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Greetings from the Office of Admission. It’s a mild day in New York, with temperatures reaching the 60’s today. There is a touch of spring fever going around on, with a full-blown outbreak just weeks away (hopefully)!
Our office has gotten lots of calls and e-mails asking about when decisions will be going out. We can’t blame [...]

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About Study Abroad & Faxes

Greetings!
We are currently processing applications for Summer and Fall 2008 admission. One item that can prevent an application from being completed and reviewed is their study abroad transcript.
It is important to find out how your school lists study abroad credit on your transcript. In order to complete your application, we require that your official record of [...]

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About Interviews

Greetings! New York is buzzing today, celebrating the Super Bowl win by the Giants and anticipating Super Duper Tuesday tomorrow. It’s a great time to be in the city!
I’ve received some questions concerning interviews: Are they mandatory? How do you get an interview? Any tips on a successful interview?
To get some insight, I asked Melba [...]

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Applying to graduate school is an exciting opportunity that also comes with a tremendous amount of responsibility. Deciding how you will finance your studies is almost as important as where you will study and what program you choose. The financial aid process can seem daunting but it is really quite manageable if you do a [...]

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About Writing Samples

Spring 2008 is now in full swing and the Office of Admission is busy! The TC Blog is busy, too, with the addition of our new Graduate Assistant, Nick. While we will miss having Megan in the Office of Admission, she will continue to contribute to the blog as she completes her program part-time while [...]

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Happy New Year!

Happy 2008! It’s great to be back on the blogroll. I hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday season. Teachers College closed for a much-needed rest and now we are back and ready to rock!
January is the busiest month in the Office of Admission. Along with new students enrolling this month, our early application deadlines [...]

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Warm ‘n’ Toasty

Greetings from the award-winning Office of Admssion! We are feeling mighty jolly around here since our office just won the office decorating contest! We were competing with the other offices of our division, Enrollment and Student Services. There was heavy and festive competition and I’m excited that our hard work paid off. If I can, [...]

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Mumbai Dreams

Greetings from India!
I have been here for the past week and a half, recruiting students for next year. I apologize for my absence from blogville, but Megan has definitely been carrying my share and giving you some great new posts. Thanks, Megan!
I must say, the travel is definitely one of the perks of the job. This year, [...]

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Hi Everyone!
1 year ago this weekend I was on a 20 hour bus ride on my way to Santiago, Chile. You may think I was taking a vacation and exploring parts of Chile I had yet to seen…. guess again…I was on my way to take the GRE at one of the few testing centers in [...]

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Hello! First off, I’m so glad that people have been reading the blog. I have already received questions after our inaugural post and am excited to answer them all. Please keep them coming – there are definitely no dumb questions!
This past weekend brought one of my favorite New York traditions: The New York City Marathon! [...]

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