE]

UGA and UF have two of the best Journalism programs in the country. They are peers, so no point to paying OOS fee’s, if you can attend your in-state option (of course, sometimes you may get denied from your in-state option, and accepted at the OOS school, the admission requirements are about equal, with a lot of in-state demand for slots).

FSU’s program is a step or two behind UF’s and UGA (in funding and resources). You should only choose FSU over UF, if you’re a life long Seminole, or if FSU offers a better financial deal. You may also want to use FSU as a back-up, incase you don’t get accepted to UF(holistic admissions can seem a bit random at times).

Here’s a great video overview of UF"s program:

http://www.jou.ufl.edu/academics/bachelors/

[Gator88NE]

If you’re looking at UGA as OOS, you should also take a look at the University of Missouri at Columbia. It’s journalism program is at least the equal of UGA and UF’s programs, but they do offer automatic OOS merit scholarships (unlike UGA).

http://financialaid.missouri.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/first-time-college-students-non-residents.php

For example, the OOS tuition rate is about $25K a year. The Mark Twain Nonresident Scholarship, based on your class rankings and test scores can give you up to $10K a year. $15K a year in tuition at Mizzou is a lot better than $30K a year at UGA (of course, UF/FSU would be $6.5K a year, and then you get a Bright Futures scholarship).

Several other scholarships are available at Mizzou, including several that can stack. If you’re an under-represented minority (URM), they offer several scholarships that will waive OOS tuition fees.

Good Luck!

[usualhopeful]

^Isn’t it also easy to get in-state status over the summer or something in MO? Can anyone confirm?

[mom2collegekids]

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I will definetly need financial aid and scholarships
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then UGA won’t be affordable. They don’t give aid to OOS students.

[jym626]

UGA (and IIRC, FSU and UF) do not have an auto admit to their journalism schools. You have to apply in your sophomore year. Would be a real shame to pay OOS tuition at UGA (assuming you are accepted) and then not get into the school of Journalism.

[Gator88NE]

At UF, freshman admissions is handled by the University and not the college, an incoming freshman can pick journalism as a major (it’s auto admit). Your choice of major is not consider in freshman admissions.

However, it is a limited admissions college, so it can be very competitive for transfer students/u

At FSU, it’s a limited access program.

The competitive application process opens for those students who have completed minimum course requirements, have at least 52 hours of undergraduate coursework, and have an all-college GPA of 3.0 or higher. This application process occurs once each year in the spring semester. New majors are admitted only for the summer and fall semesters.

[Gator88NE]

At Mizzou, you can be auto admit(directly admitted), or you have to become a “Pre-Journalism” student.

Admissions Standards

There are two ways freshmen can begin their Bachelor of Journalism studies: through direct admission to the School of Journalism or through pre-journalism in the College of Arts and Science. The same guidelines apply to transfer and international students along with consideration of the cumulative transfer GPA.

Admission to an interest area requires a formal application as students approach completion of 60 credits from the pre-interest area curriculum and a minimum UM system GPA of 3.0.

Directly Admitted Students
•Have an ACT of 29 or SAT of 1290 or are in the top 10 percent of their high school graduation class.
•Meet minimum University of Missouri admission requirements.
•Will be assigned a School of Journalism academic adviser when they enter MU as a freshman.
•Will be expected to maintain a minimum cumulative University of Missouri System GPA of 3.0 to continue to enjoy directly admitted benefits.
•Will be accepted to pursue a School of Journalism interest area after completing the 60 credits of pre-interest area curriculum with a 3.0 GPA and official application to an interest area.

Pre-Journalism Students
•Do not meet the minimum criteria listed above for direct admission.
•Meet minimum MU admission requirements.
•Are enrolled in the College of Arts and Science (A&S) during their freshman and sophomore years.
•Will be assigned a pre-journalism academic adviser in A&S when they enter MU as a freshman.
•Will transfer to the School of Journalism after completing the 60 credits of pre-interest area curriculum with a 3.0 GPA and official application to an interest area.
•Will be assigned a School of Journalism academic adviser when they transfer from A&S to an interest area in the School of Journalism, usually during the second semester of the sophomore year.

[Gator88NE]

May as well complete the set, here’s UGA’s requirements!!

To be eligible to apply to a Grady College major, students must meet the following criteria:

Be accepted and currently enrolled in classes at the University of Georgia.

Complete Areas I-V in the General Education curriculum (courses that satisfy Areas I-V must be completed and graded, not in progress, by the application deadline). [www.bulletin.uga.edu]

Earn a 2.8 minimum overall GPA.

Be in good academic standing during the semester of application (cumulative UGA GPA of at least 2.0).

Complete the online application during the posted application dates. The Spring application process opens each year on November 15; the Fall application process opens each April 15. The deadline to complete the online application and Statement of Interest is 5 p.m. on Friday of the second full week of classes each Spring and Fall semester. [www.grady.uga.edu/admissions/application]

Complete a written statement of interest. The statement must be written at the UGA Testing Center [https://testing.uga.edu/students-customers/exam-detail/27]

**The above criteria are minimum application requirements and do not guarantee admission to Grady College or to a particular major.

Admission to Grady’s high demand majors is highly competitive, and acceptance is not guaranteed. We expect this high demand situation to continue, due to high interest in journalism and mass communication, the vibrant reputation of Grady College and the high quality of students who apply to study here. **

Selection of applicants will be based on scores in the following areas:

75% Grades in Areas I, IV, and V in the General Education curriculum

25% Score on written statement of interest

The number of spaces available for new students varies by semester and is determined by the availability of teaching staff, classroom space, lab facilities and other resources for each major, as well as our commitment to help students proceed efficiently through our four-semester programs.