<p>@kv4life i have no idea, i’m sure that stuff is highly classified. But you can definitely go through all the pages on this thread and count the ppl that posted they accepted the offer lol. Good luck on the 26th!</p>
<p>Thank you to everyone who responded. I emailed my regional director and she was helpful about my graduation situation.</p>
<p>I have a quick question - my interview is on Monday, and besides all the essential things I need for lesson plan, what else should I bring with me? I’ve read the articles, should I print those out? My resume? Anything else? </p>
<p>@Stressy Personally, i would bring the resume, copies of the articles and things of that nature </p>
<p>Does anyone know what happens if one of your recommenders isn’t getting their form submitted on time? Mine let me know a couple of days ago that he hadn’t seen the email so I gave him the information about getting around the firewalls and re-sent it, assuming that would fix the problem, but I just found out he was planning to do it tomorrow morning and he doesn’t have access to a computer tonight. I think we had a misunderstanding about when the deadline was. I sent an inquiry in through the TFA help page, but I think I read somewhere that they have a policy in place for this situation. Does anyone else remember reading anything about late recommendations?</p>
<p>@stressy you should only bring documents that are useful for you… they clearly stated that they will not collect or view any of your documents. ( it is not allowed , and they have no time ) hence , if you feel it can help you then bring them. just remember it is for your use only</p>
<p>@TFAKHILL379 I don’t know about a late policy, but there very might well be one. Just make sure that you get that sent in as soon as possible. They will review it even if it is late but it could count against you in the process. Just make sure you can explain the situation to your final interviewer. </p>
<p>Hey Guys, </p>
<p>I was accepted during the 3DL. For those of you who are super nervous, take a deep breathe and relax by running through your lesson plan. My advice is to not be overbearing during your interview. Remember, you’re not competing with those in your group. Best of luck to everyone! </p>
<p>Hi everyone! I’m new here, I have my Final Interview TOMORROW!! </p>
<p>Does anyone have any tips?</p>
<p>I am super nervous. My final interview is tomorrow. I really would like some advice on my objective. Could someone msg me so I can go through (quickly) what my lesson plan is and try to figure out a concise and decent objective? I feel pretty confident with my lesson plan, but not sure how to shorten, or make my objective better. Thanks!</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone interviewing this week! </p>
<p>Some advice…practice your lesson, make sure to budget time for questions, but be prepared to have something to do if no one asks any questions. This could be having extra questions prepared for your students to make sure they met the objective.</p>
<p>Relax; this may seem obvious, but someone at my interview had a nervous breakdown while giving her sample lesson. I’m not sure how this affected her decision but it did make her lesson awkward. </p>
<p>Show your passion for teaching throughout the interview, there isn’t really a time where they ask for how passionate you are, and you can express this at the end of the personal interviews, but it helps if your interviewer already can see or feel your passion for educational equity. When I walked into my personal interview, my interviewer told me that I was one passionate woman (which made me feel very awesome for the remainder of the interview). </p>
<p>Finally, try not to compare yourself to everyone else’s performance. I did this a lot during my interview; it’s a waste of time. It’s not a competition, so be your best self but don’t compare yourself to the other potential corps members. We are all of the same team. </p>
<p>Anyway Good luck! and enjoy this experience.</p>
<p>@may0914 thanks for the interview tips!!</p>
<p>-Good luck to everyone interviewing tomorrow; I’ll be interviewing Thursday!</p>
<p>Hi all. </p>
<p>Just signed up to join this discussion. I’m a 4DL applicant, and I just recently went through the final interview. </p>
<p>My fellow interviewees were so talented and inspirational. You’d think this would build the pressure of the day, but it was actually waaaaay less stressful than any other interview experience I’ve had. The organization really works to achieve a setting in which everyone can shine, and kudos to them for that. It’s only <em>now</em> that I’m a nervous wreck, constantly second-guessing how I did.</p>
<p>Congrats to all the prior-deadline acceptances and good luck to those in the midst of interviewing right now. :)</p>
<p>Hey everyone. </p>
<p>I am a 4DL applicant. I just had my final interview yesterday. It was a bit nerve racking doing my lesson, it went fairly well! I will say that you should come very prepared. 5 minutes went fast. Unfortunately half the interviewees ran out of time in their lesson. But we all had fun with each others lessons. I have been reading this thread for over 3 hours. A bit nerve racking. </p>
<p>Good Luck to everyone!</p>
<p>I am having my interview tomorrow (Wednesday) and I am very anxious and nervous… Good luck to everyone 
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<p>Thanks for the tips everyone! Interview is at 9!</p>
<p>Good Luck to anyone who interviews this week! I interviewed yesterday and I was nervous and anxious… There was NO NEED to be! Practice your lesson and make sure you don’t exceed 5 minutes. (The lesson was my favorite part) Read the required information and bring it along with you for reference. I have interviewed alot over the past year and this experience was the most memorable. You get a sense of the TFA culture and they allow you to be yourself! I didn’t feel like I was in competition with the others I was interviewing with. Best wishes and now the wait is on til March 13th for me lol.</p>
<p>Hey everyone, I just got back from my final interview. First, I flubbed on my lesson plan. For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to go first, but that turned out not to be the case (in my experience). I did extremely well in the group activity (read those readings!) and exceptionally well in the one-on-one. I really felt I hit the nail on the head. </p>
<p>So, the lesson plan ended up being the most difficult for me, even though I practiced for several days. I instantly forgot all of my lines, had to apologize because I was nervous and forgot my words, etc. It was pretty bad, to be honest. I am usually not nervous speaking in front of a group. I guess it is because I felt a lot of pressure to do well, considering all but one of the interviewees were also doing science. Fingers crossed that they found my lesson AT LEAST well thought out, etc. I still have a good feeling about an acceptance, though. Good luck everyone! </p>
<p>Hey 4DLers, what are some of your regional and subject preferences?</p>
<p>I highly preference Washington, and had a special circumstance. I want to teach math, science or special education.</p>
<p>I just got an email today stating they wanted me to review things on Washington and fill out a survey if I still wanted the area. I hope that’s a good sign :)</p>