<p>I'm coming to Yale in the fall, and am really passionate about getting involved in on-campus publications. I really love reading and writing both journalism and creative writing.
I've looked on the Yale website, and I'm pretty overwhelmed by the on-campus publications. They all seem so impressive.
So, for any current students involved...what's the real, behind-the-scenes story on these publications? What kinds of people run them? What's the time commitment like? What's the quality of work? Is it plausible to be involved in multiple?</p>
<p>There will be an org fair the first few days of school – the orgs will roll out info and try to recruit – remember – they want great people as much as you want to work w/a great org. That’ll be your best time to chat with them. Sell yourself to the ones that interest you. Good luck.</p>
<p>Firstly, congratulations! We are super excited to have you here.</p>
<p>While I’m not plugged into the publications sphere myself, I am able to provide some general background. It is absolutely possible to be involved in multiple publications; in fact, I know students who have written for (in one capacity or another) more than half the on-campus publications over the course of 4 years. That being said, it’s more normal to be heavily involved with just one or two publications. (Most students find it difficult to be heavily involved in (i.e. 10+ hours weekly commitment) more than two or three organizations.)</p>
<p>It differs widely from publication to publication, but the YDN is at least notorious for being a huge time commitment at the executive board level. My friends definitely put in at least 20 hours a week there.</p>
<p>As for more detailed information, I second T26E4’s post: you’ll want to check out the extracurricular bazaar. It should be during the first week of class next year.</p>
We are super excited to have you here.</p>