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This could have changed, but I am pretty sure Boulders program does not fund MA students....so that is something to consider.....I got in a year ago but without funding, and I was told I could try for an assistantship in my second lanuage, but that they 'typically don't fund MA students'. There program is great, and that was one person telling me they don't fund MA students, maybe that was a poliet way of telling me I didn't get any funding, or maybe its changed, I just figured i'd mention it......

I would consider Syracuse. It is a great MA program if you want to better yourself prior to a Phd because not only do you get graduate work experience but you also get exposure to a variety of areas so you can change your mind prior to the PhD commitment. Having said that you do pick a concentration and there is theoretical linguistics, but also other areas that give you career options outside of a PhD. Also, they fund people (some at least it helps if you speak a forigen langauge too) message me if you have any other questions

Lol apparently! Where did you study in France?

Interesting and thanks for letting me know! I will look at San Diego State for sure! Its interesting that you are telling me too, an undergrad in Speech at SU, (where I am now) proudly told me she just finished applying there yesterday!

I am in a linguistics MA program (hopefully soon to be speech language pathology, once I graduate) anyways thats irrelevant....but I agree with the post above. I was in the same situation when I was applying! I had some schools tell me to get the transcript from my semester abroad, and some did not care, I would suggest you ask schools and you do it soon. I studied in France, and based on my experience, getting an offical transcript can take a while....although that could have just been the school I was at.

I am trying....shes a little excessive because its not getting better at all....but I've been spending less time at home...and her continual over dramatic performances (I promise this isn't an exaggeration) still bother me, but not like she used too....idk, I think I was in a bubble kinda, like I always had great roomates, as U grad varsity athlete, living with teammates was always a blast then I came here, and knew it would be differente because well its graduate but never imagined i'd have a roommate that was welll like that... but on the upside I am finding it easier to be nice to her....although it would be nice, if she was somewhat more considerate though (the noise thing is the worst of that though) ....I dunno I was extra annoyed because I was so sleep deprived when I wrote the orginal post...but in relaltiy it could be wayyy worse... That's a good point about the bf thing though......We are still looking and will continue to look for something in the range of what we are paying now.....I guess things will keep opening up for a while now....so yeah but thanks for making that point!

She is but thats okay....That is ture, about the boyfriend thing...we will move we just haven't figured out where....and its not like I can just move now,....lease agreement....but when hes here we will have figured something out....my inital reaction was that because of the money but as soon as I spent a few weeks here I realized it was not one of my better ideas....

Thanks guys

Thanks!! I will forsure consider that!!

I am sorry you feel you boomed your mid term.....I understand how stressful it can be to walk out of a test and feel like you know nothing.....I think if you don't like your grade when you see it, you should talk to the prof and explain that you really studied (show how you really studied) and just say that you don't mean to complain but that you wondered if he/she had any suggestions about what you could do next time differently. But you may be surprised....I was after my first mid term.... , I worked so hard studying that I pretty much lives in the library leading up to the exam. I put in long hours each day studying except for short workouts and eating, and other RA stuff and classes.. I really really need good grades because of my post program completion goals.... Anyways, I walked out of the exam, went home and literally cried some of which was due to fatigue I think, I was convinced I boomed it, and felt unsure of everything....one of my roommates who is older than I am in age and academics, shes a third year student, pointed out that I worked really really hard and I should be proud of that, and she felt i'd be surprised when I saw my grade.... I know I got lucky in this case, and that I am going to have to learn to take tests without getting such high anxiety.....but my professor saw me yesterday and said something like "congrads on a great exam" turns out.....I got an A.... I do understand your worrying though....I hate the stress i was feeling before and after the exam....good luck I hope you get a positive surprise like I did.

I had undiagnosed ADHD, and a worse GPA then you (3.1) but great grades after I was diagnosed....I shaped my whole personal statement around my ADHD. and it was the best choice I ever made. I had a professor at my undergrad tell me i whatt I (and I am sure you did too) with an undiagnosed disability is really impressive, is something I should be proud off. Anyways I would give you more detials I just don't have the time right now, but I think it would be a mistake to not mention ADHD.....if you want to PM to hear more please feel free

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This may be a silly question, but I didn't have a great GRE, my school now, (as a linguistics master student) calls it mediocre. I was in the 81st precentil logic, and the 31st percentile verbal. Should I re-take before applying to SLP next year? Or will they care? I am kind of hoping that what is going to matter is my current MA grades and research, but I figured it was worth asking.

Hey! Just to make you feel a little better.....I graduated with a 3.1 overall GPA (my undergrad was farrrr from perfect) but a 3.71 major GPA (for linguistics) I had one failed class on my transcript. Also, a science course which I re-took. I am a linguistics MA student right now, but as an undergrad I was a linguistics, french, and pyschology major. I have been interested in SLP but only since I got into my MA program (which might I add is at a very respected school and I was thrilled with the acceptance). y I have felt a little frusterated at myself for my late SLP interest, because doing it this way will take longer and stuff. My adivisor who is acutally from the SLP program at my school, told me I am so lucky to have a masters before I apply to SLP, because I will get into a better program and be more likely to get funded this way. Personally, she said that with a personal statement like I wrote, and a GRE score that "wasn't terrible', I was only looking at a mediocre SLP acceptance, had I tried to go that route. I do realize this is one persons opinion but I think the point is its going to work out, and I have taken the right steps to overcome my less then steller undergrad. As for you, SLP is competitive and includes some science (as I am sure you already know), and failed courses are not good, but if they are earlier on, and your recent grades are good, I'd think they wouldn't be significant. I think you should apply, do your best, and with a good application you could be okay. I do strongly believe that you should have a backup plan if you don't get in.....(in case), and I think that if you don't get in, you should try again.....after doing something to improve your application. Sorry I hope I helped .....and good luck!

thats awsome I tried a recipe last night and will try another today I am really excited! that's a great system too with alternating meals! Thanks a lot!

I only had one real choice. I got a fresh start in undergrad, and didn't want another one, but low and behold here I am....I am struggeling too, but I know there is an upside to having to fit in again....I think its hard not wonder ....but your there so as I and everyone else who has wondered what if should do....try to make the most of it....as someone already said its easy to think the grass is always greener on the other side...

Thanks that webpage is great!! I like to eat, lol I am also a runner which is my excuse for eating a lot! I spend about 300 a month right now on food, but I certainly don't have the cooking skills I would like to have and this webpage has given me some great ideas!

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Wow that sucks I am sorry especially since you were out so late.....I did talk to her, I am not sure if it really worked from the sex prespective....but at least she was nice...I'll spend less time at home for sure...I did avoid the topic of her pissing me off...but out of the blue she said she'd been thinking about it and was willing to tone down her complaining her situation cause when it came down to it she wouldn't want to trade....thanks for the advice....

ha ah I can't lease regulations, so I am going to try to make nice but thanks for the laugh lol

Thanks for the quick reply I realize I was a little harsher in the decription than I should of been. It is true I have to stop making comparisions, I am really jelous and thats stupid, however, I think she should stop making comparisisions too. I am just going to tell her I am strrugeling a little, and I hope that she'd be understanding with teh noise thing and the fact that its tough on me too! I don't expect her not to act like she has a boyfriend I just wish she wouldn't complain about him so much....because to me it sounds perfect.....although again that is a comparison. As for the sex thing, I never met to make it seem like they shouldn't have sex, thats ridiculous however, it would be nice if they even tried to be quiet....thats all I met..... Thanks again for your honesty guys....

So I have mentioned this a few times in a few other posts and I don't mean to complain again, I am just looking for advice on my situation.... 1. So as we all know grad school is hard, and just like many of us, I moved straight across the country to a state where I have no ties. 2. I really lucked out (or so I thought on housing) its cheap, in not a bad area, and a decent place. 3. Have one roommate who I really like and another who has never moved away from home, and has extreme attachment issues to her first ever boyfriend and is extremely incosiderate of me. She continually reminds me that I am lucky because my boyfriend is going to be able to move in with me next year. But that is in 11 months, and now we see each other once every two months.....she doesn't stop talking about home, her bf, and how hard done by she is (liek there are real tears). I just smile and shrug it off. However, I stupidly asked her, if when my good roommate left if my boyfriend could move in and she said sure. The thing is there is no way we could find somewhere even close to that cheap in a decent area near school if we moved out. ANyways that's far away. I have tried to smile, focus on school and not let her ruin my drive. Having said that last night she brought him home and I I am not kidding they had sex all night and I don't mean the quiet, I have a roommate next door kind, I mean the bed shaking, loud kind. I am light sleeper and that sucks, but with a broken ipod there wasn't a lot I could do. Its her right to do that, and I know that......but its my right to sleep....and I also think its rude that she knows I go for months at a time without seeing my bf and the one time he was here, we were very respectable yet she goes for four days without hers and was really rude. Anyways if this girl continually brings down my mood....by complaning to me about a situation that is a lot more ideal then my own.....and is clearly in her own little world.....am I out of line by talking to her? and explaining how not only is it not something anyone wants to hear, but it kept me up, and reminded me of the fact that I have that, just states away and never get to see it. Then asked her, if she could put on music, her fan and try not to make noise next time? and then explained she would help me a lot if she could be more positive and a little understanding that someone besides her could be having a hard time adjusting too? Or does someone have a better idea.....I'd be nice of course.......

I agree completly, in the last few days, I've realized the diversity in my program is a really positive thing! I've also realized that grad school is more like a job, and I expected my classmates to replace my undergraduate teammates and the reality is they won't, and it was wrong to expect that. Also, I spent far to much time expecting these 'friends' I was going to make, to fill the loneley feeling I have being away from my boyfriend, and that was silly, He will be here in a year, I am lucky there is an end to all of this, and by the time hes here, I should be good at this grad school thing. I agree with the abovce post though, its so nice to know I am not alone....SO thank you all for the advice!