Imbasel

Didn't get an invitation to UCONN or UVM.

Thank you so much!

Does anyone know if UVM sends out a letter/email if you were not chosen?

Hi patars nice to know that you will also be applying as well this year. How have the interview weekends at UVM been for you? I'm applying to UVM and UCONN as well so it'll be great getting to know you before the interview.

Going off of this I have a follow up question. I work as an RA and am most interested in working in Student Conduct/Residence life for my graduate work as well as after. Currently we have all of our Hall Directors leaving our institution. Given that would it make sense for me to ask the Assistant Director for a recommendation as I have done work with her previously? Also, one of my graduate programs has a strong focus on social justice. I created an internship for myself and will be working with the Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards. However, while I knew her before I did not not her well, nor did she work with me. Do you think I should use her for a reccomendation as she would only have a month or two to go off of or use someone else who has known me longer? Normally, I would ask someone who knew me longer, but she is the perfect type of person to give a recommendation for what I'm looking for. If you don't think I should list her do you think I should bring up my work in the interview?

It must be frustrating that your job is impacting when you can go interview. Hopefully, they understand and let you use the travel you need. It sounds like the GA offer is a major factor for students I know for me I will have no clue what to do if I wasn't offered one. It sounds like you have great work experience and more time under your belt will definitely help. I know for me I'm most interested in working in Residence Life or Student Conduct.

So how is everyone feeling toward this application season? I just became a senior and I am very excited for the process. What are you all looking forward to/ dreading? What areas of Higher Education/Student Affairs is everyone looking at?

Hello all, I am just turned a senior in college and I am intending to pursue a masters in Higher Education preferably one with a focus on Student Affairs. However, I am unsure how I stand. I have been (in my mind) very active and done a lot. However, when looking to apply this fall to places like UCONN and UVM I have no idea where I stand in terms of a potential graduate student. Would anybody currently in the field or who went through the process for graduate school be able to give me their perspective. I can PM you with more detail if that would be possible?

Those are a lot of really great programs maybe we will see each other for interview weekends since we applied to some of the same schools.

I'm currently a junior and have talked to some professionals in Student Affairs as well as talked to the coordinator of UVM's HESA program. When I asked about the resume she said that anything up to two pages is fine. Mine was around that so I didn't ask what would happen if I went beyond that. However, I would say just shorten the description for different jobs and make them more meaningful so you can fit in two pages.

Thanks for the information at UConn I really appreciate it. I have family near there and they said the University is about half an hour from anyone. I'm actually ok with that since I do come from a rural area and rural school. I'm also running into the same problem where many schools have the same interview weekend. Do you think it's wrong to apply to places that have the same weekend for interviews? Some of them are super competitive and I suppose I can always decline an offer to interview, but what do you think? I could have graduated this year, but from what my mentors said having three years in student affairs in different fields (student conduct, admissions, counseling, residence life, and sga) will provide a huge boost.

You mentioned you applied to UConn what was that experience like? One thing that I am struggling to find is how many people apply there each year, although I know it is considerable. My preferences are definitely cohort models as well although I am interested in assisstantships for student conduct and residence life. Also, having talked to a few professionals in the field it seems that GPA doesn't mean as much as experience in college. Those I have talked to have said while they want students to meet the cut off and higher is obviously better they are much more interested in work experience in higher education. That might just be those few people's opinions and not indicative of the overall hiring process though.

I don't think its too early. I've been putting my list together now to get things ready to apply late summer early fall. I have no desire to start applications in the fall semester. I'm currently a junior with around a 3.65 gpa for when I will graduate next year. Double major in Speech Communication/History. I have lots of student affairs experience with internships with the Counseling Center, First Year Experience, Student Conduct in the Fall and have worked in Admissions and Residence Life. Currently here are the programs I'm looking at for HESA University of Vermont University of Connecticut Colorado State University Bowling Green Ball State University Rochester University Indiana State University Vanderbilt University at Buffalo Michigan State University What ideas/thoughts do you have about any of these programs and what ones are you interested in?

Hi everyone. I am currently a junior in college. It is my second year here and I had very little in the way of AP credit transfer over. However, I worked hard and will continue to do so. As a result I am preparing for grad school. Specifically I am looking into getting a Masters in Higher Education Administration, preferably with a focus in Student Affairs Residential Life. I wanted to post some of my information to see how I stand into getting into grad school as long as my grades stay up. I plan on applying this fall GPA: 3.64 Major GPA (Speech Communication): 3.90 Minor GPA (History): 3.5 GRE: Not needed for the colleges I am looking at. Work Experience at College This will reflect my work experience as the jobs I have are guaranteed for me until I graduate. Office: Computer and Technology Services Network Technician; 3 years Duties involved maintenance, as well as creation of new network and phone lines. This job enables me a lot of my own freedom. I commonly use a campus database that is updated and have been given permission to do so on my own accord. When on jobs I make most of the executive decisions for how it is done, unless my supervisor says otherwise. Office: Residential Life Academic Mentor; 1 year This is a live in position where I am paired off with an RA. My duties involved providing academic support to the students, helping them create and organize their schedules as well as building community. I also organized several building programs, submitted weekly reports, and went to staff meetings This position is unique as it is only for an all freshmen building. In more detail academic support was offered by having study sessions, as well as arranging for students to have meetings with professors if needed. I also held floor meetings along with my RA to discuss any issues as they arose. Office: Residential Life Resident Assistant FYE; 1 year This is a live in position on campus. Duties include, but by no means limited to holding floor meetings, disciplining the floor and building, going on call for no less than 80 hours per semester. This position also involved the submission of incident reports in the form of documentations, going to staff meetings, submitting weekly reports and organizing several building wide programs. I also will have all the duties and responsibilities of an Academic Mentor. Wellness Advocate: 1 semester of training 1 semester as a Wellness Advocate. This is much like an RA as I am on call. Students call to talk to someone or someone calls at their bequests. Discussions range from anything from light discussions to having to talk about suicide and suicide prevention. We are also trained in QPR which is question persuade and refer which teaches how to deal with someone who is suicidal. Significant Extracurricular Achievements: Vice President for Colleges Against Cancer: I am currently the VP for Colleges Against Cancer on my campus. I work with the President, the club and the American Cancer Society to organize a Relay for Life. Last year over 700 people attended and over 30,000 dollars were donated. This year the number of attendance is expected to be even higher as are the donations. Part of my duties also include chairing a committee (Survivorship and Advocacy), having meetings with various officials throughout campus, and running meetings when the President is not able. Currently the club has around 30 active members. I was recently re-elected for a second year. Committee Member for Food and Hospitality: I am currently a committee member for the Food and Hospitality Committee, which helps organize the Relay for Life above and beyond what I do as VP for Colleges against cancer. The role includes talking to various groups, organizations, and individuals to donate gifts or food for Relay for Life, to be given out during the Relay for Life. Sociology Club Member now President: I have been a Sociology Club member for a year and a half now. Recently, however I gave a speech in front of more than 150 people concerning rights that we as Americans have. I was asked to speak as the speech occurred after a musical composition made in response to the Kent State shootings. The theme of the speech was how we have certain rights and that we have a duty to make a change in the world, not matter how disheartened we may become. The audience reacted very well to it with a request for it to be put online by an audience member. Training Committee for Residence Life 2 semesters: I am currently involved in my campuses training committee. I am part of two committee in-service training as well as facilities and presenter. I am currently in charge of creating and facilitating surveys and focus groups in order to start in service training again on campus. I am also responsible for helping to arrange facilities and presenters come to training. So what do you guys think about my undergraduate career as it stands? I should have about a 3.7 overall average by the time I graduate and between a 3.8-3.95 in Speech Communication. Here are the schools I'm interested in. Indiana State University University of Pittsburgh School of Education Rochester University Warner College Kent State University of Connecticut Colorado State University Florida International University Buffalo State University at Buffalo Michigan State University None of the schools require GRE's and what schools do you think are good for the program and that I have a good chance of getting into?

Hi everyone. I am currently a junior in college. It is my second year here and I had very little in the way of AP credit transfer over. However, I worked hard and will continue to do so. As a result I am preparing for grad school. Specifically I am looking into getting a Masters in Higher Education Administration, preferably with a focus in Student Affairs Residential Life. I wanted to post some of my information to see how I stand into getting into grad school as long as my grades stay up. GPA: 3.68 Major GPA (Speech Communication): 3.90 Minor GPA (Criminal Justice Studies): 4.0 GRE: I have not taken it yet, but will come late summer early fall. Work Experience at College This will reflect my work experience as the jobs I have are guaranteed for me until I graduate. Office: Computer and Technology Services Network Technician; 3 years Duties involved maintenance, as well as creation of new network and phone lines. This job enables me a lot of my own freedom. I commonly use a campus database that is updated and have been given permission to do so on my own accord. When on jobs I make most of the executive decisions for how it is done, unless my supervisor says otherwise. Office: Residential Life Academic Mentor; 1 year This is a live in position where I am paired off with an RA. My duties involved providing academic support to the students, helping them create and organize their schedules as well as building community. I also organized several building programs, submitted weekly reports, and went to staff meetings This position is unique as it is only for an all freshmen building. In more detail academic support was offered by having study sessions, as well as arranging for students to have meetings with professors if needed. I also held floor meetings along with my RA to discuss any issues as they arose. Office: Residential Life Resident Assistant; 1 year This is a live in position on campus. Duties include, but by no means limited to holding floor meetings, disciplining the floor and building, going on call for no less than 80 hours per semester. This position also involved the submission of incident reports in the form of documentations, going to staff meetings, submitting weekly reports and organizing several building wide programs. Significant Extracurricular Achievements: Vice President for Colleges Against Cancer: I am currently the VP for Colleges Against Cancer on my campus. I work with the President, the club and the American Cancer Society to organize a Relay for Life. Last year over 700 people attended and over 30,000 dollars were donated. This year the number of attendance is expected to be even higher as are the donations. Part of my duties also include chairing a committee (Survivorship and Advocacy), having meetings with various officials throughout campus, and running meetings when the President is not able. Currently the club has around 30 active members. Committee Member for Food and Hospitality: I am currently a committee member for the Food and Hospitality Committee, which helps organize the Relay for Life above and beyond what I do as VP for Colleges against cancer. The role includes talking to various groups, organizations, and individuals to donate gifts or food for Relay for Life, to be given out during the Relay for Life. Sociology Club Member: I have been a Sociology Club member for a year and a half now. Recently, however I gave a speech in front of more than 150 people concerning rights that we as Americans have. I was asked to speak as the speech occurred after a musical composition made in response to the Kent State shootings. The theme of the speech was how we have certain rights and that we have a duty to make a change in the world, not matter how disheartened we may become. The audience reacted very well to it with a request for it to be put online by an audience member. So what do you guys think about my undergraduate career as it stands? I should have about a 3.75 overall average by the time I graduate and between a 3.8-3.95 in Speech Communication and a 3.7-4.0 in my minor when I graduate. How strong is my application and what do you all recommend?