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Anyone else going to be commuting from the Illinois side?

The schools that I applied to specifically said two of the three letters they required must come from SLP faculty. That isn't the case with every school though so definitely check the ones you're looking at. I would definitely ask some of the linguistics faculty that you know better for any letters that aren't required to be SLPs! Good luck!

I'm waiting on SIUE although I've already accepted a spot at SLU. SIUe would just be much more convenient and cost effective. I called last week and they said that there were still a few spots left to fill, so hopefully I'll hear either way before I start classes at SLU!

I'm still hoping this will happen to me! If it does I plan to just email the person that sent the acceptance email asking to withdrawl and see if there's anything else I need to do since I've already registered for summer classes. Hopefully I'll know for sure before classes start for the one I've been accepted to already! I think an email would be fine though.

I just use Adobe Reader on my ipad. I use all the powerpoints the professors upload then download them to Adobe Reader and type right on the slide, you can also highlight, underline, etc on the slide. I have found tons of good apps on Pintrest for therapy and my clinical instructor recommended a few as well, even just some games to use as motivation once they complete an activity.

Yes I'm also waiting on the waitlist! I emailed the director today just to see if they were done or still had spots. I want to offically accept my other offer soon if I don't have a shot but really want to go to the school I'm waitlisted at! I hate the waiting lol

If they have anything online you can still get in state and don't have to be home. My CC has lots of online science and other classes but of course it will depend on the college.

Your local community college should have it and be a cheaper option.

From what I've seen, the majority of schools do prefer their own students. If you're a so-so student at their school, I think they are more likely to accept than a so-sp student from outside the school because they know you. I think I could have easily gotten into my own school but had a harder time at other schools even though they are less competitive overall. I would definitely still apply because there will still be a chance, but if you don't have awesome stats expect more waitlists as they go through their own students first. That's definitely not every school however, but a lot that I've seen.

I've been thinking about the same thing. I'd say about 85-90% of the undergrads and grads in my classes use a Mac, I also use a Mac. We tend to use the clinic or labs for software and other analysis so I've never had a problem. I also own an Ipad and use that for all my in class notes etc and use my Mac for writing papers, homework, exams, quizzes, etc. My Mac is pretty old so I'll be getting a new one, possibly desktop in the next year or so. Once I got a Mac there was no going back lol My fiance' hated Macs (for no reason lol) but he got PC laptop and prefers mine now. I think it's a personal preference but a lot of people like the Mac since it's iCloud compatible with the Ipad which is nice. I wish they were cheaper though!

I'll be living with my husband but from past years in apartments I've always gone with roommates (3-5), good area, and decent apartment. Nothing fancy but still looks nice. Rent was usually around $500/month per person. I lived with randoms 2 years and it was a great experience. I met two of my best friends this way and stayed friends with most others. Not everyone is this lucky but I wouldn't change a thing.

I went into undergrad as a biochem major planning to go to pharmacy school. I switched after one semester to speech path and was still able to graduate in three years. For me, the classes haven't been bad, but science and math come pretty easy to me. There are some similarities to nursing with the anatomy and everything. The large majority of my classes were mainly test based, with a combination of memorizing and a little critical thinking. I took 18 credits every semester, had a 3.8 GPA for most semester and never really felt stressed about classes, buttt that totally depends on the person and the school. GRE also wasn't bad because I feel I'm a decent standardized test taker, but I did buy a book to look through and I would recommend that. If you don't get into grad school you could always go back and get an associate's nursing degree since you'll already have some classes out of the way. Just try to be really involved in classes and outside of class, go see professors for office hours, since you'll likely need their letters of recommendation, join NSSLHA, volunteer, find related work experience if possible, etc just to make your resume look more appealing to grad schools.

Here's the group for SLU: https://www.facebook.com/groups/628914940533970/ No, I don't think I'll hear back until after the April 15th deadline unfortunately. I emailed them to check but they haven't responded. If I do happen to get in to SIUE I will likely be withdrawing from SLU so I guess we will see soon! Congrats on your acceptance and decision!

Anyone know if there's a SLU Facebook group? If not I can make one.

I'm currently taking 3 graduate classes (class is half grads, half undergrads, not leveling courses) and it's really no different than undergrad. The only thing the grad students do different is an additional short project or paper. Most of my classes have: Midterm (1 or 2), Final exam, in class assignments, and quizzes. One has article reviews. I obviously don't have clients now so that's different but the classmates do seem to be very busy with their clients, they typically have two clients at the clinic each semester of the first year. I think they take about 3-4 courses a semester for around 12-15 credit hours.