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I know! I was in the same position not that long ago. Just try and stay positive! Good luck!

I remember last year that Brooklyn informed applicants about interviews in waves so I wouldn't worry yet! (I know that's easier said than done)

I'm at CUNY Brooklyn right now and really like it. If anyone would like to know more about this program just message me

The programs in the NY and NJ area are very competitive so you want to try to get a good GRE score so that it makes your application more competitive. I don't know how much each program weighs GRE scores but I've heard that some programs do have a cut off score of 300 (verbal and math combined). I applied to programs in the NY/NJ area and did not have an exceptional GRE score (my combined score was over 300 though) and that worked for me. Hope this helps and good luck!

SundayMatinee & rainsonata .... I applied to Kean University last fall and was accepted. I was not an undergraduate or post-bacc student at Kean and I am not from NJ. I don't know if they are biased but I'm assuming they do consider take "outsiders" since I was accepted. Feel free to message me with any questions. Good luck!

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I don't think it matters. I did an online post-bacc program that doesn't seem to be too well known and I'm not even sure of its ranking and I wound up being accepted to 7 out of the 8 programs I applied too. I think what matters most is that you are taking the courses needed for whatever programs you're applying to and that you do well in them.

I think it's ok to email programs to ask about the statistics of the previously accepted students if the information is not available on their website. ASHA edfind is also another resource where you can look at different programs statistics. Some are outdated but for the most part I found it to be very helpful in deciding where I would apply.

If the program with the earlier deadline requires a fee in order to hold your seat then you have to pay the fee and there is usually no refund. If you get into the program with the later deadline, you can just inform the first school that you will no longer be attending. From experience and reading posts on here, it seems that the worst that happens is that you don't get your money back.

CUNY Brooklyn and CUNY Hunter are extremely competitive, as are many NY speech grad programs. CUNY schools are extremely competitive because of the number of applications they receive. I believe that this year each CUNY program received about 600 applicants for 30-40 spots. I don't mean to discourage you from applying here because I've heard great things about the programs! I'm also currently enrolled in a CUNY program and personally love it. Also keep in mind that CUNY programs conduct interviews before making a final decision of who to accept. Therefore, if you're selected to be interviewed you are given a date and time to be at the interview. From my experience, if you cannot make the date and interview time then you will no longer be considered. Feel free to message me with any questions!

Looking back now I think that I applied to too many schools. However, at the start of working on my applications I knew how competitive this field was and wanted to apply to many programs so that I would increase my chances of being accepted. The only downfall to that is that applications are expensive and then you have to add in the payment of transcripts being sent and taking the GRE. I believe that the best thing I did was to research schools that were a good fit for me. I emailed many programs and asked them for their average GPA and GRE admission scores. I also asked them about pre-reqs because I was an out-of-field applicant. After emailing the programs I was able to narrow down the list of programs I wanted to apply to. I had a good range of "safety" schools (I know there's no such thing as a safety school in this field but I labeled the programs in which my GPA and GRE scores exceeded the scores of their average admissions from last year), hit or miss schools, and reach schools. Also, I did not write a universal personal statement. I wrote a new one for each program I applied to. Many of my personal statements had the same elements to it (my background, why I wanted to pursue speech, etc.) but each one touched on why I wanted to go to that specific program and why I would be a good fit for them. I think that personalizing my personal statement a little really caught the attention of admissions committees. Just a side note for when you are done with applications and waiting to hear responses.... I thought I would hear from many of my programs in March. Starting March 1st I was checking my emails repeatedly and stalking my mailman. However, most of the programs I applied to did not start notifying until the second week of April! It was a long and nerve wracking wait especially since I saw many others posting on this forum about hearing from programs. It just so happens that the ones I applied to notified their applicants later. So don't be discouraged if everyone else on here is hearing back from their programs early on. I took this as a sign that I wasn't going to be accepted anywhere and that wasn't the case! Good luck to you with your application process! Feel free to message me if you have any questions

I started a post-bacc program last summer and was able to complete the program in one year and now I will be attending graduate school in August! I worked part-time and took 3 courses per semester (3 in the summer, 3 in the fall, and 3 in the spring). When I applied to grad school I had completed 6 speech courses and felt that this was helpful because it showed the admissions committees that I could excel in these types of classes. I felt that taking 3 courses and working part-time was very manageable. I still had time to relax! I only found the summer courses more difficult because they were shorter (about half a semester instead of a full semester) and I took anatomy and physiology that semester which required a lot of memorization in such a small time period. Like I said, 3 courses worked well for me but I think it depends on what type of learner you are and what personal priorities you have! On a side note - I would research the programs you are looking to attend. Some programs may require that you have taken a certain number of credits in speech courses before applying. Also, different programs require different pre-req courses so watch out for that as well!

Hi! I think you stand a good chance of getting into a program! You seem to have a competitive GPA and GRE scores. I think your experience will also be beneficial to your application. I would research a bunch of schools to see their acceptance percentage and what their cut-off scores are. You can find this information by emailing the programs and also by looking on the ASHA website using the edfind tool. CUNY Lehman and New York Medical College are extremely competitive programs! While you may have the stats they require it does not mean you'll get into the program. I would keep this in mind while applying to programs. It is always good to apply to a bunch of different programs in order to increase your chances of getting in! It is important to apply to some "safety schools" as well in order to have a back-up plan. This doesn't mean that I think you don't have a chance of getting accepted into those two programs. You should definitely apply to some competitive programs as well because you might be exactly what they're looking for! I applied to a few schools in the New York area so you can message me if you have any questions! Good luck!

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I'm so sorry to hear that good luck next year & keep your head up! I'm sure next year will be your year!