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If I list that community college when applying, do I have to go through the transfer route for my 4 year college (CSULB)? Or can I simply list the community college and CSULB separately when applying to grad schools and submit transcripts from the two schools?

When applying to grad school, it normally asks for me to list all the schools I have been to. My main school is CSULB, but I have also been accepted into 3 Community Colleges I applied for back in spring 2011 in case of summer courses I need to take for GE requirements. Would I have to list those 3 Community Colleges I was accepted into? I only took 1 course from one of the Community Colleges back in Summer 2011, Macro Economy. I had a B in that class, but I never transferred it over to CSULB because I was discouraged to (I had a B in the class, which would lower my GPA). Should I worry and transfer that college course to CSULB or mention it when applying for grad school? I'm worried it would lower my GPA and chance of getting into a program. I know a lot of schools only look at your major GPA or the last 60 units, but I also have some schools that like to look at the overall GPA of your bachelor's degree.

So mad. I missed my chance of going to the convention last year. The convention is in Florida this year OTL. The convention won't be in California again for another few years.

It sounds like an excellent way to show your interest in becoming an SLP. How do you volunteer for ASHA? Do they have an application form online?

Is the PRAXIS hard? How did you prepare yourself for the test? How diffcult was it for you to find a job after graduation?

Thank you for the details. How complicated O_O. It sure would be nice if ASHA wasn't so picky about the requirements, but I can understand why. I wonder if other English speaking countries like Canada are as detailed on requirements for certification.

Ah, I see! I believe it was ASHA that required clinical hours in the US or under a US mentor? I'll have to do more research for that from UWO. Thank you very much! I guess I was right to apply for SJSU. Is San Marcos accredited yet?

If you did well in your last 60 credit, then I think you'll be fine. If you're concern about your poor gpa in the previous years, you can try to look for programs that focus mainly on the last 60 hours of credit. I also think that if you do well on the GRE (especially on verbal and analysis writing), then you may have a good chance of getting into a program. Experience, research, strong recommendation letters and personal essays will help too if you have any.

To be honest, I'm not sure how to look at the praxis passing rate since they tell the percentage, but not the population size of that number. 46/50 could have passed the praxis for all I know.

I've seen a couple of forums talking about medical based programs. Does anyone know any graduate programs that focus on school and/or clinical settings? I have seen several programs that put special emphasis on early intervention or working with preschoolers, but I would like to know if there are programs that also focus on school aged children? I am interesteed in programs that offer courses or emphasis on autism or childhood apraxia.

What do you mean by that? Have you gone to the school yet or did you research through the school website?

Teachers College is $1,398/credit. Since it's in NYC, it would be expensive to live there. MGH probably has such a high acceptance rate because it's so expensive to go there.

Do the information sessions require signing up for it or do you just show up on the dates? I may be able to make it to one of the sessions (Sept 15).

Thank you very much! Is the application fee really $270 for one university on ORPAS? Why is it so expensive?

Oh, right. They have a clinic. I think I forgot about it because I visited the clinic's page, but it wasn't as detailed as say...SFSU and SJSU. But I'm almost sure SD has a very good research program since it's ranked high as an slp school.

I'm looking at Redland's program and it feels so vague to me. Are they school focused, medical focused, or research focused? Do they have any special programs like specialties or summer camps for clients?

Have you visited the school's website yet? They don't seem to have an on-campus clinic (as far as I can see). They seem more research based to me.

SFSU looks like a nice program. I don't know if anyone saw it, but I believe they have specialized programs for autism and AAC? My parents have tried to discourage me from applying there because of living cost (SF IS expensive). In all fairness, it's still cheaper than going to an out of state school sadly enough.

Well, I don't think graduating from a "no-name school" should hurt you. What are you looking for in a graduate program? Are you thinking of working in the hospital, school setting, or you prefer to go into research? You can easily look at the schools by ranking, but it won't neccessarily have what you want. You might want to look into clinical work, but the top ranked school focuses more on medical or research. I would research all the slp programs listed from ASHA's website and look for schools that focus on what you're looking for. Yes, it's a lot of work, but it can make narrowing down the search easier for you. Make sure the programs you look at are ceritified if you want to become a certified speech pathologist! ASHA also offers information on what year each program was ceritified and when the next evaluation would be. ASHA's website lists some of the things the slp programs focus on, but the best way to research schools is to go to the school website itself. School websites like to talk about programs ASHA's website didn't mention like special clinics or special programs. Some schools will give you very detailed pages on what their clinic does or what research they focus on. Most schools are willing to show you their employment rates and PRAXIS passing rates as well, which is nice if you want to get into a school that guarantees your employment. While graduating from a top tier program is nice, you may find a lower ranked school better fitted for you because of tuition or because it has a special program that the top tier schools don't offer. As long as the school has a good history of being certified, having high employment rates, and a high PRAXIS passing rate, it's a good school in my book. I think ASHA is more concern about whether or not you fulfilled all the requirements, experience, and knowledge of becoming a proper SLP rather than where you graduated from (that's my opinion though, correct me if I'm wrong).

I guess I'm not so weird for thinking about applying for grad school this early = u =; I want to say that I have seen many posts talking about how competitive CA grad programs are when they're not ranked so highly. How are the programs ranked? I always had this feeling that schools were more ranked based off how much they were funded and for their research. Do you think it's true for ranking of SLP schools? If so, I don't think ranking is too important in my case since I want to apply to a school that is more clinical based than research based. Even though CA is my home state, I feel really uncertain about applying to a bunch of schools in state because of how competitive it is. My GPA and GRE scores are ok, but coming to the forums makes me feel like an underachiever Q_Q. My current GPA is 3.655 and my GRE scores is Q155/V151/AW4.0. I really don't want to retake the GRE since my Verbal score dips up and down on practice tests. The only thing that seems to make up my scores is the clinical and hospital experience I get from volunteering. Well...my first choice for a school in California is probably SJSU because of the many clinics and programs the school website talked about. It looks very promising and I would be very happy if I got in.

Hi, I'm an American student from California and I had thoughts of applying to maybe 1-2 schools in Canada. I would like to know if UWO has a minimum GPA requirement and if they request GRE scores. I already took the GRE, so it makes no difference to me. Is there a certain GPA and GRE score they look for in students? I also looked into McGill's program and was surprised to see all the pre-reqs, but it's manageable for me, especially when compared to UBC's requirements. Another question: If I was to get into McGill and complete the program, would I still have a chance finding work in other provinces? I don't speak French, so I wouldn't be able to be certified in Quebec if I decide to stay in Canada.

How do you figure out the gpa of the last 60 units you're takings? I mainly have lots of A's and some B's, but I got a C in General Chem (it was a baaad idea to try the pre-pharm route) and for Language Acquisition (I found out the hard way that short summer classes isn't my forte and that the prof gave absurd tests).

Congrats on getting into 2 programs! So it really is possible. I've been getting nervous reading these posts where it's considered lucky to get into a program at all. Along with curly_girl, I too want to know what you wrote when you emailed those programs in advanced. I'm applying this fall and I've been doing a lot of research on programs, but some schools won't tell me their average gpa or gre score. Should I be worried about the numbers?

At least your parents trust you... I'm treated like a criminal and that I'm a horrible person for thinking of applying out of state. They're manipulative and they try to make me feel guilty for wanting to go away from them. They use phrases like "if you leave your poor mom is going to die young" and "don't you love your poor brother"? The only reason why I stay with them is to take advantage of finance for undergrad and use it for graduate school. Once I get into the slp field, I'm getting out of here, far away. That's why I study so hard, so I can get into a good school far from my house and so I can get into the best program for my interests.

How do you know your parents won't be disappointed in you if you don't get in? I'm jealous of you guys. It sounds like you have nice supportive families. Mine act like if I don't get it in it'll be the end of the world and started threatening me if I don't apply for everything in my state (CA).