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Why Grady College Is Not For You

There are many reasons to not attend Grady College.

Sydney Wilkins

Mar 19, 2015

University of Georgia

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If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Just as well, if you can't take the pressure, then Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is definitely not where you need to be. If you don't want to receive an education from a well-respected, high-ranked college, Grady is not for you.

Ranked the third best journalism school by the Huffington Post and the second top journalism school in the nation by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), if you don't want to strive for greatness in a competitive and creative environment one thing is clear: don't attend Grady College.If you don't want to belong to a 100-year-old institution filled with an astonishing history, Grady is not for you.

In 1915 the University of Georgia establish the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication—named after the infamous Atlanta journalism and UGA alum. Grady himself served as editor the Atlanta Constitution, which he used as a platform to campaign for an industrial economy founded on education…instead of an agricultural economy entrenched in slavery. For the past 80 years the student produced and edited magazine, the UGAzine, has been self-sustained and become a prominent news source on campus.

If you don't want to be taught at a school that created the most prestigious award that exists in electronic journalism, Grady is not for you.

Ever heard of the Peabody Award? Yeah, we made that. The award recognizes excellence and distinguished achievement by television and radio stations, networks, producing organizations, individuals and the World Wide Web. The Peabody Award has a permanent home at Grady College. Not at all intimidating.

If you don't want to interact with illustrious educators internationally celebrated for their research and work in the industry, Grady is not for you.

The faculty at the Grady College includes: four Meigs Awards recipients for consistent dedication to outstanding teaching, six Russell Award recipients for exceptional achievement in their early academic careers, Lily Teaching Fellows, Teaching Academy members and more. Over 70% of Grady teachers have background experience in their field and research. Grady has classrooms taught by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, a former media relation's director for the CDC, a USA Today Olympic sports writer, a newspaper publisher, two movie producers and an NBC international news correspondent. Also, within the Grady College the advertising facility is ranked #1 in research productivity and the public relations faculty is ranked #1 in research on online public relations.

Overall, there are plenty of reasons that Grady College might not be right for you. And we don't judge—not everyone can join the best and brightest undergraduate students in the country to pursue careers in advertising, journalism, public relations and more. But for all of those recently accepted, congrats, get ready for the extraordinary.

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