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  1. I'm an undergrad at UA. I will be starting in the fall, but pretty much all of my good friends are starting in the summer. It's a great group that they let in, I'm really excited! As for grants and scholarships: UA doesn't give that many out. You can apply to be a GTA, which includes free tuition and a stipend, which is nice. A lot of the out of state students go that route. I'm hoping I get some grant from my fafsa though. Feel free to message me with any questions!
  2. I think most make about 50k-60k, at least that's from what I have researched.
  3. I'm in a similar situation. I want to go to an out of state school, but after crunching the numbers I would have over $100k in student loans. I would only have about $45k if I go to an in state school. I looked up the interest rate for the grad school loans and it's pretty high and I would probably end up paying about $10k extra on the $100k loan. It breaks my heart, but I don't want to have that much debt when I graduate and really start my life. Also, I talked to some professors at the grad school I will be attending and they gave some good advice. They said you really can pave your own way, no matter where you go. I want to concentrate in Neuro disorders, but the school I will be going to doesn't really do that much research in it. However, I can pick Neuro disorder electives, request practicum spots where they have a lot of neuro clients, and maybe be a GTA for one of the Neuro professors. This is just my two cents and how I reasoned through my decision. Good luck with everything!
  4. Do you think taking a Coursera Chem or Physics class could count for the credit?
  5. Me too! I'll be attending, since it's my undergrad program and i'm in state it's the best option for me. Feel free to contact me with any questions!
  6. I don't disagree with you. I think it's great they are well versed in other fields. I think it's the schools that just use that to their advantage though. For example at my school if you have another bachelor's you take about 5 SLP classes that are required and all the rest are optional. Then they will tell you before everyone else (they are finding out on Monday if they got in, everyone else finds out in April), then they tell you you must take all the classes they had told you were optional because they are KASA requirements. That's why I think money has a lot to do with how many out of field applicants get in, at least in my region.
  7. i totally agree. If I hadn't had to take Speech science, hearing science, chemistry, and neuro I would have a 4.0 too. And at a few of the schools I applied to, they seem to give priority to out of field applicants. I think it's all about the money. The out of field applicants will have to take a bunch of leveling courses required for the KASA requirements, so the schools will get more money out of them.
  8. I think we will be hearing from Auburn fairly soon, like in the next 2 weeks. Their GTA applications are due the 17th I think, so the will probably have made a decision by them.
  9. It's probably because of your situations. I know they will be letting the post-bach students know if they got in on the Monday after next. I was looking at your stats and, honestly, you look like you could get into a higher ranking school than UA. However, I loved my undergrad clinic supervisor, loved my teachers, and overall you get a solid foundation here. They probably just have a few questions about your situation, so I wouldn't stress. Your stats look great compared to other applicants and they let in quite a few post bachs, so don't worry. Let me know who you talked to and how it goes. You can private message me if you have any questions!
  10. I go to Alabama for undergrad. They've never done interviews before, so I'm not sure what to tell you. The department is pretty laid back though, and all the teachers are REALLY nice and helpful. I would just prepare for basic questions about your SLP interests and dress business casual. Do you mind if I ask you if you are a post-bach or not?
  11. I'm a senior at UA right now and may be staying here for grad school too. Honestly, the apartments close to campus are not something I would recommend. Most are very loud and filled with partying undergrads. I am even looking into renting a house right outside Tuscaloosa in Northport or Cottondale. With morning traffic it would be a 15-20 minute drive. There are a few bars that grad students frequent, but overall from what I understand grad students mostly hang out with people in their department. Don't worry about parking or having to walk a lot, like someone else posted about. You can take a campus bus or walk from the parking areas and most grad classes will be in one or two buildings max.
  12. I applied to Auburn, but haven't heard anything back yet? When did they contact you about an interview?
  13. At my school we are required to dress business casual for clinic. Men usually wear khaki slacks and a button up or polo, girls wear pants and a nice top. They are kinda lax about the types of tops we all wore though, as long as they don't show off cleavage. I couldn't imagine having to wear a dress or skirt or heels. My undergrad clinic was all pediatric clients and so i was was on the floor and bending over and picking toys up constantly. Word of advice: invest in some comfortable, but dressy shoes!
  14. I go to UA now. I also applied for grad. I really like it there. The clinic isn't that big, but the supervisors are really helpful and I really enjoyed my undergrad clinical practicum. They are also starting to do a lot more/interesting research. Good luck! And I definitely agree, if you have lower scores apply to Southern schools. Most take into account your resume, recs, and SOP. If your grades are lower look for schools that don't care about gpa as much.
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