<p>Some other good J schools are Penn, Northwestern, Missouri, Ohio, Columbia (grad) but good english dept., and UNC Chapel Hill.</p>
<p>Nova doesn't have a J school or J major but instead a communications program that you can major or minor in. Through it you can choose a specialization, such as journalism. If you choose to specialize in journalism, you actually have to complete an internship and choose different courses in different areas to get a broad education. More info can be found on Nova's website: Major</a> in Communication</p>
<p>When I toured, I was really impressed with the school as a whole and the people I spoke with. Although its the largest major in the college of arts and sciences, the classes are small and personal-the largest course has 35 students! You can specialize in I believe 8 different areas which looks great to employers and allows you do delve into the area you are interested in. The internship ops in Philly are great-some intern at Philly.com, there's a great summer study abroad program in Greece for communications students, and others for COM students around the world-there is even a department at the Vatican in Rome!-only one in the world. The school sounds great to me. Good luck with your college search!</p>
<p>Villanova is no longer a B+ average school. It is become very difficult to get into as of late. Only 4 kids from my son's high school were admitted this past year. (Three out of the four are attending-the other one is heading to Notre Dame). We live in an area where there are several of the best public schools in the state and it is very competitive. There were many who graduated in the top 10% who were waitlisted. This year also saw an all time high number of applicants (close to 16,000). If you are interested, do your homework, make sure your essays shine and let them know how interested you are in attending. Good luck with your search.</p>
<p>Obviously the BIG schools are listed here.. however, there are two diamonds in the rough as well that seem to have been overlooked.... Haverford College and Swarthmore are ranked #3 and #10 respectively in US News' annual rankings.... great small liberal arts colleges and only a few miles outside of philly.....</p>
<p>LaSalle is a joke. St. Joe's is a waste of money. Drexel is a waste of money, even for engineering.</p>
<p>In the Philadelphia area, Temple has a better reputation than St. Joe's and Drexel, and really, has a reputation not too far from Villanova (if not equal).</p>
<p>North Philly, while it has a reputation for being 'ghetto', is not that bad. We dont need to walk around with guns all the time. The security is great, and everyone feels safe, even at night. We're also going through a gentrification process in North Philly, which will make the area much nicer.</p>
<p>Lastly, no one mentioned the business school. Fox is a great business school that is very well regarded locally and internationally, and is pretty well regarded on the East coast. We're going through $80,000,000 in renovations right now, which will turn Fox into a state-of-the-art business school.</p>
<p>I agree with what twokidsatvu said about Villanova. Only 2 kids got into this school out of 11 from our school. Last year was only slightly better. One is going to BC and one is going to Bucknell. Our school is very competitive also.</p>
<p>TUOwls2011, do you go to Temple? If so, why did you choose Temple and what are some of the things you like about it? Also, would you happened to know anything or anyone involved in the journalism program or newspaper? Thanks to everyone for your input!</p>
<p>lol as my name suggests, yes, I do. I've lived in the Philly burbs my whole life. I transferred to Temple after my first semester of college. I decided to go to Temple because my dad is an alum, I'd grown up going to Temple, location, and great sports management and business. I know one person who is a J major, and he really likes it, but I dont know much about the program, other than that it's well regarded.</p>
<p>I visited Villanova and was really turned off by how homogeneous the student body was. If you're looking for a diverse campus, cross off Villanova!</p>
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<p>Often, colleges do not accept too many kids from certain high schools if the yield of accepted students is low. It makes it difficult for the kids from those schools who really want to go there if they don't apply for EA.</p>
<p>it is getting REALLY hard to get into nova.. expecially the business school. it was right at the top of my list while applying and i only chose BC over it after thinking it over 5 long months.</p>
<p>about 30 kids (10%) of my graduation HS class (07) applied. i think 12 got accepted and 7 wound up going. that may sound like a lot but i got to a very competitive public. </p>
<p>nova is definetly the most respected school on that list. st joes is pretty good and some decent kids go there that i know. never thought temple or drexel were very competitive at all. and never heard of the other one before right now.</p>
<p>yeah, nova is homogeneous. and kind of in a bubble.. if you dont like that i would definetly turn down the school. it turned me off a LITTLE. but i come from a town just like it and go to BC, which isnt much better so i really cant complain about it.</p>
<p>My d will be applying to Temple in the fall. It was the first school we looked at and she loved it. Vibrant, lively, diverse, energetic... she was very, very impressed. I think it embodied how she'd envisioned "college" in her mind.</p>
<p>Drexel was crossed off her list. Too much money and too close to Penn. She'd feel like the poor cousin for 4 years.</p>
<p>Her best friend is going to St. Joe's in the fall -- she got a nice aid package and ended up choosing it over Fordham and American.</p>
<p>Know someone from the West Coast, who was admitted to Villanova's business program. This kid was a football player in high school, decent student, very social. He loved the sports aspect of the school, but HATED the student body and transferred to his state school after a year.</p>
<p>St. Joe's is fine if you get a scholarship, but why anyone would choose it over Temple, otherwise, is beyond me. It's not more well respected than Temple, and many (like at Drexel) attend because they feel like it's more prestigious to attend a private college.</p>
<p>Temple homer,
St. Joe's and Drexel offers a different experience that people may find attractive. In-state candidates frequently turn down their flagships because they want to get away from their high school classmates. Out of state students pay nearly as much at Temple and other publics are often comparable as they do privates when financial aid or scholarships is factored in.</p>
<p>Villanova - amazing campus, great business school, prestigious, great school, *expensive[/I, don't expect merit aid, basketball team? haha
Temple - my cousin goes there. He loves it. Not too expensive. very urban.
St. Joes - great merit aid. decent school.
La Salle - haven't heard much about it.
Drexel - expensive, not much of a campus, co-op, good engineering, right next to Penn </p>
<p>Instead of arguing which school is better, it would probably be better to decide which school is the best fit. </p>
<p>Temple, if you want to be right in the city. Drexel in University City, if you want to be other college students etc...</p>