lena_zhang

Hi fellows, I applied to j-schools at Columbia, NYU and CUNY. I was rejected by Columbia, accepted by NYU with about 1/3 scholarship and accepted by CUNY with no word on funding yet. Now I am choosing between NYU and CUNY. Maybe you guys can give me some input? Here are some facts about the two schools: NYU- pro- I'm applying to its Business and Economics Reporting program. Half of the classes are offer by j-school and half of them are offered by its Stern Business School's MBA program. As you may know, Stern is the top 10 business school in the country. I think that add more value to the j-school program. Also their class size is small. Student-and-faculty ratio is about 6:1. con- Although with 1/3 scholarship, the NYU program still costs almost 3 times more than the CUNY program. CUNY- pro- Since its a public school, the cost of this program is cheap, about $20,000 total tuition for in-state students. It also guarantees to offer a $3000 compensation for summer internship, which further eases the financial burden. Besides, CUNY j-school really emphasize a community atmosphere. They even have a writing coach to help students who are non-native English speakers. con- CUNY's journalism school is a relatively new school. Although they are try very hard to make a place in the field, I'm not sure if their network is as strong as NYU's. Also, their business reporting class is offered by the j-school and they don't seem to allow j-school students to take business class offered by CUNY's business school. Any thoughts?

@SidraTariq I applied to the BER program as well and got the acceptance letter yesterday. Did you hear from them yet? I hope you have some good news as well.

Hi I'm a reporter working for a Chinese language newspaper in NYC with no business background. I'm considered as an international student because I received my bachelor degree in China. I applied to the journalism (BER) program in NYU and had an interview with the director and prof. at the end of Feb. Haven't heard the admission result from them yet.

I got admitted to both Syracuse Nand UT, Austin for the graduate photojournalism program. It seems that the Newhouse in Syracuse has a better reputation in journalism, while Austin is stronger in communication. Is that right? But Austin is winning in its location since Austin is ranking as one of the "Best City" in America. And location seems important to journalism students. Shall I choose Syracuse or Austin? It's difficult.