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robertokun · Joined: 27 May 2008 Posts: 199

I don't know about name recognition, but I do know that paying Ivy League money and winding up with an M.A. TESOL degree is crazy. I'd keep applying to more places and then go to wherever they'll give you an assistantship and a tuition waver.

aspiringesl · Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Posts: 24

Update: nyu has offered me a ten thousand dollar scholarship. Still more expensive than cuny, but does anyone have new insights now?

johnslat · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:53 am Post subject:

Dear aspiringesl,

Ir all depends on how MUCH more expensive NYU is, and, perhaps more importantly, how much a degree from NYU means to YOU (because it won't mean much, if anything, to anyone else in ESL/EFL.)

Regards,
John

tttompatz · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:01 am Post subject:

Perilla · Joined: 09 Jul 2010 Posts: 792 Location: Hong Kong

I agree with the general drift of the responses - there's no point in paying big bucks for a TEFL-related degree. The vast majority of EFL employers are simply interested in the fact that you have a degree.