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Thanks for your insight. Yeah, I've been pretty intentional on including him on the conversation early on in the application process, talking about some of our "must haves" in a new city. It seemed like he was geared to go and excited about Atlanta, and then last night he made a brief comment about how he'd love me if he had to stay in NY and I'd go. I think we'd both be open to a long distance relationship, it's just the comment threw me off a bit I guess. I may be looking too much into it. Time will tell.

Preface: I'm not sure if there is a thread elsewhere, but if you know if one please drop it below. Thanks! Context: So if I am able to secure a GAA, I'll be committing to a Georgia State University. My boyfriend and I currently live in Buffalo, NY so making the move out to Atlanta is a new region. We are only like 1 year into our relationship. so things are still quite new. We seem to be great at communicating things, but this topic seems a bit out there. I understand that ir is a lot to ask of someone to move far out. Any experience/tidbitds/advice you can share would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Has anyone heard anything from Boston U. They mentioned that interviews would be requested late January, but I haven't seen any record of anyone getting them. Are they just delayed? Or am I SOL bc I haven't been invited to one? Many thanks and good luck!

Hello, I've applied to UBoston, Columbia TC, NYU, CU Boulder, UPitt, Ohio State, CU Denver UBuffalo, and URochester. I hope we get this thread movin' an groovin. Best of luck with Purdue!

Hello all! Submitted my application for the PhD in Educational Policy earlier today. Best of luck!

TL,DR: Should I wait to gain more work experience before starting a doctorate? Would I be too inexperienced or ambitious to be going straight into a PhD from my masters? Or should I really just focus on getting a full-time position first? So I am in my second year of my MS in Higher Ed and Student Affairs program. I always like to have my extended plan so here are a couple of questions. Should I be waiting until I have more experience in student affairs before applying to these programs? My long term goal is to possibly teach at an institution, have higher level administration position, or a mixture of the two. I have had a handful of assistantships and internships in the field, and have taught elementary ed for a couple of years (26 if that helps with context). Side note: I guess it could also depends on the program as well. Per my conversation with Northeastern EdD admissions advisor, I would not even be eligible since I do not have 3 years of full-time experience. But then American U mentioned that their cohorts represent a wide array people. Should I just relax and get some experience now? Or keep my educational momentum? Thanks in advance for your advice. I am just feeling antsy prepping for next year.

TL,DR: Should I wait to gain more work experience before starting a doctorate? Would I be too inexperienced or ambitious to be going straight into a PhD from my masters? Or should I really just focus on getting a full-time position first? So I am in my second year of my MS in Higher Ed and Student Affairs program. I always like to have my extended plan so here are a couple of questions. Should I be waiting until I have more experience in student affairs before applying to these programs? My long term goal is to possibly teach at an institution, have higher level administration position, or a mixture of the two. I have had a handful of assistantships and internships in the field, and have taught elementary ed for a couple of years (26 if that helps with context). Side note: I guess it could also depends on the program as well. Per my conversation with Northeastern EdD admissions advisor, I would not even be eligible since I do not have 3 years of full-time experience. But then American U mentioned that their cohorts represent a wide array people. Should I just relax and get some experience now? Or keep my educational momentum? Thanks in advance for your advice. I am just feeling antsy prepping for next year.