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We're in the same boat. I'm so stressed just applying.
It's time for me to start applying for colleges. I'm sticking to colleges in Texas, and while I haven't done a lot of research into schools, I've got UT in Austin, ASU, and North Texas State in my mind as good options so far.
But the thing is that now is the time for me to decide my major and minor. I've always thought of myself as working in a news-related environment, such as working for a newspaper, on TV for the news, or on the radio. Something that involves reporting news and/or getting out there and getting the public opinion. I love being on camera, writing, working with videos and stuff of that matter with computers, trying to be the first person with the latest news, and stuff like that (I'm lead anchor, a main video editor, and a director in my multimedia class). But I'm letting the talk of journalism jobs becoming much much harder to find nowadays get into my head and now I'm reconsidering. My choices for both major and minor right now are: Journalism, Radio-Television-Film, Public Relations. I think I've given a good idea of what I wanna do when I'm done with school. If I need to be more descriptive for you to help me out, just tell me.
I'm still getting used to the fact that I'm gonna be a college guy this time next year, so help me out. If you have any tips on which colleges can help me out, or what other major/minor choices can help me out, please say so. Thanks.
We're in the same boat. I'm so stressed just applying.
UT has a good communications school, but dont declare your major until your sop re year when you have some core classes out of the way. Focus on be top 10 percent and getting in first.
and if you don't get into UT on your first try, absolutely do the CAP program at UTSA. That school is eaaaaaasy.
Take your UTSA gpa and subtract it by one. That will be your UT gpa. Good luck!
Sample your first year from majors you might be interested in. You don't need a major right away, but I do recommend taking a stand before or at midway through your second year.
You don't need a minor but if you feel like you have to have one, then you can choose in your third year.
Don't feel constrained by the system that's in place. If you need more time, take a 5th year.
Also, my parents believe it would be good for me if I got my basics done in town at the junior college (SWTJC) before I leave for real for college. How wise would that be? How much harder would it be to get in a university like UT after that?
Me too. It feels like there's so much more that I should have known about before now and I'm falling behind.
very wise choice. won't be quite as overwhelming, and the classes should be easier. your grades will be much better for it
You'll need to have a 3.0 GPA to just be considered so pretty much need to be at a 4.0. CC is a cheap option though but are you in the top 10%? If you are I would try your best to just go to UT while you'll be automatically accepted.
I was accepted into UT but got pretty much a free ride from UTSA so I figured I would transfer in two years, but Business school is really hard to get into at UT so idk how its going to go for me lol.
CC?
And yes I'm in the top 10%, I'm 41 out of around 530. I do want to go straight to UT, but my parents definitely think I should stay here a year, and I really don't think it's my decision when it comes down to it.
CC = community college
Community college
I take a couple classes during the summer every year at my community college here in SA and it was very easy and fast. I think my classes were only 4-5 weeks but if you have to go to CC you should be fine if you stay at a 4.0.
Dude, I would put just about anything as your major. It doesn't really matter until late sop re early junior year. Just put something that is easy to get into and adjust as you go through school.
You are right on the edge. The leg passed a bill this summer allowing UT to reduce the top 10%, I think it's around 8% now. Only UT is doing this, the rest of the state schools are still top 10%. Check into it. Might be a year or two before it gets implemented.
One reason to think about your major now is that there are schools that are stronger in certain majors than other. You might want to apply to a school known for whatever your proposed major is as opposed to selecting a school just because it's a name you're familiar with.
If you get in to a great school a la UT do not, do not do not pass. You'll regret it.
This is all my opinion of course, if money is an issue then go to community college route (but also make sure the classes transfer that is an issue at times). But if it's not and you can go straight to the typical four year school then do it. The freshman experience is something that cannot be relived. Living on campus, going to the parties, having a good/bad roommate...that's all stuff you won't get if you transfer to the bigger schools later on (you'll probably end up being a commuter by the time you transfer).
Don't decide on a major right away, like a lot of people have said. Sample a lot of things. Get a feel for what the school is like. UNT is a great music school, UT is great all around and Angelo State? I don't know anything about them except that the time I was looking there I heard the food sucked...but that was close to 8 years ago now... also visit visit visit visit. Don't just send off the application, get accepted and send in your deposit. Talk to people who have gone there left for some reason or another and also graduated. Like, TLU, for example..it's not that hard of a school to get in to..but the acadmeics are rigourous and lots of freshmen ended up leaving after the first semester because they couldn't keep up. If i remember correctly my graduating class started with 360 something and we graduated like 250...
In the end, college really does end up shaping a lot of who a person grows up to be. It's a huge decision. Take it slowly and listen to your heart and what you think is the best for you.
Idk if your interested in the school but Texas State has a great college of Journalism if I remember correctly.
First 2 years of basics go by so fast it doesn't really matter.
I was one of these guys that would have been embarrassed, but now that I think about it - it would not be a big deal.
You might want float this idea by your parents. Go straight to UT, but then come home during the summers and knock out a couple of classes at community college on the cheap. I'll second the notion raised earlier about it being difficult to transfer in. The odds of you graduating from UT are better if you start at UT.
Regarding a major, while it's true that you don't have to decide right away you should keep in mind that a lot of programs cap how many students they're going to carry in their program. There is a possibility that you could get squeezed. Even if you don't declare right away, I'd suggest you at least come up with a short list and make contact with each of them to inquire about their policies on changing majors into their program.
If you're thinking of going to UT but also want to know about possible CC classes, Austin Community College campuses are all over. There's a bus on the Drag that will drop you off about 2 blocks from one. And UT and ACC know each others' catalogs well since almost every UT student has taken an ACC class during the summer. It's cheaper, and everything I've taken transfers; if it won't transfer, one of your advisors will let you know way before it happens.
CC are great way to save some money. I transferred to Texas State this spring, and there is a difference in difficulty, but as long as you dont have a bad GPA in CC, you should be ok.
Dude you sound just like me my senior year. I was Editor-in-chief of the school paper and involved in all sorts of writing/media stuff. I was eyeing UT and wanted to do something with Journalism or media.
Technically, as others have said, you don't have to pick a major now. It's cool if you do but you don't have to. You can always put one down on your application and then transfer. Just make sure you don't start taking upper division courses for the major until you're positive that's what you want to do.
The job situation/salary is something to consider. The pay is not that great for reporters or most jobs in the news/media field (unless of course you make it big, then the salary increases). If you really want to go that route though you'll probably be happier doing something you like even if the pay isn't that well. Maybe you could major in Business and minor in Journalism/Public Relations/Media and start your own company? Or get a job for a sizeable company in that area?
As for schools, UT is a great one for what you're interested in. I don't know much about the other schools you listed because I did not look into their programs. If you have the funds to go to UT and are comfortable going off, I say do it. You will not regret it. I got in to UT's business school but a)didn't really have the means to pay for it and b)was not ready to go off to college. I do regret not finding a way to make it happen quite often. I do not even like to mention where I go now
It's really not your parents decision where you go to school, as much as they want to twist it and try to make you sound like the bad guy for not going to a JC. It's your education, brah. The most important thing about college are the classes themselves, but there are other benefits like learning to live on your own, meeting new people and learning to make decisions for yourself. Yeah, you can save some money and stress by taking easy classes at a JC on the cheap, but if you get accepted to UT or another great school like that, go there.
In this situation the questions you need to ask yourself are 1) Do you want to screw yourself out of a full year of actual college experience? JCs are great for people who don't want to spend $40 grand for that first year but most of them still feel like high school. 2) Do you want to live under your parents roof for another year? Depends on how home life is for you. If I had to live with my mother while attending college I probably would've hanged myself by the time my first spring break hit.
Make sure to get in on that Sexual Explosion freshman year. Like they say at my alma mater... http://collegeprowler.com/boston-uni...s--and--girls/
edit: Just kidding. Don't go out and study hard.
Also, stay in college as long as possible.
Real life ing blows.
it.
dont go to college (but dont tell your parents), get your brokers license, start on your insurance license and get a nice early start on real estate.
in four years, by the time you'd be scrounging for a job if you went to college, you'll be bankin'!
yeah it's at the corner of take a prep course and off
i'm not a guidance counselor
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