EdNerd2013

FYI to PhD applicants, I emailed the contact for the department and she said letters were to go out "very shortly." She also told me that I was rejected (no surprise) as she assumed I needed that information to make other decisions (I did). Anyway, FWIW, all PhD applicants should receive letters very soon!

Got my first acceptance yesterday to UNC Chapel Hill! The interview was only via phone and I've never been to Chapel Hill, so sounds like I'll have to plan a visit pretty soon!

Mine is this way as well. No checklist anymore...

I found the faculty to be fairly inexperienced and un-engaging. Their administration and "red tape" is a bureaucratic nightmare and the curriculum (for teaching) is really disconnected from current teaching practice. The people in my cohort were intelligent, dedicated, and passionate teachers--but we all found the courses and the course work to mostly be busy-work and not particularly applicable to the positions for which we were in training.

Anybody apply to UVa (Curry school of ed)? They've been totally silent...

Just the email with the link to the decision...

No, he's super busy--I figure when/if I get that invite I'll bug him!

News of the day: I got an official rejection from UPenn (which I expected, b/c no interview) BUT, I also got an email from a POI at UW indicating that my application was "excellent" and I would make "an excellent candidate" for the program. FINALLY some positive news!

I do. My husband's close friend from college is the the 3rd cohort. He was an English teacher before he went to HGSE.

Congratulations!

Today a link appeared that said my admissions decision was available and I was rejected (as I suspected). Not too bummed. Good luck to all of those going for interviews soon!

So...I'm going through my typical evening (torture) routine and was checking all my application statuses...and when I logged out of Penn's tonight (with no news, obviously), it says this : Successful Logout! Application for Admission: Submitted Submitted Date: 12/15/2012 Application for Admission 2: In-Progress Anyone else have this??? What is "Application for Admission 2"?? I'm sure it's never been there before.

Agreed! Here's to our future cohort #4! (and also to hearing SOON!)

Yes, this! I've received no communication...which, up until 3 days ago, I fully thought was a rejection...but now nothing! Is it weird that I'm this hopeful for a waitlist?

Thanks, guys! It does help to know that you all are out there and understand this process so intimately. I appreciate all the support! I'm sure it will all work out in the end...