gvletmeintogradschool

Has anyone heard from UC Berkeley? I haven't seen a new post in the results search for quite some time.

I attended BU as an undergrad. While the building may look small and shabby via the picture online, I assure you the facilities are quite good. Also, you may have classes in buildings throughout the university (as BU tends to do). The classes that I had with professors in the School of Ed were great- the professors are incredibly knowledgable and take the time for individual attention. Plus, the location of the campus is great. You are near nearly everything of note in Boston.

Hello, fellow Ed PhDs! I applied to 2 PhDs (Berkely and Penn) that focus on culture's role in education. I also applied to two MAs (Harvard and Stanford)...fingers crossed that at least one of them sends good news! I have four years of teaching experience (two in middle school with Teach for America and two with 4th grade in a high performing charter school). My undergrad GPA isn't amazing but my graduate GPA is quite good. GREs? A whole 'nother story, ha. I did quite well in the Quantitative section but (in my mind) bombed the verbal. Yeesh. I'm trying not to obsess over what could be these gaps in my applications! Best of luck to everyone!

I guess I'll try this (I need a bit of a boost!) Applying to 2 PhD programs and 2 MAs in Education... - Respectable undergraduate GPA (from an institution notorious for grade deflation), very high graduate GPA - Teach for America alum and an additional two years of teaching in a high performing charter school - Strong LORs from principal, Dean of Students from my undergraduate school, and head of the Ed department from my MA program - High GRE quantitative score ("okay" verbal score) - strong SOP with a clear directive of what I wish to study Not as impressive as the others on this board, but I guess I should celebrate anything that may catch the admission officer's eyes. Fingers crossed! Best of luck to everyone!