<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I’m looking at BC and Penn for graduate school. I plan on visiting both in January or March, but I wanted to see if any current or former Lynch students could provide some insight into Lynch in general or the M.Ed. program for secondary education in particular, as that is my program of choice (English or History).</p>
<p>Thanks in advance,</p>
<p>Leftwich</p>
<p>Bump at me, bro</p>
<p>I’m a sophomore undergrad in Lynch, pursuing a double major in Elementary Education and Applied Psychology & Human Development. Overall, I’ve really enjoyed my experience so far in Lynch. What I like most about the school is the level of respect that the professors have for the students – they really understand that we are capable of doing a lot within the field of psychology / education and they consequently set high expectations for us. I know people who are graduate students through the fifth-year program in Lynch, and they seem to be enjoying their classes so far. Hope this helps and good luck :)</p>
<p>My DD class of BC 11 was undergrad at Lynch I think human developement and communictaions…honor everything, graduated summa cum laude…Applied to Lynch for grad school majoring in higher education…was accepted however got no assistantship or RA position or $$ Columbia offered her money ( even upped it but she had already accepted UPENN by then) UPENN offered her money, an assistantship and RA position… UPENN 's program is 1 year whereas BC was 2 yrs… The Lynch school is small and nurturing…My daughters advise is to go where you are offered $, assistanship and geographically close to where you want to work…Philly isnt Boston…We and her liked the Boston area much more than Philly…No comparison Hope this helps Also UPENN has high student activity fees …like over 2K and that doesnt include the fitness center ? Pottberg?/ and high health insurance plan ( we have good coverage and they do check)…Good luck have you considered Harvard?? that is my DD big regret that she didnt apply to Harvard</p>
<p>both are great – but definitely take the money and run. While Boston easily beats Philly (IMO) for a grad student to live, it ain’t worth the cost if another great school will pay you to attend. Also check out Vandy, which has a top ed program.</p>
<p>Yeah, there are a couple of major differences between the two programs:</p>
<p>Penn is for Elementary Ed. and only one year in duration.
BC is for High School Ed. and two years in duration. </p>
<p>But yeah, Goingtobebroke, I did indeed apply to Harvard. Submitted my app today in fact, so it’s funny that I just now saw your post and am replying to it. </p>
<p>I’m going to Boston and Philly both during the week of January 14. I’ll be visiting BC and Harvard while in Boston, then I’ll venture to Philly for the second half of the week to visit PennGSE. I’m hoping that upon walking around campus, talking to faculty and students, and just traveling throughout the city, I’ll just get a gut feeling that’ll push me closer to a decision. </p>
<p>The only school of the three that I know I’m in at is PennGSE. I feel I can safely assume I’m in at BC, though I clearly cannot make the same assumption for Harvard. Penn is going to be tough to beat considering I also got a $13,500 scholarship in addition to it only be a one-year program. But, Harvard is also only a year-long program. </p>
<p>So, idk. We’ll see. </p>
<p>FWIW, the Harvard program I applied to is the Master’s program called “Prevention Science & Practice”, which, unlike the other two programs, is not a teacher ed./prep. program.</p>