jpiccolo
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Personal opinion: 40k more tuition is not worth it. Most schools leave you with a similar earning potential. Our field is really not dependent on the name of your school. In fact the externships are probably more important because that is what gives you actual experience. Once upon a time I applied to northwestern and was rejected, but later I was relieved because of the price tag. SLPs have a decent job demand but the salary isn't known for being amazing, even if you're in the medical side instead of schools. Most jobs won't even care where you went to school as long as it's accredited and you're getting licensed.
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CF here. You receive your CCCs after completing your cfy (9 months of work with a mentor after graduating) and completing praxis. Not every job requires your CCCs but you'll have way more options and it's easier to go between states. Just make sure your school is accredited with Asha or in process.
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Will your job prospects be better with the dream school? Better externship opportunities? Research? If not, it's hard to justify. I had schools I wanted to go to more but the school I picked was just as good and my debt is way less. Most jobs probably won't care where you went to school.
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Money and opportunity to extern out of state. I knew the clinic and supervisors were strong as well. Ranking not too important. I wanted to move elsewhere but the cost for nonresident tuition wasn't worth it.
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Some of my schools that interviewed did it all at once and if you didn't get an interview you weren't accepted. I know one of them sent me a rejection so I knew I didn't make the interview cut. I'm not sure if the other school notified applicants about rejections when starting interviews.
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I did a phone interview. Main questions I remember from 3 years ago were about how you'd deal with a tough supervisor and what draws you to that school.
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Casual is totally fine.
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All of mine let me know eventually via email or mail.
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4 hours ago, FLSLP2018 said:
When you applied for the FAFSA as an independent/for grad school did your parents still help you with some stuff? Also did you lose any benefits by not having your parents claim you anymore? I have no idea how to do the FAFSA but need to start applying because I am going to have full responsibility for my grad school tuition.
They did actually help a little but it had been several years since they claimed me on taxes as a dependent. I was still on their health insurance for another year no problem. Fafsa isn't too hard to do; you just need any tax info that you will file or have filed. I just left all the parent stuff blank.
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Second the above post. Ranking shouldn't be your priority. People are in way too much debt for this field for what starting salaries are. As long as the program is strong then cheap is a bonus.
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Pants are totally fine. You won't be wearing skirts in the clinic, at least when you have a preschooler and spend time on the floor. Business casual (no jeans) is acceptable.
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I probably wouldn't unless it comes up. i don't know that they will know or remember but can't hurt to be prepared to address it.
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Definitely submit for fafsa. I didn't get a ton to cover everything but I did get some loans. I never qualified in undergrad or as a dependent to my parents. For grad school I only input my own info and qualified.
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Interesting. I never heard of a letter limit for essays. No guarantees what they'll do. If they are checking that you followed the limit maybe they won't read it. But maybe they weren't counting spaces either? For now try to think positive and if things don't work out, you'll be more careful next time.
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Was the requirement a word limit or character (letter) limit?
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I can't tell for sure. But the 102 is a raw score and it's hard to know what that will equate to with a standard score. There is definitely leeway and I did better than I thought I did. I can't remember what the standard score is for passing. I took it last feb and it was a new version so all I got was the raw after and it was impossible to know if I'd passed until scores came out later.
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Address it in a way that makes it sound like you're working to improve a skill. Bad with time management? I'm working to improve it by using a planner. Struggle with writing? I'm taking a class that is helping you do xyz as a writer. Shows you're taking initiative to improve a skill
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Late feb or march.
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I didn't have one.
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I probably wouldn't stress much about the math. Your verbal is good and writing too. Deadlines are so close and it takes time to process scores.
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Mine were single spaced. More formal. It's not like they're your profs writing notes in between the lines.
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I'd retake it however at this point the bigger concern is having time to take it and get scores reported in only a couple weeks.
Scholarships and Funding??
in Speech-Language Pathology Forum
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I cant remember details since it's been three years but I'm pretty sure I asked one school. I think they had originally said funding decisions weren't made yet and eventually they emailed to find out how they could help me decide to go there. So I asked about funding or assistantships. I did actually get offered something but it wasn't enough to convince me compared to another's tuition. So you could probably tactfully ask if assistantships are available or if decisions have been made