SheWrote

I got the pre-doctoral award! This is not my first time applying so if at first you don't succeed, try again.

Did you get an interview?

I am so excited to meet the incoming class. Congratulations!

We were told the same last year and it had nothing to do with who was rejected or accepted. I think that is just the general timeline they use. They told us late February/Early March and we found out by Valentine's Day.

I don't know how many interviews go out. In last year's thread, someone stated that they planned to interview about 50 applicants (Idk if that was fact or speculation). Overall, I love the program and I love my cohort. Resources are abundant and there is so much flexibility in regard to pursuing your research interests. I, undeniably, made the right decision.

Hi, last year all of the invites went out on a Friday and Saturday for the following week. I don't think the invites went out in waves because we all had our offers by Valentine's Day. I got my invite on a Friday and my interview was Monday. It was with the concentration chair and my would be (current) advisor. I was asked questions like why I applied for an Ed PhD program (I earned my MS in a discipline), my advisor asked me very detailed questions about methods (but I think that was specific to her), and I think they asked me a question about my career aspirations... I was honestly very long winded; therefore, they were only able to ask me like 3-4 questions. The interview was on the formal side. If I were you, I would definitely be able to articulate my research interests (and how those interest fit with the concentration you are applying for), why I'm interested in an education PhD program, and how I plan to use research to impact change in education. ETA: Also Good luck! I'm excited for you (I remember that feeling last year).

The EdD program was already fairly popular. Honestly, the program is just a continuation of that program under a new name with a slightly different curriculum. It's not new in the sense that they have no track record. They've been placing people in tenure track positions through the EdD program for decades. I'm also certain that the US new ranking for their doctoral program has always been based on the EdD (always top 3).

The Phd acceptance rate is below 10%. Given that this a new program and people have been waiting to apply, the acceptance rate will likely be closer to 5% for the first few years. Doctoral programs, in general, accept more people than they expect to matriculate (which is typically a few extra people in more competitive program). If a program is aiming for a cohort size of 10, they will likely accept about 12-15. A really competitive program that wants about 24-25 people to matriculate would likely accept about 30-32. For the people who will get interviews in the next week or so, good luck.

It is possibly, but you have to decide whether you are willing to take the risk. My GRE score was 164V/151Q (this was my estimated score based on my 660V and 640Q score on the old scale which reflected a higher percentile rank when I earned the score). The only reason that i didn't retake the GRE (I definitely thought about it) was because I was switching PhD programs and had taken multiple stats classes previously. I got into all but one of the Top 10 education programs I applied to and most of the Top 20 Sociology programs that I applied to. Out of 14 schools, I was accepted to 9 and waitlisted at 1.

I just got my decision email. I didn't get in. It's not a biggie since I was admitted to and will be accepting the offer to my first choice. Best of luck to everyone else.

I will know as early as the 21st. That is when I find out if my SO got a job in the Midwest.

Yay! I'm in too!

Nope, I haven't heard back yet. The reply to my thank you email said that decisions will likely be out by the 3rd.

For Harvard, the education PHD with a concentration in Culture, Institutions, and Society. For TC, the PHD in Sociology and Education.

Of the schools on your list, I applied to Harvard and Teachers College. I got into both with almost the exact same stats (UGPA, GGPA, TFA, and etc). Try and see.