If you look back a few pages on this thread to the last deadline, people who had the “null” code got in, so I’m thinking it’s positive? Or, as others have suspected, TFA could have caught on that we were trying to crack their codes, so they made everyone’s just be “null” from now on until decision day. Regardless, I am taking the lack of “rejected” code as a good thing right now.
I have applicantDispositionStage":“APPLICANT, applicantDispositionExitCode”:null, applicantDispositionStep":"FINALEVAL and status also says OPEN. I’m thinking they wised up about that, because reading through the last round it didn’t seem as if anyone saw an accepted or rejected code, right?
My codes read the same as y’all’s but not sure if it’s a good thing or, like you said, they fixed it so it won’t change before decision day. Eek!
I bet they fixed it. They also changed the day I think. Now we get the decisions on a Monday, but I know in the past they found out on a Thursday, so that might have something to do with it.
@ctg2018 What does it say? Do you have (document.getElementById(‘appStatus’).value == ‘OPEN’) or ?
@lizabobiza, I have the exact codes you have. @ctg2018, what does yours say, if not “open”?
phew!
on another note, did anyone else not get a good read from their interviewer? mine was a former corps member, obviously still in her 20s, and she was very by-the-script and didn’t really give me any indication of whether she really liked me or not. she ended the interview by telling me good luck, which doesn’t necessarily read as a good thing to me.
@tfa2o18 I felt similarly with mine. After the lesson and group activity I was feeling really good about everything but my one-on-one definitely left me feeling a little odd… not very enthusiastic or easy to read
My interviewer was also a former corps member, late 20’s. He also seemed very by-the-script, and whenever I would answer the questions he asked, I would try to ensure that I covered all the parts. Then he’d look back through what he was typing up, and he’d usually say “yep, you answered everything here,” which is what he was supposed to be doing. But I also couldn’t get a good read on him. I know there was one question that at first I actually didn’t know how to answer. It was a hypothetical question about what could, and might happen when I’m in the classroom. I literally just didn’t know what to say at first, but then when I said that he started typing and I got nervous so I asked a clarifying question, and then I was able to answer. I’m not sure if he saw during that moment that I wasn’t a creative thinker or whatever.
Maybe I’m just over-analyzing the situation but it made me feel somewhat nervous after my interview. My recruiter told me that he couldn’t tell me how much different aspects of the interview/application as a whole are weighted, but I’m hoping that my interview didn’t ruin my chances of becoming a TFA corps member.
Honestly, I’m glad Thanksgiving break is literally right around the corner so that I can (try to) keep my mind off of this.
@tfadawghopeful Literally, same.
@CatsAndMoreCats It’s so weird how the interviews are scripted, but I wasn’t asked any hypotheticals! I wonder how they decide what script to follow, since there seems to be differences. My interviewer focused a lot on the president position I had in college. They were like, “How many members did you supervise?” It was strange because I didn’t want to give one word answers, but if someone asks you that, it’s like, “15?”
@tfa2o18 My hypothetical was more or less related to my worries about TFA (the short answer question about what worries you have if you are accepted into the corps). He gave me a hypothetical, like “how would you approach this situation that you had no preparation for?”
It was interesting what my interviewer focused on, too! I thought that it was odd that he asked me about my position as treasurer for an organization that I’m a member of back home (aka not at college) as opposed to my position as business manager of my college’s choir. I honestly thought that would have been more impressive to talk about, because I am in charge of my choir’s logistics for our upcoming holiday concert that we have to put on three times in the span of a week, twice at our college and once on the road in Boston.
He asked me questions like “can you tell me more about organization “X” and the role you played?” I told him that it’s similar to the Lions or Rotary Club, and that we work with the local community. He asked if I organized any events, and I said that I assist in organizing two yearly events, a Mystery Ride and our annual summer cookout at a local beach. He then asked how many members attend, and I also said around 15, but of course it varies based on people’s availability and whatnot. So strange to ask questions about that, but not about what being a business manager for a choir entails?
FIVE MORE DAYS!
Y’all, we find out tomorrow. Eeek!
Today is the day!
Literally refreshing every hour
I am so nervous! It also took me about 2 hours to figure out where the codes were. Even if it isn’t an actual indictor for acceptance this time, it did settle my nerves! Good luck everyone!
Sending good vibes to everyone as we anxiously await the decisions!
Feeling strangely calm, but also very anxious to know the decision. I am sending good vibes to all of you!!
Good luck everyone! I didn’t feel too great about my 1:1, but I’m still hopeful!
I didn’t get in. I hope the others did!