<p>I would like to become an editor (at a publishing house) after I receive a Bachelor's degree from college/university. I'm running into a few problems, though. First of all, what areas would best benefit me to attend a college at? I know New York is an obvious choice but EVERYONE goes to New York and I feel that I would get lost in the crowd. I want a different area that still has a decent publishing industry. What other cities are there besides New York City that would fit? They don't even have to be in the US. I know weather really shouldn't be a big aspect but I detest the cold! I don't want to settle in a city where I would feel miserable at. Here are the only important aspects that I am looking for in a university: </p>
<p>size: medium-large
type: 4 year, public would be preferred (private if the tuition isn't out the roof)
FINANCIAL AID! would like for out-of-state tuition to be around or less than $20,000 (from Louisiana)
located in or near a city
I want a co-ed university but I might waiver depending on the university </p>
<p>My stats:
I'm a junior
current GPA- 4.14 (one AP class)
in top 25% of class AT LEAST
plan test- 26 composite
math- 28
reading- 28
english- 26
science- 21
psat- 179
math- 55
CR- 64
writing- 60
I have not taken ACT or SAT yet, plan to take ACT w/o writing in March and with writing in April</p>
<p>Lots of editorial jobs go thru NYC if you’re considering big-time book and magazine publishing. But a lot of that industry is changing as we move away from print-based publishing. There’s really nothing to stop an editor or writer from working most places in the world. So it’s not necessary to go to school anywhere in particular. You might want to attend a publishing institute after you graduate, and most of them are in NYC and one of the benefits of these institutes was that they were sometimes taught or guest lectured by NYC publishing bigwigs. Go to a school that has a strong writing program, an English Department with minors or emphases in creative and non-fiction writing and a graphic design program with a strong emphasis on text and multimedia. Work on a student newspaper as a copy editor, layout person, etc. Intern at local presses (this is where a larger surrounding community will help). Teach yourself grammar and style until it comes more naturally to you than it does now.</p>
<p>Do you think that with my “statistics” I could get into a university like University of Seattle or a university like that with a scholarship that would cover at least half of college tuition? Since I will be an out-of-state student most likely I will have more expenses to worry about. I am from the South so I am worried about the weather much more than I should be worrying about most likely. I want to make a life where ever i go! I have been looking at universities all over the world (I have been to Italy and Greece and I absolutely loved Italy and would love to go back) but there are so many universities that claim to be strong in English/Creative Writing that it is very hard to choose!</p>
<p>most state schools are not going to throw a lot of money at OOS students and are going to have costs of attendance between 40-55K for oos students. follow ucbalumnus’ suggestion. your stats, incomplete as they are, aren’t yet good enough to draw a lot of merit from private schools. what is your family income like? how much has the family saved? have you sat down with your parents and their last tax return and gone thru the net price calculator for, say, University of Washington, your state’s flagship (it will be the cheapest school unless ucbalumnus’ urls turn something up), Rhodes College, and Sewanee. It’s time to let your parents in on your search and to get information from them about how much they will put towards your education. </p>
<p>My parents have not saved anything for college so tuition price is really a big issue for me. My counselor at school does not help students at all in the college search process. It is not until you get into your senior year and go to a different counselor that he begins to work with you. I’m really in the dark about many things.</p>
<p>dyiu13: No, I do not but I’ll check if my local library has one of those and start reading.
jkeil911: I know it may be a stupid and/or difficult question but how do I know where would be the best place for me to study at? I have considered going to the UK, Cali, New York, or maybe even Hawaii to study (interest in that order). How can I decide which place is the best fit for me without having gone to any of those places?</p>