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I just heard yesterday that I was accepted. I was offered a 2 year funding package. I like the program a lot, but I'll probably end up going another route because of funding...

I'm curious about this too. I'm going to a recruitment weekend and have several back to back interviews with profs, and two of these are group interviews. I'm not sure what to expect.

lydialiu-- I'm in the same situation. I'd love to have more details if anyone has them. I wonder how many people are on the waitlist.

I saw from the results search that some rejections were sent out for Penn GSE PhDs yesterday, and I know the invites to the recruitment weekend were already sent out. Has anyone else received neither? I don't know if I missed the email somehow, or maybe I'm on a waiting list, or something else.

Does anyone want to claim the UPenn acceptance? Was it an email from the system or contact from a professor? (Should I keep hoping!?)

I applied also but to a different program. Haven't heard a peep!

I just got an email inviting me to a visitation weekend (Feb. 8-10). Yay! Unfortuately it's the same weekend as another weekend I already RSVPed to. Hrm.

Does anyone know the process for the phd program at GWU? I haven't seen any mention of it on the forum. Their website says the phd program is new, but I'm not sure if that means this is the first round of admits or if it's just relatively new. I'd love to know when we'll hear, and whether they have interviews. If anyone has any insight on the department that'd be great as well. Joining any new program seems a little risky.

I was wondering if anyone has heard anything from Emory. From looking at the results survey history, those invited to interview should be hearing any day now. Anyone else anxiously awaiting that news? I have an international trip for work coming up, and I can only stall on buying the plane tickets for so long, so I hope we hear (from everyone..) soon!

I'm in the same position, PhDHigherED. Sounds like I'll see you in Nashville! iampheng, I also applied to ECS and didn't get an invite.

I know someone in the Stanford program currently, so here's a guest post. Send me a message if you'd like more info. Hi, I am a PhD student in the Philosophy of Education program at Stanford now. Eamonn Callan is my advisor, and he is actually the only philosopher of education in the School of Education at Stanford right now. I am the only PhD student in phil of ed at Stanford right now also. Rob Reich also does work in philosophy of education but he is in the political science department and doesn't take in education PhD students as far as I know. So it's a very tiny program. If you are interested in literacy/language, I would recommend pursuing a degree in that area rather than philosophy. Academic positions in phil of ed are incredibly limited, whereas there are more openings in language/literacy. So strictly with regards to your long-term job prospects, you'd be better off with a degree in the other area. If you apply to the language and literacy education program at Stanford, you would still have the option of pursuing a MA in Philosophy while here if you wanted to. You could also work with Professor Callan potentially or others in the philosophy department who work on language. Stanford encourages interdisciplinary work, so you have a lot of freedom regarding the courses you take and the work you do once you are here.

I am having the same debate. I have heard that other departments look down on those with Ed degrees. What did you decide? Which Soc of Ed programs did you look at?

Where did you see the program? I'm interested in similar programs and wondering which schools offer them. UVA is the one I came across.

What about a lecturer? Do they ever involve grad students in their research?

Definitely Maryland, and probably Delaware and Pennsylvania

I am interested in doing a phd with my research focusing on education issues with refugees. I'd prefer to stay within a few hours of the DC area, so my options are limited. Some schools have fairly weak ed programs or no doctoral level ed programs at all, but have programs in other departments (anthro, international studies, sociology) with professors who do work on education issues. Does anyone have experience going this route? Also, if I apply to programs in different areas of the social sciences, will I appear unfocused? If I pick a single department per school, will the schools even know?