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Hi all,
I went to the HGSE Admit Day today and thought it was great. Definitely sure I'm attending now. I'm happy to share details with anyone who was unable to attend over PM!
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4 hours ago, Aarati Rao said:
Hello,
I just got accepted into Penn GSE International Education Development Program which is my Dream course. I also got accepted into HGSE for International Education Policy both for MS.Ed. Anyone going through the same decision making process?
Thanks!
Yes- same decision as you and midmarsh. What are you both thinking?
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37 minutes ago, Supraja said:
Were you able to see if you were admitted or not?
There isn't a formal letter but it includes info. about the visit days, financial aid, a welcome message, etc. Hope that helps!
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2 hours ago, pj060690 said:
Hi did you apply to the ICE or IED program?
I applied to IED.
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10 minutes ago, Happyleaves said:
You applied to phd or master?
Masters
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For everyone waiting for IED/ICE, the admitted students portal seems to be working now.
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3 minutes ago, pj060690 said:
Is any one who applied to ICE or IED program able to log in to the admissions portal or has anyone received an email on their decision?
Nope.
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Congrats to everyone accepted!! I was also admitted to IEP!
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22 hours ago, ChaiL said:
@cokpala: Congratulations! This is fantastic news.
I've applied to the same program.
Turned in the application late December but thanks to the long process of international transcripts evaluation, my application is being considered only this week.
Thank you! Sending hopeful thoughts your way!
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I submitted my application at the end of December- maybe the 30th or the 31st. I'm assuming the acceptances come in at all different times, as they have rolling admissions.
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I was accepted to Penn's IEDP-M today. Anyone else?
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39 minutes ago, VKing89 said:
I received two emails from the HGSE Financial Aid office; one with a portal login name and one with an access code. I applied for PSP but assume this is the same process for all masters applicants.
I received the same. I applied for IEP.
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2 hours ago, Expateacher said:
I'm applying to the Masters Education: Technology, Education, Innovation. Deadline is just over 24 hours from now. I'm wondering about a few things:
1. What are people putting in the application for their Extracurricular Activities? Kind of hard to put sports they do, of if the studied Karate and reached a certain level 14 years ago, etc.
2. I am already a school teacher and the resumes teachers use are not professional like lawyers and business men. They can be on the artistic side. I wonder if a complete overhaul of mine is necessary?
Good luck everyone!
To attempt to answer your questions:
1. I wrote activities that wouldn't be considered employment but are still relevant to education and the program to which I am applying (IEP)- volunteer ESL instructor, internship at a homeless shelter, member of community service sorority in college, current membership in a edtech professional development cohort. I am not sure about including sports. It may be interesting to add if it is still an important part of who you are.
2. I am also a teacher and did not drastically change my resume but focused most on parts that were relevant to international ed. and included presentations and research (don't know if this was necessary, as there was space for this on another part of the application).
I'm not sure how helpful this is but it's something. Good luck finishing up your application!
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I applied to the International Education Policy and Management M. Ed. Program! Anyone else apply for IEPM?
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On 12/30/2016 at 3:00 PM, yaybrains said:
I am reading All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. It's pretty good so far (I'm about half-way through). I guess it counts as historical fiction. It follows two main story lines, which I think are supposed to converge at some point. One follows a blind French girl and the other follows a German boy, before and during World War II.
I loved that book.
I am now reading Small, Great Things by Jodi Picoult. Very well-written with great character development. It focuses on race, power, and privilege in the U.S.. The two main characters are a female African American nurse and a male skinhead and the story is about the way in which their lives come to intersect. Some parts are hard to get through but definitely worth a read.
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I am also applying to Stanford GSE (ICE). It does look like those accepted have high GRE scores. I am interested in International Education in the realm of secondary education so I am not sure if there are professors doing research particular to higher ed, but it looks like there are five-six faculty members dedicated to ICE/IEPA (https://ed.stanford.edu/ice/faculty/icefaculty) and then other additional faculty members with interests in ICE.
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Quick question for those applying for MA programs- are you all making contact with professors? Does anyone have insight into how important that may be for MA applicants? I have POI's for each school I am applying to, but am unsure of whether or not I should be reaching out, as I am only applying for MA programs.
Any thoughts much appreciated.
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On 10/13/2016 at 5:56 PM, marature said:
Hey everyone, for those who are interested in International Education Policy/Development type programs, like those offered by Penn IEDP, HGSE IEP, TC IED, AU ITEP, Vanderbilt IEPM, NYU IE etc... just wanted to put in a plug for the place I ended up in, which was UMass Amherst. I got into other places as well, but UMass, although not so prestigious, is very practitioner-focused and offers the possibility of a great funding package (if you get an assistantship, it covers tuition, and includes a stipend as well as health coverage and benefits), so if you're a mid-career professional and you'd like a program where the faculty are actively involved in development projects, do check it out!
I actually stumbled across the program through one of these forums, so just giving back
Info about the Master's degree here: https://www.umass.edu/education/departments/epra/intl-education
The Center for International Education Web site here (for info about classes, faculty, projects, etc): http://www.umass.edu/cie/ - it's a very small program but a lot of experience both among the faculty and the students.
Specifically to Snuffleupagus (I love the original Mr Snuffleupagus, btw!), your interests sound really fascinating. I would point out that UMass Amherst seems to have strong Higher Ed and Educational Assessment programs as well as Intl Ed, so do take a look (you can cross-take classes obviously), though it's probably not as strong in multilingual ed and language policy specifically as somewhere like Penn with Nancy Hornberger or other more cosmopolitan settings. If you happen to be considering UK programs as well, the University of Sussex has a really interesting international education and development program with some big names in the field. Also, are you really not looking at HGSE? Their International Ed Policy (IEP) program seems really awesome (except it's very short), and you would have access to all the great resources of Harvard. Also American University has an International Ed program which is not so policy-focused, but it's Washington DC and you could probably take classes at their School of International Service, which is international development and policy-focused (tho' not specifically education), as well. I don't know who are the relevant experts for North Africa specifically, but these larger universities (HGSE, AU) probably have some... Also you could look for faculty who study sociolinguistics in north africa - another field which investigates things like language policy and multilingualism
Thanks for this! I haven't looked at UMass but definitely will now. I have been checking out the website and can't seem to find information more specific to admissions than that it is necessary to complete the online app and have two years of work experience. Do you know where I could find more information? Thanks so much for your help!
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Thanks for starting this thread aina7!
Program: IEP
GRE Score: decent (except math, which was very average)
GPA: 3.83
Work Experience: six years teaching Spanish (public and private, elementary and secondary), a summer leading professional development for teachers in technology in Peru, a year working with immersion programming for domestic secondary students, a year working at a student exchange non-profit, three years working in an international program at a high school (of which I have been the director for the past two years). I've lived, worked, and studied in 20+ countries. (That being said, a lot of these experiences overlap)
Undergrad Institution (Public, Private, Ivy, etc..): UC
What Other Schools Are You Applying To: UPenn, Columbia, Stanford, NYU, USF and possibly George Washington or AmericanLet me know if anyone has suggestions of other schools to apply to for international education, international education policy, etc. I am on the west coast and am unable to make it to any open houses on the east coast, so I would very much appreciate any and all information.
I'm also happy to help others in any way I can.
Thank you!
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On April 14, 2016 at 6:19 PM, Mochi- said:
Yeap, you're correct. I'll leave UG with $0 in debt. I'm very thankful for that.
I didn't know that there are teaching jobs out there that do not require licensure! I have to ask, are those jobs still respected by other teachers/would taking those jobs be in any way a hindrance to my future as an administrator? Also, did teachers at your charter school ever have to worry about your school deciding they wanted only licensed teachers and possibly getting the boot for not having their licenses?
Mochi,
Echoing what Heather1011 already said, I think having some time to be teach and be sure you want to be in a classroom before paying a lot of money makes a lot of sense. I graduated from undergrad in 3 years, like you will (it sounds like), and I knew I wanted to be in education but wasn't entirely sure if I wanted to be a classroom teacher so I worked at two different schools without being certified for a year after graduating. After a year, I was more certain that I enjoyed teaching and wanted to be in a classroom and then enrolled in a credential program and took night classes for a year and a half, while working full-time as a classroom teacher. I originally planned to get my MA with my credential but after paying over $25,000 and not feeling like the program was amazing or that I learned as much as I wanted to, I decided to hold off to wait to apply to a MA program until I was certain about what I wanted. And now I feel like I am ready and know what I want, after having worked full-time for five years.
I also agree with Heather that I realized very quickly that with teaching, so much of the learning happens while doing it. Even after I got my credential, I has colleagues without college degrees that were 150% more qualified than myself to be teaching in a classroom (private elementary school)I think getting the experience to work in classroom, without going into debt (if you're not entirely certain) makes a lot of sense.
That being said, you can also get a great classroom experience being part of a student teaching program in a great credential program, so it definitely depends on the program and what you're looking for, too.
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On April 8, 2016 at 9:50 PM, Lisha said:
Hi everybody!
My name is Lisha, I live in India and I'm also applying to International Ed programs for Fall 2017-2018. Currently looking at almost all the same programs you guys have mentioned, with a particular interest in UPenn, Harvard and NYU.
Haven't heard great things about the ICE and CIE programs at Columbia, but would love another opinion if anyone would like to share.
Giving the GRE on July 17th, after which it's SOP season all the way. Again, any advice is always welcome.
Excited to be here
Hi Lisha!
I agree, UPenn, Harvard, and NYU seem to have solid programs. I don't know enough about the programs at Columbia.
For the GRE, I'd be no help for the quant section, but for for the verbal and writing, if you need any help, let me know. Welcome!
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On April 5, 2016 at 0:51 PM, marature said:
If you're looking at Monterey, then probably you have a different focus from what I was interested in (which is refugee education/development contexts), but you could also look at American University's ITEP, which has several tracks and people there are very friendly, I was quite impressed with them. SIT has a low-residence Master's program which could be interesting if you want something more flexible. And Heather already mentioned Vanderbilt and GWU, so I think that about covers it. U of Maryland has a program but I haven't heard much about it. Someone in these forums recommended Minnesota, which looked interesting but ultimately not a good fit for me, but you could check it out.
I haven't heard of SIT but it looks interesting; I will do more research and look at American, too-thank you. Maryland I haven't heard anything about but I have a friend who finished her MA in International Ed. at Minnesota. She was happy with the school overall but thought the program was more theory/research oriented and that she didn't have enough opportunities to take advantage of practical/hands-on experiences or internships. I could see why it may not be a good fit, depending on what you're looking for.
I think refugee education and development is very interesting, as well, but my experience is largely in language learning and multilingualism as well as immersion and intl. exchange programs, and high stakes testing and use of educational technology/digital divide issues a the secondary level. My areas of focus are Latin America and Asia. What regions are you interested in?
Thanks for the suggestions!
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On April 4, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Heather1011 said:
Yay International Education!
Something that was very interesting to me recently as I was accepting and declining my offers for International Education were the exit surveys --- HGSE and Columbia both had me select which other schools I applied to, which were clearly the ones that they consider their competitors. For IE/IED/IEP, there are really only 10 or so programs of note in the entire country that actually focus on this issue. It seems that you've identified all of them already... the only others are Vanderbilt, UCLA, perhaps GWU or other DC schools.Something that still baffles me is that Johns Hopkins is consistently ranked #1/#2 in education, yet I've read of almost no one this year or in previous years on this thread who has applied to it. I wonder why that is? It's got major name recognition like Vandy/Stanford/HGSE/Penn/TC etc....
Heather,
Thanks for this. I have looked at Vandy and UCLA, too, and both seem like solid choices but I'm not as interested in their locations. I have looked into American and GW a bit as well but need to do more research. I also wonder about John Hopkins.
Ivy League Graduate Schools of Education and offering online courses
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Here are some rankings. You could probably get a letter of rec from any professor/lecturer with whom you have a good relationship, even if you don't take the course at an Ivy League. I also had been out of undergrad for some time (and went to a large public university where I only had solid relationships with a few professors, as opposed to grad students or TA's) so I got one of my letters of rec from a lecturer I had for continuing ed course I took. It may be more beneficial to take the class in person if you are looking to develop a closer relationship with the instructor.
Hope that helps.