Congratulations to everyone with acceptances and placements they’re happy with!!! I am so excited reading these posts!! I am still waiting to hear back… probably any minute now! 
So my status hasn’t been updated…
Mine hasn’t updated either.
To those of you who haven’t been updated yet, I’m praying for you guys! You’ll hear soon enough!!
Well, I got rejected 
I honestly was really hoping to get accepted this time
Congrats to everyone else though
General Information
-Accepted or Rejected: Accepted
-Were you recruited/recommended or did you apply on your own?: Applied on my own
-Stage in life (graduating senior, professional, 1 year post undergrad, graduate studies): Recent Graduate
-Are you already tied to education? (Certified, Education Major, or Substitute): No
-Deadline you applied to: 4th
-Did you have a phone interview?: Yes
-Final Interview Date: Leap Day
Transitional Funding
-Did you apply?: Yes
-Date you submitted your application: February 19
-Did your status or verification column ever update?: Yes.
-If yes, when?: 3/7: Status went incomplete and I was asked for additional documentation/clarification (via applicant center + email). My documents were verified on that day as well indicated by a “YES” next to them in the column. 3/8: I submitted an email with documentation. 3/9: My status returned to “Under Review” with the generic/standard message saying my documents had not been looked at yet- though they had. 3/17: Went complete
Placement
-Placement region: NC Piedmont Triad
-Placement subject: Middle School English
-Experience/familiarity with your subject: (Undergrad major/minor, took a course or 2 pertaining to it in college, haven’t taken this subject since HS, etc): Favorite subject & the subject I am most comfortable with!
-How were your region & subject ranked on your preference form?: BOTH TOP CHOICE OMG!
-Did you have special circumstances?: Yes.
Congrats to everyone that’s been accepted! Looking forward to seeing who else will be in NC! Best of luck to those that did not get the news you wanted. Prayers up for those still waiting!
Keep your head up, @Miki2U! Although your heart was set on this, you shouldn’t take it hard. Maybe your path is supposed to be different and you will be able to impact our country’s youth in a different way!
General Information
-Accepted or Rejected: Accepted
-Were you recruited/recommended or did you apply on your own?: I was recruited hard by like 5 people.
-Stage in life (graduating senior, professional, 1 year post undergrad, graduate studies): graduating senior
-Are you already tied to education? (Certified, Education Major, or Substitute): nope
-Deadline you applied to: 4th
-Did you have a phone interview?: skipped it
-Final Interview Date: Thursday, February 25th - virtual
Transitional Funding
-Did you apply?: yes
-Date you submitted your application: February 27th
-Did your status or verification column ever update?: yes
-If yes, when?: my column changed to yes for my documents on March 10th and my status remained under review. It changed to complete today around noon central time.
Placement
-Placement region: Tulsa
-Placement subject: secondary science
-Experience/familiarity with your subject: (Undergrad major/minor, took a course or 2 pertaining to it in college, haven’t taken this subject since HS, etc): I have a biochem minor since I decided I didn’t want to major in it after my sophomore year.
-How were your region & subject ranked on your preference form?: region was 5th and subject was highly preferred
-Did you have special circumstances?: nope
General Information
-Accepted or Rejected: ACCEPTEEDDDDDD
-Were you recruited/recommended or did you apply on your own?: Applied on own
-Stage in life (graduating senior, professional, 1 year post undergrad, graduate studies): Graduating Senior, University of Pittsburgh
-Are you already tied to education? (Certified, Education Major, or Substitute): No
-Deadline you applied to: 4th
-Did you have a phone interview?: Yes
-Final Interview Date: Feb. 29th!
Transitional Funding
-Did you apply?: Yes
-Date you submitted your application: The same day it was opened
-Did your status or verification column ever update?: Yes.
-If yes, when?: 3/7: The status at first said “Under Review” for a while then I was contacted for more information 3 times. Then I submitted more information which took a few days (all of this occurred a week before decision day). As I sent in the right materials, a ‘Yes’ showed up next to the type of document. Each time they asked for more info, it said “Incomplete”, then when I submitted everything it went back to “Under review” a few times. Finally, the day of decision, it changed to “Complete”.
Placement
-Placement region: CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA!!! FIRST CHOICE!!!
-Placement subject: High School English
-Experience/familiarity with your subject: (Undergrad major/minor, took a course or 2 pertaining to it in college, haven’t taken this subject since HS, etc): English is by far my best/favorite subject
-How were your region & subject ranked on your preference form?: FIRST CHOICE FOR BOTH
-Did you have special circumstances?: No, did not apply
Superduper congrats to everyone!!! Anyone who didn’t get the news they were hoping for I’m sorely sorry. But as we said before, there is something out there for everyone do not give up on the dream of changing our inner-city youth!
Congrats to all those accepted already!!! My page still says congrats on the final interview… I’m so confused- Still refreshing every second here…! Do you see a change on the main TFA app page when it comes??
Decision Day “Survey”
General Information
-Accepted or Rejected: REJECTED
-Were you recruited/recommended or did you apply on your own?: APPLIED ON MY OWN
-Stage in life (graduating senior, professional, 1 year post undergrad, graduate studies): PROFESSIONAL, 2 YEARS POST UNDERGRAD
-Are you already tied to education? (Certified, Education Major, or Substitute): DAYCARE/ OTHER MINOR JOBS (tutor, Americorps VISTA education volunteer)
-Deadline you applied to: 4DL
-Did you have a phone interview?: YES
-Final Interview Date: 2/25
Transitional Funding
-Did you apply?: YES
-Date you submitted your application: DUE DATE
-Did your status or verification column ever update?: NO
-If yes, when?: N/A
***For the buddies that will be taking their credentials and awesomeness elsewhere: please share your experience regarding the first two sections as it will be very helpful for future applicants, and please substitute the placement section with the following section as it has seemed to be very encouraging in previous threads and fostered a very supportive community when people shared the following:
-What is your backup plan?: CONTINUE WITH AMERICORPS VISTA THEN TEACH EARLY CHILDHOOD EITHER IN TEXAS (CURRENT SERVICE AREA) OR FLORIDA (HOMETOWN)
-If you plan to reapply, what will you do to strengthen your application?: 2ND TIME APPLYING. 2ND TIME ATTENDING THE FINAL INTERVIEW. I DON’T SEE ANYTHING HELPING AT THIS POINT.
-What year and which deadline do you plan on reapplying to?: N/A
General Information
-Accepted or Rejected: Rejected
-Were you recruited/recommended or did you apply on your own?: Applied on my own
-Stage in life (graduating senior, professional, 1 year post undergrad, graduate studies): Last semester senior as an undergraduate
-Are you already tied to education? (Certified, Education Major, or Substitute): 1 year tutoring GED and ESL classes, 1 Year as AVID tutor, and 1 year as after school instructor at a charter school
-Deadline you applied to: 4th
-Did you have a phone interview?: No, straight to final
-Final Interview Date: It was a Thursday, not sure on date.
Transitional Funding
-Did you apply?: Yes
-Date you submitted your application: Way before due date
-Did your status or verification column ever update?: No
What’s next? - I’ll probably try to find work as a legislative aide in Austin for a few years while I study for the LSAT.
And I won’t be re-applying. Law school is my ultimate goal, so maybe this was a serendipitous rejection considering education wasn’t my long term goal.
Congrats to everyone who was accepted!!!
ACCEPTED! I didn’t get my top 3 regions, but still open to my region and will probably accept
General Information
-Accepted or Rejected: ACCEPTED!
-Were you recruited/recommended or did you apply on your own?: APPLY ON OWN
-Stage in life (graduating senior, professional, 1 year post undergrad, graduate studies): GRADUATING SENIOR
-Are you already tied to education? (Certified, Education Major, or Substitute): BACHELORS IN EDUCATION
-Deadline you applied to: JAN 15th
-Did you have a phone interview?: YES
-Final Interview Date: FEB 25th
Transitional Funding
-Did you apply?: YES
-Date you submitted your application: FEB 13th (Due March 4th)
-Did your status or verification column ever update?: ALL YES; CHANGED TO COMPLETE ON FINAL DAY AT ABOUT NOON
-If yes, when?: MARCH 8th
Placement
-Placement region: GREATER NEW ORLEANS
-Placement subject: ELEMENTARY
-Experience/familiarity with your subject: (Undergrad major/minor, took a course or 2 pertaining to it in college, haven’t taken this subject since HS, etc): ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR
-How were your region & subject ranked on your preference form?: FIRST CHOICE 
-Did you have special circumstances?: NO
I have a question…How does the transitional funding work? How much do they give and what does it help with?
@anabero Transitional funding is money they’ll give/loan to you to help transition you to your new region, should you need it. So they’ll ask for your college FAFSA information and any documentation of particular grants/loans you receive in order to determine how much you’ll need. They give you money based on how much FAFSA/W2 information shows how in need you are of help. You can use it towards anything but on the website they give suggestions, like first/last month rent or security deposit, professional clothing, health insurance, plane/train tickets, etc. On my portal it says they’ll distribute it the first week of Institute.
@anabero to add on, the website claims to give everyone that applies at least $1500, but your total amount will vary. I know I read one time that someone received $5500. It’s broken up into grants and interest free loans. If you quit the program before the 2 years, you are responsible for paying back both amounts in full within 30 days. I think they MAY make an exception in rare cases to set up a payment plan. Everyone is required to pay back the loan amount though (even if you complete the program)- but once again, it is interest free. In my case, my need-based grant was a heftier than my loan and for that I am grateful.