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I'm a MWU SLP student and am helping out with some of the lunches/interviews! Looking forward to it! Good luck!

Hi onedayslp! Those are really good questions and I wondered the same thing before I decided to go to MWU. The program is cleared to be accredited but cannot have accreditation until their first class graduates. Therefore, this spring, they will be able to be accredited. They have passed all of the steps in order to be accredited. So, no worries there! There isn't a ton of evidence when it comes to a "newness," all of the faculty members have worked at other institutions and are really passionate about MWU. The facilities are amazing. We are serving in a brand new multi specialty clinic (dental, Speech therapy, family medicine). The SLP students have their own classroom in which all of the classes besides clinic classes are held in. We are also able to check out therapy materials from our classroom via an electronic check out system. It's really awesome because you can take them home and prepare for sessions and bring them back when you're finished. The faculty view themselves as mentors for the SLP students which is great because of the intense coursework. They're all really great and I'm so thankful that I was accepted to this school! I strongly recommend the program!

I was creeping on the forums and saw you're applying to Midwestern! I love it here

I did my prereqs through Utah State and was able to do a full course load while working a full time job. I think it all depends on how much you think you can handle. I would do a lighter course load the first semester and if you think you can handle more, you could add more for the second semester!

Hey onedayslp! I was also an out of field applicant with a BA in psychology. I ended up choosing to do my prerequisites so that I would one, get a little experience in the SLP area and two, so that I could add those to my application. I was also a nanny, and I think that helped out my application as well. Though you do have a chance getting in without prereqs, it may be worth it to take a couple before you start the application process. I started my pre requites this past fall and was able to get wait listed and then accepted to my top choice program and I couldn't be happier! I wish you luck!

Hey slpgirl! Thanks so much for providing some input from your experiences with us! We appreciate it! I am currently preparing to enter my program next month and have an overwhelming amount of emotions including excitement, nervousness and anxiety! I have one question that I can think of at the moment, though I'm sure there will be more! Did you work at all during your program? I am a part time lifeguard at a YMCA in my area and just got recerted this year and was tossing around the idea of working at the local Y where I'm moving for 3-5 hours a week just for some extra spending money. I think I'll wait until after the first couple weeks to decide, but I just wanted to ask you about your experience Thanks in advance!

I agree DeadAudi! I'm so looking forward to starting this new chapter of my life. I'm ready to move and start over and get to know new people that I haven't knows for my whole life! I come from a really small town, so everyone knows everyone and we've all grown up together which is great but I think it's time to meet new people who have the same interests as me, ya know? But it's hard that I'm going to be leaving my family because I love them so much, and though it's only 7 hours away, I know it will be harder to make trips home with all the school work that awaits.. I know what you mean! I'm not moving nearly as far as you, but I don't have the option to visit before the week before classes and would like to have everything figured out by then! MWU is an all graduate school and offer student housing, which I'm considering but I will not be able to have my sweet Luna on campus. Which I know may be a silly reason in the grand scheme of things, but I love my hedgie baby! My loans don't get disbursed until the second week of classes and I've been paying out of pocket for my summer classes so I feel ya! I'll be doing a lot of last minute shopping too!

No, not for their 2nd degree program. I believe that you just fill out the application and then send your transcripts. I can't remember everything though because it was a year ago!

I'm sorry sayjo- I'm wishing you and him the best in the job search. I hope that something will work out for you. I'll say a prayer for y'all for sure.

If anybody is feeling like I am, then we're anxiously awaiting the start of our programs! I haven't seen much activity on the threads lately (probably because we're all getting anxious and trying to get everything done) so I thought I would start a new thread to discuss how excited/nervous/anxious we are and talk grad school (hello, run on sentence). How's everyone doing this summer?

There's a lot of info on the different threads, I would definitely browse through them to see if any of your questions can get answered! The threads were super helpful to me at this point last year!

This post should be helpful!

I did my post bacc via distance learning! I took about 9 classes through Utah State University. They have a 2nd bachelors CSD program all online. It's very affordable too! I was able to have two jobs and balance my classes so that I could save some money as opposed to going to a full time post bacc program and spending about 10K more. USU professors are willing to write references for you too (as long as you do well in the class I'm sure). It's clearly not as personal, but I'm sure they can touch on your strengths and weaknesses academically. I was too early in my first semester there to ask for a reference from a COMD professor, so I got one from a two undergrad profs and two previous employers! The USU professors are really wonderful! I've had good experiences in each of my classes. Hope this helps! I strongly recommend USU!