<p>I've been lurking here long enough so I figured I'd join in.</p>
<p>I'm currently a high school junior. Newhouse @ Syracuse is one of my top choices right now, alongside Northwestern (not Medill, actually, but the School of Communications). My one reservation is: I feel as if I might be uncomfortable- for lack of a better word- in such a narrow, focused program. I'm looking for a wider, more comprehensive, undergraduate education.</p>
<p>So, Newhouse students- are you satisfied with your "non-Newhouse" classes? Syracuse is my top choice in every other way. Though I can absolutely imagine myself there, I would love some additional perspectives about the Syracuse experience beyond the communication program. Thank you!</p>
<p>My daughter and I toured Newhouse recently and only 1/4 of the classes are in communications, which she liked because she has a wide variety of interests. Also it seems double majors are encouraged and minors are required!</p>
<p>Current Newhouse students, correct me if I am wrong. :-)</p>
<p>newhouse provides a very comprehensive education. the majority of classes you take at SU will actually be arts/sciences. in addition, you’re required to have either a minor or a double major outside of newhouse, many do both. (i’m an english double). personally, i have enjoyed my classes outside of newhouse and at su in general.</p>
<p>you can have either windows or mac, but the vast majority of students (@ su in general) have macs. the editing labs are almost 100% mac. i had a pc first semester though, and it was totally fine. you’ll do most editing in the labs anyways.</p>
<p>I’ll be a graduate student at Newhouse this summer. For anyone in the TRF program: can you get away with not owning a laptop? I plan on bringing an iPad to class for notetaking and working on my iMac at home. Is there a lot of hands-on work you’re doing in class that would necessitate a laptop?</p>
<p>I have posted (I am mom of student) this question but maybe I am not phrasing it correctly. I would like any and all opinions of Newhouse curriculum. I don’t even need specific one because I am not sure he is sure, but right now he is accepted dual Whitman/marketing and NH/PR thinking that would be a good match. They attended Sunday’s Lubin house on Whitman and dual student spoke that was from Whitman/and one of the tv, broadcasting ones. That said my son does not know what he really wants to do other than say “move over Ryan Seacrest or Jeff Probst”. Didn’t see these majors at any colleges lol.<br>
He is smart but without trying. He is not a desk person!!! He needs to be actively engaged in his profession. He has 10 Varsity letters from HS. Capt of teams. So much volunteer work. Clubs etc. He also has a rock band that has made it to the NJ battle of the bands finals twice. The more pressure no problem, on stage no problem, sports bring it on. My only call and I have 3 kids from a teacher was this year and it was his Math teacher saying that he would have an A+ if he did his homework, but now he only has a 96. He must absorb in class, participate, do well on tests. From what I have been told by teachers he is respectful and I know for a fact he will be the best friend you will ever have. He would put friendship loyalty above all. He would give up a spot on a team for you. Sorry for so much background but why we thought Newhouse with a marketing degree would be good is that maybe it would be more hands on. After attending some Syracuse events and really looking at the NH curriculums, it seems like it could be a lot of writing (hates writing except for maybe music). A lot of group work (maybe good, maybe bad depending on group).<br>
He is not worried about the marketing end at any of his colleges but I hope he doesn’t get bored and have to much free time on his hands. Even though it is monotonous book work (acct, finance, econ, stats) he could probably do it in his sleep but would do enough to get by because it is not his passion. Now if he was a marketing manager or sports/music management he would be passionate.
Any insight on the real life classroom experiences, work load, types of work of any NH courses would be great (media storytelling, screenwriting to name a few)
Thanks we are really (and I mean we, my son, my husband, me and my other son, daughter could care less) keep flip flopping. My oldest just sent me a pro/con excel spreadsheet on PSU with Sapphire and dual at Newhouse. Syracuse came out on top by 2 because of 2 good friends going there (which he admits he should not base it on but it is a big selling point for my son) but if you take out friends PSU comes out on top.
His criteria was based on things like rank, size, greek life, food, dorms, weather, girls sorry…, work load etc. PSU 83 Syracuse 85 with friends, 70 without friends because of dorm with known roomate hopefully but PSU dorms stink and he even ranked Cornell on his scale and got an 80. Can you tell who is going to Wall Street or Law and is that desk person. He knows his brother well so I asked him to do this for me. He also has friends and has seen all schools.
I know there is no wrong choice really. Just any opinions would be great. Am I making Newhouse something it is not, which is more active rather than writing.
Thanks
Whale18’s mom</p>
<p>^^OMG…please send me a PM with specific numbered questions; my daughter is a newhouse junior studying abroad in London this semester…sorry to come off as rude but it is just so difficult to answer questions in paragraph format…especially at my age</p>
<p>her best friend is at PSU School of Comm so I can assist with that as well…</p>
<p>and for those of you who PM’ed me the last few weeks and did not get an answer, there was a problem with my CC email…please feel free to contact me again…</p>
<p>My D is a dual Newhouse/Whitman sophomore majoring in advertising/marketing. She chose this dual degree program over many other top schools (including PSU). I can address some of your questions here and feel free to PM me as well. This year, she has had an amazing response to her internship applications because of the dual degree and the number of Newhouse alumni at top advertising agencies.
As a dual degree, you have to fulfill Whitman core which means that the first two years you are taking required business courses (accounting, business calculus, supply chain, etc.- it’s well laid out on a form that you can get from whitman for duals with newhouse). You don’t take any major courses until junior year. She focused on her major at Newhouse right away but basically only takes one Newhouse course a semester. Writing is not her favorite activity either, and she has had mostly creative/group projects for her newhouse major. My D tells me that PR is more writing.
She gets lots of personal attention from professors at both schools. There is constant preparation for the real world, not just academia. There are lots of activities to get involved with in both schools. Except for the record snow this year, she is thrilled with her choice.<br>
There are recruitment staff at each school - Carol Heil at Whitman, Max Patimo at Newhouse. I would recommend emailing them with your concerns; I’m sure they will answer them or put you in touch with the right people. And feel free to PM me.</p>