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Catherine, I was looking to apply for Educational Linguistics or related Language programs for the Fall of 2013 also. Perhaps you could share information that you've found? What schools are you looking to apply to?

Hello everyone, I've been debating applying to grad school for a PhD. I've been a high school teacher for 8 years and am now looking to further my career by moving up to teach university and do research. I'm primarily interested in issues of bilingual/ESL education and looking at schools in the tri-state area. The Penn GSE looks great for what I'm looking to do - Educational Linguistics or evening Reading/Writing Literacy. Can anyone provide feedback on how difficult it is to get into the Penn GSE or any PhD program, for that matter? What GRE scores do they typically look for? Educational background and/or work experience? I like to think that I'd be an asset (MAT in French, EdM in Language Education, plus fluency in Spanish), but I assume that any graduate program is going to be extremely competitive. Plus, can anyone also provide information on how one goes about paying for a PhD? Some schools provide fellowships, others cover the cost completely... do any cover the cost AND offer fellowships/stipends? Or does one have to resign oneself to complete poverty while getting a PhD? Thanks to you all! I'm so glad I found this forum!