Applied: IUP (safety school--recommended by a professor who graduated from there); NYU Steinhardt, Teachers College, Columbia University
Accepted: IUP, NYU
Pending: TC
Probably attending: NYU
I'm not sure of the amounts, but it looks like NYU has better aid offerings (won't find out until near end of March) than TC, which was my first choice. Of course, if I don't get accepted there, TC's aid will be a nonfactor. IUP was really an out-there, just-because program choice, but it was still good to get an acceptance from there right away.
My program is Teaching of English/Secondary English Educatin, M.A.
I probably should've given Vanderbilt and maybe a few other really good programs a shot. The overall process has been rewarding.