higheredhopeful

Here's the link to the NYU HESA program webinar today at 8:30 PM (not 8:00 as I said earlier--sorry!): https://plus.google.com/events/cjccsb3ek3ett86b1t0v7jk6l18

Here's the link to the NYU HESA program webinar today at 8:30 PM (not 8:00 as I said earlier--sorry!): https://plus.google.com/events/cjccsb3ek3ett86b1t0v7jk6l18 Join us if you can!

You should be fine. I would look for 2-year programs with a required internship so you can build up your work experience, which will be invaluable for after you graduate. Take a look at NYU, Vanderbilt, Boston College--all those schools have a lot of people coming straight out of undergrad with not a ton of work experience.

Cross-post with HESA 2016 thread: Hi 2016 applicants! NYU's Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Master's program will be holding an informational webinar this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. EST. It will be hosted by two second-year students and a first-year student. Here's the link: https://plus.google.com/events/c1ohhlltnnvumlcjdva3n9a0678 If you can't make it today, there will be another one tomorrow evening at 8:00 p.m. EST. I'll edit this post to add the YouTube links to both webinars here once they are done. Thanks!

Hi 2016 applicants! NYU's Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Master's program will be holding an informational webinar this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. EST. It will be hosted by two second-year students and a first-year student. Here's the link: https://plus.google.com/events/c1ohhlltnnvumlcjdva3n9a0678 If you can't make it today, there will be another one tomorrow evening at 8:00 p.m. EST. I'll edit this post to add the YouTube links to both webinars here once they are done. Thanks!

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In the application, you submit the email addresses of the recommenders. The application system then contacts the recommenders and tells them how to upoad the reference letter. I would call the admissions office to explain your situation. They'll probably tell you that your recommender can mail it in.

Has anybody here taken language courses while attending a grad program (that's not language-based)? I don't know if it's possible to take language classes as electives or if it's ever done. I know I'll have to talk to an advisor, but I just wanted to see if this was a totally crazy idea.

You seem like you have plenty of experience to apply to Master's programs right out of undergrad. I just finished the grad school search, but I was looking at programs focused less on counseling and more on administration/policy. If you have questions about the specific schools in my signature, let me know! You can start your search here: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-education-schools/student-counseling-rankings I would also look at the recent issues of the ACPA's Journal of College Student Development and see what schools have members on the board + faculty who publish in it. Could you clarify what you mean by prestigious? Education schools don't really come with the same ~*prestige*~ importance as business or law schools, for instance, and rankings from U.S. News and World Report aren't super relevant. Experience is the most valuable part of the hiring process after graduating, so you want to make sure you have the right assistantship/internships during grad school. Most programs publish the median GRE scores of their students. As long as you aren't WAY off, you should be fine. I don't think GRE scores alone would ever disqualify someone.

I mean, sucks that you got that email, but they do have a right to be upset at a late withdrawal. Their school could have been the dream school of someone else who might have already committed to another institution. And what they said about you in the email was true, right? ... you WERE using them as a fall-back. You didn't mention if you had originally asked for an extension of your acceptance. That would have been the best thing to do in this situation since your sights were set on another school that was forcing you to wait, which is what many applicants go through.

Make the choice that you want to make. Remember that these offices see you as one out of many, many students. You see them as the one school so your impression of them is magnified.

No, I'm sorry. It would be extremely difficult to find a studio or 1 bedroom in Brooklyn anywhere near a subway line for that price. Just search housing on Craigslist with a maximum price of 1200. You mostly come up with room shares. At your price point you would be looking at roommate situations where you could rent a room in a multi-bedroom apartment and share the living room space/kitchen with other people. This is totally normal in NYC.

A week should be fine. Be sure you have all of your papers/contacts in order- bank statements, financial aid letter, employment letter, references from past landlords or roommates, credit report. That will make you seem more serious to the person who is showing you the apartment.

Yeah, sorry, the only thing you'll find for $1800 in Manhattan near Penn Station will be a closet with a shared bathroom and a bunsen burner for cooking--if you're lucky. You can find plenty of nice studios and minimal one-bedrooms for $1800 in places on the A/C/E line which goes to Penn Station like Long Island City in Queens (~20 min commute to Penn Station) or parts of Brooklyn like Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy (~30 min commute to Penn Station).

I have looked at maybe 20 places all from Craigslist since I've been in NYC with 99% good luck. You can avoid a broker's fee if you have time and patience, but keep in mind it may be worth it if you are already on staying in NYC for many years. The longer you stay in an apartment, the more "worth it" a broker's fee is. If you ONLY look at no-fee apartments, you are only going to be able to look at a very small percentage of apartments, and that can be stressful. That being said, I have only either subletted or rented no-fee apartments. The best way not to be scammed is to come down here first and sublet a room or an apartment for two weeks. You can do this through Craigslist or AirBnB. That will give you plenty of time to make appointments, look at places, and sign a lease. Decide on your limit (say $1800) and search for places on Craigslist from $1400 to $1800. It's important to plug in the minimum number; that way, you won't be looking at what is listed as a 3 bedroom for $800 when it's really just one room IN a 3 bedroom, which is just wasting your time. A common scam-- you call a number in a listing with a great price point and seems like everything you need, and the person who answers the phone says "Oh, that one actually just got rented, but I have this other one---" Just say "No thanks," and hang up. Those people just put up listings that are too good to be true to lure you in and don't deserve your time.