<p>I'm looking at MAT programs at some top schools, such as Brown and Stanford. I currently have a 3.4 GPA, so I'm not sure how good my chances would be. Does anyone know how difficult master's programs in education are to get into? Do those who do attend prestigious schools as an undergrad have an advantage? If you don't go to a well-known school, would you have a chance?</p>
<p>Stanford has their stats up here: Stanford</a> University School of Education.</p>
<p>29% acceptance for masters students is pretty high: you've practically got a 1 in 3 chance :) Unfortunately, I don't see any average GPAs on the site, and Brown (predictably) says, "We do not calculate an average GPA. Applicants are admitted into the program with a range of GPAs." As for how competitive Brown is, the FAQ answer is "The program is intentionally small and the number of candidates who apply to our program varies from year to year." They seem to be masters of evasion. Since the caliber of the two schools is similar, but Stanford accepts 200+ people a year, I would guess it's a little more chancy.</p>
<p>A look at the student profiles on the Stanford site should give you an idea of whether prestige seems to be favored (Stanford</a> University School of Education). Random clicks have shown me Bates, USC, Davidson, Northwestern, Chapel Hill, Texas State, and a couple of Stanfords. So, decent schools, but we're not talking Ivy League (excepting the Stanfords). I doubt they would throw your application out just for coming from Backwater U.</p>
<p>I'm in UVA's BA/MT program, which is top 10 in most fields. As undergrads we're required to maintain a 2.7 GPA... Not kidding... Now we do have some post-grad MT's, and they come from places like Cornell, UVA, etc. But I'm sure the admissions committee cares more about your love of teaching than your GPA. In addition, for GRE's, we're required to get a 1000... Yes... ! Such low standards. Again, I'm sure that for post-grad admission you might want to aim a bit higher. However, I remember hunting around PGMT programs and they all had similar stats (Vanderbilt has a great PGMT program and their average admitted GRE was maybe 1100).</p>