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I've been hearing great things about Ball State in Muncie, IN

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:27:05 GMT

I've been hearing great things about Ball State in Muncie, IN

Questions to ask prospective schools are: how much practice will ...

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:50:31 GMT

Questions to ask prospective schools are: how much practice will the student get at writing for a school paper or even better for a local paper? In larger schools the student may actually get less practice and have to compete for positions on the paper. Does your student want to be a journalist/reporter or more interested in writing books or magazine articles? If so you do not want to place your student in a program that only has a journalistic focus. Ask if the students attend national competitions or conferences. Are internships a part of the program? The best way to be a great writer is to write. Get your student connected with a local writer's group or visit a local newspaper/TV station. Find out how your student can volunteer. Use US News and Wordl Report to help find good schools then talk to the ones who teach the program and view their websites. Ask local reporters where they went to school. This should be a writing assignment that your student can do for herself. She could practice interviewing writers and reporters about their education and their best tips for learning to be a good reporter/writer.

Obviously, Northwestern is in your backyard. But, financially, it...

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:55:18 GMT

Obviously, Northwestern is in your backyard. But, financially, it might as well be on Mars. There is the Univ. of Missouri which has a good rep. Duke, Columbia, etc. But the prohibitive costs of private and non-residents are not worth it. I suggest U of Ill or another state school. Just make sure that they have enough journalism classes. Undergrads don't need the best schools for J-school. But they do need a broad liberal arts education as well as great English skills. That should keep her busy for a couple of years. She should write for the school newspaper and make sure one exists. U of Colorado has a great one. So does UCLA. Cal State U Northridge has a wonderful J-school and alumni from there get most of the LA jobs when they are just starting. It is a dying career so she should also be on top of her web skills because that is where the jobs are. Guess what I do for a living. Good luck. Your daughter needs it.