My internship experience in Roatán was a rollercoaster ride zooming in slow motion. I definitely embraced its celebratory peaks, and screamed at its falls. But overall, I am happy with the experience, as I can confidently say it was a major learning experience for me. I have been going through a chronic medical issue for months now, and it was uncertain that I could actually … Continue reading Hasta Luego Roatán
It is weird to come back to this section of the blog when I have already published my first internship post… but I did promise you poster symposium, policy brief and all the other end of year updates so here I am! In all honesty, I have really enjoyed writing for the admissions blog, and I honestly feel so fortunate to have had this opportunity. … Continue reading All Good Things Come to an End
We are aware that the CIES updates are long overdue but as the saying goes — better late than never! CIES is an acronym of Comparative and International Education Society. The Society hosts annual conferences, and every year, IEDP cohorts participate in the conference in various ways. In this series, we will provide different perspectives of and experiences at CIES 2019. Today we have Alejandra … Continue reading CIES 2019: IEDP Field Trip
We are aware that the CIES updates are long overdue but as the saying goes — better late than never! CIES is an acronym of Comparative and International Education Society. The Society hosts annual conferences, and every year, IEDP cohorts participate in the conference in various ways. In this series, we will provide different perspectives of and experiences at CIES 2019. Today we have Sydney … Continue reading CIES 2019: Lessons Learned from a Conference Novice!
We are aware that the CIES updates are long overdue but as the saying goes — better late than never! CIES is an acronym of Comparative and International Education Society. The Society hosts annual conferences, and every year, IEDP cohorts participate in the conference in various ways. In this series, we will provide different perspectives of and experiences at CIES 2019. Most of the years, … Continue reading CIES 2019: Multitasking at its finest (at least for me!)
No title could more accurately describe where I am. I’ve been an awful blogger, leaving our dearest audience up in the air for a good couple weeks since CIES. Looking at it from a different perspective, that in and of itself shows what the life of IEDPers looks like towards the end of the second semester (not trying to justify myself here! no… probably not, … Continue reading Yeah, it was a lot… but I’m back!
Forewarning: No photos for this post! Couldn’t find any visually enticing materials that could be relevant to this topic… yet! Definitely more coming in the future once we actually start our internship! I’ve had a several opportunities (Masters preview day, email exchanges, virtual info session, etc.) to share why I chose IEDP as opposed to other similar programs in different institutions, and each time, my … Continue reading Cream of the Crop (in my opinion): International Internship and its Process
Excuse me for the delayed post this week — in fact, the very topic I’m going to talk about in this blog is exactly the reason behind the delay. (I know. Excuses, excuses…) This word has been triggering many of our cohort mates but let’s take a deep breath, and exhale, and take a stab at it: so what is Policy Brief? Let’s start with … Continue reading Demystifying Policy Brief
I was thinking about what would be an appropriate title for today’s blog for a while, and the theme that constantly came up in my mind is time-transcending quality of this special weekend that we are having right now! This Friday, we were happy to have some of our dearest alums back in Philly! The Alumni Day kicked off with an Alumni Panel where the … Continue reading The Past and The Future Meet The Present
Last but never the least, we have Sydney Dinenberg from this year’s IEDP cohort to share her experience of working as Resident Advisor Graduate Associate (RAGA). Xiong, in his post about his journey to IEDP, briefly mentioned that RAGA was one of the biggest reasons he decided to come to IEDP over other options he had. Good number of IEDPers join the RAGA team every … Continue reading Bread, Butter and Resumé Boost 4: Grad Student going on Freshman Year
The International Educational Development Program 