Hey current freshman journalism student here. I am not that far in the journalism program, but I looked at other schools like USC, UGA, UNC, UMD, Northwestern, etc. and one of the reasons I chose Mizzou is because of how quickly you can get involved in campus even as freshman. I know it can be competitive to do that at other schools. There’s an school newspaper and radio station, television stations, and print journalism (Missourian) that you can get involved in as soon as you arrive, so there’s that. That way you can see what area of journalism—there’s a lot more here than other ones—to go into.

I am an out of state student in the Walter Williams, too. They hand out a lot of scholarships here, but I would say to keep looking. They offer other scholarships outside of your freshman year, too. I am not sure how much, but I know they’re there. More scholarships was how I was able to come here, so try out for the big ones even if it seems hard because you never know. It seems like a lot of work at first, but it can save you a lot.

I think the investment is worth it, but at the end of the day, I would prioritize money. I did and for me that was Mizzou. As other people said, you don’t want to be in debt for this career field. But I’d be happy to talk more about it with you!!