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Accepted: CUNY (arts and culture), Newhouse, Syracuse University (Goldring Arts Journalism) Still waiting for a reply from NYU, where I applied for the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program Undergrad: National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai Majored in: Communication design GPA: 3.5 (around, I'm not sure as the parameters are different in India) GRE: 660 verbal, 660 math, 3.5 writing Internships: The Times of India, Hyderabad and Femina, Mumbai Currently working for: The New Indian Express, Hyderabad (Sub editor/reporter) Strong recommendations Current thoughts: I'm leaning heavily towards CUNY -- they've got great faculty (15 Pulitzers between the professors there, not to mention a host of other awards), an ideal location and, as far as my research tells me, a really good reputation. Also I really like that they don't ask you to choose a media concentration -- I'm pretty sure I like print, but I would still like some experience in broadcast and other media. And when it comes to digital journalism, they're one of the best, and I think that is so important in the current market scenario. Also, their Entrepreneurial Journalism program sounds really interesting. They're also relatively cheaper in terms of tuition and they're giving a little bit of funding. The Goldring Arts Journalism program at Syracuse also sounds very appealing -- for one thing it would more intensely about the arts -- but I'm not sure if that is necessarily a good thing. Also, it isn't based in NYC, which to me is really important. Syracuse is also much more expensive when it come to tuition. They haven't gotten back to me with regards to funding, which is why I haven't decided about where I'm going yet. Also, I'm still waiting for a response from the CRC department at NYU. But, like I said, leaning towards CUNY. And radiofelicity, if you do decide to go to CUNY, drop me a line. I won't be able to go for Open House (international student -- would be too expensive), and I'd like to get to know a few others who're also headed to CUNY before I actually get there!

So, has anyone decided? Anyone planning on going to CUNY for sure? I leaning heavily towards them and would like to get in touch with you if you're planning on heading there.

Yup, I'm from India too. Give me your email id and I'll drop you a line.

Thank god!

Has anyone applied for the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at NYU? I still haven't heard from them and I'm getting a little worried considering that most people have already heard back from NYU.

I just received the CUNY decision letter via post! And I have officially been accepted, with some (very) limited funding to boot. And I just got an email from Syracuse saying that I've been accepted there as well. Was a bit surprised by the latter -- they only accept, like, 15 people total in the Goldring Arts Journalism program! Still waiting for funding decisions from Syracuse and still waiting for a reply from the CRC department at NYU. It's going to be hard enough to decide between Syracuse and CUNY, and if I get accepted, then NYU too. All three sound soooo good. Frankly, considering my financial position, I'll probably just end up going to whichever works out the cheapest. Sigh.

I just got accepted into CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. I'm yet to hear from them about funding, but I'm an international student -- from India -- so I doubt I'll get all that much funding. The college campus is located at Times Square, fifth avenue, and I was wondering, where should I look for apartments that are both cheap and not too far from the campus? I'm looking for something that's a 45 minute commute (or less) away.

I've applied to CUNY too, and I received an email a few days ago that I THINK is an unofficial acceptance! (YAY!) I've also applied to NYU and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse, but I'm waiting for the decisions. From what I've heard CUNY is fairly new but is really really good. I haven't visited the campus -- I'm from India and it was too expensive to do so, and I would love to hear more about it.