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I don't know why either. If you did well in statistics, you will be fine scoring standardized assessments. I'm in my second semester as a graduate student, and I did horrible on the math portion of the GRE. I've done several diagnostics and have used lots of different standardized assessments. I've also given standardized assessments to clients. All you need to do is simple addition and subtraction and have a basic understanding of statistics. Converting raw scores is very simple and straight forward. Attention to detail and analysis skills are more important than a GRE quantitative score.

Don't stress too much about it (I know, easy for me to say). They really do look at the big picture. My quantitative score on the GRE was embarrassing. I thought it was really going to hurt me, but I ended getting an acceptance from them. Hang in there and good luck.

There are no interviews. If you are accepted, you will receive a letter in mid March right before Spring Break.

When you fill out your graduate school application, you will supply the e-mail of the professors that you are getting LORs from. Your professor will get a LOR request in their inbox and go from there. Along with a letter, some schools also require a supplemental form for the professor to fill out. Two of the schools I applied to required one. They had my professors rate me on a scale from 1-5 on things like "Chance of being a successful SLP", "Writing Skills", and "Ability to Verbally Express Ideas". They will send this form to your professor. When you fill out your application there is a box that says, "I waive my right to see my LOR". You can find a lot of info. online about it. I like this write up: http://wiselikeus.com/collegewise/2010/09/should-you-waive-your-rights-to-see-your-letters-of-rec.html Like Jay said, make sure you ask your professors well in advance. Some professors have to write A LOT of rec. letters. Also, my professors knew me very well, but still asked for me to bring them my transcripts and my resume (I even gave one of my professors a copy of one of my research papers). It couldn't hurt to have that information ready to give them when you go in to talk to them about writing a letter.

I can understand your frustration. It's a tight rope. I also went back to school to level after taking about six years off from academics. I was able to make straight A's in my pre-req courses, but I was under immense pressure and stress. I had a lot on the line, and it was not an enjoyable experience. I remember taking my first quiz and making a 54. Just try and stay positive and take pride in the fact that you are trying your best and are dedicated. Even if you fail, at least you can say you gave it 100%. Hang in there. And to add to what you are saying, I have a friend who had a professor tell her that she would never be a SLP, because she made a "B" in his class. Ridiculous.

I graduated from UT Austin and did my leveling course work there as well. Let me know what kind of questions you have, and I'll be happy to help.

I got my acceptance e-mail from PSU this morning. I'm very happy and surprised. I didn't think I'd get in.

My professor told me about an hour ago that the committe is having a meeting right now and making their final decisions. I'm not sure when the e-mails will go out though, because the person in charge of sending the e-mails is having a family emergency right now. I'm thinking e-mails will go out Thursday or Friday.

Yes, that's correct!

I got accepted to Texas State yesterday. They sent my acceptance directly to my e-mail account.

I called, and they said they received everything , but this makes me nervous. I asked if everything was okay with my file and I got a, "I think so". So even though our file says "complete" and "under review" on Galaxy Portal, it may not be under review after all? What exactly did they tell you when you called?