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I think the only reason I got a phone call was because I actively sent an email to the grad advisor about it (asking to turn down the offer). I do agree, it's a terrible situation and I feel really bad for your friend. Thankfully this happened late in the game so hopefully most people with these emails had already gotten offers elsewhere.
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Nope, it's true. I was removed from the wait list there, but somehow something happened and an acceptance email was sent out along with the removal from waitlist email.
I can take it in stride like this because, well, I already accepted at Florida State, which is my top choice.
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So, just got a very nice phone call from a sweet lady who works in graduate admissions saying that I was not, in fact, accepted and that the email was erroneous. It was a mistake on their part but they're responding to it really well. Either way, though, for me at least it made for a rather amusing experience!
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So...I just got simultaneously accepted and rejected from Texas State. No, really, I got the emails back to back. Here's the weirdest thing - I actually withdrew my application almost a month ago (accepted elsehwere). After my withdrawal they emailed me saying I had been waitlisted, but all I had to do was not reply to the email to be removed from the waitlist. So, of course, I just waited to be removed as promised and sure enough, that was the email I got today saying that since I hadn't replied I was getting denied...but there was another email saying I was accepted.
What an odd experience overall! Just thought I'd share it with you guys, lol.
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WOW! I am sooo humbled to be accepted into a grad program, but I am humbled even more to realize that I was accepted months ago by all of you, my loving SLP family! Thanks for the outcry of support and love! We all need it and hope it continues for everyone in the SLP family! Love you guys(I guess mostly gals,
)! PS- I tried "multi quoting" all of you in this post but it did not allow me to! Thanks to every individual one of you!
CONGRATULATIONS TWINGUY7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know how hard you worked for that and I am SO happy to hear that you're accepted! You're going to go on and be an amazing SLP and I am so excited for you to be able to go out and live your dream.
And, yes, you've always been accepted here. I find myself hoping that my graduate program cohort will be this warm and accepting, because wow, those of you here at gradcafe set the bar high. Wish we could all go to the same program!
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Interestingly, despite having emailed them several weeks ago withdrawing my application (perhaps I had the wrong address?) I just got waitlisted at Texas State.
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In my current program (1st year grad student - 2nd semester) I have 3-4 hours of clinic per week and class about 6 hours a week. That said, I spend most of my time on campus studying, prepping for clinic, reviewing clinic sessions, analyzing data, working in the research lab, or meeting with advisors and supervisors.
It's not unusual for me to spend 8-10 hours on campus more than twice per week. Our TA has spent more than 12 hours on campus on multiple occasions.
For me, Mondays are my busy days. I usually get to campus between 10 -10:30 am and don't leave until about 7:15 - 7:30 pm
That is way better than I thought it was going to be, actually. Not that I'm saying what you're doing is easy, it's just that I thought it was going to be even harder.
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Ha ha, I had this username for a few years since maybe high school. I like to use it for other websites as a default username because I'm born in April (when it rains, not that it really rains much in California) and sonata because of my music background. The name just stuck to me because it had a nice sound to it, pun not intended. My urge to play the piano tends to come and go, usually when I'm left alone and my mind starts to ponder off somewhere.
I want to look at some certified grad programs for speech pathology that focuses on autism, school age children/adolescence development, and maybe AAC. Does anyone know any good programs that may concentrate on any of those topics? I haven't taken a course in AAC yet, but my autistic brother uses an electronic device that helps him communicate, so AAC fascinates me. I want to either work in a school setting or at a private clinic, I'm not sure which at the moment.
I want to work with school age children around the age of eight/nine years old or above. I'm not sure why, but I like to talk to kids of that age. Maybe it's because it's the time when they're old enough to start thinking on their own and question things. I tell people I think middle schoolers are annoying, yet I always end up talking to them and helping them out in academics. Maybe it's because of their attitude that makes things interesting, lol. I can't say much about high schoolers because they're too close to me in age for me to really see a big difference.
I specifically chose schools based on which ones have good autism programs. FSU was the best one I found (which is why I'm so excited to be going!!!).
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I chose Florida State. My reasons are many, but here are the top ones, listed in order of importance:
1. They have an awesome autism program - which I REALLY hope I get into! (I find out next Tuesday - oh, goodness, I'm so nervous!)
2. They have a great program overall.
3. They're near(ish) family.
4. They're inexpensive, comparatively speaking.
5. They're in Florida, meaning it won't get too cold!
It's so unbelievable that I'll be going there in the Fall. It was just everything I was looking for in a school. Now I'm just REALLY hoping to get into the autism program - if I do, this will have been a dream come true application season!
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@Creigh and Mari - I am totally with you on being irritated when people use the "r" word offensively. I try to point it out in a way that doesn't in turn shame the offender(s) because usually their use of the word is due to their own lack of experience with downs syndrome and therefore an impersonalized and uneducated idea of what it means... no excuse really, but I want to give them the benefit of doubt and a chance to understand first. Still, I usually end up with dirty looks and am also called a PC police... Glad to know there are more of us out there trying to change this!
Quinn, I try. But it's just SO hard to ease into and do in a way where the person doesn't feel defensive. I called out someone online recently for using the word retarded and this is the response I got from a bystander of the conversation - it was so disheartening.
Used in slang as an insult it is not meant to insult that real group of people but rather the non retarded person who it is directed at. Being offended by its use is also ones own choice. Almost any insult can be traced to its origin, tied to a specific group and then decided on as offensive. That is in fact why its being used as an insult. I think the sensitivity you have shown is probably only geared toward this specific group you have ties to and not across the board on insults. I think you are being overly sensitive and wonder if you applied this same attitude across the board with everything written and said how you would manage to go 5 minutes without being offended.
I'd say chill out and continue your good work with autistic people. BTW I am equal opportunity for all groups so we wouldn't want to deny one there slang offensive insult over another then we may be leaving them out. I am also not against retarded, slow or autistic people.
It's just ridiculous the kind of backlash and defensiveness that's out there - I wasn't even talking to this person and they got offended!!!! It's just really frustrating.
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I am a girl, but was thinking about something and wanted to get you guys' thoughts. It's weird how different fields have different gender makeups. I was an economics major and it was incredibly uncomfortable, because even in my biggest classes I was one of only a few women in the class and in another I was the only one. I felt like I was being judged all the time, like if I messed up (which I did plenty, economics is HARD!) it would be taken as a reflection on women. (Because, you know, that whole idea that women can't do math.) My professors treated me differently, too. There was probably some cultural influences there, because they were from different countries, but it was still really weird. And my male classmates were well aware I was the only female classmate, so all of a sudden I was drowning in 'study buddies' (who, thankfully, did help me study, but still, it was a weird dynamic).
And now I come into this field and it's almost completely women. While it is a relief not to be the only girl anymore, having been on the other side I can relate to what it's like to be in the minority and I was wondering, guys, do you feel the same discomfort I did? And if so, how would you propose that your classmates help ease it?
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I love diversity. I grew up going to magnet schools. If you're not familiar, where I'm from magnet schools are a type of school whose goal is to encourage racial desegregation (those of you from other countries are probably going to be horrified to hear those exist and there's still a need for them). For my school what that meant was that at least either the principal or assistant principal had to be black and a certain percentage of children at the school had to be black, too. Then I went to high school at a non-magnet school and it was really not diverse - only two black students were in our graduating class. (To our school's credit, it was a graduating class of sixty and there were a fair number of Asian and a handful of Latino students, so it's not quite as bad as it sounds, but still...) And then finally I went to a university. And WOW. It was amazing. It was diverse in every way, shape, and form. On my walk to class, I heard at least two foreign languages every day. I got to meet people from countries all over the world. And not only were there international students, there were plenty of domestic diverse students, too. Asian, Latino, Black, White, old, young, disabled, LGBTQ, Muslim, Buddhist, atheist, it was a beautiful melting pot of people. And I loved every minute of it.
As you can see, I've had a lot of experience with schools and diversity. And there were some common themes I noticed. First of all, when children were forced to be together in the magnet schools, ironically enough there was less mixing. I remember being scared of the black girls in elementary school. Not by virtue of the fact that they were black - one on one I was friends with several of them - but, and I was too young to notice if this was self-segregation or due to pressure, they grouped together and were pretty mean to anyone out-group (and if I was one on one playing with someone, they stopped playing with me as soon as someone else from their group came up...even if they actually wanted to play with me. The white kids probably did the same to the black kids, I don't know, I wasn't particularly part of their group either - I, unfortunately, was a ridiculously unpopular kid so I was happy with stragglers from either group that would accept me. My point, though, is that the whole 'put race first' attitude in constructing schools didn't work very well. Then, of course, my high school didn't take race into consideration at all. This led to the opposite problem, where we had pretty much no black students (few minorities of any sort, for that matter, unless you count girls who seriously outnumbered boys). But college was such a wonderfully diverse experience. And what I think they did right was weighing race as a factor...but not making it THE factor (which, on top of being incredibly unfair, would not solve the problem).
The other thing I noticed that separated my schools was honors programs. Consistently, honors programs were less diverse. My high school was an honors program, and my college dormitory was through honors as well (I had about 100 dormmates over the years and only a handful were black, a handful Latino, and a handful Asian...that's it, and as I mentioned, otherwise the school was INCREDIBLY diverse). Both had minimum requirements to enter, and both required applications. I don't know if it's just fewer diverse students who meet requirements or fewer who apply, but that anecdotally does seem to be a big weed-out factor, and that's a problem. I'm wondering if SLP has the same problem, probably with few students applying. My guess is the problem isn't something that needs to be fixed on the admission side of things, it's a recruitment and education problem. And that's the end that we should be working at to solve it.
Just my two cents based on my experiences. Interested to hear you guys' thoughts.
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Pues, a mí me parece que un programa bilingüe seguramente va a tener clientes bilingües, entonces no creo que la localidad del programa es tan importante. Sin embargo, estoy totalmente de acuerdo con las otras características de su lista.
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So sorry! Hope it will be worth the wait!!!
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It's true. It also works the other way - if you become licensed in the States you can go abroad and practice.
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One of my schools wants my admissions deposit by March 24th. That would be fine but I still haven't heard from two of my schools. And I'm still wondering about funding. I'm confused :/
Also, if you just wanted to hold the spot, I think your admissions deposit can be paid for without requiring you to attend the university, although you should double check me there.
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P.s. autismadvocat: been wanting to say this for a while...GO Gators!
My hubs and I met at UF, but he is a Seminole born and bred! I guess I get the best of both worlds; at least somebody is happy during football season!lol, nice.
I'm feeling less favorably about UF than normal, just because this whole to-do was in one of my UF online courses (also, their online class system is kind of a mess), but I'm sure that feeling will fade with time. I'm going to be a USF-UF-FSU blend - I really can't be unhappy watching any sports because, well, I'll root for everyone! -
It seems so illogical to say but I don't want to leave them when I go to grad school, I constantly worry about the next thing that will deter their confidence or the next test that will tell them they're not good enough. I don't want that at all, so I try to make the best of the time we have now so I know I left them somewhat prepared. I love them...like they were my own kids.
I so get that. I feel so bad about leaving the kids I've cared for over the years behind. When I broke the news to one of them about graduate school, he was asking me, couldn't I just come visit every weekend? It was heart wrenching because I had to explain that's a little too far to travel. And I haven't even told the other children I've cared for yet (I've done a lot of babysitting over the years for kids on the spectrum). It's not going to be easy...
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jenbugg86, _fairydust, I can't take the credit for clearing up room for you guys, since those weren't my top choices to begin with. That said, I'm REALLY supportive of you both and I'm rooting for you!!!! If me withdrawing helped you guys get financial aid or get accepted at all, I'm happy.
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Don't feel bad about it
I meant that I haven't thought about it that way in a positive way. During my developmental psychology course I actually was taught those things too. I was also taught that people in the spectrum can't relate to other people or have a hard time doing so. I can't say that's true because I can relate to other people and I've known others in the spectrum who can. Mythbusting feels empowering, doesn't it? Yet the battle against these misconceptions continue.I love mythbusting, actually. One of my favorite things to do.
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Wow, you guys, I'm so happy! In a true display of how well I really did know the subject, despite my near-Christmas treeing (I did glance at the question and then quickly chose an answer) of only about 10 questions...I actually got 10/50 on the exam. Which is really impressive. It's sad that's impressive, but it's impressive. That's three percentage points added on to my grade that I didn't think I was getting, which is REALLY appreciated.
My odds of being able to manage B now just increased and I am very grateful for that. I'm starting to feel more confident and like I can pull this off.
I asked about doing extra credit or additional projects anything else I could possibly do. It wouldn't be fair to let me do exra work, but thankfully there is extra credit already existing for the class, although it only goes towards our quiz grades, to my knowledge, which I was already aceing so that's not very helpful...unless she lets it go over 100%? I'm trying to figure out if I should ask her if I can apply my extra credit to the midterm.
I looked at FSU's prerequisite information and I couldn't find anything about grades. I don't think I'll mention it to them, though, unless it looks like I won't be able to manage the B, because I really am starting to believe this is possible. I'm going to have to work really, really, REALLY hard, but I know I can do this.
Thanks for all the hugs and support you guys. Last night was really rough.
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So, guys, I had a terrible worst-nightmare style experience on Monday. I went to take an online exam for one of my CSD online post-bacc classes an hour before it was due...only to find I only had a minute thirty seconds to take it. I Christmas Treed as many bubbles I could, but I only managed to randomly bubble ten (out of fifty) questions. My problem, I realized after the fact, was that I'd forgotten to account for Daylight Savings Time and so my hour and change that I gave myself to take it turned out only to be change.
I emailed the professors, but they said it wouldn't be fair to the other students to let me (and the other students who missed the deadline, apparently there were multiple of us) take it. So now I've got what's basically a zero for an exam which counted as 15% of my grade.
I'm going to work REALLY hard to make sure I at least pull off a B-, but it's going to be difficult. For the first time in my college career (and third in my life) it looks like I might get a C if I'm not really careful. And so, even though I have an acceptance at FSU, I find myself fearing that it might get rescinded. This is unknown territory for me, and all I can think about is how my teachers in high school told us that if our grades took a turn for the worse the colleges who had accepted us would rescind our acceptances.
What do you guys think? Do graduate schools rescind applications? Do you think they'd rescind mine if I got a C? Am I being paranoid or rightly concerned?
Hugs are appreciated.
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Haha I don't know. I've actually never thought of it as something cool. When I was a child I had no idea why most of my peers treated me like I was odd (although I did form friendships). I also heard it's genetic and that sounds like a weird realization now because my boyfriend was also diagnosed within the spectrum when he was younger.
I didn't know so many therapists were clueless about autism.
Yeah, I was actually asking the little boy I care for's speech therapist today what she learned about autism in grad school. Come to find out, and this is to quote her, all they covered was a 'blurb'. Just a little bit like what it looks like and how to diagnose it, and a tiny bit on how to help people with it. But that's it. I think that might help explain why they're clueless.
The other thing is, there are a lot of psychological theories about autism that are dead wrong but were really popularized. Like not possessing empathy or not having the ability to do symbolic (read: pretend) play. If you ever meet an autistic person, you'll know that's wrong (as I told the doctoral student, since I'd literally just had a kid on the spectrum playing in the back of my car pretending my clicker from class was a robot, completely unprompted), but if you only know the theory, or if you learn the theory before you meet the person, often times you'll only see what you're expecting to see. Hence the problem with therapists.
It probably doesn't feel very cool to you, sorry about that. It feels cool to me because I tend to click with people on the spectrum quickly friendship wise and because I see it as less disorder and more different way of being. Kind of like, I don't know, being introverted. Not a common view in the general population, so I'm going to guess you haven't been exposed before, but it's growing more common.
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Então, eu e a Gaby podemos falar em português e ninguém poderão saber o que estamos dizendo
. Brincadeira! Esse seria mal!lol, good thing you were only joking, because as you said yourself, Spanish and Portuguese are similar enough to be easy to learn so I could understand everything you said, haha. I can't speak Portuguese but several times I've been in situations where I've translated for strangers from Portuguese to English (and then the English back to Spanish, which they can understand) and it's always worked. It reminds me of the differences between some of the relatively similar Chinese dialects.
Which SLP Program for Future Auditory-Verbal Therapist for Deaf/HoH?
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I'm at Florida State University, and my clinic supervisor is getting certified as an auditory verbal therapist. Probably a good place to check out - they're very big on auditory verbal here.