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Kelly V.

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About Kelly V.

  • Birthday 08/31/1988

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    kelly.rosa.villanueva

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  • Gender
    Female
  • Location
    Lima, Peru
  • Interests
    -International Education
    -Immigration
    -Social Inequality
    -Higher Education
    -Urban School Systems
  • Application Season
    2014 Fall
  • Program
    MA International Education Policy

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  1. Hello, I applied and was accepted to International Education Policy / Comparative Education programs at Harvard, Columbia (T.C.), Oxford, and GWU. I think your profile is great, but given the fact that most highly selective programs are not just looking for the summa cum laude, I recommend you research the curriculum of each school and ID the professors you admire (read a few of their publications) and connect where they are and where you want to be. My experience was similar to years except I work in Peru and had at least four years of international work experience within the field of internationale education, counseling, and immigration. Truth is, my BIGGEST recommendation is for you to ask yourself why you wish to apply right after graduation vs. taking a year or two to get MORE experience in the field. I also definitely suggest focusing on FUNDING PLANS because as it was in my situation, getting admitted to all of the above was awesome BUT finding that they could not offer me the aid I needed to study was not. So, plan ahead and never believe that there is a clock somewhere that is ticking against you. There isn´t you can only get better IF you look for the right direction and start building your application from now. Recommendation letters are a major factor and given your academic strengths you should have professors willing to help you build this bridge to graduate school. Statements of Purpose are also crucial. I cannot stress enought the qualitative factors over the quantitative ones. That was my case. My GRE was just slightly above average. And none of my schools held that against me. -Kelly LIMA, PERU
  2. My top choice is HGSE. However, I am also awaiting to see the financial proposals of all schools. If I earn some of the scholarships to which I have applied at HGSE then my decision is final. We shall see. I am from Peru so I probably would not be able to go for the open house in April. How about you? Where are you thinking of going?
  3. HGSE IEP : admitted GWGSE IED : admitted OXFORD CIE : interviewd and awaiting notification COLUMBIA CIE : awaiting notification Congratulations to everyone! If you are interested in applying to any of these schools in the future just shoot me an email for questions. Best! -Kelly
  4. Filling out Graduate Applications with tricky word limts.

  5. : the GRE and the 4.5 hours of my life it will consume.

  6. HGSE 2014, Ed.M in International Education Policy Applicant! Hello everyone! Who here has already taken their GRE? I am scheduled to take mine tomorrow in Lima, Peru. My question is whehter anyone recommends: to red bull or to not red bull before the GRE or during the 10 minute break? Additionally, although we have seen the average scores posted from last years class how much weight do you think these scores really carry in comparison to all the other application components? I graduate from my U.S. college roughly over three years ago and let´s just say I have not had to use the quadratic formula or the foil method in that entire time and I would be perfectly fine with not having to tomorrow either. Thanks! -Kelly Lima, Peru
  7. : investigating more programs and refining my graduate timeline.

  8. Hello everyone! I stumbled upon this great website today and I'm very thankful to google for helping me do so. My name Kelly and I'm currently working within the field of international education and academic counseling in Peru. I plan on applying to a masters in international education policy within the next 3-4 years. I have a few specific experiences I need to cross off my list before I do so to enhance my chances. I graduated from college in 2010 and will have over 3 years of work experience as of May 2013. The first year was within the diplomatic realm in Washington D.C. and my last two years have been with EducationUSA in Lima, Peru. I have been googling and googling and googling some more to find useful CV websites/models to help update my college graduate resume and have come up with nothing. For those of you who have recently applied to HGSE, TC, UPENN or any other great educational school I would really be interested in getting CV advice or a CV model if you are willing to share. My email is: krvillanueva@gmail.com and I'd be forever grateful if any of you could help me. Sometimes before looking at the graduate program for answers, it can be even more helpful to look at the profiles of those great minds who are applying there first. sincerely, -Kelly
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