feministfrommass

I GOT IN!!!! I'M SO ECSTATIC!!!!!! Did anyone else get into the TEP concentration??

Wait... does this mean the those EdLD applicants who aren't accepted to the program can possibly take the spot of a regular EdM applicant in one of the EdM programs?

Question about when Ed.M candidates will hear! I know that our status will be updated on our online accounts, and I also realize that there's no update to our statuses yet. BUT every time I look at my account, where it says "see your status below" --- there's nothing there to see. Like it doesn't even say "pending" or "submitted" or anything. Very weird. Will it only say something once they've made a decision? Or is something up with my page?

Hi everyone! New to gradcafe but excited to find a community just as excited and anxious as I am! I am an applicant for the Ed.M - Teacher Education Program. My focus would be secondary-level English. I'm really nervous but I'm hoping for the best! Everyone seems so qualified, it's hard not to feel a little discouraged myself. ****Question: do Ed.M applicants ever receive interview requests? As far as I can tell from the results threads, it seems like only PhD candidates receive interviews, but I figured I would ask anyway. QUICK STATS Age: 22 (will be 23 by Fall 2015) Race: Caucasian GRE: V: 164 // Q: 155 // AW: 4.5 (but I don't test well and hopefully my SOP will reflect my writing abilities way more accurately!) UNDERGRAD small all-women's liberal arts college in MA, graduated 2014 GPA: 3.97 Majors: English Lit & Theatre Arts (double) Honors: graduated Magna Cum Laude with High Honors; numerous college awards and honors **I wrote my thesis about African American race performativity in contemporary American theater National Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; Beinecke Scholarship (2013 winner) Relevant Teaching Experience: currently a TA for undergraduate courses at public MA university; taught English and Theater courses to high school students the past 2 summers at Yale; 3 years as a writing and speaking mentor in my undergrad's writing program; 1.5 years as college orientation board member; 3 years as an animal and planetarium/educational staff member at a nature and science museum; 2.5 years as a clarinet instructor to middle school students; 2 years as the coordinator for a high school music outreach program to a MA school for deaf children. ||| Other related experience: 3 years as college English dept. liaison; 2 years as contributing writer for college newspaper; internship at local newspaper; 3 years as a presentation designer for college in Boston, MA ||| Other experience: 3 years as chair/secretary of college student theatre org; 3 years as Theatre dept. liaison; 1 year as research assistant to college prof. Statement of Purpose: Hopefully they like it! I really enjoyed writing it. I spoke a lot about educational equity, something about which I am incredibly passionate. Letters of Recommendation: all 3 from undergraduate professors: two from the English Dept. and one from Theatre/Gender Studies Financial Aid?: DESPERATELY IN NEED. Currently I am...: So this is kind of weird, but I'm actually enrolled in a 3-year MA program at a public university in MA. However, within 2 months of beginning my program, I quickly realized it was NOT the right fit for me. Thought I wanted to teach at the college level; turns out I want to work with high school students to improve their literacy, writing, and communication skills before they come to college (my time as a TA has proven how much of a problem this actually is). I also want to create theatre initiatives for students of color in low-income/underprivileged areas. So I'm applying to Ed.M/M.A.T. programs for Fall 2015! Fingers crossed...we shall see.