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Has anyone from Region 13 heard anything?

Does anyone know if spring admission is any less competitive than fall admission?

I went to UT Austin for undergrad, and didn't even apply there for graduate school it is so competitive. They love taking out of state applicants for their grad program. UTD is also super competitive as it is the highest ranked speech pathology program in Texas. And Texas State receives over 500 applicants a year. UNT, Texas Womens, and SFA all have good programs. I also applied to all of these programs, and got rejected from all of them. Trying again this year!

As most of you know, the speech language pathology programs are extremely competitive. I applied to 8 schools in Texas, and got rejected from all 8 of them. I am needing any and all advice from those that may have been in my same situation, and got accepted. I went to The University of Texas at Austin, one of the best schools in Texas. I had a 2.96 overall GPA, a 3.23 CSD GPA, and a 3.4 GPA for my last 60 hours. Not the best. I scored a 148 on Math and 150 for verbal on my GRE. Obviously, very mediocre GRE scores and GPA. I knew my grades would be an issue, but I had hoped that my experience working at a speech therapy pre-school, in ABA, and special education would look good. So where do I go from here? I can't change my GPA, and I'll be studying my butt off for the GRE this time to get rocking scores. But what can I do to make up for my mediocre grades? I have an awesome experience working in pediatrics, and I have my SLPA license. But, so do many others.. How can I make myself stand out? If anyone else has ever been in this situation, what did you do that may have helped you get accepted? Visited schools and talked to advisors or deans? Are there any programs that may be less competitive that you applied to? What about Distance Programs? It was very heart breaking to be rejected and not able to begin fulfilling my goal of becoming an SLP, and I don't want it to happen again. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

Im beginning applications for Fall 2015. My question is: Did anyone have a lower than 3.0 overall GPA and still apply to schools that say they require a 3.0 cumulative GPA? My overall is a 2.96 but my CSD GPA is much higher! I have not taken the GRE yet. Is it worth chancing it and applying to these schools still, or will they just toss it automatically?