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Hello, I am in a very similar position as @nikolas.asteri I will be attending CUNY on $24K Science Fellowship and will be living Graduate Housing for ~$1,100/month (hopefully just for my first year, and I plan to look for cheaper apartments for the rest of my education). Tuition is covered, so I shouldn't see a tuition fee in my bills from CUNY. How doable is this or will I be in trouble?

So since it's a two bedroom, you pay $1500 for rent alone? And yeah, I am not confident in my apartment hunting abilities ...so I'd like the convenience for my first year. And I do not know anyone (I'd like to live with grad students from CUNY), so it would be hard for me to fine a person'group of people. I appreciate your post- Thank you!!!

Thank you so much for replying to me. I am planning on accepting the offer. I just need to visit it and give them money/paper work. I do think it's the best option for someone like me. I do think the price is alright (but what do I know; I am not from the area *so scared*) ...I am just going to borrow your optimism for a while

Hey all ( ...well, not all... just those who know about CUNY- The Graduate Center and it's graduate housing) I have received an email from them about living in a four-bedroom. So I have an offer! I just need to either accept it or decline it. I am STRONGLY thinking of accepting it since this is my first time in such a "scary" city and am worried about how housing/rent works in NYC/surrounding areas. I think the apartment is in East Harlem. I am wondering what it's like living there. Is this a good option for someone who is ...not the best at figuring things out? Idk.... please, I want you to throw thoughts/concerns/questions/ANYTHING at me... I just want to make sure I am not going to spend TOO much on the Graduate housing and won't have enough to eat, get textboosk, and other things to survive/be slightly comfortable. I am not big on having fun, so I don't plan on going out to drink often/clubs/things like that unless it is free... so I don't expect to have the "time of my life" I just want to be comfortable-ish.

Do you guys know about Dr. Rebecca Spencer, she is BIG on sleep. But that's all I know; I am not sure if she is in the clinical field.

Hi there, Clinical psych is pretty cool. So it's cool that you're wanting to look into it. I think what will help you really decide is to read papers about what you intend to study (the cheapest thing you can do right now ...besides finding an position in a research lab in what you're interested). Read Read Read. And then see if you can volunteer someplace ...and then see how you feel about spending money applying to clinical psych programs. You are in a good position to apply, but it's good to see if you'll be happy/successful after getting in (because sometimes getting in is the easy part ...sometimes...)

I am only replying because I around this time last year I was considering a career in public health/epidemiology. I knew a family friend who got her PhD from Johns Hopkins in public health and she was really enthusiastic about it (but it wasn't epidemiology or health promotion ...it was something else, but I have forgotten what it is). Anyway, in the end, I picked neither and decided not to do public health at all. I worked in a molecular epidemiology one summer and I got bored of the molecular work. Then I realized that even if I went into Epi at all, then it would still be boring because it is more about the numbers/statistics than actually understanding/characterizing disorders/health conditions/diseases and stuff. And although health promotion is always a great idea, I'd eventually get bored of thinking/delving into ways to improve the health of any community if I made it my life long career.

Hey there, I wonder if anyone is attending the Graduate Center this coming Fall...

I have never heard of anyone doing that and I have only done one of the pre-reqs... so I may not be of much help... but I guess it wouldn't hurt if all you've done was take courses, didn't make any connections that would make people go "why did she switch?" and you're not planning on getting a letter of recommendation from anyone in UoF. You did say that it is an online program at UoF, so it might not hurt you. Maybe you should ask yourself why you need to switch? Since you say that you've already taken 3 courses and Northwestern only needs you to take 3 courses, does that mean that once you switch you can stop taking courses and start applying?

I think I MIGHT know someone who does research on voice. He is also a singing teacher. So if you're interest is voice DO NOT get discouraged, but at the same time do try to do a lot of research/gain hands on experience on this SLP career path... BUT DON'T GET DISCOURAGED ...I only say that because I get discouraged easily =P

Hey, cool! I want to do research at a hosptial or medical school/center too!!! But yeah, that helps! I really want what I do to be viewed from that perspective instead of something purely/mostly theoretical. i still feel lost, but you're totally helping me calm my nerves ..now if only I can force myself to study for my exam tomorrow =P

Hey there, fuzzylogician! I actually found the courage to call someone from financial aide and they couldn't do anything for me. So, I resorted to an email to my program (I asked them if they could connect me with other people in the program somehow along with other financial questions). Hopefully they get back to me before my brain convinces me that I am doing to be homeless during my graduate school experience xDDD

Oh, but it you're applying to the NIH IRTA ...then that is a whole different ballgame in terms of being accepted ...the application process is pretty complicated and I barely know anything about it. I decided to not apply to that program out of utter confusion.

I really sort don't because I wasn't actually accepted. I just asked to be in it and they let me hahaha. At my school, I think you know by early May. They get a lot of applicants (I cannot remember the number my program director told me of the top of my head), and they are about 15 spots (it varies, of course, depending on funds). So it is competitive, but they'll be looking mostly at letters of recommendation and research experience/interest ...but also career goals. Not everyone has taken the GRE so they don't care and you're GPA doesn't haven't to be super high, just not super low (so if you have a 3.3 that is okay). What helps the most is talking to professors who you can work with. Most things/decisions depends on your future professor for the PREP.

Oh and I saw your other posts about UMass. I wouldn't go to UMass on the basis of it being ranked higher overall. From my experience applying to graduate school, it doesn't matter about the school's reputation itself but the program that you'll be attending. You need to think about your programs funding because that varies from program to program. Sure you'll be doing a master's which you might have to pay for either way, but ...still, go to a school where money/resources are high and varied. but just my two cents. I only know because I almost applied for a degree in the public health field. I looked into biostats a little. You might have made a decision anyway already.

UMass is pretty small. At UMass the biostats department is in the School of Public Health. It is not funded all that well, but it's not a horrible program (there are ways to make things work for you). You probably know more than me about SUNY Buffalo, I can't speak for it, but I'd probably go to SUNY even if I wanted to find a job in MA-NJ. Of course, I am assuming you mean UMass Amherst. Have you visited UMass?

This helps SO much, thank you. I really appreciate your post; I was starting to feel not only lost but alone =P The program from which I got a letter of acceptance is a Speech Language and Hearing PhD program and I've replied saying I'll attend. It is a completely research-focus program. I too do not have a clinical degree of any kind. My undergraduate degree is in Biology and was involved in cellular/molecular research (I learned how to clone genes as a senior and as a summer intern I worked on the neurobiology of zebrafish), but now I am about to have an academic year's worth of psycholinguistics research when I finish my internship. So that is my background in two sentences. Right now, I am taking an undergraduate course in the ComDis department; it is a pre-requisite for those interested in the Master's. The course called speech and language development and I am taking it to test out my interest in the master's. I am getting slightly bored with it because it isn't neuroscience-y enough for me. I like it in some respects, though. I took an introduction to Communication Disorders course as an undegraduate. I only took it to have enough credits for full-time status.I liked it. I am definitely a "want to understand human clinical/medical/conditions" kind of person and I love the idea of gathering data from humans and analyzing it. Although I am en-route to attending an SLHS program and I can see myself analyzing data from EEGs and fMRIs and maybe even some behavioral data, I still feel fuzzy about what I truly want. I worry about feeling academically comfortable in this field. I chose this field because I also want a more translational research experience, and I love that you say that research in ComDis makes you think about the clinic. In what ways does that occur?

I am so so sorry. I did not notice that you replied to me! I don't understand how this forum works. Thank you so much! Actually, I had not looked into that option of using PATH (the only thing I've done is apply to the graduate housing CUNY offers lol). I will look into it

Hi all, I want to know if anyone else got this fellowship package... I want to hear other students input and not just what the school tells me. I know no one attending CUNY, so please help me out. Thank you, And I hope I don't get kicked out of this forum. I ask questions and none have responses. Am I doing something wrong?

Hey all, I am wondering if I am the only one starting a PhD program in this field (Speech Language and Hearing or ComDis or Speech Language Pathology or Audiology or whatever your school calls it =P) Is there anyone who is already in a PhD program for this field? I am wondering what it is like for those who are already in one.

No, I could be wrong, but I don't think that if you simply get an interview it means that you're accepted, but it's likely.

Hi all, I feel like I might be the only one here "aspiring" to get a PhD in this small field. I am wondering if anyone else is doing the same. Are any of you SLP people moving on to get the PhD? The only people I can talk to about this stuff is the professors at my undergraduate university, but I am too shy to talk to them (I wish talking to professors felt more casual). I am currently an intern in a psycholinguistics lab (I really like it), but I again, I am not even 90% comfortable expressing my interests to her. I love cognitive psychology/speech&language, but I want my research to translate well into the medical area somehow and be a part of a research team in a hospital/medical center or something along those lines. I don't know, I feel lost/scared/confused and I'd like to bounce ideas of you guys??

Hi there- I don't know how useful my advice would be since I don't plan on getting a degree in counseling psychology ...but.... I did browse a little bit through both websites, and yeah... BC is very social heavy. That is great for those interested in community psych or policy or things like that. NYU's MA program is there for more a sample Master's degree (according to their PDF). That is great to start off your journey since you're not sure of what you'd like at the moment. I understand your frustrations about NYU having too many people, but at the same time, if you're in a program that doesn't match your interests (no matter how many people are there) you might be forced into a direction that is not what you really want. And that can be worse at a smaller school (not all the time, though ...but it can be).

Not that I can actually answer your question, but I am also interested in knowing about people who applied to the PhD program in Speech Language and Hearing Science I got into a PhD program for SLHS, so I am wondering if anyone else did.