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  1. Hi Everyone,

       I wanted to get advice on what I should do. One of my letter writers has yet to submit three of my letters. They said they would be able to pick up my information this past friday, but nothing has been submitted yet. The deadlines are January 15th (East Bay, San Jose, UCF). Should i pursue someone else or hope for the best this week?

     

    Thank You.

  2. Redlands

    SF State University 

    SD State University

     

    GRE: 159 Verbal; 149 Quan; 4

    GPA: 3.329

    EC: Tutoring, a lot of random volunteering, and teaching ESL in Mexico (taking a year off to do this)

     

    I'm not a CA resident though so I'm nervous that will affect my application

    Redlands for Fall 2013 accepted someone with a 3.1 GPA. so hey, it might work out for you. I heard the avg GPA for SFSU is only a 3.6, your GRE's are pretty good.

  3. My background is similar to yours: 2300+ SAT, STEM major. I pulled off a near perfect score (169V, 170Q, 6.0 AWA) with about three weeks of self prep--no Magoosh, no tutor, etc. You can probably do the same.

    I didn't study for quant at all. I used Manhattan Prep's study guides 7 & 8 for strategies for writing and verbal. I memorized Manhattan Prep's 500 essential words and 500 advanced words and Barron's 500 GRE words using flashcards in about two weeks (about 100 words per day). I did reading comprehension practice questions from the Manhattan Prep 5 lb book and the GMAT official guide. Lastly I took the 2 practice tests in the ETS official guide and the 2 PowerPrep tests. You can definitely pull off at least a near perfect score in three weeks if you spend a few hours on prep everyday.

    IMPRESSIVE!!!

  4. I'm applying to Redlands, San Diego, and East Bay

    East Bay is my top pick based on its program - the Aphasia Clinic makes it a good match for me.  That being said, it's quite a reach.  I'm also from NY, so that will make it even more of a reach.

     

    I transferred into the Communication Disorders program and finished in two years, but dealt with undiagnosed Lyme for the first year, so my GPA was significantly lower my first year than my second.  Not sure how to address this in the letter of intent (or if I should at all?).  Anyone with some pointers would be greatly appreciated!! :)

    GPA: 3.65

    GRE: 158 V, 153 Q, 4 AW

    EC: Two semesters of research experience with graduate professor (presented at the ASHA conference in Atlanta), member of NYSSHLA

    I was told East Bay is easier to get into than SDSU, no?

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