Liz113

I gotta say price has to come first. I can make any of the programs I applied to a home, so whichever one is going to land me in the least debt.

I was just curious... how common is it to get funding in our field and what kind of form does it ever take? Also, one of my schools isn't deciding funding until May (with an April 15th due date), is this common?

I'm not sure if this is true of the schools you applied to, but a lot of the ones I applied to claimed to have no or almost no funding for masters students. Unfortunate truth.

I was surprised by how important visits are... some schools are terrible at keeping websites updated.

I know Ohio State releases acceptance in waves, maybe yours is still to come? Maybe if you don't hear anything in a week, contact them?

Hmm... I heard back already, not sure what to tell you. Did you get an email confirming that they received all of your materials?

Did not receive a graduate assistance form I guess you might be considered for a position.

I second the diversity and culture class idea, also, you can never go wrong with a little bit of linguistics.

I will be a Masters student in Speech Language Pathology.

I have been accepted to Ohio State, U Cincinnati, and Indiana U. I will probably attend IU because I was given an award for in-state tuition and a partial fellowship for the first year.

Hi guys, just curious who is applying to these two competitive Ohio schools and whether you plan to attend if accepted.

I got an email first, and then a physical letter to my current address.

I went to one of their open houses and he said they had a "long short list" and would be winnowing the list down to a "short list" of about 60 by about mid March to extend acceptances to (with the goal that 35-40 accept).

I cross-referenced the US Rankings with a list of schools with a bilingual focus. I applied to the ones that were most interesting to me (3), and then two in-state schools.

I'm trying to be productive with my nervous energy, but sometimes nervous energy is just unfocused energy.

I am busy trying to study for tests to finish off my undergrad. Not going to lie, though, the wait is killing me.

Hey Arytenoid, sounds like we're in same boat. I am also a Spanish major (in addition to speech and hearing) and have worked very hard to gain fluency. But as you said, how do you gauge your own fluency? I also completed the interview for IU. It's so frustrating that we did the interview so long ago, but have to wait for March for results. I also applied to ASU and UT Austin for bilingual programs (OSU an Ucincy for non-bilingual). Best of luck to you, hopefully we both get the opportunity to pursue bilingual SLP, despite our non-native speaker status.

Makes me feel better that I am not the only neurotic one. It's gotten so bad my roommates are making fun of me: "Oh, yeah, she's definitely not going to get in, not with her 3.9 GPA."

So, I'm panicking and I no longer even remember why... this is waiting for grad acceptance letters.

I received an email with details, and then just a basic one-page letter several days later.

Cool, Ellie. I did not grow up bilingual. I acquired Spanish starting in high school and have pursued it as a second major and through study abroad experiences. I also applied to ASU and UT Austin, as well as Indiana U, which have bilingual programs. I also applied to two in-state schools (I live in Ohio). I really hope that my fluency is good enough. I think there is such a need for bilingual professionals, so that is my goal. I am also going to a visit at ASU on the 20th. Have you been there? Do you know much about their program or UT Austin's program?

And then some schools don't interview at all, so I wouldn't worry yet.

I am a part of a program that accepts about 30 students (SLP), and so far I have been the only one accepted. I'm trying to figure out what this means? My application was pretty exemplary, but it's a competitive program.

I'm about to go to one at Arizona State, so I need some different dressing advice. Is a black pencil skirt with a nice shirt (maybe a blazer too), too much? Or appropriate given that this is my top choice?

Hey Bapple, that is really cool. I hope whatever program you go through appreciates your multilingualism and helps you develop the ability to be a multilingual slp.