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  1. I am attending their program right now. Their admissions process will be a little different from last year's. All I know is that the interviews will happen this year. If you haven't gone to their open house, I would recommend attending at least one. They really help with giving a good idea of what their program is about and what they like to see in the applications. I don't remember much but they like to see good recommendations and a good personal statement. The program is great, I love it! The classes are small and we're all like a small, tight-knit family. First year classes are mostly all day and second year have morning placements and evening classes. It's full time and you could work part-time somewhere that has a very flexible schedule but it really depends on your study habits/commute. All the classes are chosen for you so you never have to worry about not getting into a class. Plus, you are guaranteed to graduate in five semesters. The clinic is in the same building as the classes which are all in the Brookdale Campus. The clinic is kinda dinky and old (I mean, it's CUNY...) but its all student run and they really want you to learn how to deal with paperwork, billing and calls like you work in your own practice. Definitely no hand-holding but the faculty members are approachable and open to suggestions/concerns/complaints. The in-house clients are so sweet and are very motivated. The classes are interesting as well and you have the option to start clinic in your first semester (which is not graded). The only major problem I have with the program is the building temperature control (again, it's CUNY). If you find complaints about Hunter's program elsewhere on the internet, its probably undergrads complaining about the undergrad program. If you need any more information, please let me know! I know when I applied to Hunter, I didn't know anyone who went there and I didn't find answers about the program on this forum.
  2. Nope, just the GRE. They only mentioned the GRE score proportion because the students were mostly concerned with that over all the other components.
  3. Compared to other CUNY programs, Brooklyn has a higher acceptance for their students (even though they totally deny it). I also had an interview with a fellow classmate. She was kissing so much ass and was rehearsed her answers so well that I was sure she was wasn't gonna get in. She got into the program (I did too but I rejected the offer). I was talking to another former student who had the interview too and we were talking about our interviewing team. Apparently, one of the interviewers also wrote the recommendation for that student that shared that interview with me. I spoke to a professor friend of mine and told me that was an illegal move on the school's part. It made me sad because I was interested in attending the program when I was a post bac but just had a fishy feeling about them when I started applying to grad programs.
  4. It's not about your grades, they really play favorites and the decision making is rather unfair. I don't like to say that about programs but I went there as a post bac and I've noticed this tendency.
  5. I know someone who was accepted into Brooklyn college and had both GRE scores in the 140s. Also Brooklyn college does not weigh their GRE scores as heavily as other components. According to some of the faculty, it influences about 15% of their entire decision for each potential student.
  6. Some schools also place importance on a high AW score (4.5 or higher). to practice that writing portion, I suggest you go to the GRE website and find the writing prompts to practice both essay types of the AW. There's quite a bit of prompts provided but don't be overwhelmed by the amount. Any of the listed prompts will be given on the actual test but most of the topics repeat themselves. Pick a few topics and practice them untimed on Word since the test requires you to type that portion. See which writing techniques work for you and get a feelfor wht kind of examples the test would like to see. After you practice untimed, try to do the same thing timed. It will really help you get prepared for the essay portion. At the same time, you can practice applying some new vocabulary words you are learning in the meantime and get some examples that can be used for multiple topics. I used this practice technique and it helped me get a 5.0 AW score. I hope this method helps you too!
  7. I have some ideas about programs in the NYC and long island area. Some programs (Adelphi, Hofstra, Lehman) allow for part-time options so you may work. Adelphi also has a Saturday program so you can work during the week. The CUNYs have the cheapest options in general (about 5,000 a semester full time) even though you are in the city. Plus they offer scholarships and work study options. Only thing is, the competition for acceptance into a CUNY program is RIDICULOUS. Federal aid and assistantships are more available in private insitutions, but it barely covers your tuition. If you have questions regarding the CUNYs feel free to ask me.
  8. Alissavar, I see that in your excel sheet you have a question mark next to brooklyn under the "no gre" list. Im not sure about Liu Brooklyn, but CUNY Brooklyn College definitely requires the gre scores. Hope that helps!
  9. I actually had faced this issue. As long as you have submitted your application by the due date, have submitted the application fee and have recieved a confirmation you're good. It takes time to get through all the apps. One of my recommenders submitted her recs in for four schools a day later. I got into 3 of those 4 schools. It'll be okay.
  10. Cmm28, I was in a relatively similar situation as you: I graduated with a B.S. in Biology with the intention of continuing my endeavors in research. Unfortunately, every time I applied for a job, I was never too excited about what I was getting myself into. To make matters worse, I couldn't even get a job since most research jobs at that time were not willing to pay. After some reflecting, I realized that I didn't like lab work, something which I wanted to do since I was a child. I was even considering pursuing a PhD after a few years of work. I couldn't find a job with my degree and I started to feel like shit. For a year I thought back to all the things I did and all the professors I spoke to for advice. It was then I thought about speech-language pathology. Since I couldn't find a job, I decided to volunteer at a non-profit org that helps school children. It's better than nothing. It really helped me clear my mind and also involved myself with staff who were familiar with SLPs. From their support, I was able to find what I want to do for the rest of my life. I also privately tutored in my neighborhood, particularly middle school aged children. Based on my experience, if you really do not enjoy the classes (because of the material, not the professors), then being an SLP won't be that enjoyable. A part of the job of an SLP is to continually research and gain new knowledge about the latest therapy techniques. If you are feeling that this is not the direction for you, perhaps you could speak to one of your pre-req professors about it and see if being an SLP is part of your future. It really helps to speak to a member of academia about it; there are things which they can clarify for you that the internet or books can ever tell you. Plus, they usually want to help you because they want you to find a subject you truly enjoy. If your undergraduate was in psychology and you are still interested in that field, talk to someone in the psychology department (meaning faculty, not a student). I have a friend that went from biomedical engineering to psychology by speaking to someone in the psych department. Afterwards, she went on to business and now she is getting her phd in Marketing. She is now using her knowledge in psychology and business to develop her thesis. I spoke to a prof in the linguistics department and then decided to get a minor in linguistics. If I didn't do that, I probably wouldn't have decided to get into speech pathology. Take the leap and talk to someone! In addition, shadowing or volunteering can help you gain better insight about the field or even another field you are curious about. Volunteers are always welcomed! At times, volunteering can lead to job opportunities If you can't find a job, try private tutoring (not work at a company -- they take commission). You can charge your own rates, pick your own times and best of all, you don't have be on the books! You could work with children, teenagers or adults on any subject. I know ppl that just takes the standardized tests like MCAT, GRE and GMAT and if you get a high score, you could charge like $100 an hour. Tutoring is also quite similar to speech pathology and it may give you a feel for the job. It's a great temporary job. The most important thing is that you don't feel like your in the dumps. A lot of people go through with it after college and don't try to compare your position over others. Once you find what you like, it's all good. I hope that helps!
  11. A high GPA does not and cannot give the entire picture for a person's application profile. A 4.0 is great but the quality of the application package determines whether or not the grades match a person's qualifications, background or experience. A person with a 4.0 could be an undergraduate or a postbac or an older applicant returning to school. In addition, grade inflation is the norm. Therefore, other elements such as the GRE score or your personal statement can give a better idea to admissions committees about the student's abilities beyond the GPA. I had a 4.0 gpa but I was a postbac and the grade was only towards Speech classes. I studied, but I did not find my undergraduate classes that challenging nor did I have electives which could weigh it down.
  12. I thought the open houses gave me a good understanding about the program and the faculty members as well. Some open houses also gave a tour of the facilities which was also helpful. Most of the schools I had applied to were in the close vicinity of my home and so attending an open house was not an issue in terms of time availability. I went to five open houses and it gave me a better idea of the schools and what makes them unique. Most of the schools I applied to were highly competitive with large amounts of applicants (NY metropolitan area). From my experience, emails from public insitutions were not helpful. Due to the high volume of emails and prospective students, they really do not want to spend extra time with you until you are actually accepted. The program's website and the open house are the only key into really understanding how you can increase your chances into getting accepted and get all your questions answered. Though the open house was helpful, the faculty may come off as cold and even intimidating because they want to see great application packages. On the other hand, private institutions such as Columbia, NYU and Adelphi were more than happy to explain everything in detail in their open houses. Even maintaining email connections with these schools were helpful. It really convinced me that their programs, especially Adelphi, would work out for me. I got several acceptances from both schools which I did and did not attend their open house. It really depends on your region, time availability and the willingness of each program to help you st the individual level.
  13. Yes, calculating the acceptance rate based on the stats you find ASHA Edfind, and any program's website is a helpful way to gauge schools and their level of competition. Another good way to get a feel about the school is to go to a school's open house. It gives you a great opportunity to find out a school's stats that way, especially if you found something confusing on their website description. From my experience, many schools in the highly populated metropolitan areas with a large number of applicants are not very receptive with emails asking about the program's stats and mostly refer you to the website for more information. At times, they might even sound a bit discouraging because they do not want to waste time on some applications that do not match to their standards. Private schools were much more welcoming and helpful with emails than public universities. For me, open houses really helped a lot. Programs will hold their open houses typically in the fall.
  14. I had a similar conundrum; I had experiences, some not entirely related to SLP and quite unique. However, it is still relevant to the field and collectively garnered my interest in SLP. I tried mentioning some of these unique qualities in my personal statement, even briefly in a paragraph but it did sound like I was reiterating my resume for a job. I instead told the truth about how I came across my interest, but I did not make it like the ultimate factor which drove me to SLP. You could start with a hook which shows a bit of your personality in a particular scenario (a flashback) which you can tie into your interest in therapy animals. It will make the reader question, "hmm, what does this person do and how does it relate to speech?" Then, you can start talking about how you got into that position i.e. You are a bio major, you have had an early interest in zoology, etc. but try to stay with that experience whether it took place in the Audobon Society or the therapeutic ranch. Later on, as you explain that topic, you can squeeze in some details about your credentials. Use that experience and find a skill which you also continually use in another facility or you have learned in the past. Try to find parallels from one general experience and tie your other experiences. They could just be one or two sentences at most. For example, I too was a bio undergrad and I used my lab research experience as the foundation. Then, here and there I tied in other aspects, such as my linguistics minor courses or my participation in volunteer teaching activities at an NPO. Pretend you were talking in an interview or even a friend you have not seen in a while about how you became interested in animal therapy. It may help see how you organize your thoughts into a narrative verbally. Many schools like to see how well you write and showing a bit of creativity demonstrates your thinking abilities and flexibility in your writing skills.
  15. Make sure that you found reliable recommenders for your LORs and some SLP faculty for those programs who need that as a requirement. A good LOR from someone who knows your skills and potential in a positive light really will take you far. Some profs will not write more than a few recs for a student so make sure you find someone ASAP. Also, it would be good to start on your personal statement if you have not begun to do so. Taking breaks between writing and multiple revisions really helps. You might end up with a different piece from what you had in the beginning.
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