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Me too. Urban Scholars as well!

Me as well! I don't know, but it doesn't seem likely as I believe their goal is not to fully fund several but spread out the funding to other admits.

Hey! I am a TFA alum too, seventh year at my placement school. Good luck to you!

Yeah, on the admitted students website, they link to a good PDF of fellowship and scholarship descriptions. The Urban Scholars Fellowship is also one that I hope to get, being a Title I educator for close to 8 years!

Levon3 hinted at this. I'm pretty sure that they do that, based on the fact that it is need based. But Merit-Based funding won't have anything to do with that.

I never received a call yesterday, even though I got the email. I wonder if it was just for some students and not others.

I've been having the same problem running through my head. I would be getting a second Master with a Learning and Teacher Ed.M., but I don't know if the funding will be good enough to justify it.

Thanks for the update! I don't really have any savings to speak of so I hope that is factored in.

I really appreciate your perspective on this matter, ZeChocMoose. It has definitely made me think more strategically about my next steps.

I completely agree with ZeChocMoose on this one. You should definitely get a Master's first and work with some practical experience in the field. It would definitely assist in your undertaking of a PhD.

Hey! I saw an old thread on this so I figured I'd start another one up for the upcoming year! I was just accepted to the Masters in L & T at Harvard, and I am currently worried quite a bit because I'd obviously love to go to Harvard, but I am afraid of just how much debt I will have to incur to go, for just a year. There are several resources that are available on the Admitted HGSE website, however, I'd like to know if anyone has a good understanding of what previous financial aid packages look like and what we might expect. Thanks!

Yes, the stipend amount is just for the academic year. I could look into working part-time since I have family and friends in both cities. As for the campus visits, I am currently scheduling both for next week since they are both nearby and I will have Spring Break to do so. I am definitely going to hunt for some more information and perspective. I guess that I am trying to ask if there is any validity to Harvard boosting my PHD chances. I was denied from two other, more favorable PHD programs in education at UCLA and Stanford. If going to Harvard to secure another Master's would boost my chances, I would definitely consider it.

I have an Anthro background, did Teach for America, and still teach at my placement Title I school (about 8 years total). With what I've done in my district, I already have plenty of experience. The other two have given me assistantship offers of full tuition and health, but only about 15k stipend for the year, which is really low. I don't see myself primarily doing the whole "become a professor" thing, rather, I'd like to work at a non-profit education org. or with schools developing teachers and curriculum. If I'd get to research and become a professor that would be great, but academic tenure is not my focus.

I was initially thinking that. I think that I certainly qualify for a fellowship that funds full tuition and health fees. But I don't know if they would fund me for my other expenses other than telling me that I need to pull out loans, to the tune of 10 to 15K. Would it still be worth it then, IYO?

Thank you both for the vote of confidence! I've read in a couple of places that you really have to know what you want in a 2nd Master's so that it differentiates itself from the first. Is there enough differentiation there?

I got in to Learning and Teaching, from an Ed. M referral after not getting a CIS PHD offer!!!!!! Age: Thirties Undergrad GPA: 3.2 Grad GPA: 3.8 GRE: 156 Q, 160 V, 4.5 W Professional Background: Teach for America, stayed in same school five more years, taught ELD/Literacy/English, developed curriculum with district NOW...I have a quick question which I will link below (it's on Grade Cafe's decisions, decisions forum) about getting a second Master's from Harvard, over PHD offers from mid-tier universities that I attended for undergrad and my first Masters:

Thanks! That's literally the thing that I have been tossing around. Whether or not I will still get in, or if they will think that I don't know what I want because I went back for a Master's degree.

Hello! In this application season, I've received two PHD offers from mid-tier universities in the field of education. And then this week, I was accepted into a Masters in Education at Harvard! I was shocked to say the least, and after the celebrations cleared, I found myself seriously thinking about getting a second Master's. Both my Bachelor's degree and my Master's degree that I currently have are from the two institutions that have offered the PHD programs to me. The Master's that I currently hold in education was more concentrated on getting me ready to become a certified teacher in my state, whereas the Master's from Harvard, while still centered on education from a teaching and learning perspective, is more broad and more of a meta-understanding of education. Harvard's is a year-long Master's (9 months) as compared to other programs that are closer to two or three years. My question is: If Harvard gives me adequate funding to attend, would this second Master's degree be worth it?

Urban Schooling PHD

I'm not sure exactly. It seems really odd that they would send us this when clearly they have already reviewed most applications by now. Be interested to see if someone contacts them to find out more...

I woke up this morning to an email stating that they are acknowledging receipt of my application. Did anyone else get this email?

I applied for a PHD and there has still been no word about a decision yet. It probably means you will have to wait a bit longer. I can't think that they will hold out much longer, maybe in the next week or so. But obviously, that's just a gut feeling.

No worries! That sounds like a pathway worth researching. Good luck to you!

If you don't mind me asking, what sorts of research did you want to focus on according to your SOP?

Yes, I agree on the ambiguity.