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Yea I noticed that too. Thought it was strange.

I agree with a lot of what the above poster has said. I also had an underwhelming undergrad GPA and needed to do really well in my SLP prereqs to have a shot. I also feel that I got way more out of taking my classes in person. There was one prereq that I needed to take online because it wasn't being offered last semester in person and it was not a good experience. I didn't feel like the professor was putting much into the class and I definitely did not get from it what I got from my other classes, despite doing pretty well in the class itself. Also, I did not run into very much difficulty taking the classes I needed to take because my post-bac/pre-professional program gives priority to students in the program. I would assume most post-bac programs like this are designed to give you the opportunity to complete all your prereqs in a year.

Can't believe people are making decisions...I've only heard from 1 out of 8!

Sure. Sorry for the long-winded answer! I like the program so I had to put in my 2 cents =)

ASHA accreditation is different than Middle States Commission on Higher Education accreditation. Middle States is the governing body that determines whether the school as a whole is accredited. If a school lost their MSCHE accreditation, they would also lose their ASHA certification. I'm pretty sure ASHA awards accreditation in cycles of 8 years or so, so the info you found refers to that. Every ASHA-accredited school gets reviewed periodically. Kean's SLP program has a good reputation, it was the school as a whole that was temporarily in question.

Yes, those accreditation issues were initially very worrisome for me as well. From what I understand though, those issues were largely political and had a lot to do with the university president who a lot of people don't like. Anyway, late last year they were re-accredited through 2017 and it's a very long process of reviews before a school could lose accreditation so imagine they're safe for several years after 2017.

Same here. I'm in the Kean pre-professional program and when I started in the fall my advisor told me that, considering my not-so-hot undergrad GPA, it would be an uphill climb for me just to get into grad school at all, so I am thrilled right now just to be in somewhere. I love it at Kean so if I get in there, it will probably be between Kean and NYU, depending on how much $$ I decide it's worth spending. Things could change though if I get funding somewhere, which I am not counting on. How about you??

Yeah so true. My date for NYU is April 15th too. I thought the process would be relatively easy after my applications were done but the stress is sort of never ending haha. At least we're in somewhere, so these are total luxury problems =)

Has anyone heard about funding from NYU? I'm pretty sure I'm not getting any considering I applied after the deadline. Plus I've heard they're not super generous with $. Still curious/hopeful though....

Ugh! Well, I know that Kean said 3-5 weeks and it's been 6 already...what gives?!

Hello katie-bird, The above poster has done an awesome job answering some of your questions but maybe my experience can help as well... I am currently enrolled in the Kean University Pre-Professional Program. Kean is in Union, NJ but also offers a distance learning option. I started in the fall and will be finished in the summer, although I could have been finished after the spring semester had I not chosen to take a non-matriculated grad course this semester and take one of my pre-reqs in the summer. The program costs about $6k a semester for in-state students and I think the rate is higher for out-of-state. Last year I applied to two grad schools in NJ figuring I would have no problem getting in and I was WAY wrong. I had very little knowledge of the field and no clue how competitive grad schools were. After getting rejected at both places I applied to this pre-professional program because I really didn't know what else to do. Thankfully I got in because I have had/am having an awesome experience. You definitely have a huge advantage knowing this early that you'll be applying to grad school next year (assuming you do your pre-reqs somewhere in the meantime). Plenty of time to get some good experience and to craft some great personal statements. When I met with my advisor in August before I started any of my pre-reqs she told me, "Start writing your personal statement TONIGHT," which was actually very intimidating haha, but she was right. I started writing it months in advance and at times I felt totally lost and absolutely sure there was no way I could write something that could make me stand out from anyone else. But, having so much time to brainstorm and revise, I eventually got some really good ideas and wrote some pretty good ones. This will be a huge part of your application because so many people have the stats but not everyone can write stand-out essays. It can be a huge plus. In terms of experience, the more you can do the better. I had about 3 years working with kids with developmental disabilities before I even started on this path. Last fall, I got an internship at a multi-disciplinary child therapy center and observed an SLP who worked mostly with children with speech-sound delays. While it's good to have direction as to what area of the field you are interested, I think some schools also want to see that you're open to other things as well. I've heard a lot of professors say that almost everyone comes into grad school thinking they want to work with kids and many people are eventually drawn in a completely different direction. Unfortunately I don't have very much knowledge on specific schools. I am only familiar with the ones in my area. Please let me know if you have any other questions, I'd be happy to chat!

Oh I have an exam that day too so skipping probably isn't my best option. Great timing. Maybe you can give me a report!

Me too! I applied to 8 and only heard from 1 so far. I just had spring break this week and spent it waiting for the mail to come and refreshing this site 4000 times a day. A lot of good it's done me =p

I would love to go but I have four classes Thursdays spread out between 9:30 am and 7:30 pm. Not sure I can make it. Are you going?

Thanks for the insight ald360! What other schools did you apply to? I also live in NJ and am applying exclusively to local schools (NJ and NY). I am currently enrolled in the Kean University Pre-Professional Program. I like the program there and, if I get in, it will probably be between NYU and Kean. The tuition at NYU is almost double Kean's tuition though!

Ok, thanks for the info. I'm on spring break this week and have nothing to do so I'm letting the suspense get the best of me haha. To answer your question, no I haven't heard a word from any of those schools.

I noticed a lot of people got interviews at Queens College. Has anyone been accepted or rejected yet? I applied but never heard back about an interview. Good sign? Bad sign? Neither?

I agree. For someone like me in particular (had a sub-3.0 undergrad GPA.....ICK!), I needed all the help I could get and now I'm getting into some grad schools. That isn't to say the GREs are the only reason, but good GRE scores sure don't hurt.

I would highly recommend the latest Princeton Review GRE prep book. Five years ago I took the GREs (with virtually no prep) and scored around the 50th percentile for both sections. After studying the PR book pretty hard, I took the test again last year and got 71st percentile on the math and 91st percentile on the verbal. I know this thread is about the math section, but the verbal section of PR book was especially helpful. It had me studying vocab words I've literally never seen before in my life and SO many of them were on the test. Obviously, the words left my memory within the next couple of days after the test but my scores remain!

Well honestly it's my fault for not double and triple checking. I applied to 10 schools so I guess this just got lost in the shuffle of all the stuff that goes into completing so many applications. Bummer though. Live and learn.

Yea so apparently my payment never went through and now it's too late. Never got a call from them or anything telling me so. It's okay because I have already been accepted at one of my top choices, but I'm still very disappointed. Like everyone else on here, I put a lot of effort into this process and it really doesn't seem right that something like this should happen. Oh well.

Just emailed them. Very concerned though. I'm able to log in there with the information I use to log into my application but it says "now that you've started your application, here's what you do to submit it." WTH!

I don't know what the Next Step account is... I am going to email graduate admissions.

I checked the status of my application on their website this morning and it said my application was not submitted, but I did submit it! Is anyone else who applied getting the same message?

Hi jaimeb, I'll probably be echoing what others have already said but I wanted to share my experience because I was/am in a similar situation. I graduated with a BA in psychology in 2007 with a slightly sub 3.0 GPA. I decided though that I was going to do everything in my power to maximize my chances to get into grad school. I started a pre-professional program in the fall, worked my butt off, and got all As. I participated in class, engaged with professors as much as possible, and ended up with great letters of recommendation. I worked for several months on my personal statements and got input from as many people as possible. I studied hard for the GREs and did reasonably well. I got an internship to pad my resume and help me get my 25 hours of observation which some schools require for admission. Finally, I applied to 10 grad schools of varying competitiveness, knowing I would probably be lucky to get in anywhere. A week ago I got accepted to NYU Steinhardt. Several of my professors at my pre-professional institution have all but told me that I will be getting in there as well, and I still haven't heard from about 8 schools. So my advice is do everything you possibly can. Most importantly, show that you care! Everyone will say in their personal statement that "this is my passion", "I want to help people", and "I feel I was born to do this", but actions speak louder than words! Definitely foster relationships with professors and professionals in the field (SLPs you've shadowed, interned with, etc.). Hope that helped in some way. Best of luck!