youngroot

Thanks for your advice 2400! Do you mind sharing where you did your MA? How did you like the program? What are you [planning on] doing after finishing your masters program?

thanks tut! One of the reasons my friend keeps recommending comm is because of my debate background and the abundant opportunities of getting funding.. He thinks it will be much harder for me to get funding as an international student and if I can't afford to study in the States without scholarship I might as well aim for programs where my extracurricular experience is more appreciated.

Hi all, I am a graduate of Ewha Women's Univesity in Seoul, and I did my undergraduate degree in International Studies. I have only set my goal in education in my last year of university, and I have no record of taking a class regarding education. My primary goal is to study inter-cultural education, which could relate to my undergrad background, as well as my work experience of teaching at private institutions. On the otherhand, some of my friends are telling me I should study communications for masters degree first(since it will be more relateable to my debating career as well as undergrad degree), get good GPA there, then so Ph.D in education in a school with a good name to make up for the late entry into the field of education. This seems to make sense, but I'm worried whether it mighy even be feasible to get accepted into a Ph.D program in education without any background on education to that point. Anyone with a similar experience? And do you reckon my friend's advice is worth considering?