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I just looked again - didn't realize that it was for all of the graduate programs. You're right!

There is actually a link to an accepted students facebook page at the bottom of the acceptance page in the Emerson Admissions portal! Wish I was able to go to the open house, but I am out of the area and unable to travel there. Booo. From what I hear (other friends who go to University in the Boston area), the rental market in Boston is very fast, so it shouldn't take long to find housing. Finding good roommates might be the only thing to think ahead on

I second what Chandru1 says. One hundred percent. Do things that you are passionate about, and that will be reflected in your resume/statement of purpose/interviews. I spent some time teaching abroad and taught horseback riding lessons as my job while I was in undergrad not because they're 100% related to SLP - simply because that's what I loved to do. Both of those activities became compelling stories to tell in interviews, and I was an interesting and well-rounded applicant because of it. Some of the best advice I got from an admitted student was to only think one step ahead, and not to stress about what you can't control yet. Think about opportunities you can take this year and next year, start casually perusing school sites in a year or so to get a flavor for what the process is like. But more than anything keep your grades up, learn/do new things that interest you, and enjoy the ride!

Still nothing!

This is all I want to hear. From every school.

I'd highly recommend getting the princeton review prep book. It not only helps you with what to know and generally improving/reviewing your math/verbal/writing skills, but also helps you with how you take the test and simply by improving your test taking skills. After going through that book almost in its entirety, I walked into the test with a method and a strategy to find the right choice in the multiple choice answers, instead of spending pesky time solving the problems. The quantitative section of the GRE isn't about solving the problem, but finding the correct answer. There is a difference. You can totally do that!

I am going to wait to hear from both in-state universities I applied to (Portland State and U of O), but it's pretty likely I'll be moving to Boston! Just need to swallow the whole cost of living thing. Yeesh. I saw you have also been accepted! Do you think you'll attend?

Sure! GPA 3.77, GRE 156/159/5.0. Probably in the mid-lower range, but I have some unique international experiences that probably also contributed. Good luck to everyone else! Let's keep the acceptances/funding rolling in.

It must have been some time in the last 12 hours! Very recent. I only checked because I saw on the results page that someone else had received a fellowship decision.

Also just got notification of a fellowship decision! Very exciting.

Thanks for the update!

Hi all! Before I was introduced to the field of SLP, I was into horses (horseback riding instructor for 4 years through college, riding since I can remember). I have recently been looking at merging the two fields by volunteering at a therapeutic riding center with a speech pathologist - and I love it. Which brings me to my question - have you heard of any grad schools that have classes about or professors who do research in the field? It would be awesome to keep learning about this niche of SLP. Thank you!

Not an app - but I used the Princeton Review book. It looks more at how to take the test so that you use the skills you already have more effectively (Though it of course reviews a lot of skills you need). I felt really prepared and confident with it. http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Premium-Practice-Graduate-Preparation/dp/0804124701/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411441735&sr=8-1&keywords=gre+book+princeton+review

So it begins! I've been working diligently on my SOP, and will ask for recommendations once I have a solid draft of that going - perhaps in a couple of weeks. I have a general idea of where I'm going to apply to, but still have a couple of schools in the 'maybe' category. Probably need to decide that sooner rather than later! @PorqueMoi you're from Portland! Fun seeing someone from my neck of the woods.