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FYI, Vanderbilt Peabody professional tuition will be about $1334 per credit not the $1600+ mentioned earlier.

I'm still waiting for USC...

I was there for most of the events but had to miss Saturday. What is your "concentration"?

Visited Michigan Friday and had a good time. The program is obviously very impressive but don't think it is a good fit for me and my long term goals. The fact that the program takes 6 years to completion as a full-time student basically removes it from consideration. Looks like I'm down to USC and Arizona...I'm very excited about both options.

Not for sure. I'm going to Michigan tomorrow but I was very impressed with Arizona.

OMG Vanderbilt is charging 1600+ per credit! I'll be sending in my "not coming card" tomorrow!

What has been the dress code at the accepted student weekend events?

Visited the University of Arizona over the weekend & must say that I was really impressed. The faculty is really an impressive group of people, weather is great, quality program, great facilities, affordable living, etc. Originally I viewed the UofA as a fall back option but now I'm quite sure I will choose them over USC/Michigan. Interesting how a visit can change your perspective.

Not to open a debate on PhD vs EdD but given my recent acceptance to the Vanderbilt EdD I'm wondering about the value of the program. I'm interested in careers in administration (specifically VP of Student Affairs) and I know PhD is the stronger degree but wonder if the Vandy EdD will be all I need...

Does anyone know the status of the Vanderbilt Ed.D applications. Just curious about the timeline...

I still haven't heard from USC either...

Has anyone heard anything from NYU or UCLA education PhD programs?

Yesterday was a good day. My phone call with Michigan & skype with USC went well. Both professors were very friendly & seemed like good people to work with. Although I don't have any acceptances in hand yet my confidence is certainly growing based upon these conversations. I don't want to think about it too much as the process already dominates most of my thoughts but there are a lot of pros and cons for Michigan and USC. Well I'm anxious to hear as more acceptances roll in...Good luck all!

Congrats on acceptance to Georgia! I hear Athens is a great place, never been but a co-worker of mine and her husband both completed degrees from there and loved it.

Okay so now I'm joining those of you who are freaking out! As of yesterday I had only heard from USC and was starting to settle on the fact that it would be a great fit and awesome place to be for the next 4 years - then I get a phone interview invite from Wisconsin and Michigan! I'm afraid I will be a wreck this whole weekend worrying about my interviews on Monday and Tuesday....

hitomimany my situation seems to be reverse from yours. My first conversation was with the professor I hope to work with, tomorrow my phone call is with Dianne (PhD director at USC). I'll let you all know how it goes. Thanks for the well wishes. Best to everyone. Congrats keepswimming on the news from UCLA!

Phone interview scheduled with University of Wisconsin-Madison (Higher Ed Leadership & Policy) & second interview with USC (Higher Ed), both for PhD programs.

Interview with USC went well. The professor was very friendly and the interview felt more like a recruitment event than an interrogation. I came away very impressed with her and her research. The first half of the discussion was her explaining about the PhD program and her research. She didn't give a timeline but said I'd be hearing from them soon...thanks for the well wishes and best of luck to you all!

Got an e-mail from USC on Friday and have a phone conversation scheduled with the professor for Monday...

I agree that you should get involved as much as possible NOW. The job market is tight so when you get done with your graduate program you want to have as much experience as possible. Best advice I could give you is to not over pay for your masters program. I completed my masters in higher ed/student affairs from one of the "highly ranked" programs. You have several good programs close to you in Virginia (UVA, William & Mary, VA Tech, etc.). Avoid private school programs that are highly priced. I've been working for four years and just paid off my student loans; I wish very much that I had completed my program at a state school or somewhere that provided opportunities to fund my studies. Avoid debt; this is a great field but salaries do not warrant $30,000 plus in debt.

Has anyone else been contacted by any programs??

My interests are specific to access, completion and public policy. For the past several years I've worked on grant-funded pipeline programs aimed at increasing the number of low-income and underrepresented students entering college. I am also interested in quantitative research methods. What are your interests?

I'm applying to Ph.D. programs in Higher Education and have applied to the following: Penn, NYU, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, & Utah. It is amazing how competitive these programs are getting, best of luck to everyone.