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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 [...]

Next up: my topic essay for Northwestern.  Somehow, all my essays for NU came out better than those for Columbia, which I spent a far greater amount of time on.  Hmm.  Perhaps I was pressing–that wouldn’t be a stretch of the imagination.  Regardless, the topic essay cometh: — Please write an essay of approximately 800 [...]

View Larger Map …and the temp agency didn’t exist.  Twice.  Google Maps says there were two temp agencies within a half mile of one another, and they weren’t far from my brother’s house, where I let his dogs out in the afternoon.  I updated my résumé, printed a couple copies, and hit the bricks.  Good [...]

I consider my temperament to be cynically optimistic.  That being said…this news article made me certain I will not react strongly either way to my NYU admissions decision.  I’m not throwing a party, and I’m not jumping off a building. Combine that with UCSD’s mistake last week, and it just goes to show admissions offices [...]