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  1. I know that I don't like living alone. I can get really isolated if I don't have other people to talk to. I decided to try to find roommates but wanted to find roommates in other graduate programs so that I would have a larger network in the area. I found one roommate through the university housing website, where you could find people, and then I found another and a place to live by visiting the area. My other roommate works full time and so it is great because our schedules end up complementing each other. I like to work at home and have it be quiet, and my other graduate student roommate likes to work on campus so it works out for us all. I think if you are going to try to find roommates, I think the key is being really upfront about everything in the beginning. Be honest about how clean you want things, be honest about noise level in the house, be honest about guests, be honest about alcohol/drug usage. If you want to live alone, that's awesome too, but in a new town, if you want to make friends, you might have to work a little harder if you are living alone.
  2. If you are relocating, I suggest relocating earlier in the summer. This gives you some times to get settled and get any sort of paperwork you might need to do (establishing residency for example) before classes start. Plus if you want to do care.com or work in a camp program, it is nice to do that in your new city because you might be able to do it next summer, or part time during the year as well.
  3. We definitely are hearing of people out on externships that are already getting job offers so that is awesome! I believe that the entire graduating class last year was fully employed by September. I haven't had a problem with things being disorganized. There is a wonderful graduate program assistant who has been there for a little over a year now and they are amazing at getting things done in terms of paper work, enrollement, and such. The center assistant for the clinic is very organized as well. The students now are picking their externships for next winter so everything is planned far ahead and there are weekly meetings to make sure people are on track.
  4. I thought I'd poke my head in here because I heard that acceptances went out this week. Congratulations if you were accepted or wait-listed because I heard there were over 700 applicants this year! I'd definitely encourage people to attend the open house if you can to get a sense for the program. I did that last year and it really gave me a better feel for the program and faculty. Those negative reviews were around when I was applying as well, and I didn't want to trust them since it was only 2 negative comments out of many of students. I love our program but I can't compare it to others because this is the only one with which I have experience. I find the research faculty extremely knowledgable and the clinicial faculty very supportive. I do think that because it is a big research program, there are probably some differences between a more clinically focused program. I do also know that the department was very much affected by the flood two years ago so I'm not sure if that played a factor into the feelings of if being not well organized, but everything has recovered since then and there is a freshly remodeled clinic as a result! I do think the department doesn't coddle or hand hold but that isn't to say they aren't supportive. I feel like I'm being taught to think on my feet, problem solve, and advocate for myself, which are incrediably important professional skills. I do think the most important support you are going to get comes from your cohort and we have a great group of students here currently so I would definitely encourage you to come check out the program, if you can, to see if you think it would be a good fit for you. Feel free to message me if you have other more specific questions, and congratulations again!
  5. You can use AP physics for ASHA requirements if your undergraduate college gave you credit. You cannot use AP Stats for the statistic requirement but other AP classes work (such as Bio or Physics) for credit, but only if they show up on your college transcripts.
  6. I'm also interested in the use of equine movement as a treatment tool. I mentioned it in my application essays so universities knew that was one of the things I'm interested in researching in graduate school. I don't know of any schools that specifically have course in it but I've taken the level one workshop through AHA and they are great workshops but also really recommend hands on training. I'd look for SLPs in the areas around where you are looking at schools and you can always contact them and see where they went to school and if they have any opinions about the local universities.
  7. I've definitely hit a bit of a slump after midterms and my family visiting. I'm hoping I can turn it around with lots of tea and sleep.
  8. I haven't started clinical work yet but perhaps the other student on here has. I know that the class that just most recently graduated from CU has a lot of negative feelings towards the program. The program did make some changes last year and this year in response to those feelings but I don't have a lot of feedback from a clinical side and I can't speak to what the program was like last year. I do know that in terms of placement, you can get placed on campus at the campus clinic but if you want off-site placements, you need to find them yourself for the most part.
  9. I'm also at CU Boulder! I'm there with the Western Regional Graduate Program through WICHE as well. I applied to a few school but can't beat the in-state tuition here. I did my undergrad at a small liberal arts school and it is definitely a bit different being at a large research university but the faculty and other students are super welcoming and there is something very appealing at being at a research university for SLP I think. We are constantly exposed to new research and there are lots of opportunities to get involved with research, but you also have the option of not doing a thesis or getting too involved with research.
  10. I also like free pens but when I buy I used to buy the Pilot G2 but I wasn't happy with the last batch so I switch to the Pilot Bottle 2 Pen ones and I really really like them.
  11. For me it was most the cost associated with moving from a post-bacc and then the high likelihood that I would have to move again the next year for an MA program. I just couldn't afford it. I only applied to local post-bacc programs.
  12. I'm almost through week 5 now and the first round of midterms and I'm feeling okay-ish. I'll feel better once my grades for my midterms come out and I can have some numbers to make me feel better.
  13. Most likely you would need to do them at a school with a CDS or SLP program but they can be done online. I know quite a few people that went through CSUN and enjoyed it. They didn't apply for an MA program yet and are working as SLPAs but they liked the program because they were still able to work full time while doing it.
  14. Hmm it used to be on the website but now I can't find it but I believe at least when I was applying last year, there are 6 fields that you need to have background in before you can begin clinic. They are: Phonetics Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Language Development in Children Speech-Language Sciences Hearing Science Survey of Audiology Some classes have different names and cover different things and some programs require more background classes than those, but I believe that those are the 6 that ASHA itself regulates.
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