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I am going to graduate school - but I do not know where!!!

I have the option of moving to the following cities:

Boston, New Orleans, Baltimore, Atlanta, and DC.

Undecided. I am going to make a real post soon.

Maybe tomorrow!!!

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[flamingjune07]

For whatever it's worth, I <3 New Orleans. I was just there this morning, actually, and wishing that I was in grad school there.

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Yeah, I'd really like to visit New Orleans! Unfortunately, I'm thinking I probably won't end up there.

Also, someone told me recently that the humidity there is unbearable, and I don't think I could deal with anything worse than mid-atlantic humidity!

[mcassady]

isn't DC somewhat 'been there done that' for you?

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Pretty much. Actually, I've narrowed down my school choices much more than I said in this abbreviated post. I'm almost definitely going to be in either Boston or Baltimore.. with the slight possibility of Atlanta.

I still think about DC wistfully sometimes, but really, I don't know why. I didn't have a fantastic time there, but it was decent enough and I became comfortable there. In fact, I'm visiting DC next Tuesday - Thursday. I'm going to visit GW, but mostly just because it's close to Johns Hopkins, which I'll be visiting in Baltimore on Friday.

[outunderstars]

Congrats! Let me know when you decide!

[tastyanagram]

Boston, duh. Everyone's here and also coming here. My friend just got into the SMFA, and every single one of my friends has been coming here one by one.

[cinyc]

How was Teach for America?

I would avoid Atlanta even though it puts you in my neighborhood (its just too damned hot in the summer). I'd go with Baltimore, but I've never been there :p

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Teach for America.. oh, I wish I could condense my whole experience easily... well the word "awful" will have to suffice. I actually left my placement early, as hard as it was, due to the truly unacceptable systems of support offered by both Teach for America and my individual school.

[cinyc]

Seriously? I have had several friends do the Teach for America ride and most of them really liked it, even when they were stuck in horrible inner-city schools in places like New Orleans. I ended up teaching high school science when a guy quit 3 weeks into the year because the kids were "horrible". I handled it fine but I didn't get along too well with the administration.

Where did you teach and what are you going to grad school for?

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It's funny, but ever since I left TFA, it seems like all I've heard are horror stories about it.. but I guess it's good that your friends had positive experiences. Honestly, I think it's the kind of thing where if certain variables align, like: your particular school placement, your fellow teachers, your TFA director, etc. you have the potential for a good experience.. but it does seem like frequently those things do not work out for the best in terms of corps member experience.

I taught in New Haven, CT, which has a very high poverty rate/achievement gap. I miss some of my students, but when I think back to how depressed I was during my teaching, I'm so glad I left. Working 12 hour days, 6 or 7 days per week does not work when you get little to no support.