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  1. I live on the East coast, so I'm WAY out of state lol. Glad to know I'm not the only one being kept on hold! Sucks that it's not through email...I wonder how long it takes to mail something from Hawaii to New York...
  2. Hey fellow speechies! Has anyone else still not heard back from Manoa? I called there the other day and asked because I haven't heard ANYTHING aside from a "The items needed to evaluate your application are received and your file will be forwarded to the graduate program for their review process" email in late January. They basically said that they are waiting to see who accepts, and they'll probably contact people for more interviews soon. But... I haven't seen any rejections or waitlists on the results forum, so I guess i'm just wondering if they're actually considering me, or if they're just keeping everyone waiting? Kind of peeved since this was a really expensive application, I'd like to know if I have a shot here or if I should just resign myself to going somewhere else at this point.
  3. Oh boy i'm the opposite of all of you... I chose the more expensive "dream" school over a basically free in-state school (was offered a GA on top of already cheap tuition). Honestly though, in my case I'll have a better quality of life during grad school (better weather/awesome city area) and I'll be more than happy to settle in the area after grad school and use those contacts I develop through externships. There's a little nagging voice in the back of my head that is slapping me for giving up free school, but I would probably be totally miserable for two years, and then I would have to relocate anyway. I think I won't be 100% sure/happy until i'm actually there, but right now I'm like 97.8% sure that I made the right choice, and excited to start in the fall!!
  4. I took the GRE twice during the summer before my senior year. Spring of my junior year, I took a Kaplan course, twice a week for like two months. They went over every part of the test: math, verbal, writing. I was mostly taking it for the math, I was never worried about the verbal or writing part. The class definitely refreshed my math skills, I hadn't seen some of those problems since sophomore year of high school! However, I honestly never did the "homeworks" we were assigned (I was having a really rough semester, and this class was the least of my worries), and just did my best to pay attention in class and get as many tips as I could out of my instructor. Took it the first time in June: 160v, 149q, 4.0w. Wasn't happy with that math score, registered to take it again in August. The month or so leading up to my second test, I used the kaplan prep book to go over all of the math stuff. Probably studied for it an hour or so a few times a week. Took it again: 164v, 149q, 4.0w. I was shocked that my Verbal went up, because I quite literally went through some of the verbal questions that were confusing thinking "eh, I'm only trying to improve my math score, this doesn't matter" and just chose something that sounded kind of right. I was MORE shocked that my math score didn't go up even one single point, because I had actually put in some time to study for it!! But I wasn't going to go through the hassle of taking it again, so I took it as a sign from the GRE gods that I had reached my math score "ceiling". I think as long as you have a good verbal score and a writing score at or above 4.0, you're golden, I've heard math doesn't matter too much for our major.
  5. I would definitely attempt to ask in person. Email to ask for a meeting or drop by office hours. However, one of my LOR professors was crazy busy/scatterbrained, so when I tried to ask for a meeting she was like "uhh i'm pretty busy for the next few weeks, email works best" so I just sent her a nice email asking if she would feel comfortable writing a positive letter of rec for me, and she said she'd be happy to. So if you aren't able to meet in person, email isn't the worst thing in the world, as long as you're sure the prof remembers/knows you.
  6. YES that's an awesome point!! Do as much research as you can now. Figure out what schools you have a good shot at getting in score-wise. I know it can seem pretty random, but you can generally figure out if you would fit in there based on the scores of who they've accepted in the past. If their average GPA is a 3.8, and you have a 3.2, I'd think long and hard about applying there. In addition, if you're unsure about a program, you can usually contact them directly "I have a GPA of ___ and a GRE of ___, would I fit in/have a shot at your school?" I strategized like crazy when figuring out where I was applying to, because while it would be nice to dream about NYC and Boston and California schools, based on my GPA I knew I didn't have a real shot at getting in there, and I didn't wanna be "that girl" who didn't get accepted anywhere. I had a few reach schools (amazingly, I got into both of them), but most of my schools were "safety" and "just right" schools. This is a competitive process, and you have to be smart about where you're applying.
  7. It's awesome that you're planning on getting your GRE out of the way this summer! That's what I did, and it was AMAZING not having to worry about studying for it while I was taking care of the rest of my application/coursework stuff last semester. As twisted as this sounds, I loved hearing others worry about taking the GRE in mid-octoberish. I just quietly sat there like "muahaha I took mine months ago" I would make a chart with all of the information for schools you're planning on applying to. Name, cost, application format (paper, online, CSDCAS...), how many letters it needs (and who you're going to get those letters from), application deadline, essay prompt, fee, and include boxes for when you send off your transcript and GRE scores to each school. I found that having that all in one place made everything a lot easier. "OH GOD WHEN IS THAT APP DUE?? DID I SUBMIT THAT FORM???" turned into "hmmmmm..... lets check the spreadsheet.. okay cool, question answered." And it's nice having it done before you're actually in the middle of the application process. Finally, do you know who you're going to get your letters from? I know some people who asked about letters the spring before they applied. It's not completely necessary (I asked for all of mine in mid september), but I know it would have made me feel a little less stressed at the beginning of the year if I hadn't had to worry about who I was going to ask and when/how I was going to ask them. "Poor prior planning produces piss poor performance"...... Good on you for starting this now!! Good luck
  8. I had a list of questions I reviewed before every interview I had because I think it's just as important that I interview them while I have the opportunity to hear firsthand what the program is like. Here are a few of my main ones... -when does clinic start? how many clients do you have the first semester? How does the number of clients progress as you move through the program? -is the program cohort style or are class schedules flexible? -what types of clients does your clinic serve? (i.e. are there a lot of child artic clients, lot of older/medical clients? are there any patterns in who you see?) -how long do summer classes and summer clinic run? (one of my schools only had classes, no clinic, another had classes, but clinic ran WAY longer than the summer class session, etc). -are classes and the clinic located in the same building? if not, where are they located? -where are your medical placements? -how far can I expect to travel for externship placements? -do most students live on or off campus/together or alone? *look on the website, if any of these questions are already answered there, maybe don't ask them... I always liked to have one or two things to ask at the end, and having a wide range of planned questions meant that even if they covered a lot already, I always had something to say. I think it made me look better, more invested in the program. But that could just be in my head either way, it made me feel better. I think it's great you're going into this interview prepared! Good luck!!!!
  9. I was put on the waitlist (still a little bitter about that lol) but I'm asking to be removed, as I've decided to attend a school in Florida. It's about the same price, and has really awesome externships placements! (Plus, warm weather!) I really did love loyola's program though, and the faculty seemed SO caring and dedicated! Congratulations and good luck to all of those lucky ones who were accepted!!
  10. Helppppp!!! Those of you going to the open house on the 3rd, what are you planning on wearing??? I have literally no idea how to dress professionally in a warm climate, I don't even know what the weather is like in tampa this time of year, and I don't know how professional I need to be. I figure i'm already in, so doesn't need to be a whole suit getup, but I still wanna look nice. I have a dress with a neck and sleeves (or technically lack-of-sleeves) like this : http://commandress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Jones-New-York-Collection-Sleeveless-Houndstooth-Dress-Bloomingdales.jpg belted at the waist but not form fitting after that (i.e. has pleats), and I'm thinking of bringing a blazer or a little sweater with me in case it's cold inside... thoughts??
  11. WOOOHOOOO Holly, I've been rooting for you! You've been so kind and supportive towards everyone on here, so glad you're getting some of that good karma back!!! Congrats!!
  12. On the surface, a lot of my extracurriculars aren't relevant to speech. I did NSSLHA for a semester because I knew I was "supposed to", but my chapter honestly just did bake sales to raise money for our speech-related charity, and I felt like that was a total waste of my time. Everyone was running around saying how being in NSSLHA looks so good on grad school apps, but in reality they were making fucking cupcakes and patting themselves on the back for "being involved" in our field. It felt like total bullshit to me, so I stopped going, and I didn't put anything about it on my grad school resumes/applications. With that said, I used my time to do things that I actually liked to do. I was involved in a sport club all four years of undergrad, and I was an officer for a year. That gave me my first taste of something leadership-y (I helped run practices, plan tournaments/games, etc). I became a mentor to SLP pre-majors, and was an orientation leader every year after my freshman year. Since my sophomore year I've been a tour guide at my school, and I used that to demonstrate that I have confidence and good communication/people skills (giving tours on a large campus is a lot harder than you think!!). In addition, last year I was a Resident Assistant, and this year I started working as a swim coach. None of those things are obviously related to being an SLP (except maybe the frosh mentor thing), but I learned a great deal about being responsible, compassionate and engaged, and my confidence went THROUGH THE ROOF because I learned how capable I was at doing all of these things that really scared me at first. Plus, I really liked what I was doing (at least most of the time, of course there were moments I was like "fuck this shit I have homework to do and I just wanna eat ice cream and watch netflix, not deal with this person or go to that meeting" ) So I didn't have research experience, I was essentially not involved in NSSLHA, and I didn't do any work with special populations or learn a second language or work with kids (until I started coaching, but that didn't start till February, so none my schools knew about that unless I talked about it in interviews). But I still got accepted into 5 graduate programs (2 are in the top 30, another 2 in the top 100) with a 3.5 GPA (3.4 in-major). And its not like a stellar SOP got me in... I wrote a mediocre baseline one, tailored it a little to each prompt/school, but when I looked over it after I submitted my apps cringed a little because I probably should have spent more time on it . My advice: find things that you enjoy doing, but that still challenge you. If you can learn something from it and you think it's a good use of your time, go ahead and do it! Learning to balance your time between stuff you like to do and stuff you "have to do" is a very relevant skill to have in grad school. One of my interviewers actually straight up asked me what I do just for myself (i.e. not a "resume activity"), because everyone needs some "me time" budgeted in to take care of themselves in what can be a stressful program. If you can figure out how to do that during undergrad, you're golden. Everyone has a good GPA, so you need things to make yourself stand out. If you can get in on research or learn a new language or work with special populations or do an independent study in something speech-y, etc., GO FOR IT! But do it because you want to, not just because "it'll look good". Good luck next year!!
  13. That's so uncool. I have two other schools that just haven't said anything, and one of them stopped inviting people to interview weeks ago! These schools need to up their game. It's nearly april, If they know they aren't going to accept someone they should send notification at a reasonable time, instead of stringing us along. This is like a guy asking a girl out, and then the girl (knowing full well that she doesn't want to date him) going "ummmm wellllllll I don't know. I'll tell you by the end of the month at the latest." AND THEN NOT TELLING HIM.
  14. I interviewed with them on the 12th but haven't heard anything since.
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