Did you use your "statistical analysis" to come up with that? I see you know other fields about as well as you know statistics. OP- Broadcast journalism is not a major that will get you rich anytime soon. You'll probably have to work multiple internships or part time jobs at first, either unpaid or making min. wage or low hourly rates- especially if you want to work in news. Your first few years you'll be lucky to be making $30-35k. It is definitely a field that you have to work your way up in, which is no different from any field, but I mean you really have to pay your dues. I'll stop there for now, but feel free to bump this thread when it's time to pick a major.
Not trying is for the talented that can still manage to get good grades. If you were getting bad grades not trying, you don't fall in to that category. Being a student is easy, you pick a grade you want... and all you have to do is put in enough effort for that grade. No one really depends on you and your only responsibility is to yourself. No boss, clients, ect. Enjoy college, it is the only time in your life you can tell be people with a straight face you were doing something constructive while partying 24/7.
Do English. It's so easy. You don't even have to read anything, just google the summaries and write research papers in 5 hours. Then you can get a nice, cushy job at Blockbuster. Some asshat tries to rent "Dared Evil" and you scoff at them as your nonchalantly part the hair from your face and reply "Yeah, I think you mean Daredevil... DUHHHHHH". SUITE LYFE!
I don't see why you're critical of me when we're providing essentially the same advice. I don't disagree with your post, with the caveat that I think you disregard the very real possibility of not getting a job in his desired field at all. There are Harvard journalism kids waiting tables because they can't get into the industry. It's a very uphill battle coming out of community college. If there was a guarantee that unpaid internships + part time jobs eventually leads to a career in news, then sure, follow your dreams if you're willing to make that financial sacrifice. The problem is that an unpaid internship that would be really attractive to employers can be very difficult to get, and then it's still hard to transition from that into a career. This guy is somewhat of a marginal academic, he shouldn't stack the deck against himself.
This is the worst advice I have ever read. College is simple, you go, you get laid, you do barely enough to get by. You get high, you get really high, you get so high you miss 3 semesters. You drop out, you get back in, you tiptoe through the dean's garden. You make sweet love to his underage daughter. You sprinkle some cat nip on his front lawn and then light his car on fire. BOOM.
I haven't read the whole thread so maybe it's been said, but the registrar ought to have a ton of info re: transferring to universities, including the names of the courses you're taking and their equivalents at UH, UT, A&M, etc. I had one degree already but still went to HCC for my science pre-reqs for nursing school. I left HCC more impressed than I ever thought I would be. In fact, HCC left me feeling quite strongly that I should have started my college career there after HS. I wouldn't have nearly the debt I have now. Just something to think about.
Just try to maintain a 3.0 or above at HCC. Texas A&M isn't too hard to get into after a year or 2 at a junior college. Seriously, I know people who get in from junior colleges so academically challenged that their admittance should discredit the university. I'm almost positive they no longer have a broadcast journalism major at A&M- it's one of the reasons a friend of mine didn't go to A&M. However they do still have a communications major. Study outside of your house. Go to the library or somewhere free of distractions, turn off internet or whatever. Make sure you schedule studying into your time. College is tough because you don't have much homework that makes you learn the material, you go to class less, and you have less tests. Most of your learning will be independent and outside of the classroom. Studying in high school could easily be done in one night before the test, but studying for college exams often cannot be. good luck & gig em!
i'm about to make your life awesome.. www.ratemyprofessors.com this makes college so easy.. the website even tells you if the teacher is hot..
strange, I go to a school with 30,000+ students and I have only found a couple of my teachers on that site over the years
well i only take teachers that it says they are easy... (although this has led to strange schedules..) i dont register and check out my teachers afterwards.
Let me just go ahead 1. Go to class... trust me, it may seem like a great idea to skip class at the time but you are only hurting yourself. You are going to be tempted. Some professors don't take roll. Most of them really couldn't care less if you actually showed up. Don't give in to the temptation. Once you miss one day, you're going to want to do it over and over again, so don't. You're missing valuable information, and you're hurting your chances of making good grades. 2. Piece your studying together little by little. Most people in your situation (including myself early on), make the mistake of waiting before two or three days before the test and then cramming everything into the brain. Very little information sticks that way. Sure, you might remember it for the test, but it'll be gone soon enough. I've noticed the most successful studying technique (for me, at least) has been to study little at a time. During the night, study your notes from the class period before the one you had on that day (so you have a Tuesday, Thursday class and it's Thursday, study notes from Tuesday) to remind you of the information before. Then study the notes from that class day. This will help build up the information, so that by the time the test comes, you'll be as prepared as you possibly can. 3. Talk to your advisor every semester. Get to know if you are on the right track, if you are taking the correct classes, and if there is anything you should know. Trust me, I didn't talk to my advisors for my first two years, and now I'm forced to stay in college a full year longer than I expected, all because my class scheduling was screwed up and I made some mistakes. Do these things consistently, and I honestly think you'll be just fine.
And now I realize that I forgot to finish the first sentence haha "Let me go ahead and give you some pointers" There, that's what I meant.
This website has a very poor database for A&M professors, but it's great for UH professors. The gf goes to UH and we literally pulled up like all 6 of her professors and they each had 15+ evaluations. But I didn't find a single one of my A&M professors. OP, listen to this man. He speaks the truth.
You're right to an extent- broadcasting is not the right major for someone who just wants to come out of college and have multiple jobs lined up for them. But you're using journalism and broadcast journalism interchangeably. Assuming he's not set on becoming on-air talent, there are tons more jobs in broadcasting than there are in print journalism. These jobs aren't necessarily easy to find, though, and it will take a while to build up experience through interning to get them. But it's hardly a "joke" of a major -- it's only a joke if he chooses it simply because he thinks it sounds fun. But this is all a bit off topic. dmc89 probably offered the best advice for someone trying to get their life straight and get through college.
The best advice is to start paying for your own way to school and don't have your parents pay for it. Then you'll see how serious it is to do good in College. When you start to feel it in your pocket, then you'll want to not dick around with it. The other advice I would say is just go to class. Teachers normally at HCC will work with you if you're struggling. Try to stay away from the foreign teachers though because they tend to be an ass. Which HCC campus you going to? And if you really want to make a career for youself, you're going to need college man. Corporate America isn't no joke. It's all just a bunch of BS.
