<p>@Marlgirl2010 When did you interview? I mostly want to stay to be close to my family. My mom is currently finishing cancer treatment so I want to stay close for awhile. And I live with my boyfriend and if I can avoid making him move I’d like to. But I really wouldn’t mind any of my highly preferenced areas.</p>
<p>What was everyone’s highly preferenced areas? I had Philly, Chicago, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, DC. I hope some of us get placed together if we get in!</p>
<p>I interviewed at Temple so it was very convenient for me lol. Tha’ts awesome. We have some Philly love on the site haha!!!</p>
<p>I’m new to the thread! I need the moral support.:)</p>
<p>My status for transitional funding hasn’t changed and it’s still “under review” :(</p>
<p>Does anyone else have a pet? This may be the silliest worry, but I have a dog and I have no plan for what to do with him during institute if accepted. I surely cannot be the first person with this problem?</p>
<p>Haha @Tinitafish: I have a dog as well! I would be leaving him with my family… they only live about two hours away from me.</p>
<p>@ gmpink3 Like someone has mentioned before, some people’s status changed right before notification day. So don’t worry.</p>
<p>@all the Philly folk, I’m originally from a little outside the city! (went to school in NYC though 
) I didn’t preference it at all though, mostly because of all the messiness with the Philly school district atm, plus I wanted to go somewhere brand new. I highly preferred Denver, Eastern NC, Pittsburgh, Nashville, St Louis, NYC, Delaware, and Charlotte.</p>
<p>has anyone taken the praxis before?</p>
<p>Im from Cape Cod MA and highly preferred denver, bay area, nashville, and san diego :)</p>
<p>@everyone I’m from Virginia I also did undergrad in Virginia as well. I my preferences include Miami-Dade, Charlotte, Atlanta, NC. When deciding I looked at certification requirements, the salary and the cost of living. If these weren’t factors I would have added DC(tons of my family and college friends live in DC). I’m optimistic about any region that I’m placed in(although I would like miami or Atl-metro) Although this wasn’t on the application but would you all rather teach at charter or public schools?</p>
<p>@teachtoreach I think I would rather teach at a public school, probably</p>
<p>I really really like this new topic! I grew up in the Twin Cities area, and I am currently in college in New Haven, CT. </p>
<p>My highly preferred regions are:
Tied for 1: Twin Cities, NYC, Bay Area, LA
2: Colorado
3: San Diego</p>
<p>As always, here’s hoping for us all on Thursday!</p>
<p>@Teachtoreach, Although TFA doesn’t like to work in certainties, it’s almost guaranteed that we will be working in charter schools. It’s no secret that TFA has supported the charter school movement. One reason being that charter schools are more receptive to non unionized and alternative certified teachers. Although it’s hard to categorize all charters similarly since some are amazing and some are terrible, I would definitely prefer to teach in a charter school for my first two years as a teacher. You can’t say the kids are better but you can at least expect better parent communication and involvement since parents have to apply in order for the child to get in. However, I would eventually like to see a world where parents can have faith in their neighborhood school.</p>
<p>@jazzxatastophe, Charter schools are public schools. They receive district funding just like traditional public schools. However, they have the freedom to implement different policies and procedures outside the norm like extend school days, and all parents have to apply in order for their child to get in. Charter schools are not allowed to select students although some automatically admit students if a family member works or once attended the school. Most charters operate on a lottery system. Still, many have strict disciplinary policies and it is much easier to expel kids in charter schools rather than traditional public schools.</p>
<p>I have no preference between public or charter schools - either would be fine with me! I do love that a lot of charter schools have an integrated curriculum, though. </p>
<p>@Teachtoreach: Where in VA are you from?</p>
<p>My preferences are
1: Nashville
2: Eastern NC & SC
3: South Louisiana
4: Alabama
5: Milwaukee & Connecticut
6: Colorado & Oklahoma
7: San Antonio</p>
<p>with Hawaii & Appalachia in least preferred.</p>
<p>@rolemodel32 I guess I should have clarified, I’d prefer to work in a traditional public school rather than a charter. At least in cities, I would agree that TFA seems to place largely in charter schools, but I think in more rural areas, corps members do work more within the traditional public school system just because there are fewer charters in rural areas (at least in my experience, I don’t know about other parts of the country)</p>
<p>@jazzcatastrophe, Sorry I meant to direct that post at Teachtoreach. But I completely forgot about rural areas! I guess it would make sense for corps members to be placed in traditional schools. I guess I’m so used to Philadelphia’s problems, that I never thought about the issues facing rural areas. I always look through educational inequity issues through an urban lens. I guess I can attribute that to the perks of going to a university located in one of the roughest parts of a major city! Thanks for opening my eyes haha!</p>
<p>Hey everyone, I agree - this topic is a nice change of pace from stressing about TF status! I am from NYC and I would actually love to leave, but I put it as my number one highly preferred location because of family reasons. For that reason, I pretty much put everything else in the NY tri-state area as my preferences (including Philly - which sounds like a great city!). I also put Memphis down under least preferred because it sounds like a neat city with a great cost of living, especially compared to where I’m from! I would head South or West in a heartbeat if I were able to be far from my family. I love NYC, but it can be so darn expensive! Though, if any of you end up being placed here, feel free to PM me and I’ll share the secret inexpensive resources and fill you in on where to find the best pizza ;)</p>
<p>@Tinitafish - I also have pets (cats), but if I get into TFA, I would leave them with my mom during institute. If I didn’t have that option I’d probably try and see if I could leave them with a friend (and provide funds for all of their food, litter, etc), or worst case, hire a cat sitter…but that’s a pretty costly option 
I am very grateful and fortunate my mom would be able to look after them for me!</p>
<p>@explorer17 I’m partial to 2 Bros, $1 pizza can’t be beat :)</p>
<p>To all the New York people, is pizza so abundant that stores can charge $1 a slice. That’s pretty amazing lol. I had to travel by Greyhound through New York to get to Boston and we passed a place that said $1 a slice and I’m like ***???</p>