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@kaili the internship is up to you. I personally didn't want an internship as part of my curriculum but some people do. I finished the program in 2 semesters but that is pretty uncommon, 3 semesters or 4 semesters with either a summer or fall internship the 2nd year is much more common. EdM in my mind is either something you want because you want to take the extra courses or want to do the EdD. In my opinion, there's not any additional benefits from the MA to the EdM. @s2094 I liked our program cohort. There were lots of people from varied backgrounds and it was very demographically diverse. I also really enjoyed interacting with students from other programs at TC. My main complaint with the program is that there wasn't a lot of flexibility in electives. I believe Penn is somewhat similar in that sense but TIE at HGSE allowed a lot more freedom. Taking classes outside of TC at other Columbia schools also requires some work. I was able to take a class at Columbia Business School but I had to go back and forth with TC admin a few times to do so. I thought the coursework was very beneficial for getting a job as an instructional designer. I only had one class in grad school that had traditional tests, and that was an elective in another department. Everything within MSTU was project or paper based so I had a lot to show and discuss for job interviews with basically very little required preparation. Again going back to network, the program feeds into companies that have L&D teams and bigger education organizations, especially in NYC. I was interested in working at a edtech startup as an instructional designer and got a job offer a couple of months after I finished the program. I can't speak about career services since I never reached out to them. Please let me know if you guys have any more questions. Also happy to hop on a call and discuss.

@s2094 First or all, congrats! A major factor for me was living in NYC since I wanted to work there even if I had gone to Penn. The Columbia network goes really far in NYC, the last couple jobs I got were from knowing people at Columbia at the respective companies. I really enjoyed my time at TC, got involved with a lot of other Columbia clubs and really got to utilize the network in a beneficial way. It was also nice being able to hop on the subway and escape grad school life for short bits of time. Please let me know if you have any specific questions about TC!

I unfortunately did not, I got into TC and UPenn. Best of luck!

Hey, everyone! I was hoping to apply the last couple of years, but I got caught up in work and some family issues and couldn't get my materials ready in time. I'd love any feedback on my stats or background! Applying for PhD Program/Concentration: HDLTGRE Score: V 620, Q 790, AWA: 4.5 (Took the GRE in 2010 with the old scoring system, so I have to retake it)GPA: 3.25 undergrad(last 2 years – 3.8) / 4.00 gradWork Experience: 1 year at an edtech company as an instructional designer, 3 years founding and running an AI healthtech company(company was acquired), .5 year working at an edtech Startup Accelerator, currently working at an education non-profit Undergrad/Grad Institution (Public, Private, Ivy, etc..): top 15 US Public University / Columbia(TC, M.A. in Instructional Technology) Research Experience: 3 years in 3 different labs for undergrad(2 cognitive psych, 1 social psych), 2 years at 3 different labs at Stanford(3 cognitive psych), 1 year in 2 different labs at TC(1 human development and 1 educational games), 1 poster presentation in a different field(computer science/AI). LoR/SoP: 2 from professors I did research with, 1 from my current boss. SoP focused on both teaching technical/coding skills, and using AI for generative educational software What Other Schools Are You Applying To: TC, Penn, Stanford, NYU, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge HGSE rejected me in 2013 when I applied for my masters(got into both Penn and TC with scholarships). Hoping I'm a stronger applicant this time around, but I still need to study and take my GREs(I've been out of the standardized test game for a while so I'm a bit concerned). I'd be more than happy to tell anyone else that's also applying to TC things about programs/student life there. Best of luck!

@Alexyc I graduated from this program and I'm happy to answer any questions you might have. TEIT is something that NY state used I describe the program, don't worry about that. Students vary greatly in terms of background, some have traditional teaching backgrounds, others more on the technical side, with a few students with research backgrounds. I heard back on the 3rd week of March when I applied.

I've been pretty busy with work and haven't gotten the opportunity to do nearly enough GRE prep, taking it next week so I can meet the deadline. I'm definitely not going to have enough time to focus on verbal, I'll just be going over some AW structures and some Math. In the meantime, I've been working on cranking out a general SOP to give to my recommenders so they have an idea of what I want to focus on, feel more rushed than I had initially anticipated.

@imagicalI'll be joining the virtual event tomorrow.

Great question, my statement of purpose could have definitely been better. I think the more time that passes, the (hopefully) less important my freshman and sophomore GPA becomes.

I think it depends on what you're hoping to do with the degree. I've seen some people that are pretty high up in edtech companies with the Stanford degrees. If you're more interested in higher ed administration or working in the public, a masters or doctorate might be more financially reasonable. The MBA is going be pretty expensive, so you're going to want to go into a space where you can pay back the loans.

Hey, everyone! I was hoping to apply last year, but I got caught up in work and couldn't get my materials ready in time. Hoping that kicking off the thread will prevent that from happening again! I'd love any feedback on my stats or background! Applying for PhD Program/Concentration: HDLTGRE Score: V 620, Q 790, AWA: 4.5 (Took the GRE in 2010 with the old scoring system, so I have to retake it)GPA: 3.25 undergrad(last 2 years – 3.8) / 4.00 gradWork Experience: 1 year at an edtech company as an instructional designer, 2 years founding and running an AI healthtech company Undergrad/Grad Institution (Public, Private, Ivy, etc..): top 10 US Public University / Columbia(TC, M.A. in Instructional Technology) Research Experience: 3 years in 3 different labs for undergrad(2 cognitive psych, 1 social psych), 2 years at 3 different labs at Stanford(3 cognitive psych), 1 year in 2 different labs at TC(1 human development and 1 educational games), 1 poster presentation in a different field(computer science/AI). LoR/SoP: 3 from professors I did research with, SoP focused on both teaching technical/coding skills, and using AI for generative educational software What Other Schools Are You Applying To: TC, Penn, Stanford, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge HGSE rejected me in 2013 when I applied for my masters(got into both Penn and TC with scholarships). Hoping I'm a stronger applicant this time around, but I still need to study and take my GREs(I've been out of the standardized test game for a while so I'm a bit concerned). I'd be more than happy to tell anyone else that's also applying to TC things about programs/student life there. Best of luck!

I graduated in 2014. I was pretty involved with the games research and classes, but it's less focued on digital game creation, and more focused on game design and gamification in education. The programs can go a couple ways depending on your interests. I had friends focused on becoming school technologists, instructional designers, and edtech. I was personally most focused on edtech. There's a bunch of overlaps with media studies in education as well. I think it really just depends on what you're interested in.

I did the Instructional Tech program. I think it's a bit more well rounded in terms of theory and future job prospects, but it really depends on what you want to do afterwards. It affords you more potential opportunities after graduation vs Computing in Education.

I had a friend from SIPA who got an offer from Mckinsey this year, I had some friends from Columbia Business School who didn't get offers, so it really depends on the strengths of the applicant.

Which program are you applying to?