[Jobs while in grad school.....]

I do not work because I am a mom, and that's a whole other job in and of itself. There is a lot more work involved in graduate school. I say to take the time to feel out what your schedule will be like first before attempting to work. Take into account the amount of class time you will be doing, then double that for studying/homework. If you happen to not have clinical duties one semester, that may be the best time to do a part time job. I do not recommend anything over 20 hrs a week if you so choose to do this. Once clinical work begins, it becomes much harder, especially depending on the amount of clients you can get. My school can give up to 3 clients per semester during our internship practicums. However, keep in mind that the externships do not care about your job responsibilities, they feel your responsibility is to the case load you are responsible to serve. Hope to God that your externship supervisor doesn't drop their entire caseload on you and tell you to go. LOL unfortunately it happens. Good luck!

[SOOO worried about SLP!!!]

You will be fine hun! You are so far from graduation and have plenty of time to fix your GPA to where you want it. Believe me, grad schools look at everything, not just your grades. The fact that you turned it up a notch will be noted, and they will see the kind of person you are through other avenues, including your interview which is very important. It just so happens I got into a school that didn't require an interview. Make sure your essay is stellar as well for these types of schools. This will be your only way to make a personal impression. But I wouldn't overwhelm myself with grades. Get good ones as you are and score well on your GRE. Good luck!

[Graduation was meaningless?]

Keep going amvat. The people in this profession are not all as rude as your professor. I won't tell you that graduate school is any easier. It is A LOT harder. There's much more work involved. They want to see how well you can handle yourself and push through adversity. Speech pathologists don't get paid little, but if you were looking into schools then the pay is fairly lower than private or hospital placements. If I told you about all of the deterrents people at schools placed before me then we'd be here all day. Everything that means something is hard to achieve. The key is to remember that the hardest part about any profession is getting the degrees and certifications. Afterwards, you will be able to enjoy life and look back at all you overcame. Graduate school is meant to break you, so be prepared for more adversity. I have been through ups and downs, fighting depression and stress all year. But I have completed 1 year of grad school! To add to all of my stress I am also a mother of a 3 year old girl. There's no such thing as sleep. There's no such thing as a life. There's no such thing as time. Things could be worse though. Just keep pushing and realize you aren't alone.

[NYU and NYC/NJ area schools]

I was unaware about the whole notification process for NY as well,but that's what I was told! I'm not too nervous yet, I mean I definitely have my moments of OMG what if I don't get in, but then I talk myself down because I still have so many schools to hear from. All I need is one acceptance.... just one lol

Congrats on the acceptances! Who knows, maybe we will be classmates! I really liked Adelphi, I have friends who are there now!

Hey hopeful,

Can you tell me anything about Adelphi's Manhattan Center? I didn't apply for the Sunday program but it seems a lot of people going there instead of the main campus are doing Sunday only. I just want to know more. Professor Goldfarb is my advisor.

[Adelphi - Manhattan Center]

Why do so many people think the Manhattan Center is only for Sunday school? I applied without interest in that program but it doesn't sound like many people going had the same idea of going M-F. Are all of you Sunday attendees? And have any of you registered with your advisor yet?

[NYU and NYC/NJ area schools]

I'm attending the Adelphi Manhattan center so I'm not looking for an apt. I live in the Bronx. I want to know more about the program in Manhattan too.

[Adelphi - Manhattan Center]

I'm going to the Manhattan Center. I'm from the Bronx and I don't know much about the traveling to Long Island yet but I'm fine with it. I went to LIU Post for my first bachelors. If it's twice a week I don't care. I'm excited for this opportunity! I will tell more as I find out.