I'm looking to apply to a good college for writing in a city on the east coast, preferably New York or Boston.  I earn good grades at a private school, I'm a good writer and am looking for a college that has a reputed writing program that is not out of my league (like Columbia, NYU)
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EASY ANSWER: EMERSON COLLEGE IN BOSTON, MA.\n\nIT'S FREAKIN' AMAZING IF YOU'RE INTO WRITING/JOURNALISM.
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There are several links at the websites listed below that might help you.  From my experience in choosing a school and trying to get scholarships and financial aid, my advice is apply early and apply often.  Find out what schools are good for your program (I would look into Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois, and Columbia University in New York, as well as NYC and NYU), and give them a call or send an email.  It sounds like you're coming from another country.  Ask to talk to the financial advisors, and ask them about scholarships and grants for international students.\n\nBe persistent!  If the people at the school you decide to attend aren't responsive, keep trying to talk to them.  Sometimes the big schools can make you feel unimportant, because you're just one of millions of applicants.  But keep trying!  Research lots of schools, and find out as much information about them as you can.  Talk to people about their experiences at the school, and find out what they like and dislike about their time there.\n\nWhatever else happens, DON'T GIVE UP.  It's hard to make your way through college.  I think the hardest thing for me about choosing a college was not what program I wanted to be in, but which school I would be best able to excell at.  Good luck!
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I'm doing MA Eng Lit in York... the faculty is great here and the environment is best for studying, considering the fact that you will have no entertainment at all during the entire year. What's more, it's second in the country after Oxford!
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That question may hinder your answers, since it's got several spelling errors in it, and it ends in a preposition.  \n\nAny school with a good communications school (Syracuse, Boston University, etc.) typically has a decent journalism school.   The trick is to learn how to write and get lots of experience in doing so.
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I was in the same position as you. I was the first member of my immediate family to graduate high school and go on to finish college. There are a few things you can do. Have one of your parents go with you to a college fair. They hold them at large convention centers and many different colleges send people to pass out information and talk with people about the college and some of their programs. If you're interested in looking into all 3 of those areas, I would recommend a liberal arts college. You could take class in art, writing, and communications. Once you narrow down your search and have found a few colleges that have strong programs in one or two areas of your interest, contact the Admissions Office and set up a time to visit the colleges with your parents to experience what life on campus is like. Spend the night with one of their student hosts if you can. Being a former tour guide, I recommend trying to do this in the autumn or mid spring. (Unless you're looking at colleges somewhere warm.) While you’re on campus, sit in on a class, meet with a counselor to discuss financial aid/awards, the programs you're interested in, and how you could go about molding your college experience to fit your needs. If you're not sure about the size of college you're looking for, tour a big one and one smaller one. Each school will have a different personality, and this also will differ with size. There are perks to both. Make sure to take notes after your visit to remember impressions and thoughts of your tours. One of the best things you can do is open yourself to letting your parents aid you in your decision. They will remember things that people said, and help you keep track of everything you've seen. You will feel very overwhelmed throughout this process and it's good to share this with your parents. They have it in their best interest to help you make the best decision you can. You will end up applying for multiple schools, so be sure to keep track of your due dates for applications and essays and such. If you narrow down your search to 2 schools, go back and visit a few more times if you can. Meet with professors you would be working with. I know in studying the arts you sometimes have to turn in a portfolio of work before being accepted into the program. This sometimes results in an in-person interview with faculty members. Know what to expect and keep in contact with the Admission Offices if you have any questions. \n\nAnd don't be afraid to take a year off if you're already in your senior year and need more time to find a good place to go. Take classes at a community college and pick up a part time job or travel or something while you take the time you need to find the right fit for you! \n\nGood luck! Email me if I could be of any more help!
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The previous answerers are just plain wrong.\n\nUS News and World Report (as well as any college professor) will tell you that Columbia is ranked academically much more highly than NYU.\n\nFor example, Columbia is ranked #9 and NYU is ranked #37 in US News' ranking of best universities in the US (see the link below).\n\nIf you are interested in liberal arts colleges, Barnard is by far the best in NYC.\nUS News and World Report (and again, any college professor) knows this.\nBarnard is ranked #27 among all liberal arts colleges nationwide.
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I'd suggest you study GRAMMAR and SPELLING.  You won't get into ANY college with writing skills like that (at least you shouldn't).\n\nCollege = university.  Well, technically, there are differences, but functionally they are the same.\n\nCareer school would be a place where you don't get a college degree, concentrating instead of job skills (ie, HVAC classes, welding, etc).
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The answer depends on what type of college you're looking for. For majoring in art, you can choose between a specialized art school or a non-specialized college or university with a strong art program.  They both have advantages and disadvantages.\n\nA school focused solely on art will often have specialized majors, such as graphic design, computer art, interior design, etc. You'll take a higher number of art courses, although most will still have some liberal arts requirements for you to complete. At these schools the focus is typically on preparing professional artists, ready to work in an art-related career. The downsides of this route are that if you are not sure you want to major in art, or change your mind, you are stuck with out many other options. It can be difficult to transfer to a regular college from some of these programs. And, some - but not all - of these types of schools are not exactly academic power houses, so it pays to do your shopping very carefully. (I'll discuss this below). Perhaps the best specialized art program on the east coast, if not the nation, is the Rhode Island School of Design.\n\nOne other note about these schools - for the best of them, you'll need a portfolio of your work. \n\nThe other option, of course, is to study art at a regular college or university. You'll typically take fewer art classes towards your degree (often 10-12 courses over the four years), and have to take a larger assortment of courses in other areas. A plus, of course, is that if you change your mind about majoring in art, you have other built in options. A negative of many college art programs, however, is that they tend to be more focused on fine art rather than the sub-specialties that a more specialized school provides. At many colleges a portfolio is not required for admissions. You'll be admitted on the strength of your grades and test scores like any other student. Several colleges with very strong art programs on the east coast include Skidmore College,  Goucher College, Wheaton College (MA), Williams and Vassar. As with the specialized art schools, you also want to investigate the quality of the overall academic experience, not just the art department.\n\nSome art programs within four year schools, however, offer the best of both worlds -- specialized and in-depth art programs that offer room for specialization. Often, there is a portfolio requirement for these programs. An excellent example of an art school within a university is the one at Syracuse University.  \n\nA final option worth mentioning is that some colleges and universities have associations with specialized art schools. For example, Brown University students can cross register for some courses at RISD.\n\nGetting back to how to judge the quality of the art program. First, you want to ask about the facilites, and depth of courses offered. You also should inquire about who the teachers are - are they practicing professional artists?  How many  students major in art? Ask to see some samples of their work, if possible. What do graduates do? And, sit in on some classes to see what they are like.\n\nAnother good sign of quality is membership and accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). You can find a list of such schools on their site: http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/  However, keep in mind that many traditional colleges will not be accredited by NASAD so it is not necessarily a sign of a bad program.\n\nI'd like to mention one other resource for you. Every year, at locations across the country, potential art students have an opportunity to have their portfolio's reviewed by art college admissions people. This is a great opportunity to also talk with various school representatives, and get feedback on how to improve your portfolio. The program is called the National Portfolio Day. Even if you plan to attend a college where a portfolio is not necessary, I recommend this program because
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My question is, do you have a degree in English?  If so, there are many schools here in the US that you can work at, but you have to take a national exam to determine what grade level you can teach at.  As far as going to a school to extend your education, financial aid is available to all students who enter into college as long as you meet the certain criteria.  I am attending a community college here in Indiana, but financial aid and housing is available only in universities and some technical schools.  I am originally for the Houston, Texas area, there is Texas A&M and it has a really good English Program, Pre-Med, and also Business.  But do not let that be your only choice.  If you need some help looing for a school you can email me at joe_cop@yahoo.com I am always on.
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yes, get out of Ithaca, that place is aweful.  But...if you have no choice...Ithaca and Cortland college are in the area, there might be some life left in the area during the summer months.  My recommendations, bring a car and head to Syracuse on the weekends, or bring a couple girls out to the Finger Lakes area, they have some awesome wine vinyards out there.  Either way, hope you find some more people like yourself who are stuck on campus, I have a feeling most of the people that will be there over the summer are commuters.  good luck.
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Did you mean?\n\n\nCan anybody help me get into a college in America?\n\n\nHi everybody. I am Alaa from Iraq. I want to have the opportunity to study in an American University majoring in English for the degrees of M.S.D and Ph.D. Does anyone have any information to help me get started? It would be greatly appreciated.\n\n\nCut and paste this and you will get a better answer.\n\nCounselorDan  (10Pts possibly... please)
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A school in or very close to a major city helps like sam said: Washington DC, NYC, Boston, Philly, Chicago, Los Angeles (or any major Californian city).\n\nThat would mean Georgetown, George Washington, American University (which I hear has great study abroad programs), Harvard, Boston University, Tufts University, Boston College, Columbia, NYU, UPenn, Swarthmore, Temple, UChicago, Northwestern, Stanford.\n\nDuke (in Durham, near the NC state capital of Raleigh), Davidson (just outside of Charlotte, NC, really good for International Diplomacy) and Yale (in CT, an hour or two driving distance from NYC) come to mind for schools that aren't right in the thick of things but still have stellar political science departments.\n\nBut there are great state schools for political science too: UNC-CH, UVirginia, UGeorgia, UMichigan (Ann Arbor), UTexas, UCLA, Penn State.  Some of these are in/near major metropolitan areas, others are not.\n\nSome smaller liberal arts colleges like Haverford, Grinnell, and Skidmore also have great political science programs and should not be overlooked.\n\nFor international diplomacy, many of the aforemention schools also are strong in that area (political science being obviously related to international diplomacy).  Often the smaller liberal arts colleges can arrange for a more meaningful semester/year for study abroad (versus larger universities) which is one of the most practical ways to learn international relations and diplomacy since you'll have to do it, at least a little, on a daily basis.\n\nHope this helps.
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I went to the New School for Social research for Summer School a long time ago. It was the best experience ever. The people that attend are independent thinkers and the school is extremely competitive. Just taking a couple of classes in Economics made me change my whole major. I liked Eugene Lang better than NYU because the classes are smaller and one gets more attention. (I went to Columbia U). Hope that helps.
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Columbia university in manhattan its a very good school and you can get the degree your looking for there.
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are you from the city?  as in inner city??\nif so, try Choate Rosemary Hall High School in Wallingford, Connecticut they are an awesome prep school, one of the best in the country and they offer many inner city kids full scholarships if they earn them,,,  they also love foreign students with different nationalitys,... (you say your from singapore?)\n\n\nalso some more advice..\ni had the same problem but in a way it worked out for me because i am a freshman at an amazing catholic high school but always wanted to go to one of the six figure high schools but i settled and even the catholic school with its 5 figure tuitions were too much for my family but it all worked out with financial aid and believe me if you are a brilliant as you say any school would give any amount of money to have you ... just dont give up\n\njust some words of advice :)
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I went to the AIH (Houston) and recieved a degree in Visual Communication. Even though this was 12 years ago, I had friends who were in the fashion design program. They loved it. It is intense, and you cant miss any classes or you will fall behind. Its worth your money depending on what area you want to be in. Two of my friends ended up as buyers for department stores. One did go to new york but the competition is fierse there!.  I think you need to figure out what area you want to work end AFTER you finish school and then decide. The AI is good for some areas, but not for all.
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I think University of Houston has one of the best creative writing program. :). Check it out. Or you can try School of Art Institute of Chicago. They have BA for writing Emphesis. Good luck!