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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.

I got accepted off the SLU waitlist yesterday and I was worried that it was too professional lol I'm currently at University of Illinois and undergrad here (not sure about grad) has been so relaxed and I love that lol I was worried SLU would be the opposite. I'll likely be accepting since my top choice SIUE I'm still waitlisted at and won't likely hear until after the deadline.

Did you guys end up accepting the offer and waiting it out as well? I did not expect this to happen to me! I was just accepted off a waitlist yesterday and have to make a decision by April 15th. I'm also on the waitlist at my top choice just due to price and location but don't think I'll find out until after April 15th. I guess I'll just accept and see what happens?

Got accepted to SLU off the waitlist today! Have to decide by April 15th but probably won't hear back from my first choice until after the deadline though:( IDK what to do!

It's almost April! Only a few more weeks until the deadline then hopefully we'll all get some good news! I know I'm definitely praying for it!

I definitely freaked out last weekend! Applied to three schools, rejected from one and waitlisted at two! The wait is killer. My fiance' and I have a back up plan though. I'll just work at the daycare or as a secretary for two years and have a baby that I've been wanting to but wouldn't have been able to as easily in grad school. Then I'll reapply in two years and if I don't get in then it's just not meant to be. Thankfully he has a great job so although we can't move which sucks, I don't necessrily have to go to grad school but of course would love the opportunity to study what I've been working on the past 3 years!

Hi! I'm Emilee, just turned 21 last week. I'm a senior at University of Illinois, majoring in Speech Path with a minor in Sociology. I took a full load of classes every semester so I was able to graduate in 3 years. I've worked at the campus daycare all throughout college and volunteer tutor at some local schools. I'm getting married June 7th and have been trying to manage school, work, grad school apps, and the wedding. All I can focus on is getting to move into the house we bought after graduating in May! I only applied to 3 schools (since we can't move because of fiance's job), waitlisted at 2 and rejected from 1. I'll probably just end up working wherever I can for a little while and have a kid then decide if I want to try and go back to school. Just trying to stay optimistic now and get my mind off of it all!

Waitlisted at St. Louis University. "Application received very positive evaluation but unable to offer admission at this time" It seems they don't accept of the waitlist often. It wasn't my first choice my was hoping for a better first notification! Oh well, two more to go!

My Dream would probably be SIUE just because we already bought a house in Edwardsville and that's where we grew up/families live or any of the schools with any type of funding My Guess is honestly I have absolutely no idea if I'll get into any. Most likely rejected from SLU, but it's pretty much 50/50!

Most schools require that at least two of your LOR come from SLP faculty. As for observation hours, you need at least 25 but the more the better! A lot of programs require all the pre-reqs to be done before admission so I would start there. Good luck!

Saint Louis University has a required summer start date and all the other schools I looked at had an option summer start.