<p>Hi there! I will be entering Mizzou this coming fall as a pre-journalism student. I was wondering if anyone here could answer some of my questions? :)</p>
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<li><p>I am admitted under the College of Arts and Sciences but I'm planning to enter the school of journalism later on. I know that the college of arts and sciences is located in Lowry Hall while the school of journalism is located in the Neff Hall. I was wondering where would my classes be held?</p></li>
<li><p>Also, which dorm would be the closest to the two buildings? I was planning on applying to the Mark Twain dorm but I heard that they've closed down for renovation. </p></li>
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<p>I am very much looking forward to going to Mizzou! Any advice would be welcome! Thank you! :)</p>
<p>Your classes location depends on classes you will take not on college you are admitted to. </p>
<p>My D was admitted directly to J-school, and here is her first semester classes with the Halls location: </p>
<p>MIDDLEBUSH HALL:
FRENCH 1100<br>
GN_HON 2111H THE ANCIENT WORLD
JOURN 1100 PRINCS OF AM JOURN</p>
<p>ARTS & SCIENCE BLDG:
INTDSC 1001 PROSEMINAR INTRDSC STDS </p>
<p>CORNELL HALL
JOURN 1010H CAREER EXPL IN JOURN </p>
<p>STRICKLAND HALL:
MATH 2300 CALCULUS 3</p>
<p>Your classes during your first year are likely to be all over campus. You’d be better off choosing a dorm based on other criteria. Do you want to be in a FIG? Do you want suite-style housing or traditional rooms? My son was in Schurz his freshman year and liked living there. It’s across the street from Plaza 900 dining hall, which is very nice. The Mizzou campus is very walkable, though you may sometimes be speed-walking. My son used his bike when he had to go a longer distance between classes, but mostly he walked. I’m already using past tense! He graduates in May.</p>
<p>Tori_mom, is it generally the case that direct admit journalism students are able to take journalism classes during the first semester? My daughter has been accepted as a Journalism Scholar and will enter with 15 credits (most likely). I was concerned that my daughter’s first semester would be filled with general education requirements and no journalism. She doesn’t like the idea of having to wait a whole semester to take her first journalism course. Did your daughter enjoy Principles of American Journalism? How is she liking Mizzou? My daughter is still deciding between Mizzou, Indiana (Ernie Pyle Scholar) and GWU (direct admit to School of Media and Public Affairs).</p>
<p>^^ Among these three, I’d choose Mizzou. My son is a graduating senior and former journalism major whose interests went in a different direction. The j-school is impressive, and so is its career network. You really can’t go wrong. </p>
<p>A word on gen ed requirements: One thing that impressed us was the j-school’s very solid requirements outside the journalism major. Back in 2008, at least, they were very clear that half of your courses are taken outside the j-school. Journalists need to be, above all, well-rounded people with intense curiosity and interest in learning. So those gen ed requirements are important.</p>
<p>Some students find the foundation courses in the j-school to be something you just get through so you can move on to the “good stuff.” A good professor can make them enjoyable, though.</p>
As a freshman she liked math and french classes, but not j- classes, but once she started to take Broadcasting sequence classes, she started to really like them. She loves Mizzou! Theoretically she could finish her Bachelor in Broadcasting with two minors next December; but she wants to take more TV classes and get more experience on TV station; so we agreed to pay for another semester