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  1. I'm attending USC Annenberg's Specialised Journalism program. It was... incredibly hard to turn down Columbia, where I got in for the MA, Science track, but Annenberg is offering what amounts to a free ride and it just doesn't make sense to go into debt. Still, I get pangs every time I think about Columbia and I don't know if I'm completely at peace with my decision, to be honest. I keep wondering if I've made a mistake. Oh-- and congratulations on graduating!
  2. I'm so glad someone posted about this! I applied to a grand total of 2 schools and was accepted at both, and have received aid at both but while the first school, Columbia, offered me what amount to tuition, USC has offered me a fellowship that will take care of all costs ( i think). But I was so keen to go to New York that I'm suffering major pangs having accepted USC's offer now... not to mention that Columbia's program is like, ranked number one and USC, while a really great school, is probably top 10 at best.
  3. I've bitten the bullet and accepted USC's offer now that Columbia has told me they wont give me any more aid. But the more I'm reading about it, the more concerned I get -- the surrounding area sounds like its really not nice! Do you have any insights on that - what the better places to live are, etc etc? I wonder how I'll deal with it if I do end up getting the Indian scholarship -- if Columbia doesn't let me reverse my decision at that point I'll be heartbroken. Darn that stupid $1000 fee anyway. How about you -- made any decisions yet?
  4. First, thanks for replying and congratulations on Berkeley! It IS hard to decide! To answer some of your questions: reputation-wise, Columbia is certainly better known here than USC (which everyone I know keeps calling the University of South Carolina). Media organisations in India (which is where I'm from) would probably weigh reputation more than political ideology. Plus, from what I understand, places like the WSJ employ plenty of people who graduate from Columbia, so I suppose the perceived liberal bias might not matter as much. Your New York versus LA question is something I've been mulling. Considering that the market in India is so much better than in the US, I'd probably be better off coming back, though I would really like to get some experience working in the US. For that I don't suppose it matters too much where I am, but my perception is -- and please correct me if I'm wrong -- that New York is more international than LA and will probably lead to better opportunities in that sense - and my first Masters is in International Politics so I'm keen to marry all of these things together. I am exploring one other scholarship option for Columbia but the problem with that is that they only let out award notifications end-June. And I don't want to pay $1000 to book my place at Columbia and then end up not getting that award. It's also very, very competitive and the chances of my getting that award are small I think. On the other hand, as you say, there's no point in going into debt and specially not for journalism. I am debt-free also and would like to remain that way. But you mentioned that you have personal reservations against going to USC. May I ask what they are, if you don't mind?
  5. I would take the Syracuse offer. It's a great school and the program you describe seems more flexible. It's a lot less expensive in a field where it would be ridiculous to take mammoth loans to support yourself and you'd also be able to get a job quicker to start paying back your loans. Having said that, i can understand your difficulty! I too am torn between two schools and the choice looks obvious, but the heart wants what it wants.
  6. I got admitted to both Columbia (for the MA Journalism, Science track) and USC Annenberg (for the MA in Specialised Journalism). Both programs are interesting, and fairly similar -- I've been a journalist for almost 4 years now and don't really need technical training, but I wanted to concentrate on subject specialties, hence the applications. Columbia is possibly the best-regarded journalism school in the world and they're offering me $37,000 is financial aid, which still leaves me with some $30,000 (for the remainder of tuition and academic fees, +living) to cover in loans. I'm an international student, btw, so that amount in my currency is scary - sort of - but not so crazy that its something I can't think about. USC, on the other hand, has offered me an Annenberg fellowship, which covers tuition, all academic fees and a $20,000 stiped for living expenses. It looks like a no-brainer right now -- why go into debt when you don't have to -- but could Columbia's reputation - it is an Ivy after all - be worth more than USC's offer? Please help! I'm so torn, I want to go to both places!
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