Georgtown MA Educational Transformation

[lexuwhit]

Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): MA Educational Transformation 
Schools Applied To:  Georgetown University
Schools Admitted To:  N/A
Schools Rejected From:  N/A
Still Waiting:  Georgetown
Undergraduate Institution:  UC Santa Barbara
Undergraduate GPA:   3.2
Undergraduate Major:  Global Studies
GRE Quantitative/Verbal/AW Scores:  Not required
Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable):  Going on 2 years
Years of Work Experience:  3
Describe Relevant Work Experience:  Interned at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Organizations, Office of Peacekeeping, Sanctions, and Counter-terrorism going into my final year of undergrad summer of 2017. Then interned at an education policy nonprofit back home in LA after I graduated in June of 2018. Worked at the LA Superior Courts then at a personal injury law firm.
Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc):  Extremely strong. Wrote about my experience living in LA and my educational experiences of going to low-performing public schools since I'm applying to an educational policy program. Lawyers at my job and professors I had at undergrad read and made edits to my SOP.
Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc):  I have one from my Chinese professor (took two years of Mandarin), one from my constitutional law professor, and one from my labor history professor.
Other: My program as three deadlines: 12/1/2019 (priority scholarship), 2/1/2020 (interim), and 3/15/2020 (final). I applied before the priority scholarship deadline and now I'm just waiting to hear back. Emailed a woman in the department and she said that decisions will conclude in April, so between now and April I should hear something.

[lexuwhit]

If anyone knows when Georgetown usually releases decisions for MA programs, please reply here? I applied before the priority scholarship deadline 12/15/19 to the MA in Educational Transformation and haven't heard anything back. When they first emailed me in December they said that they will conclude on decisions in April but i dont know still getting kind of worried since I applied so early and haven't heard anything back.

[jmkenobi]

I was told decisions for priority applicants would be made this week. I am guessing we'll hear back by next week.

Best of luck!

[thankyouforbreathing]

Missed a call earlier this afternoon from the MAET director by fifteen minutes; she left a voicemail saying that she had “good news.” Called and emailed back immediately; no answer yet. Too scared to let my phone out of my sight. I think I might pass out.

Is this an interview request, or are they really sending out decisions this early? I wasn’t expecting to hear from any more schools until March, but then just saw @jmkenobi’s post and realized that I had sent in my application on the priority deadline as well.

[lexuwhit]

  On 2/14/2020 at 10:12 PM, thankyouforbreathing said:

Missed a call earlier this afternoon from the MAET director by fifteen minutes; she left a voicemail saying that she had “good news.” Called and emailed back immediately; no answer yet. Too scared to let my phone out of my sight. I think I might pass out.

Is this an interview request, or are they really sending out decisions this early? I wasn’t expecting to hear from any more schools until March, but then just saw @jmkenobi’s post and realized that I had sent in my application on the priority deadline as well.

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Omg really?? I’m soo scared! I haven’t heard anything at all! 

[lexuwhit]

  On 2/14/2020 at 10:12 PM, thankyouforbreathing said:

Missed a call earlier this afternoon from the MAET director by fifteen minutes; she left a voicemail saying that she had “good news.” Called and emailed back immediately; no answer yet. Too scared to let my phone out of my sight. I think I might pass out.

Is this an interview request, or are they really sending out decisions this early? I wasn’t expecting to hear from any more schools until March, but then just saw @jmkenobi’s post and realized that I had sent in my application on the priority deadline as well.

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Did apply for policy and advocacy or teaching?

[thankyouforbreathing]

  On 2/14/2020 at 10:56 PM, lexuwhit said:

Did apply for policy and advocacy or teaching?

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Learning and Teaching!

[lexuwhit]

  On 2/14/2020 at 10:58 PM, thankyouforbreathing said:

Learning and Teaching!

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Do you think advocacy and policy will hear decisions the same time are learning and teaching?

[lexuwhit]

Called Georgetown yesterday and they said decisions for priority deadline are coming out this week!!!

Edited February 19, 2020 by lexuwhit

[lexuwhit]

Didn’t hear anything today, hoping that tomorrow I hear something. Also, not sure if this is a bad sign or me just extremely freaking out 

[2020PhD]

@lexuwhit Good luck with that!

Edited February 20, 2020 by 2020PhD

[lexuwhit]

  On 2/20/2020 at 1:15 AM, 2020PhD said:

@lexuwhit As you can see, no one in this whole forum is interested in this program other than yourself. Doesn't it feel like you're just talking to yourself? Stop already, as you can see, no one CARES about Georgetown - MA in Educational Transformation.

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Okay! 

[lexuwhit]

Hopefully I’ll hear something tomorrow! Sigh!

[Richelieu]

  On 2/20/2020 at 1:26 AM, lexuwhit said:

Hopefully I’ll hear something tomorrow! Sigh!

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Your interest and commitment seem incredible! I hope you will make it to the program, if the professors from Georgetown are reading this thread, please let her in!

You deserve this program more than anyone  Good luck!

[lexuwhit]

  On 2/20/2020 at 1:46 AM, kemalgider said:

Your interest and commitment seem incredible! I hope you will make it to the program, if the professors from Georgetown are reading this thread, please let her in!

You deserve this program more than anyone  Good luck!

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Thank you so much!! And whichever you school(s) you’ve applied to, I hope you get into all of them!! Good luck

[jmkenobi]

Decisions are out!