straycat

What do you mean by a lot of substitute teaching? 2 years? 10 years? If you got your degree in Secondary English Education, are you interested in working with English Language Learners and getting a teaching credential? There are jobs for ELL teachers...

This site?? https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=HARVARD-ED It's still up.

I was an undergrad in the Anthro department there, spending many hours in labs in Kroeber Hall. I remember overhearing several conversations between grad students and professors regarding the new grad students accepted into the program. Typically, the grad students accepted are from well known colleagues in the field from the big name schools or worked with big name CRM firms (if archaeology). They were saying things like, "So-and-so came from Harvard and worked with XYZ...or So-and-so came from University of Chicago and worked with ABC..." Then I remember them talking about one student who was the affirmative action acceptance and they had no idea who he was or who he worked with as an undergrad and were talking about how worried they were. Those professors are very picky as to which undergrads they write letters of recommendation for as it could either make them look really good or bad. I learned that the hard way after a year and a half of research. If you're set on Berkeley, you might want to try the Masters route or research route first. Good luck.

Which state is it for?

I'm in the same boat and applying to HGSE as well. I keep thinking, why do I need to talk about some of stuff and list it out if it's already in the resume. The resume itself looks pretty dry.