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  1. @intothevertigo - I have a friend that is at Loyola right now who lives in Rogers Park. It looks great cost wise and location to campus, but I'm also comparing it to potential clinical placements. Glenview and Park Ridge were all within a half hour drive of pretty much everywhere I was interested in going during year 2 while Rogers Park was 45 min+ to some places. So don't forget to consider those locations when looking at living arrangements!
  2. Haha, I've lived on campus all 4 years as well. I lived on campus as a freshman, lived on and worked the front desk as a sophomore, and I've had the joys of free housing and meal plan for the last two years as the Desk Manager of my building (on the RA staff). It will definitely be a culture shock, but I absolutely love my old roommate's current apartment that is about a 20 minute drive from campus and the fact that it's her "getaway" from being on campus all day. I've considered living on campus especially since Northwestern has graduate-specific housing options, and it's still up there as an option. Not having to furnish an apartment or pay utilities would be a huge plus especially since I would be 6 hours from home. I would choose living on campus vs an apartment right off campus not affiliated with the university. Another great thing is that since you would have a kitchen in graduate housing (assuming), you wouldn't have to purchase a meal plan or maybe a smaller option that has limited meal swipes and the ease of budgeting your own money instead of paying a higher rate. Definitely going to be a tough decision, but I keep leaning towards wanting to get a cat as my grad school companion, so that's the issue I'm having with on campus options.
  3. I'm looking into apartments further from campuses that seem to be in quieter areas that are also cheaper. Northwestern is where I keep leaning towards regardless of cost, and looking at places that are a 15-20 minute drive to campus vs. a 10 minute walk are looking very nice. It also brings the cost down that I should be able to afford a 1BR vs getting a roommate and having a 2BR closer to campus. Just something to consider when you're comparing costs - it's all personal preference, but we will all be so busy that I think it would be nice to have a place to get AWAY from campus and get a sanity check.
  4. Did anyone get funding to Northwestern that is NOT planning on attending? I REALLY want to go there, but the partial scholarship would be a big factor on my attending - I'm currently on the wait list for funding. Let me know!
  5. @AudCSL - No, I wish I would have thought to ask if that were a possibility! Dr. Riley is wonderful and truly cares for her students or "her children" as she kept calling them in my meeting with her. My main interest is pediatrics, so it was really nice getting her take on things with what she wished she was more prepared in before becoming a pediatric audiologist and what their program has to offer. If you sit in on a class, be sure to let me know how it was!
  6. @AudCSL - You should definitely check out Northwestern - I'm glad you are planning a visit! I went this past Friday, and it was quite impressive. It's a lot of work, but you get done in 3 years instead of 4 due to the quarters system vs semesters. The capstone project is completed in the second year and you will conduct a research project with faculty based off what they are currently interested in looking into - there should be an easy match with someone's research interests and your professional interests. I would honestly prefer more of a literary analysis type of capstone project, but I know how important it will be to understand the research process. Dr. Riley also had the updated curriculum which is different from what is online, and she made me feel quite comfortable with the courses being taught and the clinical placements. The website also left me under the impression that you have to stay in the Evanston/Chicago area for the 3rd year externship, which isn't the case - you can go anywhere! They are also building a brand new clinic right across the street from where it currently is, so there isn't much to see in terms of the clinic but it should be quite nice for the Fall! Let me know if you have any questions, it's definitely one of my top contenders - now to hear back from everywhere else!
  7. There are a lot of variables that go into it. I received admission to the University of Cincinnati and was offered a graduate assistantship along with my admission letter. My admission to Northwestern stated that there would be information regarding funding in my official acceptance which would be sent through the mail. Talking to other people who have gone through this, each program can offer funding on their own terms. Some choose to wait until a week or two after they send out information to give funding options. Some programs choose not go give funding until after the April 15th deadline (which is STUPID on any school's part - how do they expect us to go somewhere and not know what our financial obligations will be?). Then, if you are one of the next in-line for funding, you have to wait until people who have already been accepted with funding decline their admission and scholarship/assistantship. If you have questions regarding funding, I would contact the program directly and they should give you a general timeline on when they offer funding.
  8. DeafAudi - UA is one of those programs that will look at the entire application, so don't let yourself get discouraged. Another perk of the program is that since it is a consortium of Akron Kent, if you applied to Akron and all of their available slots are full for admission but you are the next in line, you will automatically be accepted into the program via Kent. From what I've heard from faculty, the visit day isn't anything too serious - it's more of an informal interview process, with more of a casual and personal feel than other programs. The invite is sent to ALL applicants, including those who don't even meet the bare minimum GPA requirement (I believe it's a 3.0/4.0) who have no chance of getting in - something they are hoping to change for future visit days! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
  9. NOAC is essentially just an encouraged visit date - I'm sure it could potentially help you if you really stand out to faculty, but it shouldn't have any major draw on an application. I'm currently a UA student, and the visit day is designed to give applicants a chance to see Kent State, Akron, and the Cleveland Clinic all in one day, with the ability to ask questions and meet faculty along the way. The invites were sent out from Akron on Feb 4th, so if you haven't heard anything, I would contact Dr. Miller to see if there was some issue with the application. Our graduate school quite frankly doesn't have their stuff together when it comes to applications, but our SLP/A department is FANTASTIC! I highly encourage everyone to check it out!
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