Author: HGSE Admissions
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Pivoting Towards Uncertainty
by Jason Hill Disclaimer. I naturally gravitate towards uncertainty and risk with the questions of what if and why not, so I often hesitate to promote my approach towards disruption for other people because everyone’s risk tolerance and actual consequences are different. However, even knowing what I know now, I would choose to spend my…
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The Job Search: One Alum’s Experience
by Doreen Li Choosing HGSE and a New Career Path Before my time at HGSE, I worked at an anti-poverty nonprofit in Nashville, TN, as an early learning specialist. My role involved designing and implementing programs for parent engagement and early literacy intervention. Starting this job during the pandemic allowed me to explore ways to…
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Education as a Tool for Change: My Journey from Poverty to Purpose
by Mayra Martinez Peña For a first-generation, low-income Latina raised by a single immigrant parent, attending a university like Harvard felt like a reality far removed from mine. College, however, opened my eyes to the transformative power of education to break cycles of poverty, unlock career possibilities, and bridge the gap in educational access. Where…
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Making the Most out of HGSE’s Ed.L.D. Program
by Brendan Chan No matter who’s asking about my experience as an HGSE student, I end up always including the sentence: “I’m deeply grateful for the gift of space and time.” Specifically, I’ve been trying to use my three-year gift to learn, grow, connect (with myself, with my partner, and with friends, new and old),…
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It Takes A Village
by Tristal N. Watson On March 1, 2022, I received the call that I had been waiting for: Paul Reville’s voice on the other end of the line saying Congratulations! I’ll never forget him telling me I had been admitted into the Doctor of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) program. I was so excited to hear the…
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My HGSE Experience
by Victoria Nguyen At an early age, I recognized the significance of education, and as the daughter of two refugees, education was a priority in my household. Ever since elementary school, I realized the influence and opportunities that stem from education, but I also quickly became aware of the oppressive obstacles that exist for many…
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Surviving Winter in Cambridge & The Greater Boston Area
by Katie Filiakova, Ed.M.’24 Winter is coming!! Fall and winter in New England are gorgeous, and Boston has a lot to offer even in colder times. It is crucial, however, to stay warm and take care of your physical and mental health. With the sun coming out less and less and days getting shorter, it…
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Securing Strong Recommendation Letters
by Katie Filiakova, Ed.M.’24 Asking for recommendation letters can be intimidating. Some applicants will come straight out of their undergrad institutions and have professors who they recently worked with to write their academic references. Others will be returning to school after years of working in the field with faint connections to their teachers from the…
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Ed.M. Statement of Purpose Tips
by Katie Filiakova, Ed.M.’24 “Do I have enough experience to write a complete Statement of Purpose?” This was the question I asked myself in September of 2022 when I first started thinking about applying to grad schools. “How do I fit my entire life story into 1,500 words and not go over the limit?”, I…
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Higher Education Concentration in the Eyes of a Current Student
by OIivia Coffman, Ed.M.’24 Choosing the Higher Education Concentration was an easy choice for me to make. As someone who was working in higher education for a few years before coming to HGSE, I felt that I had a solid grasp of my role and specific department at my university, but that there was a…
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