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optimusrhyme

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  • Gender
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  • Location
    New York, New York
  • Interests
    U.S.-Latin American relations, Cold War
  • Application Season
    2013 Fall
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  1. This can only be a good thing! I doubt they would initiate contact like this to a candidate they did not want to admit. Hang in there!
  2. I was the admit, informed by email from the department coordinator!
  3. I see that someone was accepted to UW-Madison, congrats!! Does anyone know if they have sent out all their admits already? My online application still reads "Pending" and it looks like a lot were notified by postal service.
  4. The Twin Cities admit was me, thanks! It was my first acceptance after a discouraging barrage of rejections.
  5. Did anyone include an article that is being reviewed for publication in their CV/applications? I am considering putting it in, while clearly marking it as "under review", of course. Thoughts?
  6. Thanks very much for the wise words, lisanicole. I think you're right; I'm going to get some more experience under my belt. Cheers!
  7. I'm not sure... it's possible. The program director seemed enthusiastic about my experience and research interests when I corresponded with her via email..which I mentioned in my SOP.. As expected the rejection letter didn't give a reason.. Since I want to do educational development work in Latin America, I'm exploring a three-course graduate certificate in Latin American studies from Fordham to strengthen my app next time around. Does this sound like a good move?
  8. Yea, you raise a good point. I wish I would have stayed longer than six months... It seems like a longer experience would be required for a program like this since a lot of the courses seem to be geared more toward policy and leadership..
  9. I have two years substitute teaching experience on top of the six months I spent working with a small NGO in Chile. I'm going to look more into this ELL option, Thanks!
  10. I'm a recent college graduate with a B.S. in Secondary English Education. Besides a lot of substitute teaching experience, I've taught literacy and English to local students in Chile for six months for an educational development organization. The reason I went abroad was to improve my chances of getting in to an International Education program, but I think I was rejected for my lack of experience--my GPA and GRE are strong. Any advice on the kinds of jobs I should pursue now so I can re-apply next season with more experience? Thoughts? Thanks for your feedback everyone! : )
  11. I'd be happy to take a look for you if you'd like. I minored in P.S.
  12. Is there anyone out there willing to critique my SOP???
  13. Thanks for the response! That information does help; it seems schools realize the state of the job market! Cheers
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