nik24

Just made the deposit! Committing to LLU!! 

Hey! I am in the same situation. I have to make a deposit to confirm my acceptance of the admission offer elsewhere by the 15th and I am currently wait listed at LLU. I know that in this situation, I am willing to lose my deposit if anything given that LLU is one of my top choices. I think most programs won't let you know about the wait list status until after the 15th. That way they have a clear headcount of open spots to fill. That's when they'll start looking through the wait list for another round of selections. I have also heard that the selection process MAY also depend on who rejects their offer. For example, if someone with a solid research background rejected the offer then they'd hope to replace that spot with another person with solid research background. 
 
You can always try to call but I doubt they'll be able to let you know much before the 15th.. unless you're #1 or #2 on the wait list. I do wish that they'd give out some type of general wait list ranking like Portland did (high, middle, low). Best of luck to all of us on the wait list!

@daisynic and @twinguy7 CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the hard work, stress, and anxiety over the last few months are now finally paid off!!!!!!!! 
 
I think we need a new forum when school starts to keep up the support level and create a healthy environment to discuss challenges and share therapy/material ideas!!
 
I am so looking forward to this new journey!!! Congrats to everyone!!!!   

@daisynic and @twinguy7 CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the hard work, stress, and anxiety over the last few months are now finally paid off!!!!!!!! 
 
I think we need a new forum when school starts to keep up the support level and create a healthy environment to discuss challenges and share therapy/material ideas!!
 
I am so looking forward to this new journey!!! Congrats to everyone!!!!   

@daisynic and @twinguy7 CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the hard work, stress, and anxiety over the last few months are now finally paid off!!!!!!!! 
 
I think we need a new forum when school starts to keep up the support level and create a healthy environment to discuss challenges and share therapy/material ideas!!
 
I am so looking forward to this new journey!!! Congrats to everyone!!!!   

Just received an acceptance email from Redlands!!! I am so excited!!! That also means that I'll be rejecting the offer from Northern Arizona. Good luck to all!

I wanted to share with you that I also dealt with the same dilemma. In my undergrad COMD courses, I excelled in all the AuD courses - which most undergrad COMDers dreaded as they were more technical and challenging. I loved the physics aspect of sound acoustics and the ever-growing advancements of the hearing aid field. I actually started my application process applying to AuD programs. I took two undergrad courses which qualified me for a California state certification as a school audiometrist. I soon started working at a local agency as both an audiometrist and a SLP-Assistant (both are state licensed). 
 
After having gained over 100+ hours of doing hearing screenings at local preschools & elementary schools as well as over 50+ hours of shadowing an audiologist (mainly pediatric), I found myself becoming more and more unmotivated for AuD. I loved the academic aspect of audiology but found that the actual clinical aspect of it is not for me. IMHO, for both SLP and AuD, you MUST MUST MUST gain as much observation and shadowing hours as you can to ensure that you know exactly what you're getting yourself into. I enjoyed AuD courses more than SLP-based courses but I enjoy carrying out speech therapy so much more than conducting hearing evals. 
 
Best of luck in your decision!

Congrats!! I'm holding my breath for an email!!!!