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Thanks for sharing! I just checked, and the book is sold out right now on the ASHA website, but they accept backorders. I checked amazon, too, but a lot of people were complaining that the amazon listed book doesn't come with the flash drive with 4 practice tests that the ASHA site mentions (and it's mentioned in the beginning of the book). Just wanted to let you all know in case you were considering getting it from a site other than ASHA. -- I really want to order it now so that I have the next 2 months to go over it, but I think I will just wait. if I'm going to spend the money on a book I need for the praxis, I want to make sure it has the practice tests!

I am so sorry to hear about your cousin and your difficult experience, but it looks like you are doing wonderful things now. I think I have read around that some people have done this - contact the schools you are interested in and explain everything you wrote on here to them. I think if you tell them that you wanted to take the time to explain your grades, they will give you an option to write in an extra letter (that doesn't take away from you SOP) or you will get the opportunity to tell someone on the phone or e-mail and they will put it in your record. I don't think it is possible for you to just gloss over this part of your life in your SOP; it was a huge part of your life and affected you in numerous ways. Also, the schools that take the time to listen to you and give you a chance to explain yourself are the ones you will want to work with anyway! Good luck to you!

I will be going to grad school out of state, but I am not too concerned because I have my initial TSSLD certificate from my undergraduate program. One of my professors from NY got her masters from the same school I am going to, and she said it is just a lot of paperwork - keep organized, and it should be okay. I think it's just important to keep all of your coursework information and syllabi, as well as contact information from professors and supervisors. When my professor filled out the paperwork, she needed them to sign off on certain things. A friend of mine just completed her masters in Florida and is back in NY now. She is still working out the details but told me not to stress as well.

I don't know how to go about getting NY certification after graduating, but I'm certain it is doable. When I was student teaching in NY, one of the SLPs in the school got her masters in Massachusetts, and a girl from my undergrad is graduating from that same school. Also, one of my professors from undergrad got her masters in TX and has lived and worked as an SLP in New York for years. I know MA and TX are different states than AZ, but I think it is definitely possible. I will be visiting that professor later this week and I will report back if I find any important information!

I am also confused by this! I have my initial certificate for TSSLD, but it is only provisional until I complete my masters program. My undergraduate school provided the classes and a track to get the certification once completed your bachelors, and then you have 5 years to get the professional certificate. I'm not sure how it works, though. Not sure if I will be back to NY immediately following my masters, but since I have family there I definitely want to have the cert.

I just got my Erin Condren planner yesterday and I absolutely LOVE it! Thanks for sharing, sayjo!

I will be bringing my macbook and hoping for the best! I took a graduate course on AAC and the professor gave us semester copies of boardmaker. She was able to give us Mac and PC compatible cds. I'm hoping this is a common trend!

I took a couple graduate level courses as a non-matriculated student. I just filled out a non-degree/non-matriculated student application (basically just to show I completed my bachelors). Like Arcanelady said, it doesnt boost your undergrad GPA, but it is another transcript you can send. I was the only student taking non-matriculated classes that semester, but a girl who started her masters and then took a year off for personal reasons said that there were a couple other students who did the same thing her first year. I dont know how much it improves an application, unless you are applying to the school where you are taking the classes. But I think it might have helped me get on more waitlists. That said, I would contact schools you are interested in and ask if taking graduate level classes might impove your appliation. They will be honest with you!

Yes I took foreign language in high school for college credit and also a semester in college. If you can find an online class that starts in May then you should be fine! I don't remember that being a requirement, unless they have changed it. Here is the e-mail SUNY Cortland sent me last year: "Thank you for applying to our master’s program. The admissions committee has just reviewed your application. Part of the admissions criteria includes the completion or equivalent of the following courses: a. Normal Language Development b. Phonetics c. Linguistics or Psycho-Linguistics d. Speech Science e. Audiology f. Articulation and Language Disorders g. Neural Processes and Neuropathology h. Diagnostics Procedures i. Clinical Methods j. Aural Rehabilitation k. Hearing Science/Anatomy and Physiology l. Biological Science m. Physical Science (chemistry or physics) n. Statistics We note that you have not completed neural processes/neuropathology or linguistics/psycho-linguistics courses. If you can complete these courses by the July 1, 2013 application deadline, we will be able to process your application. "

So I spoke with my parents about how I am planning on purchasing a tablet for graduate school, and my dad apparently bought the samsung galaxy 2 tablet 10.1 for work, but rarely used it, so he handed it over to me! That saves me some money! I'm still trying to figure everything out. It's not the newest model, but seems to have a lot of potential. I don't see what note taking device there is already on here? I'm looking for apps that I can get that might aid me in taking notes during class and/or studying. Unfortunately the apps you mentioned that you used for the iPad aren't in the android market

It started last fall, I believe that was the first semester. I know you need all the prerequisites completed by the July 1 deadline, even if you had a COMD degree. I have the degree, but did not have the pre-requisites neural processes/neuropathology or linguistics/psycho-linguistics, so they could not process my application last year. I didn't apply again for this year but I would certainly recommend it!

UT Dallas! https://www.facebook.com/groups/674252795973172/

I don't own an iPad at the moment, but I have a macbook pro and an iphone. I'm happy with these two products, but taking notes on PDF files on my macbook I found to be frustrating (for the same reasons with positioning on the document). I've seen people take notes on iPad Airs with keyboard attachments, and it looks so easy! Plus it's so much lighter. I'll have to make some good comparisons between the two to figure it out. I was also thinking of getting an HD Kindle? I'm not sure if it's the same, but I'm wondering if getting ebooks for classes would be more convenient. I love hard copies of books, though, but it might be better.

Please do! I told myself I would treat myself to an iPad Air for grad school, but I'm hesitant now. When are you getting the galaxy note?