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Gotcha. Have you sent your scores to them before? Maybe she means if you send more than one set of scores, they average them. Because according to ETS, you should be able to control which test scores the department can see. However, once the scores are in their system, they stay there. That's all I can think of. But doing better on the next test will raise your average, if that is indeed what they do. That's why I suggested that November/December might be too soon. Back in the day when I took the SAT, after taking a prep course, my scores actually fell by 400 points. I am sure you do not want that to happen! So if averaging is what they do, you need to be very careful.

Hey! You may be interested in Minot State University. A couple of my colleagues did their leveling there and spoke very highly of the faculty. From the program website (http://www.minotstateu.edu/cdse/cd/): "All students pay in-state tuition Minot State University (North Dakota) is making it affordable for any student in the world to receive a top-notch education from one of the premiere universities in the Great Plains. Whether you're from Texas, China, Washington, Colorado, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Norway or Alberta, you will pay the North Dakota in-state tuition rate when you enroll in on-campus courses." Annual tuition is about $8000. Wow!

No, I don't know. What you are saying makes absolutely no sense. You shouldn't worry about how many times are too many because you will not get in with your current scores. You need to retake the GRE no matter what. Your concern about the number of times you should and shouldn't take it is rather pointless and a waste of time. That's interesting what your faculty had to say, but I think they are wrong. According to ETS, "The schools you designate will only see the scores that you selected to send them. There will be no special indication if you have taken additional GRE tests." https://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about/scoreselect/

Interesting. Yea, ETS people make it seem completely different, i.e., you have control over who gets to see your scores. Call ETS and ask them how that works. Still, you shouldn't worry about how many times is too many because you will not get in with your current scores. Your concern about the number of times you should or shouldn't take it is pointless.

yea, I concur. This is very good advice, especially #2.

oh my gosh where do you live? Yea, my rent is that cheap. It would be $200/person but I live alone.

I couldn't agree more. During my recent orientation, our clinic director told us that she would frequently correct our grammar, things like "He don't", "She ain't", "I've went", etc., which is very common around here. This reminded me of something Dr. Perry Eckert said in that interview and I wrote this in my journal after the whole orientation experience: "Her (the director's) whole message was, you better not speak that way if you want to get a job and succeed in the world... Do we want to be a part of that message, or do we want to be a messenger for change?"

Cool. What kind of accelerated programs are there? I think our signatures have been deleted, so your list of schools is no longer visible.

What kind of accelerated programs are there?

Don't let me keep you from taking the test again this year if that's what you want. I think studying vocabulary everyday is the right plan of action, but also read read read read. But don't let GRE prep get in the way of your coursework. You would really be doing yourself a disservice. And there is really no rush.

I think December and especially November is way too soon. Think of it as learning a new language. Can you learn a new language fluently in 3-4 months? I don't think you're stupid at all, but you've got to be realistic. I was in your shoes, believe me. I always thought my friends were more intelligent than me because they used big words I did not understand. And because I was embarrassed, I never asked them, "What does that word mean?" I first started studying for the GRE in 2009 and didn't take it until this year. I'm not saying I studied for 6 years, but I just became more of a word explorer, and especially with an e-reader, it's easy to look up unfamiliar words. I sucked at the math section, but I still managed to get into quite a few schools, which says to me that either the verbal is more important, or that one great score outweighs a bad one. The schools you apply to shouldn't have access to all of your scores, only the ones you submit to them. So I don't think your previous scores should deter you at all from fulfilling your dream. Just forget about them. I once made an 890 on the SAT because I had anxiety, back before the writing section was added and it was out of 1600. And my score in the 7th grade was better than that! So I definitely know how anxiety can interfere. Have you perhaps taken an untimed practice test to see what your ability really is? Perhaps this will help you better know what you need to focus on to do better. And once you are confident you know the material and can handle anything that comes your way, you won't be worrying so much on test day.

This is not entirely true. Do not assume that private schools are always more expensive than state schools, especially when paying out-of-state/nonresident tuition. While it is true that undergraduate studies at a private university are very expensive, many private universities have graduate programs that cost significantly less than undergraduate and do not charge out-of-state fees. Jacksonville University is one, whose undergraduate tuition is $1,085/credit while the MS-SLP program is $720/credit. This amounts to about 36,000 for the whole program. For comparison, non-resident graduate tuition at the University of Florida is about 30,000/year. My program at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma is $500/credit hour for non-residents. This amounts to about $25,500 for the whole program. In addition, rent is very cheap at about $400/month for a two bedroom apartment. The University of South Dakota is also relatively cheap for out-of-staters/nonresidents I hear. Are you not an American citizen? Do you have to pay international fees?

I was thinking the same thing.

I'd recommend renting eBooks if you do decide to rent. That is often the cheapest option. I personally don't think you will ever need a single text book ever again, since the information is available online and in the academic articles you will have access to as a member of ASHA. I prefer not to hoard anything, including text books. And there are often more affordable texts than the text your instructor requires, so I think it's best to know what is useful to you before you go about building your professional library. The books required in my program so far have been utterly useless, and I doubt I will ever pick them up again. And in 5-10 years, the information will be outdated, and it would really be professionally irresponsible to use them as a reference in my opinion.

Unfortunately, I don't think you have a chance anywhere with these scores. Most graduate colleges require a composite score of 300 minimum, so the SLP department would not be able to recommend you for admission even if you have excellent rapport with the faculty. So, in your case, there is no such thing as too many times. It sounds like you would benefit from taking time off between your undergraduate and graduate degrees to better prepare yourself for this exam. If you can't acquire at least 3000 new vocabulary words, you probably won't do that well in grad school either. But I'm sure you are capable of both. You just need to expose yourself to these words by reading more literary and scholarly texts, or even watching the right films (e.g., 12 years a slave) that are rich in vocabulary. I bombed the SAT verbal section back in the day, I think my scores were below average; but my GRE was in the 80% because I learned a ton of new vocabulary over the years with vocabulary apps, cards, and audio books. Basically, you have to become a word nerd if you start off with poor verbal skills. Your performance on this test is all about preparation. Some people just need more time to prepare than others. I'm sure you've got what it takes.

East Carolina University, Eastern New Mexico University, University of Wyoming, University of Montana, Idaho State University, Florida State University (must reside in Florida) come to mind.

9 credits is pretty much standard, and even that is not a guarantee. But I will be on the look-out for you.

I am in a program whose faculty is very hostile, even militant towards students who have a job. Is this normal for a SLP program? I am disappointed in my program and wondering if another one might be a better fit, but if this is pretty typical, I might think again.

Hi, in response to your post, do you mean to suggest that it is possible to enter a PhD program having not completed a Masters thesis? This is one of my concerns, as the program I chose does not have a thesis option.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but a PhD will not guarantee that you get licensed as an SLP as a PhD program is generally not designed as a training program. You will not receive the 400 required supervised clinical hours in a PhD program.

I personally think it's easy to learn 1000 or 10000 new words. It just takes time. Suck it up. The words you don't want to learn are used everyday. I hear them on the radio all the time.

I'm interested in what other people out there think about this interview. Personally, I think the SLP said all the wrong things. She's right about one thing, though: She's old! Thoughts? http://www.npr.org/2015/07/23/425608745/from-upspeak-to-vocal-fry-are-we-policing-young-womens-voices

There are actually plenty of options for Spring, you just have to be willing to move. Do you have the list of schools that take Spring applicants?

Entschuldige. Du musst dich anmelden, um das lesen zu können. Aber es lohnt sich, wenn du dein CCCs beantragst. Dann bekommst du eine Ermässigung, wenn du als Student schon bei ASHA angemeldet bist.

Hey, uebersetzen, ich dachte, das hier würde dich vielleicht interessieren. :-) http://jshd.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1742840&resultClick=1