optimusrhyme

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!

I was the admit, informed by email from the department coordinator!

Congrats, czesc!

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.

The Twin Cities admit was me, thanks! It was my first acceptance after a discouraging barrage of rejections.

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?

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!

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?

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..

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!

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! : )

I'd be happy to take a look for you if you'd like. I minored in P.S.

Thanks! I messaged you. Anyone other takers??

Is there anyone out there willing to critique my SOP???

Thanks for the response! That information does help; it seems schools realize the state of the job market! Cheers

Does anyone know if an IE masters program would accept an applicant with little work experience? I am currently working in Santiago, Chile as a literacy teacher for an education development organization, but I am returning to the states in December and am worried that my only 6 months of work here will hurt my chances of being accepted into an IE program. I received my B.S. in English Education (high school) this past January and have just worked full-time as a substitute teacher since then before coming here to Chile this past June. Will my little work experience doom my application? Do these programs like IE and policy usually only accept mid-career professionals?

There appears to be a lot of International Ed. people on this forum, has anyone heard anything about Boston University's Ed.M. International Education program? Their Grad. School of Ed. is ranked pretty low on the U.S. News and World Report--64th I think, with around a 70% acceptance rate... But Boston University has a pretty good reputation overall from what I gather. What do you think should be my target GRE score for this program?