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Leave it up to the New York Times to provide the world with an article that isn’t simply a rehash and gives us something to consider.  Let’s take a big breath, hold it, and remember what good storytelling and reporting are like. Ahhh. Today, on their website, the Times has a fantastic article entitled “J-Schools [...]

Forbes jumped in on the party, banging out more info to make everyone feel better about the job outlook for journalists and those of us entering/graduating from grad programs in journalism in the near future.  Read up on it here: Journalism Bust, J-School Boom I can’t say they’re telling me anything I didn’t already know, [...]

An article published in the online version of New York Magazine, entitled “Columbia J-School’s Existential Crisis“ suggests that perhaps, in a roundabout way, me not getting into Columbia could be a blessing in disguise. Why is that?  Well, looking at things as an outsider, it may appear as if Columbia hasn’t prepared itself as well for [...]

So says this article on eduinreview.  Figures are probably in line with what I was thinking previously.  Now there’s some evidence to go along with my presumptions. According to the article, enrollment is up 38% at Columbia and 6% at NYU.  Hmm.  This speaks to the situation I currently find myself in: waitlisted at Columbia [...]

Not that I’m in danger of winning a Pulitzer Prize or anything, but my final writing sample is what pushed me toward being a journalist.  Sure, I’d blogged for a few months about my experience living in Spain, but that was more for my friends and family.  This piece was the first time I had [...]

Coming up next…the second writing sample I mailed out to everybody.  This article was published last summer and details all the fun of bureaucracy in Spain.  Bureaucracy is bad in the U.S., but it’s artfully bad in Spain.  You get the picture.  It’s also a better showcase for my humor–so I like to think.  I [...]

Hello again world.   Well, I’ve been debating how to go about posting my writing samples without sacrificing relative anonymity.  The samples I submitted to all of the schools I applied to were from a magazine I’ve been writing for for about a year and a half.  The problem is my name is plastered all [...]

I’m not as hot on this essay anymore.  Truthfully, I think the personal essay for Columbia was better-constructed.  But I digress. — Essay B: Professional Interests What led you to your interest in journalism? What experience, if any, do you have in journalism? What do you hope to gain through your work at the Graduate School [...]

For an M.S. at Columbia, there were two essays, with an optional third for their Stabile Investigative Journalism Program.  I refrained.  Without further ado: — Essay A: Autobiographical Essay In a short autobiographical essay, tell us about yourself. You can write about your family, your education, your talents, or your passions; about significant places or events [...]

2009 Waiting List Response Form This form must arrive in our office no later than Friday, May 1, 2009. * First Name: xxxx * Last Name: xxxxxx * Address 1: xxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxx Address 2 (Apt./ Unit Number): – * City: xxx * State: xx * Zip Code: xxxxx * Country: United States * I will be at the above address until: 08-31-2009 * Email: [...]