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Graduate Studies |
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Most go for masters in a different major |
| Date Posted: |
06/05/2005 |
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Gombey, thank you for your advice.
Can anyone think of jobs that would value a journalism background and an MBA? I don't want to sit with a calculator and look at numbers all day. |
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For some, a masters in journalism is a career switch from their bachelors career -- a way for them to get into broadcasting.
Or if their bachelors was in journalism or a related field, they take a masters in something like econ, law, or international or government studies to combine with journalism. That makes them more marketable because now they're in a very specialized area with few competitors.
If you want to stay in journalism, look not only at the quality of the school, but whether it's in a top-10 or top-20 market city where you might want to stay after graduation. You'll make contacts in journalism in that city during your schooling (either in a required internship or earning extra money) giving you a better "in" for hiring after. The higher the market the better.
As to funding for school, there are tons of scholarships and grants out there for graduate school -- many which aren't awarded every year because nobody applies for them. Spend about a year before school researching and applying for them and you might end up with free tuition. Do a google search and also consider books by people like Laurie Blum ("Free Money for Graduate School"). She lists a lot, but even then, there are thousands more out there.
For grants/scholarships (and you can get more than one), consider everything -- are you over 30 (there are scholarships for those older students)? Hispanic? Polish? Irish? father was a toll-collector on the NJ turnpike? ancestors fought in the American Revolution or Spanish-American war? There are many scholarships available from very obscure groups, but your background might mesh with their goals. Think about every organization you family was part of -- either in a volunteer basis or work-related.
Many philanthropic organizations require an essay (maybe 500 words) and even though it'll probably take you about a year to research and apply for all the scholarships, free money is worth it.
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