<p>After obsessing over this forum for the past few weeks trying to find flaws in TFA’s system thus finding out if I got accepted early (apparently they are very meticulous in not letting information out early) I decided to finally post on here. I don’t think time can move any slower. I literally check their website 25 times a day, even though I know nothing is going to change until Tuesday. It is nice to know that there are forums like this where we can all share our anxieties and obsessiveness over finding out. Luckily it is only 3 days away. I actually applied to New York Teaching Fellows as well and am waiting to hear back from them and I also have a final interview with City Year on Wednesday (although if I am accepted to TFA on tuesday night I will not be attending my City Year interview) GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE and here’s to hoping we all get accepted !!</p>
<p>Ok… 4:12 in the morning and I am checking this forum… Isn’t this ridiculous?? haha</p>
<p>good luck Steve</p>
<p>@reneep: thank you! And I have looked into City Year - really want to apply but the notification date for acceptance isn’t until mid June unfortunately, which is after my new job would start (unless I get accepted into americorps). I may still apply though just in case!</p>
<p>hi all, joining in on the fretting until march 6. I had my final interview february 15th. I thought it went relatively well, particularly the 1:1, though I was really sick and had laryngitis during the whole thing. 
I got to skip to the final round so I didn’t have to do the initial phone interview. I’m not sure what this says about my application? I know my final interviewer asked me some of the questions I would have gotten asked during the phone interview. she said she thought we would go for a whole hour, but that all of my answers on my app and in person are very concise. i thought this would be a good thing to have in a teacher but you never know what others are thinking. we spent the rest of the time talking about her tfa experience and i asked her a lot of questions. </p>
<p>i am trying not to think about march 6th and expecting rejection. i really have no idea what allowed me to skip the phone interview. all of the very intelligent, passionate people i know who applied have been rejected so it’s tough to know what they are looking for. one of my friends (same major, same gpa, applied earlier but didn’t skip the phone interview) applied and was rejected after the final round and she had met several times with on-campus recruiters, read a ton of books about tfa and education, and prepared for months. but, she now has a well-paying job lined up for after graduation and I do not. the people i know who did make it are very nice but are kind of flaky. it’s so hard to say!</p>
<p>good luck to all!</p>
<p>p.s. I did not apply for transitional funding, so I can’t even agonize over that.</p>
<p>Smarques2, yes! I can’t wait till Tuesday night.</p>
<p>plb675,my thoughts on TF is mixed. Reading back on all these board, every person whose TF changed eventually received acceptance. A part of me thinks TF is tied in with your acceptance/placement. So once you get a permanent placement, they change your TF. However, I have read the some people knew people who had a “Complete” TF, but were ultimately denied. </p>
<p>I know my roommate applied to TFA D1 and I asked her about her TF. She got denied and her TF never changed to Complete.</p>
<p>What about those who didn’t apply for TF??? I didn’t apply so of course its not going to change to “complete”???</p>
<p>AHH i am getting nervous now… i feel like the next 2 days are going to drag by</p>
<p>pes3108, I wouldn’t worry then! I meant for people who did apply for TF!</p>
<p>Yes, the next few days will go by so slowly</p>
<p>Thanks for the link Satelle, City Year looks really cool!</p>
<p>It is getting down the wire now! 2 more days! People keep asking me, “how do you think you did?” I feel like I did well, but I also feel like everybody else did really well too! Plus, the interviewers went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. Overall, I think it is very difficult to gauge how well you acutally do in the final interview.</p>
<p>Guys, I’m going to need your advice really bad if I get in… got an offer to teach English in Colombia for the Peace Corps recently… in any case, so glad the wait is almost over. GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY! This has been so stressful!</p>
<p>Congrats CaliLo!</p>
<p>Congratulations CaliLo! That sounds like an incredible opportunity!</p>
<p>@Cali, congratulations!! I think both experiences will give you an opportunity to give back to children regardless of location. Having done work overseas I can tell you that it gives you a unique perspective. My international work has provided me with such great experiences and the things I have learned have continued to be incorporated in to the work I do today. If it were me, I would choose Columbia knowing you can come back to the States and do TFA in another year. With that being said, I have children so the safety concerns of Columbia would need to be considered. That’s just my own opinion. Good luck with either route you take.</p>
<p>52 hours left, everyone! I’m so grateful to have this community and to be able to read what everyone else is thinking and know we’re all in the same boat. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for everyone in here–our collective drive, passion, and caring will be enough to propel us through life with ease–hopefully with TFA and working to give all students the chance they are entitled to receive in their educaiton–but even along other venues if that be the case. </p>
<p>As far as TF goes, my status changed to complete last Thursday and as much as I’d like to believe that can be an early indicator, I can’t imagine TFA not realizing the tell updating that status would be. Right? Especially a program so meticulous about not letting early information out. So, I’m taking it with a grain of salt for the next 52 hours, and I hope that everyone else it, too! We can’t give up hope yet–we’ll be able to draw from this strength if we do end up teaching next year in moments of need, after all. 
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<p>I’m sure I’ll be checking back relentlessly to see what you are all saying and to post anxieties/what-ifs/supportive words!</p>
<p>calilo, i agree with plb! I would definitely go for the peace corps, isnt that application process long? Like i heard it takes almost a year to be accepted and placed… congrats im sure you’ll make the decision thats best for you :)</p>
<p>and reneep, im with you I am taking the TF status with a grain of salt too! If I dont get accepted into the corps I wont look at myself negatively or scrutinize my actions to find out what i did “wrong.” I dont think getting rejected from TFA says anything about my capabilities, passion, goals, etc… it says more that I applied myself and made it this far. I think we can all agree that this process was not an easy one!</p>
<p>Thank you, everyone! The safety concerns of Colombia are something I’ve been considering, but definitely won’t be the deciding factor. The international experience - living in a different country/culture, meeting new people, learning the language, etc. - is something I can’t get anywhere else. The dilemma is that I believe in both organizations goals so much. The application process is long - I started it three years ago, withdrew for AmeriCorps, and reactivated my application a few months ago. Two days left and then we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief (no matter what)!</p>
<p>plb675- I totally agree. I wish that TFA would tell me WHY I was not accepted. It would be useful information for the future and for other fellowship programs. The denial e-mail gives you websites to other teaching programs. I am in Detroit and I have applied to several other teaching programs. I am in the process of applying to grad school now for a Master of Teaching, Secondary Ed. </p>
<p>Calilo, I would definitely do the Peace Corps. It is such a great opportunity and I feel like national help is better than domestic. There are plenty who want to help with domestic issues, but not national issues. I have health issues so I can’t do Peace Corps. I have always wanted-be happy you can do it!</p>
<p>I think you guys are making a big deal over the whole transparency in not getting accepted. I mean, how often in life when you get rejected for something do they tell you why? Colleges? Jobs? Scholarships? It rarely happens in an institutionalized setting.</p>
<p>Lurker - I 100% agree. However, (and I can’t speak for others), I think that reading too heavily into any of the comments in this thread would be entirely deceiving. The majority of individuals who have posted in this thread (myself included), have been entirely anxious, nervous, and paranoid students who use this thread as a release so that they don’t have to release their crazy/mental asylum-worthy emotions onto their friends and family during the waiting process. Post-rejection emotional fatigue is pretty big for some of us, and a lot of what you are seeing is an outlet for the “Why” stage. </p>
<p>Given, we’re just disappointed about not getting in.</p>
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<li>Sleepless and Rejected in Seattle</li>
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<p>Tfalurker-- I completely disagree. This process, for me, differs greatly from any institutionalized application process (like school). I am wholeheartedly invested in TFA’s mission and I am more concerned with what I can do for the organization than with what it could/should do for me; I have never felt that way about another institution. I have read/heard so many people mention the benefits and salaries of the corps-- I don’t give a crap about any of that. I was one of those children caught in the achievement gap. I grew up impoverished, in the South Bronx with everything working against me. I had my own parents telling me I couldn’t and my teachers telling me I wouldn’t. In spite of everything, I was able to begin undergrad at 16 years old and graduate a with honors. I just want children to know it’s possible and it doesn’t only happen in stories (hence my username). So with all of that being said, rejection would not settle well with me, especially if it is unanswered. I would love to know why TFA feels they do not need my help.</p>
<p>I am sorry for the typographical errors I still have not mastered the touchscreen keyboard, and my 13 month old is climbing all over me!!! Ha!</p>