nyed4 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Posted March 17, 2015 Is anyone else between TEP at HGSE and MAT Social Studies Education (or any secondary education program) at TC?
diazc94 Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Just admitted to Psychological Counseling, but will not be attending. I was offered $13,086/year, but it's not enough and I was already accepted to my first choice. MAC2809 1
Chai_latte Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 I haven't heard from my program yet, but I did get an email from the housing department (I submitted the housing request along with my app). I wonder if that means an acceptance is on the way OR if they sent that email to everyone who requested housing. *Sigh* I hate waiting. I'm going nuts!
higheredhopeful Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) While there seem to be plenty of available internships in admissions (my field of interest,) I think it would just be too costly to enroll here. Maybe for an Ed.D. or Ph.D. I would be willing to shell out the big bucks, but as a Master's student, I'm not so sure, especially since I have other funded offers. My financial aid package was basically a $8000 grant, $7000 work study, and $40K loans. These are the internships currently available. They pay around $10,000 each ($18 an hour), or 2 classes of tuition remission, or housing. Office of Graduate Student Affairs, Student Affairs Graduate Assistant, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science of Columbia University Office of Admissions, Graduate Assistant, Columbia School of Social Work Human Resources Office, Graduate Assistant, Barnard College IGERT and SEGUE, Program Assistant, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University Office of Multicultural Affairs, Graduate Assistant, Columbia University Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Student Affairs Graduate Summer Intern, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University Office of Admission, Higher Education Intern, Teachers College, Columbia University Community Development, Office of Student Engagement, Columbia University Office of Graduate Student Affairs Graduate Assistant for Admissions and Marketing School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University New Jersey Council of County Colleges, Center for Student Success Pace University, Lubin Undergraduate Academic Advisement Intern Edited March 23, 2015 by higheredhopeful MAC2809 1
futureteacher75 Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 I have a strange situation. I applied to the elementary education program and got an email to check my status on the application site. The status update said I was rejected, but on the same page, there was the "enrollment response form" that congratulated me on my admission with choices about accepting the admission offer, deferring, or declining. Any thoughts on what this means? Anyone else have this happen?
jc14 Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Most likely attending Columbia... $50k in loans, no scholarships or assistantships. Anyone else looking to attend with straight loans? How are you guys handling it/managing it?
Counterpointer Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Most likely attending Columbia... $50k in loans, no scholarships or assistantships. Anyone else looking to attend with straight loans? How are you guys handling it/managing it? I don't think anyone would attend without any scholarships.. I turned down TC as well.
Chai_latte Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Most likely attending Columbia... $50k in loans, no scholarships or assistantships. Anyone else looking to attend with straight loans? How are you guys handling it/managing it? I also think attending TC without funding is a pretty steep investment. But, I notice that you're not pursuing a typical education field. What are your career goals and what is the expected salary upon graduation? Fore example, if you plan to get a job in the finance world or consulting with applied stat, then the 50K may very well be worth it. If you plan on doing something in the classroom, like the previous poster, I'd definitely pass b/c those loans will be supremely burdensome for many, many years to come.
diazc94 Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Most likely attending Columbia... $50k in loans, no scholarships or assistantships. Anyone else looking to attend with straight loans? How are you guys handling it/managing it? A friend of mine is actually doing this. She's going for Public Health and, despite her amazing stats and experience record, she hasn't been offered much aid at any of the schools she was accepted to. She only got the $50k loan package because her mentor knows someone. The program also told her that she can't work during the time she's there. Still, I believe her mentor told her to just go to Columbia for the prestige and the fact that she'll likely make $100k as soon as she graduates. This obviously isn't the case with counseling/education related professions though, so I would not accept if I was in your position.
jc14 Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 @diazc94 thanks for the info. I was actually just offered $13k, which obviously isn't much. My degree is also an M.S. in applied statistics. With plans to work for non-profits and universities, obviously I'm still not going to make anywhere near $100k, but at the same time I'll probably have a higher starting salary than some other professions in education. always a tough decision though.
jqlyh Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 Hi. I am new to the Grad Cafe and am not quite sure how to reply to a topic. I hope I did it right I was admitted to the Initial Certification in Teaching Chemistry 7-12 M.A. program. It typically takes 11 months, including a summer session to complete the program. The program plan shows suggests that I enter in the fall and take courses for 9 credits, 12 in the fall and 15 in the Spring. However, I have decided to defer my admission to the fall entry. Would I still be able to take Fall courses without taking 3 courses in the summer? Can I expect to graduate in summer 2016? Anyone knows? I am an international student and I wrote many emails to my advisor and science department but got no reply. Anyone admitted to the same program?
gooy Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) Hi. I am new to the Grad Cafe and am not quite sure how to reply to a topic. I hope I did it right I was admitted to the Initial Certification in Teaching Chemistry 7-12 M.A. program. It typically takes 11 months, including a summer session to complete the program. The program plan shows suggests that I enter in the fall and take courses for 9 credits, 12 in the fall and 15 in the Spring. However, I have decided to defer my admission to the fall entry. Would I still be able to take Fall courses without taking 3 courses in the summer? Can I expect to graduate in summer 2016? Anyone knows? I am an international student and I wrote many emails to my advisor and science department but got no reply. Anyone admitted to the same program? Email to the program secretary instead. Professors are often too busy to check their emails. I didn't get attention from them until I emailed almost everyone on their contact list. They will say things like it is a very hectic time in the program that they can only briefly answer your questions, or direct you to someone else (which means more waiting). Edited April 3, 2015 by gooy
jqlyh Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Email to the program secretary instead. Professors are often too busy to check their emails. I didn't get attention from them until I emailed almost everyone on their contact list. They will say things like it is a very hectic time in the program that they can only briefly answer your questions, or direct you to someone else (which means more waiting). Thanks for your advice. I also wrote many emails to the department secretary and still got no reply...
Chai_latte Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Thanks for your advice. I also wrote many emails to the department secretary and still got no reply... Call them. Sometimes you can make better headway over the phone. You might also want to contact the admissions liaison. Tell her that you haven't been able to connect with anyone. Maybe she can refer you to the best person or send an introductory email on your behalf.
Edugy Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Congrats to everyone that was admitted! If you have any questions, feel free to message me. I was a work-study in the admissions office, so I'm fairly familiar with the various problems that students have.
chocolatliu Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Congrats to everyone that was admitted! If you have any questions, feel free to message me. I was a work-study in the admissions office, so I'm fairly familiar with the various problems that students have. Hi, I am applying to the english education program. It states that they only need two recommendations. The third one is optional. After I submitted the third one for three days, they waived that recommendation. Do you know what that means? Thank you!
Edugy Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 Same thing happened to me when I applied, I think that's just the way the computer's logic works for required recommendations vs the optional recomendation.
ABAnerd Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Hello, I am currently an undergraduate student at a state school. I finish up in the summer. I'm trying to better understand the funding aspect of graduate school, specifically, at TC. I'm assuming it depends on how much funding the particular program I want is receiving but beyond that I am clueless. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Getting accepted would be a stretch anyway but I'd like to learn about financial aid. Thanks
gaillardsghost Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 @ABAnerd: You can probably look at funding in terms of three different sources: 1) funding from Teachers College, 2) funding from your specific department/program at Teachers College, and 3) external funding from outside of Teachers College (sorry if I've oversimplified this, people; don't rip my windpipe out here with your corrections). #1 could be things like the Teachers College General Scholarship, or fellowships like the Zankel Fellowship that are available across the college and not limited to one program or another. For the sake of this post, I would also lump work study in to this category, even though that probably doesn't come from Teachers College (though it is administered by the college). #2 is probably the greater mystery. Some programs may have fellowships, assistantships, etc that they dole out to admitted students. Others may have very few of these. In some cases, the funding may not be for the duration of your studies at Teachers College; in other words, you could be awarded funding (via #1 or #2) that is non-renewable, and only good for the year of the award. My impression is that some programs award fellowships/assistantships directly to admitted (usually full time) students, without the student needing to apply or do anything other than apply for their respective program. Other opportunities might be posted at careers.tc.columbia.edu. #3 could include other sources, like honor society scholarships. There are too many to name, and I'm not that familiar with external funding, so I won't go into it. I've heard that TC is stingy compared to other schools as far as funding goes, but I think this really depends on the type of student you are (full-time vs part-time), your background, and most importantly the program to which you apply. Having limited exposure to only a few programs at TC, I wouldn't make a generalization across the college, especially one with so many different programs.
Xnny Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 On 2015年11月27日 GMT-5下午6:19:42, Edugy said: Which program are you applying to? Hello! I am going to apply TC developmental psychology program next fall. Is this program very selective? Since I am graduating this December from college, I am worried that I don't have much work experience.
Vulpix Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 4 hours ago, Xnny said: Hello! I am going to apply TC developmental psychology program next fall. Is this program very selective? Since I am graduating this December from college, I am worried that I don't have much work experience. I don't know about your program, but MANY TC students come directly from college You have a good shot as long as you explain your interest and relevant work/classes you've taken in college.
Xnny Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 On 2015/11/30 上午5:41:52, Heather1011 said: I don't know about your program, but MANY TC students come directly from college You have a good shot as long as you explain your interest and relevant work/classes you've taken in college. Thank you!
EdLearnin' Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 On 1/26/2015 at 3:41 PM, nyed4 said: Hi everyone! I'm surprised a thread hasn't begun for TC yet. I applied for their secondary social studies program and received an interview, has anyone gone the interviews before and know how the day is set up? Hi! I realize this is a year old, but I've been looking for this exact situation across the boards and haven't been successful. I heard back from TC last week re: an interview for the social studies ed program. How did your interview go? How was it set up? Any insight would be so helpful! Thanks!
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