autumnsfire001

Hello there! I was hoping for any advice by those who are at all familiar with the field of Secondary Education. I am going for a Masters degree and so far have been admitted to some great schools, TC of Columbia, Brown MAT, Lynch School of Education. In addition to this I've been admitted to Colorado State University where I was offered a Graduate Teaching Assistantship that would allow me to teach at a college level and would cover the majority of my tuition. Financial Aid is a huge deal for me since I'm paying for everything out of pocket. Because of this, and the added experience of teaching freshman composition , I am considering accepting the Colorado State offer. I guess I'm wondering how big of a difference it would make in my marketability as a Secondary English teacher? How important is an Ivy league degree and is it at all comprable to a competitive Graduate Assistantship and two years experience as a teacher of College level english? Thanks so much! Any insight would be grately appreciated!!