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Ah sorry your sig doesn't show up in the mobile version of the site. What made you choose TC over Stanford?

Nice - congrats! Where else did you apply/get admitted?

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Oh! I'm going to Harvard! Good luck!

Oh! I'm going to Harvard! Good luck!

So you're going to Stanford?

So what did you all decide?

I also went to the Friday session (and attended the Askwith Forum the night before). In short, it was great. Everyone I spoke with really enjoy/enjoyed their time at HGSE. Biggest downside or obstacle was trying to do everything that's available on campus, from internships/field to forums to research. One person I met took 6 courses a semester while being involved with a few things. The faculty also seem both vested in students and just plain amazing (I'm looking at you Dr Higgins and Dr Shonkoff!). Also Val, the career services director was exceptional - had no idea HGSE had such a strong career services group (they start working with you before you enroll!).

@mrgelato I am a new admit and went to the Open House yesterday. 99% sure I am matriculating in the fall.

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Who's going Friday?

Saw you got into Berkeley and Stanford. Where are you leaning? Are you currently in California?

@mrgelato, for me the cohort size is important not only for post-grad networking, but also because you are exposed to a wider range of peers with different backgrounds and experiences. You learn just as much from peer students as you will from your profs. There is a critical mass needed for programs, just as there is an ideal size for classes to stimulate discussion and idea exchange. In terms of post grad networking, there are many more alumni of HGSE out there than there are of Stanford by virtue of their relative sizes. I think this will be useful whether you decide to pursue research/phd or you pursue something in the classroom. One last unrelated point. Consistent with what some other international students have said, if you plan to work abroad, reputational differences matter. I met a student on gap year a week ago from Australia. We were talking about universities here vs there and she said she could only think of one or two "top" US schools - Harvard and MIT. She "had heard of" Stanford, Yale, Berkeley, but didn't have any specific impression of any of those. In Aus, Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard apparently carry distinctly more cache than any other global uni.

Go Bears indeed (fellow alum)! Also, totally unrelated to the last few messages on this thread, but for those thinking about HGSE, definitely check out the videos on their YouTube chancel - some very interesting student perspectives and a bunch of very high profile HGSE events (the "ASKWITH Forums") with speakers ranging from Oprah/Lady Gaga to Arne Duncan/Condy Rice/Chris Christie et al.

One other thing to consider which I alluded to in another thread. According to Stanford's website, last years ICE/IEAPA masters cohort was 14 students! The entire non-STEP cohort size is 77 MA students for last year. In contrast, HGSE's cohort size by masters program ranges from 30-60 masters students, which I think is just the right size - not too large (like TC) and not too small (like Stanford). I went to an admitted student reception recently and was impressed by the folks I met there. The size thing was a positive relative to the other comparable programs. Looking forward to the Visit Days this week!

Interesting - thanks for the info. Btw, are you a Cal or Stanford alum?

Did anyone else notice in the US News books that HGSE enrollment fell by almost 100 students? For 2013 program was 945 and in 2014 it was 855. Are they scaling back the EdM cohorts? One other thing I noticed after looking at admitted profile stats. At HGSE, teacher programs are a small component of the Masters cohort - only 20-25 students out of 575 or so. At Stanford, teacher ed comprises the majority of masters students - approximately 95-100 out of the 180 or so masters class. Very interesting!

MAC2809, you are just plain rude and ignorant. Much can be said about your posts - overly negative and often with misspellings and incorrect word use ("congrads" is not a word and you should learn the difference between "then" and "than" for example).

OCD, I think s/he got the "50% admitted" number from last year's US News Grad School rankings which shows Harvard EdM in that range (Stanford at around 40% and Columbia at 55% if I recall correctly). I know the Stanford number is quite a bit off as the admissions office told me earlier this year that the MA admit rates were "around 20-25%" but varies depending on the specific program. Curious where you got your stats from - always interesting to see more reliable data points!

Cool! Keep em coming!

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Thought it would be good to have our applied/admitted/going info in one place. I'll kick if off: Masters Stats: 167V/163Q/6.0W Background: Non-ed related; business/finance Applied: Harvard, Stanford, Columbia TC Admitted: Harvard, Columbia TC Rejected: Stanford Going: Harvard

I've seen on other posts you've made that you're not a fan of HGSE. Just curious, on what basis are you making your assessment?

I'm thinking about the Cronkhite Center - looks quintessentially Harvard and think it would be a good way to meet more grad students. Anyone else considering this? Anyone have any views/thoughts from those that have stayed there?

Thanks so much for your perspective! Which program are you in? What's next for you?