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  1. I am just beginning research into a PhD in Psychology, and likely won't apply this year; my goal is actually Fall 2018. I have a M.S. in speech-language pathology and am currently practicing, but my dream is a PhD. There are no PhD programs for SLP anywhere near me, and my family situation means I can't move. So in doing research I found the local university's PhD program faculty in cognitive psychology match many of my interests. I am very interested, and my stats are adequate, with a strong GPA (4.0 in my MS, 3.3 overall in my undergrad from a top university) and decent GRE (old scores, but convert to 151Q, 163V, 5.0). I would work to increase especially the Q when I retake it since mine are currently 6 years old. I am definitely not the traditional candidate as far as past research, and I am not moving, so I will be looking at just one program. So this fall I will be making contact with POI, doing research about my specific areas of research interest, and even more research into how my current field meshes with psychology. I will also work on poster and oral presentations that reflect this interest. It's possible I could end up applying this December, but it's not my current plan.
  2. I live in this same area. About kids--I have three kids. We don't rent, we own our house. My kids go to public schools. If you have any questions, feel free to message me. I didn't expect to even really like SB much when we moved here, but I really love it now.
  3. Not totally online! WKU does have a required on-campus summer bootcamp, before you can complete your externships.
  4. 16 is a lot! However, I will have full time practicum with 6-9 credit hours the second year (finishing first year now), so I imagine that taking more credits your first year enables you to have fewer the second year. It also prepares you more fully for your practicums. So, it might be that your first year will be more academically rigorous (and exhausting!), but your second year will be a little easier, with less classwork. Regardless, grad school is intense, no matter where you go. You can't predict right now exactly how you'll feel about the coursework. How do you feel about the programs in general? What draws you to each one?
  5. I am in my first year right now, but had a similar situation last year. I have a BS in SLP, from Northwestern, even, and I was told I had to take 2 pre-reqs to meet deficiencies. I was really annoyed, but it ended up working out. One of them was a joke--it was an intro class, and I really didn't need it. I just couldn't find a syllabus to prove that I had taken the language development class, even though my transcript said "Lang Dev Use", as in, Language Development and Usage. But, I still learned from that class, and it was an easy A for sure. The second class I had to take I could see that I hadn't had a specific class on in my undergrad. So even though I had a degree, I hadn't covered that material in-depth. I really enjoyed that class, too, it was Language Disorders and included assessment and intervention. Honestly, my pre-req prepared me well for my Master's level class, as we even use the same text book. It is a lot of information, so it helped to have covered some of it already once recently. I took my pre-reqs at Utah State University. It was relatively inexpensive, and nice to do over the summer and still be able to travel. At USU, you do have to have a proctor for most exams. I was able to do that with a principal at a local elementary school, and with the public library in the location where we traveled. Good luck! I was also very surprised when I was told I would need classes. It seriously hadn't occurred to me beforehand, that my bachelor's degree wouldn't be enough. It was all I could do not to say, "but don't you see my undergrad is from Northwestern?!"
  6. Yes, agreed with the other poster. I was able to have a principal at a local school proctor for me, and that worked out well, as my library here doesn't offer proctoring services.
  7. I was pleasantly surprised by my online classes for prereq. Of course, you get out of them what you put in. I took two last summer at Utah State university, and enjoyed the experience.
  8. I can't help you with financial aid, but as a Northwestern undergrad alum, the preferred abbreviation is NU. There, now you'll blend right in.
  9. I'm in SLP grad school right now, and I love the field! But I definitely agree with you that EBP, while a current push, is often ignored by those actually practicing. I also work right now in a school, and I know plenty of SLPs who never read any journal articles, and still do many things because someone years ago told them to do it, even though there is no evidence that it's beneficial. I kind of wish the field was more academic, less "do whatever feels good or right to you," but there are a lot of excellent therapists out there, too. I see myself practicing for some years, but ultimately either getting my PhD in SLP, or just teaching as an adjunct, and being a part of making a change in how SLPs approach therapy.
  10. I can't tell you about CUNY specifically, but SLP grad school in general, nationwide, is quite competitive. More and more programs are only accepting a few "leveling" students, who have little or limited class background. I'm not sure if Speech Communication implies communication sciences and disorders.
  11. What did you decide? I am sorry I missed this. River Park does have more issues than Sunnymede, but it's not the west side.
  12. I got my BS in SLP from NU 13 years ago. It was a great school then, and I am sure even better now. I wish I could be there this fall (finally getting my Masters!) but couldn't consider relocating right now and didn't even apply. I lived on campus all 4 years as an undergrad, but don't know much about grad housing.
  13. I will be 35 when I start this fall. 2 year MS for Speech-language pathology. I have. 3 kids (currently 8, 6, 2 1/2), I will continue working full time, and my husband is a part-time PhD student, too. My program is designed for those like me (already employed in the field without the correct certification) so I imagine there will be others like me. My husband started his PhD in education at 33. In his program he's not even close to the oldest.
  14. Our first child was born when my husband started his masters. I was a Stay-at-home parent, we had some financial support from his grandma, and we lived off of what we had saved the three years we worked between UG and grad. He started his PhD last summer. It is a program where classes are given in 2 week seminars. We live 2 hours away and he stays on campus when he takes a class. He currently is part time with 2 classes per semester. And, I am now working full time. So he is the at home parent, caring for our 2 year old and the 2 who are in school (6 and 8). Hw does his studying and writing during nap time for the 2 year old while the older 2 are at school. It is working very well for us right now. He is incredibly organized, which helps. Add to this that I start an online Masters program this fall. I will continue working too. We may be crazy, but it is our crazy and I am sure it will be fine. 2 years for my Masters degree, then I will need to keep working for at least 2 years to pay off loans. My husband will probably still be working on his PhD. When he is done and working and our loans are paid off (no funding for either of us!) I will very likely start my own PhD. Hard to say for sure at this time, of course. I will be fine in my field with a MS, but I am very interested in research.
  15. This is so near my story, except I have only ever worked in one field, and I may be post-40 when I do get to start a PhD. My husband is currently working on his PhD, and at 33 was one of the younger when he started. That seems more typical in Education, however. But I am supporting the family right now (full time work, full time master's program, full time crazy!) so until he finishes his PhD I will wait to start mine.
  16. As far as money goes, I currently live in South Bend on $32,000 a year and support a family of 5 (3 kids). We also just bought a house in a very nice neighborhood (incidentally quite close to campus) for $100K, making our housing payment far less expensive than any rent we could find for anything 3 bedroom. It would be quite possible to live on less as a single student, in my opinion. Weather can be so different from year-to-year, but this winter sees particularly mild. Some snow on the ground nearly every day, but not a lot.
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