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Thanks for the advice, oxforddphil. I have already sent the department an e-mail along those lines, but haven't hear back yet. Felicidad, there are plenty of reasons why I applied to both. Both job prospects are in the public service sector and that is the path I want to follow. These jobs are programs that last only a certain amount of time. TFA is a two-year commitment and the D.C. fellowship is a one-year commitment. I want to further my education because it is important to become a better professional, I think. The Oxford program is in the social policy realm.

So, I wondering if anyone could provide advice. I have recently been admitted into Oxford for graduate school, but I have not yet received their offer letter with information on costs and financial aid. If I don't get any grants or assistantships, I don't think I will be willing to drown in debt. I have also been accepted to Teach for America but their deadline to accept is April 25th. If I don't hear back from Oxford before that date, I truly don't know what to do. I can decline TFA and wait for the best, and/or similarly defer TFA for the duration of Oxford's 2-year program. Or accept TFA and then re-apply to Oxford and other programs in a year. I also am waiting on a fellowship to work in the Senate or House in D.C. for a year and I'm waiting on that deliberation as well. Decisions, decisions. Thanks for any advice you may have.