Hahaha, well not exactly what I was looking to hear, but thank you for the info. For a variety of reasons, I'm going to have to stay pretty local for grad school, so these were the best choices I could find for my situation. I've finished all my apps except for my statement of purpose for each school. Just waiting on Long Beach to post the application materials. I'm not stressing as hard as I was before. The SLP I volunteer with wrote me an awesome LOR that she let me read, so that's given me a bit more confidence in my application. At this point, I've done all I can do. My GPA and GRE scores are as good as they are going to be. I have faith that my essay is pretty persuasive, and the fact that I'm a male in this field (which is like 99% female) will at the very least help my application stand out. Good luck everyone, and thanks for the help!