Ithicain

I was JUST accepted to UCF's SLP Master's program for Spring 2015. Beyond excited as I was terrified of being rejected since it's so competitive. Now, I count myself lucky to have not needed to take out ANY loans for undergrad. I've either gotten the Pell Grant and paid along the way. Needless to say, I am now very broke and living from month-to-month. I live with my boyfriend (which really cuts down on rent) but still have to pay around $550 a month for my expenses. For my first semester my Dad is offering to pay my tuition but after that I will be on my own. I'm really scared to take out any loans-- I'm searching my butt off for some assistantships but it's difficult to find one! I'd love to be a T.A. My current job will still hire me for Spring semester (it's a part-time job) but that means I will not be able to take one class next semester that was suggested for the first semester. I guess I'd take it another semester? Still trying to work that out with my advisor. ANYWAYS, I'm kinda just freaking out. My advisor is telling me NOT to work, but does she not understand that I will be going into tons of debt? It's at least $5,000 a semester in tuition alone, not to mention rent and living expenses. What do MOST people do during graduate school? If you take out loans, how much are you taking out? Also, if anyone has been or is currently in the SLP program at UCF, I'd really love to chat with you in private. Thanks guys!

Hey everyone! I just got accepted to the University of Central Florida for SLP! I'm so excited and actually quite shocked. Who else is attending UCF for Spring 2015?