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I will be starting 7 years after I graduated from college! I think there will be plenty of people like us and that we are in good company.

About two weeks ago.

Just got the call from the Dean of Admissions! Accepted to the PhD program. My Advisor will call me later this week. Accepted Students days are March 5th and 6th.

Thanks @jmaroon!

I hope you are right Espeon! I would love to hear back soon, the waiting is so tough... Definitely keep us posted if you hear back, and I will do the same.

I was really concerned when I read this, so I did some research. For better or for worse, most graduate schools do not have access to the gym for free. http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/membership/graduate You can see from this website that we in the Ed School pay less for gym membership than the Design School, Divinity School, and the Kennedy School. I also checked whether or not we have access to the shuttle service, and it seems that ANY member of the Harvard community has access to the shuttles with a Harvard ID card. Things may be expensive, but the Ed School isn't alone in bearing that expense. As for whether it is worth it, I think that is really up to each of us as individuals. For what I want to do, I need a Masters in Higher Ed. It may be cheaper in the short term to attend another program, but in the long term, the Harvard alumni network helps you out in a big way. My fiance has been applying for jobs in the Cambridge and Boston area, and a lot of the people in high level positions graduated from HGSE. For me, it is worth it, but I spent a long time making that choice.