nata25
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Does anyone know if volunteer hours have to be recorded on some type of document thing? And is it just with an SLP that they have to be recorded? I worked with an audiologist so I'm not sure if I can record those hours.
I have no idea about "official documents" (I didn't use any), but your experience with an audiologist can certainly be mentioned in your resume, personal statement, special interests, etc.
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I think I am going to make my degree a research degree in first semester, and continue my volunteering with an SLP. Then after I reapply, second semester I'm thinking about working on my French/traveling to India for a month.
I went to India for a month and it was amazing! Do it!
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I know I should get more prereqs done online (I only have 3) but the idea of teaching abroad is kinda tempting. Anyone know anything about the experience or whether or not it is valuable for getting into grad school?
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I'm not sure if this is entirely correct. I know a few people who applied around that time and it seemed just as competitive as now. Maybe it wasn't as bad closer to the new Millennium?
I'm not meaning for this to be a commentary on you; rather, just a general "life lesson" I've come to realize in my old age...but, I think specialized (or job oriented) majors in undergrad are stupid. There. I said it. I got a teaching degree in undergrad. Did I need to? Nope. Plenty of one-year certification programs out there. Do you need to get a Bachelor's in SLP to get into grad school? Nope. Easy enough to complete the pre-reqs later.
I realize this isn't the case for EVERYTHING (i.e. engineering), but it certainly the case for a lot of fields. You don't need a business degree to work in an office. You don't need a communications degree to work in P.R. If I was going to do my college experience all over again, I would have majored in English. The. End. I would have still been qualified to work in a multitude of fields. I just wish someone would have told me that earlier.
I'm going to have to agree with you, sayjo. Just because we choose an undergraduate major because we think it is appropriate at that time does not mean we are bound to it forever, nor should we be. People with knowledge and experience in different areas can work together to attain a much higher efficiency and problem-solving creativity in a specific field. I am sorry if you feel that out-of-fielders are stealing SLP spots, greyhound111. But the truth is that people change majors, jobs, and careers all the time. Hardly anyone ends up where they predicted 10 years ago. We all just want to do what's best for us and the potential people we can assist.
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I also had a BA in Psych and had 6 pre req courses finished when I applied and I'm currently taking 3 more. I felt I was at a disadvantage when applying because I didn't have a degree in CMD so I did everything to make sure that I would be a good candidate for programs. I completed 25 observation hours. My GPA was high (3.8 undergrad and 3.9 in pre reqs). My GRE scores were average but combined they were over 300 which I heard is a common cutoff score for grad programs. The most important thing, I believe, that I did though was researching different programs! I e-mailed many different programs and told them what pre reqs I had and asked if I would be able to apply to their programs with those pre reqs. There were many programs that I was not able to apply to because they required more or different pre reqs. I only applied to programs that I knew would accept applicants with my background. I also applied to a couple "safety" programs, although I know in this field that doesn't really mean much. I had 120 observation/interactive hours with an SLP and my GRE score was above 300.
I had 120 observation/interactive hours with an SLP and my GRE score was above 300. I spent many hours checking what was required for each program, as I am sure you did, as well lol (they don't make it easy for us, do they?). I am guessing that I did not have enough prereqs done at this point.
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I am an out of field applicant and have not been accepted. If the schools you apply to state prerequisites must be done before applying and you haven't completed them, it is a safe bet to say that's why that your application would be denied. I would think if the program you're applying to does not require prerequisites to be completed and you are still denied, your application was not competitive enough (GPA, GRE, personal statement).
I made sure the schools I applied to had an extended option for out-of-fielders. Sorry to hear you have not had success with this yet, either.
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I am also out of field. I have a BA in psych and I'm in the process of taking my prereqs now. I had four classes complete when I applied and was in the process of taking two more. I got rejected waitlisted and accepted at the three schools i applied to. I was surprised because I thought my stats were pretty good. I asked my current professor about it and she said that most schools base their decisions mainly on numbers. I think this has been a really competitive year. I know my GPA is not is high as others so I'm guessing that's why I got waitlisted and rejected.
But you got in SOMEWHERE! I am sure having several courses completed was to your advantage. Congrats on that!
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My husband has a BA in Psychology as well. His BA GPA was only 3.31, but he completed every pre-req offered at PSU (and some classes that weren't pre-reqs but were in the major) with a 4.0.
It's not clear from your post, did you apply to extended programs that give you the extra year to complete the undergrad requirements? It is my impression that, unless you are applying to extended programs that allow you an extra year to do the undergrad courses, you won't be eligible for admission to the regular 2 year programs.
I did a lot of research and made sure the schools that I applied to offered the extended program option.
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I have a BA in psychology (not in communication disorders). At the time I applied to grad programs in the fall, I only had one SLP prerequisite completed, but I had a semester-long internship with an SLP in a school, experience tutoring a bilingual student and some other relevant experiences. I knew how competitive admission was, but I felt like I might stand out because I had a different undergrad major and could bring a different perspective in. It seemed like some of the university websites "welcomed" and "encouraged" people with other backgrounds to apply for this reason. However, after not receiving admission anywhere so far, I am doubting that claim. Of course it might just be that my GPA and GRE were not as high as others, but is it also possible that since this year was SUPER COMPETITIVE the school's just decided that if you didn't already have the courses, you're not going to get in? I am wondering if other people with different undergrad majors have experienced this? Or, if you have a different major and DID get accepted, did you have a lot of prereqs. done? Did you have really awesome scores?
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@deerye525- I realize that you have already applied and are awaiting admission. I sincerely hope that a school gives you the opportunity! My advice about not applying was directed toward others who are deciding what to do about post-bacc courses. Just wanted to make that clearer! Best of luck to you!
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I just graduated undergrad in December with a BA in psychology and only had one SLP pre-req under my belt. My undergrad did not offer any comm. disorders courses, but I liked the school and still loved psychology so I stayed. I am currently taking two online SLP prerequisites during my free semester and plan to take more. However, I tried my luck and applied to grad programs in the fall anyway because a lot of programs seems to appreciate diversity. I haven't been accepted anywhere, though, and my other stats are pretty average compared to everyone else. So basically, my advice would be to take as many pre-reqs as possible before you apply so that they don't have a reason to second-guess your capabilities. I had a semester-long internship with an SLP in a school and she even wrote me a LOR, but if you don't have the courses to back up the intent, it may not get you anywhere! Just my experience.
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@nata25 I've been told that emu does not send out waitlist notifications. So you may be on there! I know a lot of people have declined the offer (including myself) so hopefully you'll hear something around April 15:)
Good to know! Thanks!
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I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on this...? As I look at the plans of study for some grad programs, it lists 5 or 6 courses per semester. This seems like A LOT. In undergrad, the typical course load was 16 credits, which is about four courses. Is each course for grad school more "simplified" (aka less material than an undergad one), and therefore it's the same amount of work overall? Or is it really like taking 20/24 credits worth of classes from undergrad?
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These posts are very helpful. I would never have thought of some of these on my own until it was needed. Hopefully someday I will have a reason to obtain/use these materials (by getting accepted!)....
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Hi, I'm a first semester slp grad student (winter admit) at EMU. I applied for fall 2013, but my whole application packet wasn't complete until mid-March, so I didn't make the cut for fall. I got in for Winter (Jan 2014). They take 25 in fall, and 15 in winter. I don't think many schools take any new people in winter, so this was good for me.
EMU was my first choice, and the only one I seriously applied to, mostly because of cost, proximity to family, and because the SLP program is housed in the Special Ed college rather than a Health Services college; this seemed the best fit for my goal to work in schools.
I have an MA in Linguistics, and I was waived one phonetics class, but that's the only real overlap. Because I didn't do an SLP undergrad, I'm in the post-bacc program, and it's a three year stint. So far I love the classes. Even though linguistics only got me one 3-credit class waiver, my linguistics background has made a lot of material in least three of my undergrad prereqs this semester fairly easy. Some of the profs are better than others, but that's probably true at any location.
Happy to answer any EMU related questions...
I'm pretty sure I was not accepted to EMU this semester (haven't heard anything from them yet) so I would definitely be interested in applying for the winter. Did you think admission was more or less competitive that way?
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I am taking two CSD courses online this semester with no other commitments, and I am personally glad that I have so much time to put into these classes. I have never taken any CSD courses before, and if I was handling this brand new material along with other things, I might be overwhelmed! That said, the courses have not been difficult. I think it just depends on how much you are willing and able to handle and how quickly you need the courses done by.
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But I may be wrong about the WMU email, apparently it's a "we don't know what to do with you" one. And apparently Michigan State said if you haven't heard, you're in the "we don't know what to do with you" boat. Eastern Michigan, the last school I'm waiting on, started sending stuff today, I think.
I haven't heard anything from them, which can't be good :/
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I took guitar lessons for five years and then was a guitar teacher myself for beginners and children!
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I feel the same way
It's extremely difficult not knowing whether or not I need to pack up and move in a couple of months. I've told as many people as I could think of who would be affected by me moving that I'm incredibly sorry that grad schools string applicants along on wait lists for a ridiculous amount of time, making it so that they cannot tell their landlords, bosses, volunteer directors, etc. whether or not they'll leave in two months or stick around for another year. I'm also really not looking forward to possibly telling the professors who wrote my letters of recommendations that, "hey, sorry I wasted your time, I didn't get accepted anywhere, and I'll probably bug you again about this next year too!" What an embarrassing conversation that will be. It's also extremely frustrating when I'm struggling for money right now, knowing that I could have an extra thousand dollars or so lying around if I hadn't applied this year. But hopefully we can avoid all of these frustrating things all together and just get accepted to a gosh darn school, right?!?!
I definitely have thought about how I am going to write to the people who wrote me letters. I was hoping to send them a hand-written thank you note with information on where I will be attending next year and something like "couldn't have done it without your contribution and support!"...but it looks like that thank-you note is going to be a little less exciting...
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SIUC never gave me an admission decision, and when I asked they replied saying "We only received part of your application". Kind of frustrating that they just told me that after the fact. Glad I was accepted elsewhere.
Oh my gosh! Was this recently?
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Thanks for your input sayjo. I guess I'm a little more optimistic now? I sure hope they let us know soon! At least you have lots of other options to consider!
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Exactly! I have tabs up on my computer, my phone, and my tablet at all times for them! And even now, between classes, I am in a computer lab listening to the Frozen soundtrack and looking up plan B ideas while refreshing the results page and my email!
Agreed. I'm way too obsessed with checking it and it probably stresses me out more than not having it at all!
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Has anyone else not heard a decision from SIU Carbondale? There are only two posted acceptances this year so far, yet someone posted that they got an email from SIU saying all acceptances were already sent out. I did not get that email! Pretty confused... This is one of only two potential options I have left for grad school in the fall. I am hoping this doesn't mean I can expect a rejection :/. When did you hear from them about a decision? Did you receive the email saying they were done?
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So far, I have gotten three rejections and two waitlists. I am still waiting to hear from two schools, but I am really disheartened at this point. I'm pretty sure having a degree in another field and only having a few prereqs done is a huge culprit. Why can't grad schools be more upfront about needing to have all those prereqs?! They talk about how different backgrounds/majors are an asset to their classes and bring diversity, but it sure isn't looking like that!
NOT EVEN ONE ACCEPTANCE YET? LETS VENT HERE!!
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GUYS. I just got off the waitlist at U of I! I thought I was already done for and was literally in the process of registering for more prerequisites for next fall after giving up all hope. IT IS NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU! Keep your hopes up!