International Education program info

[mcquistones]

I am applying for MA programs in International Education at George Washington, American, Bowling Green State, and SIT Graduate Institute. I would also like to apply to NYU because their program looks incredible but I don't know if it's too high of a reach.

Has anyone been accepted into any of the above programs? I have good qualifications (lived abroad for 2 years, background in education, second language fluency) but my undergrad GPA was a 3.09. Do I have a chance getting into NYU?

For any students or grads in this area, do you feel there is a job market for this Masters?

[aro]

I was accepted to to NYU, Columbia, and Erasmus Mundus. I chose NYU for the following reasons:

1. Faculty and Students - I just felt much more comfortable with the faculty and students of the program.

2. Study Abroad - My biggest problem with the Columbia program is the lack of short term study abroad opportunities. What's an International Education M.A. without a study abroad option?

3. Financial Aid - As far as I know NYU offers a substantial amount of financial aid to their International Education graduate students. I received a 50% tuition paid scholarship. Do not forget to apply using their scholarship applications!

Honestly it's all up to you. It's a personal decision and you will have others with their own opinions about the program. Get back to me when I've been in the program for a year : ).

I think if your application has a strong statement of purpose and some impressive recommendations you might be able to pull it off.

[sunnyboy123]

Hi,

That's nice information provided by Decaf.

These all the points which should we have to check when we go to international education.

Nice Post !

Thanks for nice advice !

[mcquistones]

Yes, thank you I appreciate the response. I have spent this week visiting International Ed programs in DC, next week I'll be in Boston. I've just decided to go ahead and apply to Columbia and NYU as well and see what happens! Did you find study abroad was the only big difference between the two programs? Thanks again, and good luck this year!

[Busti Bustamante]

I'm totally curious how this ended?!?!

I'm in the same boat, I'm interested in applying to American, NYU, SIT for Fall 2013 MA Int'l Ed.

[kismetcapitan]

Vanderbilt requires a study abroad practicum between the first and second year. Actually, it's more of a "work abroad", as we're placed in internships around the world. These internships generally set the groundwork for where someone will work after graduation.

[lgp]

Vanderbilt requires a study abroad practicum between the first and second year. Actually, it's more of a "work abroad", as we're placed in internships around the world. These internships generally set the groundwork for where someone will work after graduation.

Hi! I am thinking about applying to an international ed program and the internship component is really key for me. Can you tell me where you are going for your internship? What will you be doing? How did you get your internship? Thanks in advance for your response!

[delight]

I was accepted to Columbia & Upenn and ultimately chose Columbia. I didn't apply, or even consider NYU, so I wouldn't be much of a help in that regards. However, I have taken graduate level International Education courses and the professors at Columbia are very well regarded in the field. Because they're a larger school, they offer a more diverse curriculum, a plethora of classes, and have partnership with other departments at Columbia (Mailman School of Public Health, School of International and Public Affairs, School of Social Work) so that you can find what you're looking for.

The criticisms I've heard about both SIPA and TC is that it's largely impersonal. And yes, I couldn't find any short-term study abroad programs. However, NYC has just about everything and seeking an internship is not hard. I want to work with migrants, gender and development, and there aren't a lot of cities that would offer me the opportunity NYC does. Personally, finding a strong mentor (which doesn't really seem to happen until you start a doctorate program anyways) or having a hands on component was not necessary, but if it is, you might want to consider Upenn - the director is chair of UNESCO and every graduate student is guaranteed an internship with them. Plus, it's a smaller program.

[kismetcapitan]

Hi! I am thinking about applying to an international ed program and the internship component is really key for me. Can you tell me where you are going for your internship? What will you be doing? How did you get your internship? Thanks in advance for your response!

I haven't decided yet - Building Excellent Schools contacted me out of the blue, I have an option with the Tennessee Dept of Education (they pay!), but I was locked out of my first choice - the Vanderbilt/Abu Dhabi project; I can't get in until September. Our professors do a lot of legwork and phone calls to match us all up with internships that we either ask for, or if we have no idea, what they believe will fit well. There's only 20 of us in the cohort, so it's pretty easy for them to know what would fit well, as they know us very, very personally. Some people in my cohort were panicking about the internship, but at this point, even those who didn't do much work on applying have been hooked up with good internships.

I'd count out UNESCO though - in the international policy field, while they write interesting papers, their proposals are impractical and anyways they don't have the funding to make anything happen. It's even worse with the whole Palestine/US defunding debacle and the $65 million budget deficit they're running. For serious research, McKinsey and the Gates Foundation are really on the cutting edge, and Peabody is strongly linked with the World Bank; if you want to be somewhere where you are really part of the action, they've got the money to put their policies into action very quickly.

[lgp]

Hi! I was just curious about which option you went with for your internship. What is the Abu Dhabi project?

Also, what is the dynamic between the members of the cohort? Has this been a valuable component of your experience? I am debating the pros and cons of a one year vs two year program and one consideration I have is group dynamics between the two cohorts. As a first year student what was your relationship like with the second year students? Did you have a lot of interaction with those students? I feel like the ability to build both academic and social connections is highly desirable. Thanks again for your time, I really appreciate it!

I haven't decided yet - Building Excellent Schools contacted me out of the blue, I have an option with the Tennessee Dept of Education (they pay!), but I was locked out of my first choice - the Vanderbilt/Abu Dhabi project; I can't get in until September. Our professors do a lot of legwork and phone calls to match us all up with internships that we either ask for, or if we have no idea, what they believe will fit well. There's only 20 of us in the cohort, so it's pretty easy for them to know what would fit well, as they know us very, very personally. Some people in my cohort were panicking about the internship, but at this point, even those who didn't do much work on applying have been hooked up with good internships.

I'd count out UNESCO though - in the international policy field, while they write interesting papers, their proposals are impractical and anyways they don't have the funding to make anything happen. It's even worse with the whole Palestine/US defunding debacle and the $65 million budget deficit they're running. For serious research, McKinsey and the Gates Foundation are really on the cutting edge, and Peabody is strongly linked with the World Bank; if you want to be somewhere where you are really part of the action, they've got the money to put their policies into action very quickly.