xolo
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Getting anxious about teaching
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Don't be. No one has their first year go perfectly, and screw anyone who tells you otherwise. Just don't try to reinvent the wheel. This year should be your chance to figure out what works and doesn't work for you in the classroom, and you can worry about shifting the paradigm in the future. Find a friend who taught the course before, and borrow all their materials if possible.
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I just heard my last decision - a denial to a MA program. No matter what or how they happen, or who they are from, those denials always hurt. I finally had to email the graduate adviser to find out. And it was a denial from a fairly low ranked big state school. The difference between schools and departments is palpable. I got a PhD acceptance from a well ranked school including TAship. If all you get are denials, I feel for you, that would feel horrible. Juuust keep going!
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Don't take it personally- they very well may have known you were overqualified and a better fit elsewhere. Their decision enabled you to be more secure in yours elsewhere, and allowed a spot for someone who maybe couldn't get into as good of schools. Best wishes!!! Now you can "relax"(if that's even possible) because the results are all in.
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