<p>I'm a junior I'm high school, and I'm supporting myself completely. My mother is a meth head, so all the money in the house is mine. I saved up months to get my dslr, and it coasted more than two months of rent, but it's my life now. I'm a really smart kid, but because of my working full time and my not-exactly-easy life, my grades aren't exactly where I want them to be. I live in Georgia, but I don't really care what state the college is in. Where would be a good journalism school for me? I've been looking at Berkeley's j-school, but I don't think I have any chance of getting in there. And my "recommendations" aren't exactly solid, not the professionals that Berkeley wants. </p>
<p>U of Georgia actually has one of the top journalism schools in the country - Grady College - and you’re in-state. I’d put that on your list. </p>
<p>What are your test scores and GPA? It’s hard to make further recommendations without knowing your stats.</p>
<p>Also, have you tried running the net price calculator on a few schools to find out what the EFC (expected family contribution) will be? Even if mom won’t give you a cent, schools may expect a family contribution anyway, so that will potentially have a big impact on where you can attend.</p>
<p>U of Missouri arguably has the top journalism school. It has a photojournalism major. <a href=“Photojournalism – Missouri School of Journalism”>http://journalism.missouri.edu/programs/undergraduate/junior-senior/interest/photojournalism/</a></p>
<p>Also, check out: Western Kentucky U, San Francisco State U, U Florida, Ball State U, Syracuse U, Ohio U, U North Carolina, U Texas, and Kent State U.</p>
<p>I believe the journalism school at Berkeley doesn’t offer an undergraduate program.</p>
<p>You don’t have to go to a journalism school to become a photojournalist. Your options are larger than that, providing you’re passionate about photography and interested in what’s happening around you.</p>
<p>Have you talked to a trusted adult about your situation? You should definitely get help with rent and food, and shouldn’t be on your own paying for everything while in HS. Do mention it to your guidance counselor so that it’s included in our recommendation letter as it’d go a long way in explaining your grades.
I only know of one photojournalism program that’s easy to get into (but hard to graduate from, as it’s quite intense), but it’s abroad, at Trinity St David in Wales. Tuition alone is $14,000 or so. Accomodations (room) must be added, and you can either cook for yourself (“self catered”) or eat at the cafeteria. There are scholarships and grants (bursaries and scholarships) for internationals but I don’t knwo whether it’d be affordable.
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<p>The photojournalism field is changing extremely quickly and dramatically. Make SURE to research current information about what SKILLS you must have to be competitive in photojournalism. You’ll want the technical and the journalism skills together. So, watch for that in any program. Need solid liberal arts coursework too. And self-management/entrepreneurship. Coding helps. </p>