Gabrielle

The quoted part made me slightly concerned with the notion that some would look down on having more professional experience versus coming from a stringent academic background. However, everyone's responses have been helpful and I'm really starting to abide by the "To each their own" philosophy. Thank you!

I think the higher acceptance rates into the ed school was part of my prior reasoning for the stigma around the school....but these posts have been very insightful and I'm happy I posted to read other poster's opinions. Any other contributions are welcome!

Any other insight is helpful!

Hello all, I've been accepted into Harvard's Ed school for an Ed.M in Human Development & Psychology. I worked very hard to gain this acceptance with high GRE scores and great LORs. I've been reading some backlash about the school being thought of as a joke compared to other Harvard schools and not as prestigious because of its 50% acceptance rate...which I'm not sure where they got that number from because the official Harvard site does not list the acceptance rate. I've also read, "filled with gritty 30 year olds trying to change the field of education" or "relies more on professional experience than academics." While I know those are some harsh comments, I'm wondering if there is any remnant of truth to them? Any veritable insight is helpful. Thank you.