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    Connecticut
  • Application Season
    2015 Fall
  • Program
    Speech language pathology

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  1. Yeah I've contacted about 12 places in the summer, and heard from none. It's hard to believe that people who were in the same boat won't give others a helping hand. I currently work as a mental health worker at a psychiatric hospital so I think that adds to my app, we often use aba therapy which I will touch on in my personal statement. I def am thinking about doing the gre again it's just so expensive! This whole process is so expensive. But good idea about asking to help research! I'm fed gonna try that
  2. So I'm considering applying for a third time.. The only thing is that I don't even know who to ask to write LORs anymore. I'm currently taking an online phonetics course, so I guess I could ask that professor. But I feel like it looks bad bc it's only an online course. Should I ask old professors? ( I've been out of school for a yr and a half) I've also been trying to get into volunteering at a hospital for the past 2 months, but their process is super slow. I've reached out to countless slps to volunteer for but either they don't get back to me or they can't have me help due to privacy reasons. I really want this but I feel like I just keep hitting wall after wall. Any suggestions to improve my app would be greatly appreciated. Stats are gpa: 3.26 gpa major: 3.6. Graduated cum laude after transferring schools. Gre is v 152 q 147 w 4.
  3. Thanks everyone I really appreciate your answers! I think I'm going to enroll in a state school right near me and retake some classes work hard and get good recommendation letter to apply again. Thanks for he support! This is something I want to do! It's just hard to not get discouraged after rejections
  4. 3.3 overall. 3.6 in major. 154 V ,147 Q, 4 for writing. I applied all around the NY, CT, MA, NJ area.. I know it's more competitive here but I'm not really wanting to move to the Midwest. I know my scores aren't super great but I've had a year experience working at a psych hospital which is something different to add to the table
  5. Yeah I would prob do an accelerated program.. No way would I go back to school for 4 more years of undergrad lol does anyone know how competitive spring admission is? Or how to find volunteer opportunities? Schools and private practices around me don't allow me to help out due to privacy issues
  6. Yeah my prereqs aren't what they should be. So I feel like that hurt my grad app and also if I did nursing if need to improve the grades too. Did you take any nursing courses when you were that major? And can I ask why you switched majors? Just wanna know what I'd be getting into
  7. That's a good point. I planned on taking bio and psych again to improve my grades for speech and nursing so I could take those and then a couple speech classes. I guess they're both a gamble with money but one thing I refuse is to take gre again. My scores were average but there's no way I'd take it a 3rd time
  8. Also does anyone know if spring admission is more competitive since there's such limited spots?
  9. So I've applied to grad school twice now. First time all rejections. Second time 2 wait lists that turned into rejections and the rest were rejections too. I've come up with 2 options right now. The first is to take classes at a school that has spring admissions. To a. Improve grades and b. To show them how dedicated I am and they'll have a face with a name. Also volunteer with an slp to get that recommendation. This would not only require moving, paying rent but also more debt with more schooling The second option is to drop slp since I've already put a lot of time and money into it. I'm already in debt and I don't want to waste more money on something that isn't happening. I'd love to finish what I started but I'm scared I still won't get accepted. If I did drop slp I think that I would find a nursing program and do that instead. That has a lot of science prerequisites that scare me though lol any advice is welcome! I just need opinions on what would be the smartest move.
  10. Oh my gosh I'm so sorry for you. That's cruel to promise a future and then take it away. Is that even allowed? I would be devastated if I was in your position and I think you should get in touch with someone higher up because that's unacceptable to do to a person. You can't take back an acceptance after you call someone and tell them they got in!! I really would speak to someone. Sorry that you are going through this! Also I'm pretty sure a college forgot about my app bc it appears that everyone else has heard. I contacted them and they said they sent a letter out that day (weeks after everyone else) so pretty fishy to me but idk how to prove it..
  11. I just hope it's this week.. The waiting game is so rough. Hope your interview went well though!
  12. If you haven't already interviewed can you ask when those who were just interviewed should know by? And if they know how many spots? They were very unclear when I asked but I wonder after interviewing some and giving out acceptances if they have a better idea.
  13. Interview was all personal. Even asked what you do for fun lol the writing wasn't bad either. Don't be nervous they were all very nice and made me feel comfortable!
  14. I just was invited to interview at this school. And I was hoping that those who have interviewed and been accepted could offer insight to what kinds of questions are asked. I saw someone mention on the results page that they were not what was expected and I was wondering what you meant. Any information would be more appreciated I'm so nervous!
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