Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 17:03     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Anonymous wrote:If you're not looking at a degree in STEM, I would seriously consider whether or not college is a worthwhile investment.


Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 16:22     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Anonymous wrote:Please tell me about college acceptances for your child who is a good student in English, AP History and AP government, but very average ( and doesn’t enjoy) math and science. A’s in regular track in those subjects. Algebra and Chemistry have been torture. Just a normal, nice kid. When I read DCUrbanmom posts, everyone has a genius kid. Stories of normal kids wanted! Is there any hope of acceptance to a relatively good school anymore ? 😃


Michigan, Columbia, UCLA, (2019 grad, tho)
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 16:01     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you're not looking at a degree in STEM, I would seriously consider whether or not college is a worthwhile investment.


Brain operating at a very high level here.


LOL. I majored in Philosophy. All of the Philosopher jobs were taken (rats!), so I had to settle for working at a top Investment Bank.


Omg I love this. I was an English major at a great LAC and for some reason I couldn't seem to get paid for sitting around reading books all day so I went into tech marketing instead and now make bank. College is a time where you learn to think and write and begin to understand what your next steps may be. If you're a hard worker and strong student it really does not matter at all what you study.


they being a religion major at a SLAC. Law schools didn't seem to mind the absolute lack of useful knowledge though


Law schools are going to teach you the law. They need to know that you have good reading and writing and critical thinking skills. Any humanities major is good prep for law school.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 16:00     Subject: Re:Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Great J schools:

Northwestern
University of Missouri- Columbia
Boston University
Syracuse
NYU
UT Austin
Arizona State University
Ohio University
UCLA
Emerson College
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 15:39     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
My kid hates math and science. Got off the honors track in math after Geometry, didn't take Calculus as a senior, and struggled a bit with Chemistry.

DC applied to 12 schools and got into 11 of them (including a T25). Many schools offered excellent merit. I'm confident that things will work out just fine despite a non-STEM major that many people here would likely consider a waste of tuition.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 15:17     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you're not looking at a degree in STEM, I would seriously consider whether or not college is a worthwhile investment.


Brain operating at a very high level here.


LOL. I majored in Philosophy. All of the Philosopher jobs were taken (rats!), so I had to settle for working at a top Investment Bank.


Omg I love this. I was an English major at a great LAC and for some reason I couldn't seem to get paid for sitting around reading books all day so I went into tech marketing instead and now make bank. College is a time where you learn to think and write and begin to understand what your next steps may be. If you're a hard worker and strong student it really does not matter at all what you study.


they being a religion major at a SLAC. Law schools didn't seem to mind the absolute lack of useful knowledge though
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 15:13     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Just moved my English major (Miami of Ohio) to NYC. He is starting at an ad firm doing social media making good money.

Great kid, funny, engaging, terrible at math and foreign language. Really into music and history.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 15:05     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Anonymous wrote:If you're not looking at a degree in STEM, I would seriously consider whether or not college is a worthwhile investment.


This advice is almost certainly inaccurate, probably stupid, and definitely unhelpful. You hit a triple PP!
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 14:56     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
If OP’s kid were mine, I’d say look at Syracuse!

I have a niece who struggled with math and did fine (but wasn’t a standout) otherwise in a fairly challenging public school and she is very happy at Willamette University in Oregon. Thinks about law school or a new media career.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 14:31     Subject: Re:Great in History, English, Journalism etc
We all need information!
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2020 20:31     Subject: Re:Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:If they are gifted in those subjects and is truly interested in Journalism, a school like Northwestern might be an option. Their journalism school takes a much more holistic look at the applicants.


Former journalist here (for 25 years). No one should major in journalism. Major in something else and learn journalism. It’s a trade, not a profession. You don’t need a degree in it (or at all, really), but you do need something to write about.


Current journalist here. Yes, it's a trade, but the rules are changing (as is the industry — and the industry has been changing for a while, as I'm positive you're aware). If you're gunning for a newsroom or writing job, then by all means, study something else. But media organizations these days are also looking for multimedia, coding, video, social media skills et al. You will have a more difficult time landing a job as a digital producer or photo editor if you study, say, History.

This conversation is less relevant for Medill, where the biggest sell is access to coveted internships and networking opportunities. Also, it looks like the majority of Medill students double major or minor in something else.

DD is at BU studying journalism and we spent quite some time looking into journalism schools. I tried talking her out of the field, but alas!



Agree with this post, and the previous posts from journalists. Not a great career bet, but there are many aspects to it that can work in the current economy (content manager, science writing, regulatory writing, etc.)

Your child sounds like mine. She was accepted at our flagship state university (not in the DC area) and is very happy.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2020 16:10     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Anonymous wrote:If you're not looking at a degree in STEM, I would seriously consider whether or not college is a worthwhile investment.


hahahaha. So funny. Go crawl back under your rock, you unenlightened one.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2020 14:31     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you're not looking at a degree in STEM, I would seriously consider whether or not college is a worthwhile investment.


Brain operating at a very high level here.


LOL. I majored in Philosophy. All of the Philosopher jobs were taken (rats!), so I had to settle for working at a top Investment Bank.


Omg I love this. I was an English major at a great LAC and for some reason I couldn't seem to get paid for sitting around reading books all day so I went into tech marketing instead and now make bank. College is a time where you learn to think and write and begin to understand what your next steps may be. If you're a hard worker and strong student it really does not matter at all what you study.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2020 13:51     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you're not looking at a degree in STEM, I would seriously consider whether or not college is a worthwhile investment.


Brain operating at a very high level here.


LOL. I majored in Philosophy. All of the Philosopher jobs were taken (rats!), so I had to settle for working at a top Investment Bank.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2020 13:00     Subject: Great in History, English, Journalism etc
Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine getting a degree to write listicles for Buzzfeed.


Your ignorance is showing.