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Hey! I saw a few people post already, but is anyone else having trouble getting your HarvardKey? After inputting the HUID given in the letter, I get this message: Error!The HarvardKey system is not able to complete your request at this time. Anyone else getting this message? Or rather, has anyone been able to log in and get your HarvardKey? Thanks!

Congrats on your acceptance into EPM! Think you'll attend the program and then apply for EdLD for the following year?

Hey! Accepted to EPM. Very excited! Age: 29 Undergraduate GPA: 3.5 GRE: 167 V, 156 Q, 5.5 AW Professional background: 2 years Teach For America; 4 years working in China as school director and VP of business development overseeing company franchising Congratulations to everyone out there!

@memphismocha Yeah, I definitely understand the challenge of having to balance all of that, but I'm sure that, considering your past successes, you're doing a great job even though it may sometimes feel like you want to pull your hair out haha. And thank you! I had a chance to read your post earlier. You sound like an extremely strong candidate who'd certainly make many contributions to the program and beyond. Haha yes, it's definitely been a great experience working and living in China. I've learned much more than I thought I would. And I am! I'm looking into MBA programs as well as Stanford, UPenn, Vanderbilt, UVa, UC Berkeley as well for M.Ed programs. How about you?

Hey, Memphismocha! Awesome that you're applying, and thanks for your response! The application is coming along fairly all right. I still have the SoP to finish. I keep getting stuck on organizing and crafting it. Might just be best for me to tear the whole thing up and start with a much stronger outline going into the new draft. How about you?? I'm sure you're gonna be great!

Hello, everyone! I hope everyone's having a great start to the holiday season. I also hope there are still people reading the forums who are willing to assess an applicant's chances of admission. If so, please let me know what you think my chances are, or if you have any pertinent advice. Thank you! Program/Concentration: HGSE M.Ed-- EPM ConcentrationGRE Score: V 163; Q 152; AWA- 5.0 (retaking GRE this Saturday as well) GPA: 3.5 overall; 3.74 (English major); 3.67 (Religious Studies major); many academic and other honors in undergrad; several key leadership positions in universityWork Experience: Teach for America alum, promoted to department head/leadership team in second year. Worked for the past 4 years in China. In China, was a lead teacher at American school. Then promoted to school Director after 1.5 years, where I oversaw all aspects of the school, (curriculum, teachers, sales, marketing, and customer service); boosted enrollments, parent satisfaction, and all overall sales; and managed a multicultural staff of Chinese and American employees. I was then promoted to Vice President of Business Development, where my primary tasks involved expanding and implementing our company's schools and model throughout China. Also have extensive community service experience in China (unrelated to education) and in the States (related). Undergrad/Grad Institution (Public, Private, Ivy, etc..): Top 2 Public University/"Public Ivy" Research Experience: I don't currently have research experience in education and policy. However, I've just received a research-intensive fellowship specifically geared towards education and policy, and that fellowship and all pertinent research will run from January 2018 - June 2018, so therefore before matriculation. LoR/SoP: Should be strong. My supervisor when I was school director, my CEO who supervised me at the corporate level, and my major advisor from undergrad. What Other Schools Are You Applying To: UPenn, Curry School, Vanderbilt, Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley Thank you all so, so much!