Meggle
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On 3/1/2017 at 2:27 PM, vvl said:
If you check uozone the results are up for Ottawa directly on their wesbite! I've gotten accepted but I want to stay in Toronto, hopefully you're in!
Thanks!! It was there and it also showed up on ouac today as well, I was accepted. Now just to decide where to go! I must say Western gets points just for there "admission certificate". It was on nicer paper than my degree, and I graduated from Western! LOL. Has anyone decided for certain yet? Only a few days to make up our minds.
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Hello All! I have been accepted to Queen's and Western and still waiting to hear from uOttawa. I have seen/heard different dates for releasing for uOttawa results. It is March 1 now...waiting for results. I think I want to go to Queen's but I want to hear from uOttawa first before I fully decide!
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Hello,
I applied to Queens, UOttawa and Western for primary/junior.
I have a BA in Linguistics and Psych from Western and a graduate certificate in Autism and Behavioural Science from Algonquin College. My experience is mostly with Autism students in an ABA background and Ive been an Educational Assistant for over a year as well.
I'm just waiting to hear from any schools now since the possibility for acceptance opened yesterday and I'm wondering if anyone else has heard anything.
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Meggie, I feel the same way you do. I am getting old. This will be my second time i am applying. I don't know why the program is difficult to get into. I am also applying to a masters program in behaviour science as my back plan. I have read about it and it seems i would like it too. It is funny how you talk about med school. Med school is difficult to get into, and i have seen a lot of med students who don't get into med school apply for SLP and get in due to their high GPA and science background i guess. A classmate of mine had a 4.0 gpa, and didn't get into med school, and her uncle told her to try SLP, and she got in easily. A friend of mine who did the SLP program at U of T also mentioned that most of them planned to go to med school, but couldn't get in and they got into SLP. Something for the rest of us to think about. lol
Haha so it's all those would-be doctors inching us out! I see how it is.
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Hi Meggle,
This will be my second year applying. I applied in 2013, during my fourth year of undergrad and I obviously did not get in. Looking back, I know I really did not have a chance because I knew nothing about the field and my marks werent amazing enough to get away with just the minimum volunteering. I decided to take a year to work on my application and get a full time job so I can save some money for when I do get in.
What ive done since I have applied:
I took on like 10 different volunteer positions - I wanted to get as much experience as possible in many different settings. At the information sessions I went to, they said that they really like seeing applicants who have a wide variety of SLP experiences. I honestly got involved in all aspects of the field! (And now that I have done it, I am so glad I have because I have learned so much from my experiences and I know I will have an advantage during my placements. It has also really proven to me that SLP is something that I want to do!)
I networked - I honestly tried to get into contact with as many different SLPs as possible, to get feedback from them about the field, what they liked, disliked etc. I also contacted several students who were currently in the program and got a better idea of what the program was like.
I boosted my GPA to 3.79/3.8 - I took courses at Athabasca and worked my butt off to try and get 4.0 in the majority of all the additional courses I took. (Your GPA already sounds quite high so this does not sound as necessary or you.)
I got new clinical references - when I first applied, I used a SLP who honestly was not very pleasant and I truly think she was not happy with her job (She ended up leaving her job about three months after). I dont think she wrote me a fantastic reference. Since then, I have obtained two other references from SLPs who I have become very close with and who I am confident will write me a great reference.
Honestly, I do get discouraged sometimes and I am so anxious that I will not get in, even after all that I have tried to do.. however, I know that if I do not get in this year, I will be applying again the year after (third time is the charm
). If SLP is something you really want to do, which it does sound like in your case, then try to be positive and strive harder to be the best you can be. In the end, after all your efforts, you will become a more well-rounded person, regardless of if you got in or not.If you do not feel you are ready to apply, then take another year to keep working on your application.. I know I wasn't ready last application season. Good luck! I really do hope all of us get in, because it is obvious how badly we want this!
It sounds as if you really threw yourself into the idea of reapplying!! I hope you get in! I think that is part of what is holding me back is that I know I didn't bounce back with as much vigor as I expected. The first rejection really brought me down and I didn't want to even think about redoing classes or doing more volunteering. I did enjoy my paid work in the field this summer, and I know I have a good reference letter coming from that so I think I am going to apply again so as not to waste it. However, if I don't make it this time then I don't think I'll be applying a third time. I am enjoying my Autism and Behavioural Science certificate a lot, and although I know it is slightly emotional and irrational of me, but I feel as though Speech Language Pathology doesn't want me and the autism field does. I feel as though with SLP I am chasing a pipe dream and letting other real opportunities pass me by. I hope I am not bringing others down, I am just looking to see if others feel the way I do. Why is this program so difficult to get into? Even med school accepts 14% of applicants!
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Hi! I have not applied before this year but I think your experience in the clinic will be looked at. How is your GPA? That seems to be the main aspect of any application. What a lot of people do when they don't get in is re-do courses where they did not do well. I think it is always worth applying. Asking for feedback on why you didn't get accepted last year may help you make a decision. I have heard of people being told to bring up a specific grade if they wished to re-apply. I hope that helps!
Hi!
My cumulative GPA for my whole undergrad is 3.7. I say cumulative because the majority of my grades are higher but one term where I took an increased course load brought it down slightly, haha! Poor life choices.
I have never asked for feedback about my application. I was just kind of crushed and didn't want to hear about it. Is it possible to still ask now? It isn't too late? Does anyone know if they keep info like that? Thanks!
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Hello, Everyone!
I am having a bit of a dilemma about applying to SLP this year. I applied last year (UWO, U of T, McGill and Dal) and did not get accepted. I began a graduate certificate in Autism and Behavioural Sciences with the intention of reapplying to SLP this year, however I am extremely discouraged. I only have two things to add to my application this year : my new graduate certificate (which they barely look at) and paid work experience in a speech and audiology clinic this summer.
I honestly am unsure if this will help me enough to get in this round and I don't know if it is worth the time/effort and money of applying again only to be rejected. I entered university with the goal of becoming an SLP in mind but it just seems like it won't happen.
If you have applied multiple times how have you had the motivation to keep at it and not get discouraged?
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Does "not offered admission" possibly mean wait listed? I am looking for hope...
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Rejected.
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Anyone know if we get an email or if we have to check the orpas website? I have both open.
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Ok, good. As long as I am not alone. We are pretty certain Western comes out at midnight right?
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So is anyone else just freaking out with me?
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Well I have officially accepted Queen's. My fate is sealed... (dun dun dun). Looking forward to meeting anyone else Kingston bound!