what is newhouse REALLY like?

<p>i recently got into newhouse and i kind of applied to the school on a whim. While since December i have done a lot of research i would love for someone to give me some personal information about the school, and what i can expect at newhouse as a student, if i decide to attend.
Thanks SO much!</p>

<p>P.S. While I understand that newhouse is one of the best journalism/comm schools around I keep reading on here that newhouse is really hard to get into... yet with my stats which are above average but not amazing i got in. I was just wondering why people keep saying that.</p>

<p>I’ve just been admitted to newhouse in tv-radio-film, and I almost decide to study there. BTW, I am an international graduate student, hope you’ll be adimitted too, if you wanna go there</p>

<p>@momentlu
I got in a bout 3 weeks ago and ama probably going to end up there too, because i really want to study journalism and SU has one of the top programs.</p>

<p>specific questions please.???..
my daughter is a sophomore at Newhouse…and there are a number of other parents of Newhouse students on CC; (but I don’t feel like writing a book-haha…)</p>

<p>edit: noticed that you have posted that you were accepted to Northwestern medill-ED…?? not going to get nasty on a public forum, but there is no way you can pull out of NU ed for a couple of thousand dollars…to go to Newhouse…if either school finds out, you are going to be staying in California in September</p>

<p>@rodney.
I have already talked to northwestern and SU and have worked it all out, but thanks anyway. My family is has gone through a lot of financial changes and a couple thousand dollars actually will make a big difference. sorry if that sounded at all rude but that is what happened. </p>

<p>as for specific questions-
What are the classes like? are they more lecture based or hands on?
I am very interested in become a part of the daily orange and citrus tv. I have talked to alums of newhouse and they said that is possible. is that true? </p>

<p>oh and a more general question-
How bad is the cold? being from california i am not really sure how i will adapt. </p>

<p>P.S i went to a admitted students meeting for SU and have pretty much decided that i want to go there. From the students and faculty i met i feel like it has a great atmosphere and i will really thrive there.</p>

<p>hey wittywriter, i am looking forward to applying to Newhouse next year, seeing that i am only a junior now. My SAT’s are pretty low (540 CR, 680 MTH, 610 WRT) My junior year GPA is a 3.6/7 unweighted, and a 4.3 weighted, at a pretty good hs. Now that you have some experience with what it takes to get in… may i ask what your credentials were? I am pretty much dead set on going early decision there. anything you can give me… scores, grades, info, can help. Thanks!</p>

<p>@dfcunited119-
hey yeah no problem
GPA- 4.0 overall
SAT- 1870
ACT-31
class rank- top 15% of 500
EC- journalism for a national award winning newspaper. i am senior editor and centerspread editor.
I have been on swim for 4 years and am varsity captain
officer in 3 clubs
great letters of rec… my journalism teacher wrote one that made me cry.
i put a decent amount of work into the essay prompts…
i did not have an interview, but obviously it didnt hurt me.
hope this helps!
P.S if you want the stats of more newhouse kids look in the accepted students forum or class of 2014. it will have a bunch of info.</p>