<p>I am curious to know if it's better to attend the school of your dreams (city, top programs, etc.) in grad school or as an undergrad? Also how would you pick an undergrad to put yourself in position to get in your preferred grad school? Finally, I am interested in Journalism/English/Nonfiction writing, what other majors would go nicely to prepare me for this and make me better? (I have no interest in science or math, but I enjoy history). Thanks!</p>
<p>I think that it is better to attend the school of your dreams for undergrad, as that is where much of the college experience comes from. For grad school, to me at least, it's a lot more serious and more goal-oriented--I wouldn't go about applying to grad school the same way as I have applying to undergrad. </p>
<p>As far as picking a major, for some disciplines it really doesn't matter too much. Prospective law students, med students, MBA candidates--none of those disciplines requires an undergrad degree in a specific department. Sometimes--like for med school--you have prerequisites to fulfill, but you don't have to be--as far as I know--a super science major to successfully apply to med school. Specifically for you, I think that as long as your major is writing intensive, you should be fine, although I most certainly defer to Journalism folks for more informed opinions.</p>
<p>Anyone else?</p>
<p>Consider going to a good liberal arts college for undergrad, then trying for the "school of your dreams" for grad school. I think a well-rounded (LAC) undergrad education would serve you well if you're going into writing as a career. Somewhere on CC, there are posts with stats of LACs that send the largest percentage of students to grad school. Maybe someone reading this can direct the OP to those.</p>