<p>I was accepted to Syracuse University but into my second choice and I badly want to in-transfer to Newhouse, hoping to get a magazine major</p>
<p>For emerson, I just got accepted there a couple day ago with Journalism Major (my first choice) and also with Dean's scholarship.</p>
<p>So any one can advise me where I should go. Internship is another important factor. Which college offer a better chance for getting an internship. I am international student who really want to work oversea. </p>
<p>I always think it is a problem to go to a school when you are not accepted into the major of your choice. I know kids who have been “stuck” at a place and chose to take a major they don’t love and others who decided to transfer after a year in order to study the major they desire. Often schools make it VERY difficult to transfer into their strongest programs once you are a student. This is especially true when there is a big time program such as Newhouse. You should try to talk with someone at Syracuse and find out (1) if they allow any current students to transfer into Newhouse (remember they didn’t accept you already) and (2) if internal transfers are allowed, what type of GPA/activities would be required. If you don’t think getting into Newhouse is a reasonable option, then personally I’d go to Emerson. It is a great school in a great city. The environments of Syracuse and Emerson are very different so finding a place where you will be happy is an important part of the equation as well. Good luck.</p>
<p>SYRACUSE. Hands down. You can’t beat Newhouse, and if you work hard enough, you WILL be able to transfer. Emerson pales in comparison to what Newhouse offers (regarding internships, alumni, networking, etc). I think it’s worth a shot, but ultimately, it’s your decision! And congrats on the dean’s scholarship!</p>
<p>I tend to think that major is less important than the school. I’m probably biased because I went to a school with a liberal arts tradition, but I think it’s rare that your undergraduate major absolutely determines your life circumstances unless you want to be a nurse or an engineer or something (and even then, there are opportunities for people who want to change careers after having attended a school without those majors). Besides, what if you decide to change your major 2 years in - you fall in love with something else? Then you’re at a school you only attended because of the major.</p>
<p>You can work in journalism with a degree other than one in journalism; you can pick a writing-intensive major. You can even major in a discipline and focus your journalism efforts on that - for example, you could major in biology or physics and become a science writer, or major in political science and become a political journalist. You can also get a graduate degree in journalism.</p>
<p>Question is, where do you think you fit better? Where do you WANT to go, irrespective of major? Although I would ask what the chances are of you transferring into Newhouse later.</p>
<p>Transferring in to Newhouse is very common; it is totally based on GPA for first semester and generally requires a 3.5 regardless of which other school at SU you start in…</p>
<p>There is also the option of a dual enrollment between schools…</p>
<p>For me, Emerson and SU is 50/50 I love both of them
For me, Syracuse is great, a big school with diverse pp,course and maybe have more reputation(not sure)
while boston is a fantastic city. I love the weather there (I love rain). Dean scholarship also make me confused</p>
<p>You have up until the end of your sophomore year to transfer into the Newhouse School from another college at SU. Newhouse has a large liberal arts core curriculum, which you can focus on as you work to transfer into Newhouse. The Newhouse School plans on having a large number of transfers from within Syracuse University each semester. The transfer can be achieved, but you will need to work hard and do well! Best of luck whatever you decide to do.</p>
<p>Is cost an issue? If you got a nice scholarship in the field you want from Emerson which is in a major city, it seems to me that it would give you a jump start on things and with less debt and financial strain. Transferring into Newhouse is an IF thing. Emerson is offering you a sure thing. A bird in hand…</p>