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There are only 3 schools I'm interested in, really. University of Illinois, Northern Illinois University, and University of Wisconsin - Madison. Is it dangerous to apply to only 3 schools? I haven't taken the GRE yet, but I took a practice test and got V 157 and Q 160. My GPA is a 4.0, and I still have 2 more weeks to study for the GRE, so I think I should probably be somewhat competitive, although I am lacking in extracurriculars and relationships with professors (quite introverted, made worse by clinical depression, and also transferred schools). To how many schools do you plan on applying?

I suggest going on edfind and looking at schools in your GRE range, not many schools below and maybe 1 or 2 reach schools. My boyfriend suggested something I think is a good idea. For schools with stats within your range, calculate the acceptance rate. For example, if 50 people applied, and 25 people were accepted, then the acceptance rate is .5. Apply to enough schools that the number adds up to at least 1.0 (but don't include reach schools. My number adds up to 1.49 if I include my reach school). Not fool-proof, but it's potentially a good rule-of-thumb.

Wow, you guys are go-getters. I'm still studying for the GRE and will try to keep my brain free of clutter until I take that test next month. I'm not even sure what school to which I want to apply (although, I've done research all summer).

I'm checking out Purdue soon and wanted suggestions for areas to visit around Lafayette and West Lafayette. Is the wolf park worth a visit? Also, what's the vibe you get? If anyone knows, how does it compare to St. Louis or Urbana-Champaign? Is there a decent amount of diversity? Are there lots of religious people or not really? etc. I try to avoid suburbia, but I like rural areas and city. Is Lafayette much of a city?

Yeah, a 4.0 is definitely not easy to get at my school (half of my classmates dropped out after the first year because of bad grades in the major), but I'm still really concerned because that's the most I have going for me (I'm not sure what I will get on the GRE). Ahh, that makes sense. I didn't know that was the average for people who actually accepted their acceptances.

According to my professors, it doesn't matter which one you get.

I've been looking at grad schools, and I noticed that a lot of them didn't accept candidates with a 4.0 GPA last year (University of Illinois, Northwestern University, University of Oregon, Syracuse University, etc.). That made me wonder, can it hurt your chances to have a 4.0 GPA? Or is it possible that they cared more about experience and that the applicants with more experience were too busy to earn high GPAs? I have a 4.0 GPA, but that's because I pretty much completely neglected extracurriculars, which is making me nervous about applying.

I applied at some ABA programs yesterday because of this advice. Unfortunately, the Lindamood-Bell in my city is looking for people with Bachelor's degrees right now.

I ended up taking that advice and decided not to do it. I want to work in schools, not nursing homes, and I would just be doing it to look good on paper. Besides, I just found out I most likely have mono, so I don't know if I'll have the energy for travel. I'm glad it worked out for you, though!

From my understanding, it can't hurt to go to a school with a good reputation, but rankings really don't matter much in this field if the schools you are looking at are accredited by ASHA. Just make sure the school is a right fit for you. If you do decide to wait until the fall, you could always use that time to build up your resume or retake the GRE to get into a top-notch school or earn scholarships. This decision is very subjective, so research the schools and go with your gut. There is nothing wrong with going to UCF or Baylor.

I'm applying to grad schools in the fall (I'm about to start my last year as an undergrad). I teach music to kids, but I don't get a lot of hours, so I've been looking at other jobs. I have offers from Walmart (close), Chevys (close), and a home care company that focuses on dementia and Alzheimer's (will require traveling). Is it worth it to take the home care job even if it is inconvenient for the pay?

Great, I figured it was something like that. I'll be applying

http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/CAAAccreditedPrograms.pdf According to ASHA, The University of Wisconsin - Madison is on probation as of February. The next review year is 2019. I was really interested in going to the University of Wisconsin in Madison, but would that negatively affect my career?

My degree-granting university does not factor grades from other schools into one's GPA. I have a 4.0 no matter what, technically. I am a senior, so that will be the GPA with which I will be applying to graduate schools. However, I just finished an ASL class at a community college. I took it because I wanted to learn ASL. I needed 1 credit outside of SLP and figured I'd rather take a 4 credit ASL class than a 1 credit bowling class or something. I have a feeling I did not get an A (I went into the final having no idea what my grade was because my teacher was a little unorganized). If I get a B or C, what should I do? Pretend I never took the class and fail to transfer them to my degree-seeking university, taking bowling or softball next semester for that 1 credit? Or transfer the credit anyway? After all, my GPA would technically be unchanged.

Isn't it difficult to get funding? I never applied for scholarships for undergrad because the military paid every cent, so I don't really know anything about the process.

I visited Northwestern U yesterday and was impressed so I looked up the tuition. $15,190/quarter. There are 8 quarters total. So, $121,520 total. Is that normal? Is this considered very expensive? Just out of curiosity, what is the most you plan on paying for grad school? (Northwestern is in my home state, by the way, but there is no such thing as in-state tuition at this school)

I have the GRE Premier 2016, and I'd like to utilize the online materials it comes with at kaptest.com/booksonline, but I have always gotten and error message for the past week ("We are unable to process your request"). They never got back to my emails, so I am quite frustrated because I paid a lot of money for this book.

Thanks I just finished my junior year, so I will be applying to grad schools with a 4.0. Hopefully I do well on the GRE. Some of my professors stress that a 4.0 won't cut it if one doesn't have any experience in the field, but it seems a lot of other schools really do place a lot of emphasis on GPA, so I'm hopeful. Thanks for the link. I'm traveling a lot this summer, but Easter Seals is something I can look into for the summer before grad school. I think this is a really good idea.

How does everyone afford to eat and everything after they finish undergrad and start grad school? Are there any things a speech path degree qualifies us to do that a psych/history/etc. degree doesn't? I have had a terrible time trying to find jobs in retail/food service. I apply and apply and apply, but I've only had one job in my entire life (fast food for a couple of months), and I'm 20. My resume is fairly empty aside from earning a 4.0 GPA. Also, for those already in grad school, how many hours do you work a week, and do you find it bearable? When I had a job, I worked 15 hours a week and could have worked more if it was anything but food service. I'm assuming graduate school requires a lot more focus on studies, though.