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  • Application Season
    2015 Fall
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    Speech-Language Pathology

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  1. Hi guys, I'm a current student in GSU's program. Congratulations on your decision! If you have any questions, please let me know.
  2. I'm sorry to hear that It's such a competitive field. I'm crossing my fingers for you for when you hear back from your other schools. Good luck!
  3. Glad to hear it. If anyone is accepted and wants additional information about GSU, please don't hesitate to ask! Good luck
  4. Great! First of all, congratulations on your interviews! I chose Georgia State out of the 8 schools I was accepted to because I felt that it would be the best fit for me. Georgia State was far away from home for me, but it feels like my home now. The faculty here are absolutely amazing and truly care about each person in the program. Even though they lead crazy busy lives with supervising in the clinic and volunteering for ASHA, they are always available to you and want to help you succeed. We students have an incredible bond. I have met some of my best friends here and everyone in my cohort is very friendly (you spend literally ALL your time together, so you get to know one another really well). I love that GSU is in Atlanta, which offers a very diverse client base in our on-campus clinic and also a wide variety of internship placements. GSU also offered me an assistantship, so I am not paying for tuition, which is awesome. Anyway, I could go on and on about why I picked GSU over my other schools and if you want to know more, I'll be working at the interviews on Friday! Course load: It is a LOT of work, but many students, including myself, have a 10-20 hour assistantship or outside job. It's very do-able, although I suggest finding an assistantship because they tend to be more flexible around student schedules. Financial aid: As I mentioned, there are many assistantships available. I feel like I emailed the entire GSU faculty to find an assistantship and I was offered four of them. So while it can be a lot of work finding one, they are definitely possible to find. I actually emailed the director of our CSD program and told her I would not be able to afford GSU if I didn't have an assistantship and she took the time out of her schedule to secure one for me. I was amazed that a program director cared so much about one student and that's a big reason why I'm here today. Cost of living: There are a lot of different areas in and around Atlanta where you can live. No one in our cohort lives on campus, so you won't have to resort to that! Living in Atlanta can be expensive. I pay $1000 a month and I take Marta (subway system) into school. It's about a 15 minute commute for me. There are definitely areas further away from the school where you could pay less. Interview: Be yourself! They will not quiz you on any speech pathology terms (or at least they didn't last year). They want to hear about why you're interested in GSU and what brought you to speech pathology. Basically they asked information that you probably included in your personal statement. I can't remember specific questions, but they were general interview questions and nothing that was too hard to answer. Again, they really just want to hear from you and get to know you better, so I'd say being yourself is most important. Advice for your visit: Talk to everyone. Really meet the current students and faculty as much as you can. Get a feel for the school. You'll get a tour of the clinic while you're here, but definitely check out the area around the school. It's a very urban campus, but getting a feel of the place is important. I'm sure current students will be more than happy to walk you around campus if you'd like. I hope I answered all of your questions! If there's anything else, please let me know. Good luck! I will see you guys on Friday! *Sorry for the late response...it's almost midterms here and it is a bit crazy haha
  5. Hi guys, I currently attend GSU for my master's degree. I thought I'd see if anyone has any questions that I could help with. Good luck!
  6. Hi TJ! I started out my college years as a musical theatre major as well. Although I made the switch to a speech pathology program after my sophomore year, I can relate to your situation. First of all, definitely put that passion into your SOP. My SOP was all about my switch from musical theatre to speech pathology (explaining why I did it and how I think it will help me as a speech pathologist). It is definitely an interesting thing about you and grad schools will be very interested in your experiences. I was also nervous about taking the GRE (with having minimal logical/critical thinking in my courses). I purchased a Kaplan GRE prep book and read through and completed the entire thing. It definitely took some work, but I was able to get fairly good GRE scores. Anyway, I guess my point is that being an actress myself, I know how much passion, hard work, and dedication it takes to pursue theatre (and especially to be successful in theatre!). If you put those qualities towards speech pathology, I know you can do it. And if you have any further questions, feel free to contact me on this topic or via PM. Good luck! (I'd say break a leg, but I feel like I'd get judged )
  7. I'm also interested in working with people with voice disorders! Vanderbilt University has a specialty voice track, but it is hard to get into. From my grad school application/decision experience, I realized that all accredited schools will prepare you to work with people who have voice disorders. However, you want to make sure that the school you attend has faculty that specializes in voice therapy/voice disorders and, even if you're not interested, voice research. This gives you the opportunity to work on that research, volunteer a few times, observe in the research lab, or just stay on top of research in the field. Also, you may want to make sure that your school is in an area with voice facilities. Most likely, schools that are in a city are going to provide more places that offer voice therapy, where you could observe or get an internship. I'll be heading to Georgia State in the Fall. I love that there is voice faculty and research, along with the fact that it is located in Atlanta, where there is the Emory Voice Center and other centers that offer voice therapy, such as Grady Hospital. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.
  8. Georgia State University Georgia State SLP Class of 2017 https://www.facebook.com/groups/445663838925924/ Closed group, send a request!
  9. Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone else is planning to attend Georgia State University this fall. I would like to start or join a Facebook group, so I want to find some of my classmates. Thanks!
  10. Hi guys! Is anyone going to Georgia State? Also, does anyone know if there's a Facebook group? Thanks
  11. I had no idea about the potential out-of-state tuition waiver. I just emailed her; thank you so much!! I know Georgia State said they would not tell people of GA positions before the 15th, but do you think there would be a good chance of getting one after that? I know they usually offer a lot of GA positions, but I would be nervous accepting to a school without knowing I'll have funding. And yes, I think a big advantage to Georgia State is the clinical experiences in Atlanta you'd be able to get. But if UGA can send you to other places that might be cool!
  12. Maybe! I really liked Georgia State when I was there for my interview. I haven't been to UGA yet, but I'm visiting next week. I would definitely need some sort of GA/funding to attend either of these (out-of-state tuition is SO expensive!). What about you? Any thoughts on where you'll end up?
  13. I'm not from Georgia, but I did apply and get accepted to University of Georgia and Georgia State as well I'd be happy to talk!
  14. I believe this just means that you will receive a decision soon. I have heard from posts on here and from personal experience that it changes to that status whether you are accepted, waitlisted, or rejected. My status changed to "under graduate school review" yesterday morning and by that night I heard that I was accepted. Good luck!!
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