OT - Campus visit

[GoCuse14]

This can be moved if needed, I just figured this might get seen more here. My family and I are planning a trip from Iowa and catching the Monmouth hoops game and then the football game the next day the weekend prior to Thanksgiving.

I would also like to set up a campus visit for my 16 almost 17 year old step-daughter (Hawkeye fan but interested in sport journalism). Who would I need to contact to set up a tour?

Question two for any of you Newhousers...looking back to going into your junior year of high school, what would you tell yourself to do to prepare yourself or to strengthen yourself prior to getting to Syracuse? (feel free to PM if needed).

I appreciate all insight.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I think CTO can get you VIP treatment.

 

[OttoMets]

This can be moved if needed, I just figured this might get seen more here. My family and I are planning a trip from Iowa and catching the Monmouth hoops game and then the football game the next day the weekend prior to Thanksgiving.

I would also like to set up a campus visit for my 16 almost 17 year old step-daughter (Hawkeye fan but interested in sport journalism). Who would I need to contact to set up a tour?

Question two for any of you Newhousers...looking back to going into your junior year of high school, what would you tell yourself to do to prepare yourself or to strengthen yourself prior to getting to Syracuse? (feel free to PM if needed).

I appreciate all insight.

Journalism background, but not a Newhouser: read and write. A lot. It'll help boost the SAT score (which will help get into Newhouse) but it'll also help with everything that comes after that.

Also, have fun. Can't under-appreciate that one.

 

[AZOrange]

Journalism background, but not a Newhouser: read and write. A lot. It'll help boost the SAT score (which will help get into Newhouse) but it'll also help with everything that comes after that. Also, have fun. Can't under-appreciate that one.

Also learn how to edit what you write. Editing/revising makes you a far better writer.

 

[OttoMets]

Also learn how to edit what you write. Editing/revising makes you a far better writer.

Yeah, that's a good one. Preparing multiple drafts and editing is really important. My parents made me do that in school, then I immediately got lazy and ditched the habit in college (hello, lots of B-minuses), then have needed to relearn to draft and edit in every career I've had.

I'd add that learning how to do this among a bunch of peers is a good idea, but I don't know if there's a way to get that workshop experience in high school. Maybe working with the school paper? Those tend not to be taken very seriously, and the serious writers will be better than 95% of the people in the room, but it might be better than nothing.

 

[AZOrange]

Yeah, that's a good one. Preparing multiple drafts and editing is really important. My parents made me do that in school, then I immediately got lazy and ditched the habit in college (hello, lots of B-minuses), then have needed to relearn to draft and edit in every career I've had. I'd add that learning how to do this among a bunch of peers is a good idea, but I don't know if there's a way to get that workshop experience in high school. Maybe working with the school paper? Those tend not to be taken very seriously, and the serious writers will be better than 95% of the people in the room, but it might be better than nothing.

Yeah...if I only knew then what I know now...

 

[GoCuse14]

I knew this was the perfect place to get her some journalism pointers. I appreciate everything folks. Valuable info.

 

[GoCuse14]

bump.

thanks again.

 

[Lawrinson14]

This can be moved if needed, I just figured this might get seen more here. My family and I are planning a trip from Iowa and catching the Monmouth hoops game and then the football game the next day the weekend prior to Thanksgiving.

I would also like to set up a campus visit for my 16 almost 17 year old step-daughter (Hawkeye fan but interested in sport journalism). Who would I need to contact to set up a tour?

Question two for any of you Newhousers...looking back to going into your junior year of high school, what would you tell yourself to do to prepare yourself or to strengthen yourself prior to getting to Syracuse? (feel free to PM if needed).

I appreciate all insight.

Newhouse is not an easy school to get admitted into coming out of high school. That said, DO NOT let her get discouraged if she does not get in. I have so many friends that got denied and started out as Liberal Arts majors. After 1 year of building a good GPA, they changed their major and transferred in.

 

[GoCuse14]

Newhouse is not an easy school to get admitted into coming out of high school. That said, DO NOT let her get discouraged if she does not get in. I have so many friends that got denied and started out as Liberal Arts majors. After 1 year of building a good GPA, they changed their major and transferred in.

Yeah, on option we discussed was her living with my brother and his family in Jamestown and going to JCC to gain residency and get the LA classes out of the way. She is an excellent student already, but this would make going to Syracuse financially more acceptable...for me, lol.

 

[Jeremy L.]

Certainly do not want to steer you away from Cuse (it was my dream school. Never had the grades). I highly recommend driving up to Oswego as well and check out that campus. I'm a former Laker who graduated in communications and I can say I do not regret going there one bit. Please feel free to ask my questions about Oswego if you care to!

 

[creatorsgam]

Newhouse is not an easy school to get admitted into coming out of high school. That said, DO NOT let her get discouraged if she does not get in. I have so many friends that got denied and started out as Liberal Arts majors. After 1 year of building a good GPA, they changed their major and transferred in.

This is sound advice. Had a high school friend go to UB for undergrad then applied, and was admitted to, Newhouse.