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    Boston
  • Application Season
    2016 Fall
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    Communication Sciences and Disorders

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  1. ThatSpeechGuy
    At my school some professors give quizzes back and some don't. We take almost all of our quizzes and exams online so they can show us the quizzes for a period of time and then disable us from seeing them. Side note: some professors also take their lecture materials off portals (D2L, Blackboard). A big piece of advice when starting grad school would be to save every lecture and be meticulous in your organization of your notes! I didn't stay organized for one of my first classes and it made studying for the final a bit harder.
  2. ThatSpeechGuy
    I would go against having 1 SOP that you use to apply to all of the schools! Take the time to research the school while you are writing your SOP and tailor your responses to their message or goals as a university. That doesn't mean change who you are based on the school, but tailor the things you talk about in your short snapshot of why you are an amazing candidate to the school. Fun bit of advice: I actually knew I didn't want to go to one of the schools I applied to (and ended up getting in, HAH!) because of how I was writing the essay. Through the university's prompt I ended up talking more about how the school was great, not why I was great! Always keep that message in mind, you can talk about how the school is great, but always link it back to why you would be a good fit! I had parts of my essay that remained largely unchanged, however I would say half was always tailored toward the school! This is your shot to make a really good impression, so take your time making it!
  3. ThatSpeechGuy
    I would also really research the schools you are going to apply to and look for programs that look for really well rounded students. You will get feelings from certain schools that they really only care about numbers if you look at their EdFind stats. It all really depends on what schools you are going to be applying to. Make sure you write an individual SOP for each school and tailor it to why you would be a good fit for that school based on the research you have done about that school!
  4. ThatSpeechGuy
    I took a gap year by choice, and it helped me a lot figure out who I was and helped me save up some money! It also let me focus totally on the application process which can be daunting. One thing that you NEED to make sure you do is describe our gap year and briefly state how it was beneficial to you as a graduate student and what you gained from the experience. Graduate schools want students who make wise decisions, and not decisions for just the heck of it! Also, if you're taking a year and studying for the GRE make sure you NAIL it by studying! Don't feel pressure to do well, feel pressure to do the best you can do! Do the best you can do by studying.
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  7. ThatSpeechGuy
    I wouldn't suggest St. Rose for voice. I went there for undergrad recently and one of their voice PhDs just left. They do have awesome opportunities at voice clinics and they have a transgender voice clinic which I really awesome! They are a great program though and are SUPER well rounded. They have very strong language faculty and are super dedicated! I'm going off topic... NYU is great! They are just super expensive and don't like to give out money...
  8. ThatSpeechGuy
    Hey! It's awesome that you are so interested in voice! I love voice disorders and am a singer as well so I definitely understand why you love this part of the field. You have to think about what in voice disorders you want to work with/do research wise. Do you want to work with singers, singers with voice disorders, people with voice disorders, PEDs voice, acoustic kind of stuff, biomedical engineering, wound healing, physics, development of voice. I mean there is so much more than all that even. You have to look at each program because they honestly offer a different perspective. Vanderbilt/MGH offers a bit of different research opportunities than Pitt and they offer different research than Iowa. It all depends on who is at the University. I would suggest contacting faculty at the universities you are interested in. They would honestly love hearing from you. I would say attend a program that fits your needs overall and see if you can get in any of the voice action. I have been in contact with people at the universities you mentioned and they all said the same thing. Don't worry about it for grad school as you are going to be PLENTY busy just going through grad school. Get yourself into grad school for speech pathology because you love speech pathology and voice. Super specialized research comes after grad school or during a PhD. Some other schools you might want to consider are NYU, Madison Wisconsin, and some schools around you. You might want to go to school where you can get the best deal. I am attending MGH because I love Boston, I love the program, I loved the visit, they gave me a good deal, they offer a very well rounded SLP experience, and they just so happen to have a track in voice. Sorry for the long winded response, but this was a huge let of my grad school search experience. In summary, find a program that fits all of your needs, not just for your love of voice.
  9. ThatSpeechGuy
    I just posted this in the MGH IHP thread, but here is a Facebook group for all the accepted students!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1978112702414391/
  10. ThatSpeechGuy
    Hey folks! I just created a group for all the accepted students. Here is the link! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1978112702414391/
  11. ThatSpeechGuy
    I know! It jumped up from the 20's I believe. I had the same reaction. I was planning on attending there anyway, but this is a cool little tidbit of knowledge (not that it made a difference anyway).
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  14. ThatSpeechGuy
    I heard about mine in the phone call, it says in the portal, and I got a separate email telling me about my financial offer.
  15. ThatSpeechGuy
    I am in the SAME exact boat as you! I was one of 3 guys in my undergrad program (in all 4 years). I also have those same thoughts about being the token male (Is that the reason I was accepted, and not based on my merits?) but I have to ignore it and have confidence in myself. I say use it to your advantage. In my classes my name was ALWAYS learned first. I have a very outgoing personality anyway so it wouldn't have been long anyway, but it was still nice. What always blows my mind is that it seems many faculty positions at universities are well balanced between males and females, but the classes are always imbalanced.
  16. ThatSpeechGuy
    Hey guys!! I've been accepted here and I am 95% sure that I will be going here. A friend of mine who is in their program now loves it and the opportunities she has! She also says living in Boston is great! A professor of mine did some internships there while she was getting her PhD and she says that the program is an excellent one! Is anyone else going to the accepted students day on April 9th? I definitely am and can share back with you guys some of the awesome things. I also know there are info sessions that the school has recorded on their site. I watched one live and the professor was super nice and helpful!
  17. ThatSpeechGuy
    Good to know it's the same on yours. I would much rather get rejected than have that "what-if" scenario playing through my head.
  18. ThatSpeechGuy
    Is your personal statement on the list of uploads or received materials? I am really concerned that is affecting my application somehow. I don't see mine.
  19. ThatSpeechGuy
    I haven't gotten an email about my portal from Vanderbilt and it hasn't changed either so it's safe to say I haven't gotten in. It was a long shot, so I am not super surprised. What at has me concerned is that when I look at my portal is says submitted but it doesn't have my SOP in the uploads section. I swear I have checked it a billion times and never noticed it being missing before. I hope it didn't impact my application.
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