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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.

Anybody going to the Higher Ed Administration Master's program NOT get an assistantship after Visit Days? Admissions office told me they will know about funding for additional assistantships "later"....

It's a good idea to figure out what your specific interests are. Then you can go through the process of applying to schools and assistantships/internships with a focused mindset. Are you strictly student affairs? Interested in policy? How about administration? What fields in student affairs? Many schools I've noticed have their own niche in addition to the general higher ed/student affairs program. You can find this out by looking at the classes available for each school's program. Vanderbilt for example has an enrollment management track--so, good if you're interested in admissions. University of Southern California has several classes in sports administration and student athletes. NYU has an emphasis on international education. What's almost as important as finding the school is finding the right assistantship. Schools will offer interviews for assistantships in all kinds of offices--Student Affairs, Dean's Office, Study Abroad, Multicultural Affairs, Admissions, Financial Aid, Career Services, Registrar, Student Engagement, Student Conduct, Residential Life, Academic Advising, Faculty Affairs, Student Life, Women's Center, etc. Read up on different departments on campuses and see what interests you so you have an idea of what to spend your time applying for.

In order to be admitted to NYU's Higher Ed & Student Affairs program you HAVE to get an assistantship. All the assistantships varied with their funding though--some had large stipends, some had tuition remission, some had housing (which can cost as much as tuition in NYC...)

Yay, congrats!!

PhD students have a topic, so we should too. I am 90% I'm going to NYU for Higher Ed and Student Affairs since I was offered an assistantship with full funding + stipend, but I'm still waiting to hear back about aid letters from Vanderbilt and USC. But those schools won't even come close to the funding that NYU is offering, and they're all two-year programs.

While there seem to be plenty of available internships in admissions (my field of interest,) I think it would just be too costly to enroll here. Maybe for an Ed.D. or Ph.D. I would be willing to shell out the big bucks, but as a Master's student, I'm not so sure, especially since I have other funded offers. My financial aid package was basically a $8000 grant, $7000 work study, and $40K loans. These are the internships currently available. They pay around $10,000 each ($18 an hour), or 2 classes of tuition remission, or housing. Office of Graduate Student Affairs, Student Affairs Graduate Assistant, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science of Columbia University Office of Admissions, Graduate Assistant, Columbia School of Social Work Human Resources Office, Graduate Assistant, Barnard College IGERT and SEGUE, Program Assistant, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University Office of Multicultural Affairs, Graduate Assistant, Columbia University Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Student Affairs Graduate Summer Intern, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University Office of Admission, Higher Education Intern, Teachers College, Columbia University Community Development, Office of Student Engagement, Columbia University Office of Graduate Student Affairs Graduate Assistant for Admissions and Marketing School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University New Jersey Council of County Colleges, Center for Student Success Pace University, Lubin Undergraduate Academic Advisement Intern

Yeah, I'm looking at Higher Ed programs and they're all different and seem interchangeable to me. Northwestern's is M.S. in Higher Education Administration and Policy NYU's is M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs Vanderbilt's is M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration Most of them are either M.A. or M.Ed. though.

Yeah, I did see that link and looked through the portal. Under "Financial Aid Information" in "Next Steps," it just says "You will be notified via email when a financial aid package is available for your review."

Yay, last school I've been waiting on. Accepted to the Master's in Higher and Postsecondary Education. No word on funding yet though : / not looking good. edit: Admitted Student Weekend from April 10-11.

Not admitted to higher ed master's. Oh well-- lots of other options, thankfully. Congrats to those admitted!