<p>I can see that all you parents on here are really smart...soo...</p>
<p>I was wondering if any of you know about WWU's journalism program. The other college I'm considering is Ohio University, which seems like the perfect school for me, except that it's so darn far away. I highly doubt Western's journalism program is as strong, but if I want to stay closer to home (in the beautiful NW ;)) then Western is my default school. I've never seen its journalism program compared to those at other colleges, and I'm kind of curious as to how it stacks up; will it prepare me for entering the whole newspaper business as well as Ohio would?</p>
<p>I live in Western Washington where it has a pretty good rep. I really don't have any basis to compare it to Ohio. I must say the student newspaper is fairly well regarded nationally (One of their comic writers was voted best in the nation)</p>
<p>Have you looked into the University of Oregon? Their journalism program has an excellent, national reputation. It's comparable to Ohio U.</p>
<p>I don't really know much about Western Washington's journalism program. Make sure to look into the availability of journalism internships, job placement department, and the number of faculty in the j-department that have actually been practicing journalists. I'd also recommend you check out how heavily practical skills like writing, researching and editing as opposed to a more theoretical communications slant.</p>
<p>Just took a cursory look at WWU's journalism department. It is small, but looks like a solid program from what I can see. If you haven't already, I'd try to visit, sit in on some classes, and talk to a few faculty members to get a better feel for the program.</p>
<p>As is the case in other academic training programs, success in journalism greatly depends on work (i.e. internships) and experience and graduate school. I suspect this is the reason why some highly regarding graduate schools have consolidated their journalism training program into 2 years or less. I recommend that you contact your local daily newspaper to get some perspective on WWU's undergraduate journalism program.</p>
<p>I believe that the journalism program at Washington State University is considered the best in the region. If you are a WA native, you should really look there. Here is the link to the major:</p>
<p>I chatted with a woman on an airplane two years ago whose D was a senior in this major at WSU. The D had had quite a few pieces published in the student paper which had been picked up by national wire services, so she was developing a professional portfolio. She did an internship with a professional arts organization in CA prior to her senior year and was offered a job there after graduation. The parents of this young woman were both in the educational field and were very happy with the education their D was receiving at WSU in journalism.</p>
<p>Carolyn--I briefly looked into U of O but since I'm out of state it's quite expensive (not sure about financial aid there), but I really don't think I'd be happy living in Eugene. It just does not appeal to me, I guess. Bad fit or something. Also, thank you for looking at their program; I really don't know what I'm looking for, comparison-wise. The reason I like Ohio is because I qualify for their full instate tuition automatic scholarship for SAT scores, so it's about as expensive as staying instate.</p>
<p>bookiemom--I know people who go/have gone to WSU and hated it, for various reasons. I don't think I know anyone who particularly liked it. I have heard that for broadcast journalism, it is THE place to go in WA. But I want to do print journalism. Anyway, fit is as important to me as strength of curriculum, which is why I'm not really considering those other (good journalism) schools.</p>
<p>Ohio has a wonderful journalism program, and if you can get the tuition price, it would be a terrific and exciting option. Use WSU as a back up plan, it sounds like you won't need it though.</p>
<p>I hadn't thought of WSU as a safety, maybe I'll add it. And thanks for your help...I'm just kind of torn between the two and looking for something that would push me one way or the other. Ahh. oh well.</p>
<p>a friend is majoring in journalism at U of M ( montana) after researching several schools.
Nice size school & I beleive she has a merit award( from Seattle)</p>