[U Virginia Curry School of Ed, anyone?]

Just wondering if anyone's planning on going to UVA? Just got accepted but didn't receive a good funding offer -- still taking it into consideration!

Anyone at UVA's Curry School have any thoughts?

Thanks!

I got accepted too, with an okay package.

What funding package did you get?

[Who's Applying for Fall 2012? Where are you Applying?]

Finished up my Michigan visit last week and was very impressed with their higher ed program. Headed out to Stanford's POLS and SUSE this weekend.

Michigan's HE program is one of the best in the nation. Just check out their faculty. They got their names everywhere.

[Ohio State for Less Money or Vanderbilt Peabody for Experience?]

I should note that I will also eventually be pursuing an advanced degree in English and hopefully looking for a career at a junior college/community college. Will school rep matter more for me than if secondary teaching was the end goal?

Go to Vanderbilt.

Think about your long term prospects. If you ever go into management/adminstration, the brand-name will help immensely.

If you still need some reassurance, think about it as possibly giving you a starting salary of $300 more per month as compared to a OSU degree. You'll get your Return on Investment back in just 100 months.

[4 year PhD programs]

Won't that be likely to cause funding issues? If I focus solely on research at the expense of being a TA...

Work as TA and do research on your weekends/late nights.

And don't forget about your classes too.

Don't you want to graduate ASAP? Of course some sacrifice (sleep time/social life/vacation) is required.

If you can transfer some credits, it'll help.

[4 year PhD programs]

Does anyone know of any education PhD programs in the US that are around 4 years in duration?

The UK looks more attractive to me at the minute, as I could do a PhD in 3-4 years.

I know that many US programs can last 6 years, sometimes even more.

So I'm looking for education programs that are possible to complete in approx. 4 years.

Thanks

If you are really good, you'll get an American PhD in 4 years even if you just have a bachelor's.