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Just got rejected by UNM again, my home school. I seriously do not understand what they want. I'm devastated.

Congrats! Did you get the invite today?

I was told by my professors that an SLPA position would be my best bet to gain hands on experiance within the field. Asha and state boards in the state of New Mexico have very strict laws about slpa's I have to take graduate coursework and be supervised by a liscensed slp at least 20% of the time. Penalty for practicing above my certification is a felony. I think it has been an amazing experiance and i definitly feel more prepared for graduate school and the clincial experiance.

No Texas state does not. The way Texas state works is that they do rounds of acceptances. So the people that made it to the first round will get notifications mid-march, second round, and so on. They do not send out rejections unitl program is full. last year I recieved a letter asking i I would continue to stay on waiting list in case someone did not show up for orinetation and did not get a rejection until may 30th. I went to the information day this year and was told that they have a formula for how they determine accpetances and that gpa for csd has the most emphasis. It is the same for the University of New Mexico. I know your going to get in. This is my dream school, so I am praying my second time will be the charm. last year they had over 500 applicants!!

Thanks @twingguy7 Good luck to you! I have to think or hope our experiences sets us apart in a good way. And @doubleshot there is no doubt your getting in! You are bilingual and have nearly perfect grades and a high Gre. I am tempted to say you should not be worried. But if I made you feel better I am glad. What is your guys first choice, if you don't mind me asking?

I am going to join you all in the "less competitive" schools discussion. This is my second year applying, bah. I knew it was competitive but I thought I had a chance considering I had a lot of experience and decent grades. My SLP course GPA is a 3.91, SHS major including physics, math etc is a 3.58, grad work 4.0 and my overall is my weakest a 3.1. GRE is in the middle 150's for both. I was wait listed to a couple of schools and flat out rejected by my own school, which hurt the most. I was the NSSLHA volunteer coordinator in charge of all the fundraising and events and I thought I had a good relationship with my professors, not sure what happened there. Anyway it was a blessing in disguise because now I have my speech language pathology apprentice license and I am working for a multicultural/ bilingual therapy clinic and they have me contracted with a school district. I have 38 amazing students on my caseload and I love my job more than anything. I wouldn't trade it for a year earlier at grad school. It has reaffirmed that things happen for a reason and I know now that I can never give on my dream of being an SLP. This year I have that experience to supplement my application and I think I kicked my last years applications butt. We will see. I am applying to Texas state,UNM, Portland, Pacific, Illinois State, NM state, and Armstrong Atlantic. I am praying! The waiting is killing me. Good luck to everyone. Also remember that if you don't get this first time or second there is a reason why, I truly believe that.

I applied to Texas State last year and did not hear anything until may. It is one of the schools that takes the longest to hear back from. They accept in rounds and do not reject anyone until program is full. I was kept on the waiting list until the end, that was hard because I still had the tiny ounce of hope that I might get in somewhere. I'm trying again this year, I will never give up. I love this field.

Still Awaiting Texas State San-Marcos... have not been rejected but have not been accepted. Has anyone heard any updates?

Hello to the above- Im applying to The University Of New Mexico and just recieved noticed that they would like to interview me, im extremely nervous, any advice from your own experiance?

I didnt mean to -1 you not sure how that happened! How do I reverse it! My stats are almost identical, I hope we get in!!!!

Hello- Most certainly becoming more and more nervous about the likeihood of me being accepted into an SLP graduate program. I have applied to four schools: Washington State University, Texas State University, Northern Colorado, and the University of New Mexico. Gpa Major: 3.8 Cumlative: 3.5 GRE Scores: low Praying I get accepted somewhere Accepted: Waitlisted: rejected: We will see....