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The title says it all. Although it's a bit too early for most people to know where they'll be attending in the fall, I thought it would be good to get this started anyway. I imagine it will be interesting/useful/insightful/etc to share where we're going and why! I'll start. I'm 99% sure I'll be attending UVA (haven't officially accepted my offer yet, but aiming to do so this week). I chose UVA for a few key reasons: 1) It's a pretty solid program. Not the best ranked program that I was accepted to, but a very good choice (academically) nonetheless. 2) I've met a good number of the faculty already since I'm an undergrad here, and they're all incredibly nice and capable. 3) I've shadowed in the clinic and interacted with some current grad students, so I can tell it's a warm, welcoming environment with ample support. 4) I already love UVA & Charlottesville! 5) I would save money going here by paying in-state tuition and living with my significant other (who works & lives in Charlottesville). Anyway, I'm interested in hearing where you all are going and how you decided on the program/school of your choice!

Just got a very short and sort of unenthusiastic acceptance email from Old Dominion University.... but oh well, I'll take it!

Thank youuu everyone! And congratulations to all the other acceptances today too! I'm glad to see so much good news on here. Those that were accepted to MGH: are you planning on going to the open house/info session event on March 29th? I'm hoping to go, so it'd be cool to see other people from here at the event! Also, did anybody find out anything more about MGH financial aid/funding other than that it'll be included with the official offer when it's sent out?

What a wonderful day! My classes were cancelled today because of a snow storm, and I just got a call notifying me of being accepted to MGHI! I hope everyone has an equally great Monday.

I'm coming straight from undergrad with a degree in Linguistics, so if I were to go to UMD I'd be a "leveler" (which at UMD means I'd be a provisional grad student for the first year while I fulfill pre-reqs).

Thanks for starting this thread, twinguy7! My HOPE is to get into two in-state schools and two out-of-state schools with some sort of funding/financial aid. My DREAM is to get into UVA and get funding/aid from the program so that I can have the option of staying in Charlottesville with my significant other and saving on living costs & tuition. My GUESS is that I will go wherever I get the most amount of funding/aid from, which realistically may end up being in-state.

Babink, Like MNIJ, I also got the email from University of Maryland to check my application status on Feb. 13 (also accepted) and I submitted my application realllly late. Like, the day before it was due (Jan 14, I think)! So I don't think the timeline of hearing back from UMD necessarily depends on when you submitted your application.

Congrats, MNIJ! I just got the same email and good news too. Mine said it was a provisional acceptance and to contact the department about it. I'm not quite sure what that means yet but it sounded like it may be either because I'm out-of-field or not yet done with my undergrad degree.

Did anyone try to get in contact with the schools they applied to & ask about when decisions can be expected?

That's a good point that I haven't really considered in great detail... How do you know whether a course is accepted by ASHA? Is there a link or guideline for what is acceptable? I have all the requirements fulfilled in terms of general undergrad courses, but some of them are Credit/No Credit (instead of a grade) and some are also kind of iffy sounding like "Genetics for Informed Citizens" or something like that, haha. Would be nice to know if it's acceptable...

Yes! Another fan of The Mindy Project! Haha. But on a more related note, I am def. an uncomfortable mix of perplexed and anxious right now. Perplexed because I don't know how to reconcile my pessimism with friends, family etc trying to be supportive and saying "of course you'll get in somewhere!" and me thinking "but they don't KNOW that I will!" Anxious because ... well, the lack of certainty and the possibility that my hard work won't pay off in the way that I hope it will (that is, a grad school acceptance). I joke with my friends that February is going to be the month of drinking my anxiety away. Hopefully though it'll remain 75% a joke!

That's great, autismadvocate! And you've still got about a week until the deadline so there is definitely still hope!

@autismadvocate, I actually did have a bit of an issue with UCF in the beginning. After I submitted the application online, I got the email confirmation that told me I could check the status on MyUCF. But, when I tried to log on 24-48 hrs later (all in the middle of last week, I think), the MyUCF system was telling me that it couldn't locate my PID. I talked to someone from UCF online (essentially some sort of support person for graduate applications stuff), and she said to wait a bit for the system to update. This weekend I was finally able to log on (got my PID successfully and all) and check my application status. It did kind of freak me out that it said "incomplete", but the only thing marked as missing was the transcript and everything else was marked "complete." Anywho, I think they might just be kinda swamped right now. Case in point: it took two weeks from the time my school (UVA) sent my transcript until UCF finally marked it as "received." But, I would also recommend trying to get in contact with them because it does seem pretty strange that all those things that you submitted via their online app are marked as incomplete/not received. One last Q: has your app fee payment been received processed? I don't know if that might have anything to do with it, but maybe if it hasn't been processed yet then that might be holding up the other things?

More happy words, @autismadvocate! (haha) "Thank you for applying for graduate studies at the University of Central Florida! Your application to the Comm Sciences and Disorders MA program for Fall 2014 has been received and processed. Any application supporting documents received as of today have also been processed." Good luck with your applications, everyone!

I'm not actually applying to the University of Washington program, but I think when there's a limit on "characters" it includes spaces, punctuation, letters, etc -- basically any and every unit you type on a keyboard. That's how it was when I was completing the CSDCAS application and the personal statement limit was 5,500 characters (if I remember correctly). I used this site (http://www.charactercountonline.com/) to check how many characters my typed statement had before I submitted it. That site seemed to be pretty accurate. Hope this helps!

Is anyone else seeing the status of their Bachelor's Degree Transcript (when you go onto MyUCF and check the application status and click on the "Supporting Docs" tab) as "Preliminary document(s) received"? This status designation confuses me because I just sent a couple official copies of my transcript to UCF two weeks ago (after my Fall 2013 grades all came in), and UCF clearly received it, but for some reason it's just in there as "Preliminary document(s) received" instead of the typical "Complete." Anyone know what this means, or why an official transcript counts as "Preliminary"? I've been trying to get in touch with UCF to ask what this means but haven't had much luck yet. :/

I don't know if it is common or not, but I can tell you that this just happened to me, so you're not alone! One of my application deadlines was January 3rd, and even though I had notified one of my recommendation letter providers back in November (and provided the necessary resources), she didn't upload the letter of recommendation until the date of the deadline (this Friday, Jan. 3)! Granted, she had already submitted a letter of recommendation that was due Dec. 1st (so it isn't like she waited until the very last minute to write it), but she nonetheless waited until almost the last possible minute to upload it -- both times! Understandably (I think), this made me very nervous, so I sent her one or two reminders using the online applications (there is usually a "send reminder" button on online applications for your recommendation providers). Then, a day or two before the deadline, I also sent her an email and made sure that the title of the email explicitly (but professionally) reminded her what the deadline for a certain letter of recommendation was. She thankfully replied soon after and uploaded the letter just in time! Turns out she hadn't actually noticed the reminder sent through the application, but she did take note of my email. I assume this might be because the title was a clear, succinct reminder in itself. Anyway, I'm not sure what you've said in your emails to her so far, but if it wouldn't be too redundant, I would suggest sending another email that is a very simple and straightforward (and professional) reminder, and makes it clear in the title of the email. It seems like some people either don't read every email and might expect to get the gist of it in the title, or they might be swamped with emails so your communication with them might have to be clear and to the point in order to get their attention. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Just a different POV, but I get the sense that the writing portion is considered by SLP programs along with the verbal, and the quantitative portion is seemingly not as important. Sometime about a year ago I asked this question to one of UVA's SLP professors (since I was concerned about a lower quantitative score relative to my verbal and writing scores) and she more or less said not to worry because the verbal and writing scores are more important in SLP admissions. Anyway, I would also recommend that you send only your first score because your first verbal score is much better than your second one. I don't think a stellar writing score in your second attempt would necessarily make up for a much lower verbal score.

Out of curiosity, how many programs are you all applying to? So far I've got 10 on my list (completed 5 of the applications), but working on the 5 I have left... I realize now that I'm less enthused about these 5 schools than I originally thought. If you're applying to more than a handful schools, how did you choose where to apply? Aside from it being "the prudent thing" to apply to a lot of schools, what are your reasons for applying to X number of schools?

Hi all- I'm currently applying to SLP M.A and M.S. programs, and as an out-of-field applicant with a slightly above average GPA, I wonder if my stats might hold me back. Do any of you guys have any sense about how important it is where an applicant went for undergrad? Does it even play a role in how adcoms look at applications, especially at an applicant's GPA? That is, would it even be a factor in admissions decisions if an applicant went to a more academically rigorous school and got a lower GPA than someone who went to a less rigorous school? I'm just trying to get a sense of what my chances might be and where I should even try applying. Thanks!

I was going to try to do this as well (for some reason I feel that my GPA is bound to improve this semester, haha) but since 4 of my schools use the CSDCAS and some of their deadlines are Jan. 1st, I'm not going to try to risk it by waiting to send my fall 2014 grades. I think I read somewhere that it's recommended you complete your CSDCAS application at least 4 weeks before it's due so that it has time to get to your chosen school(s). Since I know my grades won't be available until late December, that's just not an option for me. So if you're in the same boat and some of your CSDCAS applications are due Jan. 1st, I'd play it safe and not wait for 2014 grades and just send your current transcript in by Dec. 1.

Hey everyone! Just thought I'd get in on the fun and introduce myself to everyone who's in the same boat / applying to SLP programs! I'm currently a senior at the University of Virginia, majoring in Linguistics (I sadly didn't figure out I wanted to do SLP until it was too late for me to apply to our CSD undergrad program). Anyways, I feel like a somewhat middle of the road applicant, so I'm not sure what my chances are at the schools I'm looking at -- at all! (Any help or advice greatly appreciated, haha!) My stats: overall GPA is 3.69, with my major GPA being a bit higher, though I haven't calculated what it is exactly (yet). GREs are kind of all over the place, haha. For some reason I decided to take them twice.. not that it did me much good! 1st try was V:165, Q:152, AW:5.5 and 2nd try was V:161, Q:155, AW:5. My most extensive experience is in TAing & teaching ESL classes, with some observational/volunteering experience in an SLP summer program for 3-4 yr old kids. I'm currently narrowing down my list of school to apply to, but so far it looks like I'll be applying to most of the Virginia schools (UVA, James Madison, Old Dominion, Radford), UMD, a few in Boston (MGH, Emerson, Northeastern?) and maybe U of Central FL + U of Southern FL. P.S. Anyone else beating their head against the wall trying to write a succinct SOP? A lot of schools seem to want you to limit it to about 500 words, which I'm just sooo terrible at doing! (I tend to write far too much ... as you can probably already tell.)