Safety Schools for Journalism and EnglishAnswered
Hi! I'm planning on applying to some colleges in the USA by March, as a transfer student. I want to do a bachelors in either English/Journalism - with one or the other being the major/minor.
So far I have some schools I want to apply to with my 3.8 college GPA, but to be safe of course, I would like some recommendations for safety schools for these courses if any of you know some!
I would really appreciate it if you could give me some recommendations.
Thank you!
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So I suppport graces answer but I want to mention some links
https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-communications/
https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/communication-journalism-media/journalism/rankings/top-ranked/
https://blog.prepscholar.com/best-journalism-schools
Generally, if they have over a 65% admit rate it would be a safety but Id like to Highlight Mizzou (Univ of Missouri).
You will find these links useful:
https://blog.collegevine.com/best-colleges-for-english-majors/
https://blog.collegevine.com/the-list-of-all-u-s-colleges-with-a-journalism-major/
https://blog.collegevine.com/the-list-of-all-us-colleges-with-a-broadcast-journalism-major/
I would recommend the following colleges that have both majors:
USC
Columbia University
Northwestern
U Penn
NYU
Syracuse University
U Mich
Boston University
UNC
Wake Forest
Good Luck
Hi, thank you for asking your question! I'd like to endorse all the wonderful previous answers. The best way is to use a search databases that you can filter based on your college preferences as well as admissions chances (calculated using your grades, standardized test scores, EC's, etc.). As @gracecatan mentioned, the CollegeVine college search tool is a great place to start! (~absolutely~ no bias here ;) haha).
Another thing I will add is to look for schools that have high transfer acceptance rates. These will be harder to find given that most schools' transfer acceptance rates are lower than traditional student acceptance rates. By looking for higher-transfer rate schools, you will increase your chances of getting admitted. Finally, I wouldn't necessarily categorize schools as "safety schools" because you are a transfer student and the chances of admission are lower than they would be for a traditional applicant.
Best of luck! And thank you everyone for the great links and advice.
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None are safeties though which is what OP wanted.