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作者: litt1ea 时间: 2013-2-10 22:21:40 标题: Ad@Upenn, UMich, Maryland（有upenn的童鞋么）

申请教育政策，有人可以提供下自己的建议去哪个么。有没有upenn gse的同学能进来冒个泡

作者: arcyoung 时间: 2013-2-11 02:30:47

恭喜恭喜
要不要制作一个报offer帖把自己的背景同大家分享一下
另外建议写个心得体会帮助版上同学

作者: coco3263 时间: 2013-2-11 13:26:25

赞！祝福早日转成offer!

作者: ahleric 时间: 2013-2-12 15:16:49

求楼主曝背景资料。我也申请了GSE的教育政策但还没有消息…

作者: litt1ea 时间: 2013-2-12 16:37:19

谢谢各位童鞋，哪天有空写一个吧，其实我也没什么经验，觉得还是个人的经历跟项目match最重要，我有一个rej from uw-madison的，申请教育心理学，背景弱了吧。楼上是申请哪个项目呢，我申请的是IEDP,真的很难决定去不去呢。

作者: ahleric 时间: 2013-2-13 22:49:03

litt1ea 发表于 2013-2-12 16:37
谢谢各位童鞋，哪天有空写一个吧，其实我也没什么经验，觉得还是个人的经历跟项目match最重要，我有一个rej ...

我申请的是Education Policy。IEDP被顾问讲录取概率低... 我要找他算账！！！
是否可以加QQ交流一下呢？395946943

作者: arcyoung 时间: 2013-2-14 03:34:52

litt1ea 发表于 2013-2-12 01:37
谢谢各位童鞋，哪天有空写一个吧，其实我也没什么经验，觉得还是个人的经历跟项目match最重要，我有一个rej ...

好的烦请

作者: 1163779015 时间: 2013-2-14 21:15:59

沾喜气！求问楼主背景...

作者: litt1ea 时间: 2013-2-15 13:26:00

非牛，高校一本，专业教育学，非211，985. G: 320+3.5 T: 106 一学期美国交换，期间有一个paper presentation。 GPA：3.65（本校）某大需要wes，认证后3.85吧，交换选5门课4.0。无牛推
综合来说条件都一般吧，主要可能是我本科major就是edu，很多申请这个专业可能都是英语专业的。
关于edu major,在studentsreview看到一篇文章，觉得挺有意思的，贴过来分享下，给以后想去美帝申这个专业的童鞋科普一下.

What is Education Really?

In theory what is it?

Education is supposed to be a study in the methods of learning, and how humans learn.  There is a tremendous amount of research going on in the study of human psychology and brain function as related to learning.  This is what this major is supposed to be about.
In reality, (esp if you do a masters) it is mostly about social inequity and trying to help a minority student in nonpriveledged circumstances.

Also, your classes are not challenging.  It's sociology with no science behind it.  You have to do a PhD.  in science education if you really want to get to the good stuff.

What is it used for?

My major is used mostly for writing curriculum for educational institutions.  It is also useful in changing and implementing educational standards.  Last but not least, this major is useful in assessing and improving teaching methodology.
Actually, it's used mostly as an excuse for foreign students to come to america and bark about social/political inequality/injustice in their home countries (While they drive BMW's and buy designer clothing).

What does the major actually entail — work-wise?

The major entails a lot of writing.  THis semester alone I have written 20 papers for one class (4-5ppg average).  Some of them have been upwards of 15ppg.  However, these are not the most intellectually challenging papers to write.  Since none of the research above has really been implemented yet, they mostly ask how you “feel” about something.  (LAME)

What kind of jobs do you get with it?

High School teacher, pricipal, janitor (whoops - only for english teaching majors).  Educational Consultants (this is where it's at, seriously) lead particularly interesting lives, becuase they are at the forefront of knowledge (where things are based on facts and not how someone “feels.”).  You can also become part of the Education.  board for any state/city.  If you like $$, you are pretty much screwed by this major.  On the plus side, it does leave time for running a business.

What are the fellow students like (personalitywise) in it?

They are emotionally needy.  Mostly lame altruistic people doing this either:
1, because its really easy, or2, because they seek emotional gratification from altruistic acts.  The students are mostly type 1.  The ones that are type 2, STAY AWAY FROM.  Once in awhile you run into someone smart like me, who actually knows A LOT about the subject they teach and really enjoys every moment of it.

It's not that they are bad people, just that they are not very bright.  The bright people you do meet will be on another level of intelligence than 99.999999999999999999999% of the population.  SO HAPPY SEARCHING!!!

Common Misconceptions

1.  You can NOT TEACH IN AN URBAN SCHOOL IF YOU HAVE 'SELF' ISSUES.  The students will wrap your little brain around your left toe.  'Teach for America', HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!  no.
You must be confident in yourself and your knowledge, I can't stress this enough.

2.  Teaching=class management.  No.  Teaching is not telling kids to be quiet and lecturing about standards of social behavior.  IF your classroom ever gets to this point, QUIT.

3.  Pricipals are smarter than teachers.  WRONG.  These are the 2nd dumbest collection of ignorts in education.  In the heirarchy of smarts, the list goes something like this (dumb —> smart): the ed.  board, principals, vice principals, department heads, teachers, researchers.  As you can see, teachers are quite bright comparatively, because they are doing something valuable.  Administrators are mostly clueless/worthless.

4.  Teachers are dumb.  NO.  My MCAT scores would have landed me a place anywhere I wanted.

5.  Teaching has no prestige.  Don't do something because other think it is repectful.

6.  The study of Education is not important.  Also incorrect.  How does a human being learn to think?  Anything that can make the human race smarter, I am down for.

作者: David龙 时间: 2013-2-20 22:37:40

ahleric 发表于 2013-2-13 22:49
我申请的是Education Policy。IEDP被顾问讲录取概率低... 我要找他算账！！！
是否可以加QQ交流一下呢？ ...

中介没几个靠谱的看到你的帖子了可惜你这个人了

作者: litt1ea 时间: 2013-2-25 15:31:29

楼上说的没错，我就找了中介的，反正我的ps基本都自己写，给他们改就会纠结语法。然后我待见他们，估计他们还觉得我难缠。。。找中介没问题，但千万别被他们影响自己的决定

作者: maplechaser 时间: 2017-8-23 21:47:35

litt1ea 发表于 2013-2-15 13:26
非牛，高校一本，专业教育学，非211，985. G: 320+3.5 T: 106 一学期美国交换，期间有一个paper prese ...

haha thanks for sharing

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