<p>ACCEPTED! MEMPHIS
Final Interview date: Feb 17th
Applied for transitional funding? Yes
If yes, was there a change to Complete: Yes, complete on Feb 24th
If accepted, also post the region you were assigned to and grade level/subject you’ll be teaching
Mathematics, grades 6 - 12</p>
<p>i JUST got in from work</p>
<p>congrats to everyone who got accepted… and my sincerest apologies to those of yall who didnt make it</p>
<p>laine, Memphis was #3 on my Highly preferred, Math is kinda scaring me though lol</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure Cincy was on the bottom of my preferred… and I haven’t really taken science classes since HS. I am happy about Cincy but scared about science. I will accept but definitely need to talk to recruiters about what “secondary science” means (earth science or bio, I can probably do – chem is more frightening).</p>
<p>I am from Cincinnati! Prez you’ll have a fantastic time! You must eat Skyline Chili and Graeter’s Ice Cream. And cheer on my Reds :)</p>
<p>I will be sure to do so! I picked Cincy on a whim because the guy I am dating said it was a cool city and he has pretty good taste thus far. Though 2012 corps members will be the first years for TFA there, so I currently have almost no information on what’s going on concerning testing, the institute, etc… I am almost positive I will accept but I really need to talk to someone first.</p>
<p>Rejected 
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<p>Why I think I was rejected: I’m not sure if I made my devotion to the goal of TFA (helping close the achievement gap) clear enough during my interview. I never had a phone interview (invited to the final stage), and the personal interview went by really fast and although I answered questions well I never got this across. 
Other than that I know I rocked the group session and lesson. Had the perfect amount of time and I’ve had teaching/tutoring experience so it was natural for me and I received a lot of compliments.</p>
<p>My thoughts: I still really want to be a teacher and close the achievement gap. Although bummed for tonight, I’m not letting it get me down. I plan on applying to education-related Americorps positions , and I am also waiting to hear back from an Asst. Teacher job in San Francisco although its likely I wont get that (i’m up against people who already have their credentials) </p>
<p>Best of luck to all of you!!!
If you were rejected-- keep fighting and something will come along! (and take pride in the fact that we were almost one of the 11% who were accepted)</p>
<p>To those of you who were accepted- best of luck in the corps and I am rooting for you guys!</p>
<p>Congrats to all who were accepted today, and if you’ll be in LVV, I look forward to meeting you!</p>
<p>Although I am DL 5, it’s very exciting to check your status!! And for those of you who did not get in, you will find out that there is something better for you! TFA is great but not the end of the line. Cheers!!</p>
<p>Hey oa0176, what kind of math coursework did you have in college?</p>
<p>I really want to teach middle school math, but I don’t know if I have enough math-related courses on my transcript</p>
<p>willardwonka, i took one statistics course as a first-year, and never thought about math again … so i was kinda surprised to see thats what they assigned me</p>
<p>Accepted: Atlanta
Final Interview Date: Feb 16
TF- yes
Date changed: first noticed the status change on 3/3, after finding this forum. I wish I’d found it sooner- d4ers thanks for the great laughs during these last few days!
I did finish my 5 minute presentation within the given timeframe, and it clearly had a beginning, middle and end; I also demonstrated the lesson was learned by my “students”. I doubt that sealed the deal but probably didn’t hurt. Good luck to all d5 applicants!</p>
<p>congrats waitinggames!!</p>
<p>Wow, reading through everything, I’m shocked at these rejections, as you probably all are. Congrats to those who received good news and my sincere apologies to those who didn’t. I know you all have amazing things ahead of you and that we’re still lucky to have each of you as committed to helping in the fight for equal and quality education. Certainly this issue is bigger than TFA can solve on it’s own, and I hope we’ll be able to impact it from whatever position or organization we end up in. Continue to be innovative, passionate, and committed, and I know you’ll make a positive difference regardless.</p>
<p>5Ders… Good luck with the waiting! It’s more challenging than I anticipated, but it’ll be worth it. It seems like TF status is still highly connected to acceptance, but we finally had a first hand example of someone whose TF status changed to complete without eventual acceptance, so keep that in mind. (My heart really goes out to you for that, by the way.)</p>
<p>smarques- I’m shocked as well. I can’t believe it. I’m soo sorry :(</p>
<p>And everyone else, I apologize as well. You all deserved it. TFA is missing out</p>
<p>Well, I’m over it. I was peeved off at first, mainly because I thought I was very qualified to do it, but that wasn’t the case. Regardless, I’ll move on. This interview I’m pretty sure I’m going to get with an excellent business consulting company will certainly help me get over it, but I’ve got to get the job first haha. In the end, my plan was to do TFA for two years, then get my MBA, then move on to a consulting company they had strong ties, but this kind of helps speed things forward. Not that I was using TFA as a resume booster or anything–I felt wicked passionate about their cause, but at the end of the day, I never had a plan to be a lifelong teach. I plan (and still do plan) to be an advocate for equality in education, but the plan was to do that through different mediums. The goal is to eventually to move to public sector consulting in things like government and education, so that is how I plan to make a difference in that forum.</p>
<p>I’ve been placed in Chicago (my top choice)! I am assigned to teach elementary (grades K-8). What a relief!!! I am living in Chicago now and really didn’t want to move away! This place rocks.</p>
<p>About the interview process for me…</p>
<p>After walking out that day, I honestly thought I would be surprised if I didn’t get offered a position. I felt like I had established a strong rapport with my one-on-one interviewer. We had a lot in common and I pointed that out several times. If I’m just like him, couldn’t I be a corps member too? Haha…He also complimented me several times during my interview about my lesson plan, the group activity, and my work experience.</p>
<p>Things that stood out to me after leaving that day: I wasn’t late (3 people showed up after we started lesson plans); I called everyone by their names during my sample lesson plan and the group activity (no other interviewees did this); I didn’t go out to lunch with everyone else (a. I wasn’t invited b. I wanted to take notes for the role play activity in the one-on-one interview); no one told me good job on my lesson plan, yet everyone was complimenting each other; I didn’t ask a question to stump the other candidates during their lesson plans; I didn’t ask a negative or controversial question during the Q&A with the TFA interviewers (I can’t believe some people did this…); I didn’t bite my nails (which I love to do…this one girl keep biting hers really loudly); My interview lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes opposed to the 45 time slot allotted.</p>
<p>About me: I’m 25. Graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Merchandising from Michigan State. GPA 3.4 and 3.86, respectively. ACT: 27… Since I graduated from MSU, I’ve been waiting tables in the big city for 2 years. I also train all staff members and travel across the country to open new stores. Prior to that, I worked at Sears HQ as an apparel buyer for a year…Before that, I managed Abercrombie & Fitch stores for 3 years.</p>
<p>Did I sign up for TFA as a resume builder? No. I think that was readily apparent to everyone as well.</p>
<p>His biggest question: Why would you leave a pretty good gig that you are perfectly happy with to make less money and take on even more responsibility?</p>
<p>My best advice: Utilize your biggest asset - the people you know! I work with two people that were former TFA corps members. They gave me awesome pointers about how to prepare for the interview. Additionally, I work with two other people who are current students in education programs with TFA corps members…They told me how their TFA classmates mold their lesson plans (there is a TFA way).</p>
<p>Hey Smarques, did you happen to get my PM?</p>
<p>Hi…I wish I would have found this forum sooner. I was accepted to TFA although I doubt I will accept the offer. While I know it’s an excellent opportunity, I was offered placement in an area where the pay is super low and where there is a mandatory certification fee that is approx 1/5 of the the lowest estimated salary. Does the same apply for all states? I remember during the interview, there were general comments regarding having to pay for tests and certification but I had no idea it would be so much.</p>
<p>PotCM123, where have you been placed?</p>
<p>I was told LA Delta.</p>