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Old 10-30-2012, 08:34 AM   #421
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2.5days left guys!!!! Get pumped

I am at the point where I have made pros to both getting a TFA position and not getting one so I will be happy either way!

Happier with TFA though of course.

Just think in a few days instead of making posts on here about our worried TF statuses we will be posting about the location we were chosen to teach. CRAZY!
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Old 10-30-2012, 09:20 AM   #422
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Hey, guys!

Last week, my TF status suddenly changed to "Under Review" after having been listed as "Complete"a few days after my final interview. As of yesterday, it's back up to "Complete," though. Like the rest of you, I have no idea if this really tells us anything at all; we're all hard-pressed to find something to give us some sort of indication of our status before November 1, so we keep obsessing! We're closing in on those final hours now, though

As far as leadership positions go, I was Editor-in-Chief of my campus' literary journal, led English classes at a local resource center, have held a mini-management position at a local grocery store for several years, and I've been involved as a mentor at an elementary school nearby. My undergrad academic record is fantastic, so I hope that demonstrates some degree of leadership as well--leadership within the classroom, I say!

How's everyone feeling as the days wind down? Personally, I'm incredibly anxious! I've been offered a position with City Year, though, so if I don't get TFA, I'll be totally pumped to start my year of service with them
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Old 10-30-2012, 09:27 AM   #423
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@ luvya683 - I went ahead and completed it. Anyway, I am heading to the center to check my TF status! TTYL
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Old 10-30-2012, 09:29 AM   #424
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They must be putting all the decisions in there, so thats why the website is down! NO TF STATUS CHECK TODAY ! LOL. I hope everyone on the East Coast are allright!
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Old 10-30-2012, 09:33 AM   #425
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@CertainlySet, you interviewed in Atlanta? Where you from?
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Old 10-30-2012, 09:41 AM   #426
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I read that if you see loan or grant money at the bottom under where it says view your documents then your accepted. The "complete" and "under review" means nothing it is about the numbers.
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Old 10-30-2012, 09:43 AM   #427
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TFA admissions twitter says that the TFA site down due to Sandy. They're trying to get it up ASAP.
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Old 10-30-2012, 09:54 AM   #428
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@luvya683 By the looks of previous threads, it seems that goes up the day of finding out whether are accepted or not.

@RShackelford I am from Atlanta.
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Old 10-30-2012, 10:34 AM   #429
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Hey everyone- just a couple more days! Hope everyone's hanging in there! I was thinking about my interview and remembered my interviewer asked me about how selective my TA program was. Did anyone else get a question like that? I thought it was kind of odd. I'm not going to be like 'super competitive I'm one of the chosen few!' ha
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Old 10-30-2012, 10:36 AM   #430
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AR2180, yeah, they asked me a similar question in my phone interview about a past leadership position, and then they asked me that in my final interview for my current job. I'm not entirely sure what they're trying to learn from it, other than that its a competitive position. Who knows?
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Old 10-30-2012, 11:04 AM   #431
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I wonder if all the mess created by Sandy will cause a delay in our notification on Thursday. Selfish thought, I know :/. My thoughts go out to everyone effected by the storm.
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Old 10-30-2012, 11:36 AM   #432
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@ar2180 My interviewer asked me how many people were in my PhD program and if I knew the percentages of how many people applied and were accepted. She also asked me how I was selected for my current job.
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Old 10-30-2012, 12:14 PM   #433
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Two days left! Hoping for good things!
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Old 10-30-2012, 12:53 PM   #434
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Wow this thread is way longer than the thread from last year for sure! And there are still three more deadlines!
Two more days left! It's probably a good thing that the TFA website is down. That way people can stop creating fairy tales and panicking about how the TF status relates.
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Old 10-30-2012, 01:52 PM   #435
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Okay so for whatever reason earlier, the board would not let me post anything.

Anyway, per the TFA FB page, notification will still go out on time on Thursday. I actually think some people are working from home or in different regions. The TF lady emailed me this morning.
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