daisynic

This wait is killing me! I know that we still probably have a few more weeks (or more) but I so desperately want to find out already!

Hi LDAdvocate! I went to SUNY Geneseo for my undergrad, and they offered the courses to obtain teacher certification there. Unfortunately, The President and Provost decided to cut the program due to New York State budget cuts because it wasn't "liberal arts enough" (meanwhile, business programs are still thriving). We had a great program and serviced 3 elementary schools in the local area, had a great undergraduate and graduate clinic on campus, and had student teachers for speech all over Rochester, NY and the smaller surrounding towns in the fall and spring semesters. I'm surprised Queens College doesn't allow you to take those classes! When I first graduated and realized I couldn't work as an SLPA in NY, I applied to a job in Chicago that would have been PERFECT. The person I was speaking with told me that although my experience matched really well with what they are looking for, I didn't have Illinois SLPA certification (which is obtained through an associates program). Even though I have taken all the classes necessary to become an SLPA and had the Teacher Cert (in another state, though), I wasn't fully qualified. Are you interested in moving elsewhere? you may be able to get the certificate for SLPA. I didn't look too much into how I could transfer my bachelor's degree into an SLPA certificate at the time, but it might be feasible.

Yes, It is definitely refreshing! Although I applaud those who have excellent GPAs, sometimes good grades do not directly correlate with interpersonal skills! But I understand that programs need to have a rubric of some sort in order to decide who to accept.

Also sending my congratulations to everyone! If only there was a universal "acceptance day" for graduate programs.

Hi LD Advocate! I received my NY teacher cert through my undergraduate program. They had two available tracks; certification and non-cert. I chose certification because we were told we would be able to work (like what you said) if we didn't go to graduate school right away. I took the two teacher certification exams for TSSLD (LAST and CST). When I graduated and searched for jobs, I couldn't find anyone hiring applicants without masters or C's. Last year, Montclair sent a follow-up letter to say that they had filled all the spots for their program and didn't take anyone off the wait-list.

@Julie722 That is very exciting! Congratulations on your acceptance. I am also applying to UTD, but for some reason my transcript wasn't received until 2 days ago! I'm glad it got in before the deadline though.

Arcanelady27, it is my overall GPA, but my SLP GPA isn't much higher. I'm frustrated because academically, my grades weren't stellar, but as a student clinician I excelled! My actual work with clients and students (from the local elementary school, my undergraduate clinic, and student teaching) is where I did my best work. I hope that the schools I applied to this year can see that from my letters of recommendation and personal statement. Did you live on campus at Hofstra? A girl from my undergraduate school currently attends Hofstra, but she commutes.

It sounds like you will definitely get in this year! I still don't understand how the admissions committee for ANY of these schools decides who to accept and reject. You, along with so many others, sound like an amazingly qualified prospective student. I just don't get it!

I haven't had a chance to read through everyone's comments on this thread, but I am looking forward to reading what everyone has to say. I took time to work in a pre-school as a pre-kindergarten teacher after college instead of applying to graduate school right away. Unfortunately, there weren't any job opportunities for recent undergraduates holding NY teacher of speech certification in my area. I applied to 4 graduate schools last year (Brooklyn College, Queens College, Montclair, St. John's University). I wanted to stay in the NY area, mostly for financial reasons. Unfortunately, I was rejected from 3 and waitlisted to Montclair. My GPA is not competitive AT ALL. I truly messed up in undergrad. I took a few non-matriculated grad classes at Teachers College this past fall and earned a 4.0 in them, so I am hoping that shows how I have matured over the past couple years. This year, I'm applying to 14 schools scattered across the US (as you can see below! ). I've lost hope in getting into a public school in NY because they get so many applicants! It's really nice knowing that there are so many other people out there going through the same thing and feeling super anxious waiting to hear back from schools! I check my e-mail constantly.