ImpulsiveNixie

That about sums it up... Hahahaha

Thank goodness for common names and not having a Facebook account. Lol that would freak me out too.

I love that you say this!!! I had a family emergency that forced me to drive to Arizona two days before my test and I tried to reschedule. They told me that someone in my immediate family would have had to die in order for me to reschedule my test or cancel. I lost $140 bucks because of it. I even asked if I could show my dad's hospital note and they said no. Seriously, how was I supposed to test in such a stressful situation. Was I supposed to drive back to Cali just to take the test? Sheesh I was so frustrated. Thanks ETS for nothing. What's even more frustrating is that we (students) spend so much time worrying about the dang test to only have it mean a small percentage of our acceptance. Annoying. So, back to your comment. I totally agree. Lol

If I had only known about this BEFORE my applications were due! This is a nice little site.

Just a few threads that you might want to look into:

As you will read on the pages of this forum, it is not a matter of whether you will be accepted into the field because of you stats. It is about whether you are good fit for their program. If your dream is to be an SLP then follow it and take the chance that you might not be accepted into the program the first time. You shouldn't let age stand in the way of that dream. I know many women in the grad program that have kids between the ages of 1-6 years old. They all say that while it is hard and they all have to make sacrifices it is worth it to them so that they can follow their "dream" job.

Ya, that is what I thought when I re-read your post and why I put a caveat.

I don't think that it will affect your getting into grad school if the schools you are applying to are not strong research colleges. However, I think this comment is a bit unsettling. First) Evidence based practice is the way of the field. It is how we justify our practices and treatment as clinicians. If you do not want to do any research - how are you going to do find the treatment that is perfect and tailored for your client? Second) Research and articles are the foundation for most grad programs. The programs aim is to teach us how to be our own advocates and what we need to do to be effective. While I am sure that you purely mentioning the fact that you don't find the idea of being a lab rat behind closed doors is appealing and you would prefer to be out in the trenches doing the leg work, I hope that you understand that research comes in all shapes and sizes. While in grad school (or at least I know here at SDSU and at NAU), you will be drowning in research articles and reviews. This is to prepare you for the influx of information and to hone your skills of knowing the difference between solid research and what is utter bullcrap. There are a lot of theories out there and some have more backing than others. My Phonetics/Phonology professor taught us that by showing us different methods of treatment and then showing us through research why one treatment would be better than another.

Depending on when you sent out the transcripts, a lot of programs are backlogged. I submitted my transcripts end of November and University of Maryland verified receipt last Friday, January 10th. From my understanding most schools want receipt of transcripts by a specific date. To you last question - Unfortunately, I think you would be automatically disqualified if it didn't make it on time. Many programs don't have time to make exceptions for individuals unless there is a significant reason. Have you tried contacting the schools?

I think that many schools take the undergraduate programs and schools into consideration when they are looking at GPAs. There is a professor here at San Diego State (SDSU) who sits on the application committee that was in an Engineering major before she switched. She is definitely one that understands that some classes are more difficult than others and can affect the GPA. Taking someone like her into consideration, many graduate committees are compiled of professionals from various backgrounds and think it is important to look beyond the grades. Unfortunately there are some programs that set a cut-off GPA to limit the applications they have to review. Most of the cut-offs are pretty reasonable though. Like, SDSU's is 3.2. It used to be 3.0. It is interesting that you say, "Like if, in the past, students from that undergrad program were admitted and looked great on paper, but didn't fare well in the grad program, the grad admissions committee may remember that next time they see an applicant from that school." I have talked to some professors here because I was concerned about not have perfect scores (average GRE) and minimal field experience but they were reassuring. They said that many programs are realizing that they have to start looking past the GPA and GRE scores. The scores are more as a brief idea of how focused the student was in undergrad. That is why many of the programs are moving towards personal interviews. They interviews give the committees an idea of how the student interact and if they are capable of keeping their cool and fluid in conversation. I wish the programs that I am applying to would do interviews. At least, they would get to meet me and interact with me. See my response above.