Graduate schools are eager to recruit Teach For America alumni. They know that alumni have gone through a highly selective process and have engaged in a challenging professional experience. Moreover, they value the rich perspective alumni bring from their direct experience with the challenges and opportunities in low-income communities.
Top-ranked business, law, medicine, public policy, and education schools offer alumni benefits including two-year deferrals, fellowships, course credits, and waived application fees.
* The specifics of each school's deferral policy vary. For details, please contact the admissions office at the school in which you are interested.