coastalvintagechic Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 To ease some of the anxiety of checking the results survey everyday. Good luck to everyone!
lilachica Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 I applied to NYU (magazine) and Columbia. Heard back from NYU yesterday - phone call from director and followup email. I had previously been in touch with her by phone and email as she had contacted me earlier in the month. Also found out I got a scholarship of a little more than 1/3 of the tuition, which I am very excited about. Possibly because I'm an international student? (Canadian). Now waiting to hear back from Columbia.
nikim89 Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 I applied to NYU, Columbia, USC, Northwestern, Syracuse, University ofTexas at Austin, UNC, CUNY and BU. ( a lot!) So far heard back from NWU, UT-Austin, UNC and BU. Got into them Not heard a word from NYU, so I think that means a rejection is on its way I hope not though. Skype interview with USC tomorrow. No word from any others either. nikim89 1
nikim89 Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Waitlisted at NYU. People who don't want to go, please reject!
coastalvintagechic Posted March 9, 2012 Author Posted March 9, 2012 nikim89, How did your interview with USC go?
sooperwoman Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Applied: USC, Medill, NYU (Business and Economic Reporting), Columbia, CUNY Accepted: Medill, USC Haven't heard from any of the others.
nikim89 Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Last year, Columbia made ALL decisions on 15th March. SOON GUYS! coastalvintagechic, I think the interview went well, she seemed really nice and I didn't fumble at all! Haha but we'll just see now. Who knows?
coastalvintagechic Posted March 9, 2012 Author Posted March 9, 2012 nikim89, That sounds great! Hope you get in! Side note: I feel like I should have applied to Medill just to see, but I don't think I could have lived in Chicago. Is that bad reasoning?
poolsofjewels Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what acceptance rates are like for journalism programs? Also, is there a ranked list of schools? Still waiting on Columbia (like everyone else), but I wish schools would publish admissions statistics so I have an some idea of their ideal candidate.
coastalvintagechic Posted March 9, 2012 Author Posted March 9, 2012 poolsofjewels, I know that when you visit the journalism program at Columbia they give you a packet of information and one of the pages has all the statistics of their admittance rate. I haven't really looked at it since November but I think it said that they get a little over 700 applicants and accept a little under 400 (but that is just off the top of my head, I can't say for sure--I'll look when I get home). And I think NYU has an ever smaller acceptance rate because the program is smaller. But I'm equally interested to see if there is a webpage on each school that has this information. Let me know if you find anything!
sooperwoman Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 coastalvintagechic, If you don't mind my asking, why wouldn't you want to live in Chicago? I'm an international student who will most likely end up at Medill, so I'd like to know the pros and cons of Chicago beforehand.
poolsofjewels Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Just looked at the 2011 admissions brochure for Columbia and here are a few quick facts: Applications for Full-Time Study 2011-2012 Master of Science Applicants 850 Admits 396 Expected to Enroll 258 Didn't find any admissions stats on the NYU website, so it's hard to compare.
nikim89 Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 My friend told me NYU accepts about 300 people through 10 concentrations. So slightly smaller.
coastalvintagechic Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) sooperwoman, I actually hear from most everyone that Chicago is really pretty, and I don't doubt it. I just know that they're winters are really winters--and I don't know that I could deal with that (although realistically I probably could). I also have just really been dead set on either NY or SoCal as far as the type of reporting I want to do (entertainment related) and I don't think I'd get the same type of opportunities at Medill that I would at the other schools. That said though I still regret not applying, just to see if I could have gotten in. All in all the masters programs are only a couple years or less so it wouldn't be as though I was moving to Chicago permanently All in all though it is Northwestern, so the pros FAR outweigh the cons (if there really is any). Edited March 10, 2012 by coastalvintagechic
sooperwoman Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 coastalvintagechic, yeah, coming from India, I'm seriously dreading the winters. Where I'm from, anything below 86 degrees is "winter" since i plan to pursue business reporting, both chicago and NY would be great, but i'm leaning toward NY a little bit as of now.
coastalvintagechic Posted March 11, 2012 Author Posted March 11, 2012 sooperwoman, I actually come from a place where we can get some cold, rainy winters, but I know in places like Chicago it lasts longer and in a more intensified level. It's hard enough to enjoy school when you can't really go outside--and in NY I think there's less of that because everyone is usually walking outside. I think the reason NY entices me is because there is just so much to do there and it's such a mecca for all things. I haven't visited Chicago either, so part of my reasoning for not applying was that if I got in and decided to go there I didn't want to move there and then end up not liking it--on top of having to pay such a big amount. But you're right, for business reporting either Chicago or NY would be great places! I hope I do get to visit it one day though!
sooperwoman Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Got into NYU for Business and Economic reporting program with some funding! Super excited.
coastalvintagechic Posted March 14, 2012 Author Posted March 14, 2012 sooperwoman, Wow congrats! That's so exciting! Where else have you heard from?
nikim89 Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 got into CUNY with funding and Syracuse as well. so far: Accepted: CUNY, Syracuse, UTexas at Austin, UNC, BU, Medill Waitlisted: NYU (Magazine) - first choice so i hope someone rejects Waiting: Columbia and USC
coastalvintagechic Posted March 14, 2012 Author Posted March 14, 2012 nikim89, Where on the website (online app?) did you see you were accepted? I haven't heard anything from CUNY since my interview. Congrats on the funding!
nikim89 Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 coastalvintagechic, I got an e-mail from the director. I don't think you can see it on the app. And thank you!
sooperwoman Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 coastalvintagechic, I've been accepted to USC, Medill, CUNY and NYU as of now. The only other place I applied to was Columbia, which I haven't heard from, but I think I'd pick NYU over it anyway.
coastalvintagechic Posted March 14, 2012 Author Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) sooperwoman, I know I'm getting nervous about Columbia's results tomorrow--though I doubt I'll get in. Who knows, we may end up at NYU together next year! (Though I think you'll be in B&ER). Edited March 14, 2012 by coastalvintagechic
sooperwoman Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 coastalvintagechic, I'm sort of meh about Columbia after getting into NYU and yeah, maybe we will! Despite being different concentrations we'll probably have some common courses, especially in the first semester.
nikim89 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Got into Columbia so thrilled!! Definitely going there.
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