CMD2494
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New York Medical College https://www.facebook.com/groups/1607118056277381/
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Trying to start the FB group but I need to add a member before creating the group. Does anyone know if they will be attending here?
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Trying to start a FB group for this school but I cannot create the group without having a member to add. Does anyone know if they are going?
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On March 12, 2016 at 8:20 PM, OverCaffeinated said:
if anyone has first hand review on new york med ,i would love to hear it!
Hi! I am 95% sure I am attending this school. I have visited 3 times and the campus is pretty small, we would mostly be in the School of Health Sciences and Practice building. They also offer on campus housing which is pretty nice and suite style.
I have been speaking to a girl who currently attends the program and she loves it there but says it is a very demanding workload. The program is 75 credits and you complete it in 5 semesters.
However, it sounds like she has had a lot of experience so far. She's only in her 2nd semester and has already had placements and seen clients at New York Methodist Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD), Speech and Language Partners (campus clinic), Behavioral Health Center (inpatient hospital for psychiatric care), completed audiology rotations, and completed infant newborn screenings at the hospital.
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New York Medical College! Felt the best fit for me and I don't think it's silly to commit early. It shows you're excited and might as well reserve your spot so you aren't locked out!
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3 hours ago, kc1m2l8c said:
I am battling with a similar decision. I am fairly torn between the University of Washington's MedSLP program, Temple, and Queens College (if I get in). I was also accepted to Hofstra with funding, but I don't know that it's a contender for me. Ultimately, my fiance and I want to settle in Philadelphia, so Temple would seem like the logical choice. But I really feel that the UW MedSLP program would be the best fit for me. I worry about finding a CFY placement back east if I attend school out west. If it makes you feel better, one of my supervisors at Mount Sinai Beth Israel explained that she knew she wanted to end up working in medical speech-language pathology in New York but she chose BU because she felt that program was the best fit for her. This is what she had to say about New York medical placements: "I remember that it was difficult for me initially to get a job in the hospitals in NYC right after grad school because a lot of them do not take Clinical Fellows. Going to school where you might want to end up might give you opportunities to make connections through your placements and networking that could potentially lead you to a job- but that is not necessarily a guarantee and shouldn’t deter you from going somewhere else." Also, the department chair at the college where I have taken some of my prerequisites said that the candidate matters more than the school's location. In the end, what seems to matter is whether or not an employer thinks you will be a good clinician, so I personally think you should choose a program that gives you the most clinical opportunities in the setting you want to find employment.
@kc1m2l8c I would choose the school that you find is a better fit. For me, I think that is what I will be doing. Have you spoken to anyone who has attended both schools? I used linkedin to look up Alumni and that has helped me to see the amount of experience and the type of placements they have. I spoke to a girl who is only in her 2nd semester at NYMC and she has already seen clients at New York Methodist Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD), Speech and Language Partners (campus clinic), Behavioral Health Center (inpatient hospital for psychiatric care), completed audiology rotations, and completed infant newborn screenings.
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Where would you guys look at for housing? Anyone know of common neighborhoods that students going to MGH usually live?
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@speechie0312 I am in exactly the same position as you. Honestly I'm leaning more toward the school that didn't give me funding because the other school will provide me with extensive clinical placements in the field of speech I want and in the location I ultimately want to be in after graduation. Good luck! You're not alone!
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Is anyone seriously considering going here/already sent in their deposit? Also, is there a Facebook group for the class of 2016 yet? Would you guys be living on campus or finding housing off? So excited!
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I've also heard back from the majority of my schools but I would like to hear back from all of them before making a decision! I'm interested to see how they choose acceptances. I know this is the first year that they required GRE scores.
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Hi everyone!
Is anyone else anxiously waiting to hear from Teacher's College Columbia? I thought we would hear back this week but it doesn't look like it! Would you all be living on campus or off?
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@courtney1 Just checked my Hofstra portal today and a decision is made! If you haven't gotten it yet I think you definitely will by the end of the week. Good Luck!
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1 minute ago, intotheairwaves said:
Yes, I'm trying to decide now, but I'm leaning very heavily towards their program. Definitely ask that question!
What other school are you deciding between ? Will you be at the open house?
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@intotheairwaves thanks for letting me know. Are you interested in MGH too? I wonder if they have had students before who have brought the TSSLD requirements from NY to graduate school in order to complete them. Might be a question to ask during accepted students day.
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@intotheairwaves Good to know, thanks! That seems to be what everyone is saying.
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@intotheairwaves thank you! Yes I am very interested in medical SLP. NY is my home state, so I was not sure if it would be better to stay there and make connections or go to MGH which also has a medical focus and has a highly regarded program. When I was looking up licensure I saw reciprocity. I am not sure what that really means? Are you saying that the Mass. teaching certification will not transfer over to other states? or that the SLP license will not transfer over? Thanks!
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@HopefulSLP123 I am also interested in working in the same population and am in the same dilemma. I have been accepted to MGH IHP in Boston and NY Medical College. MGH IHP has a much higher ranking (top 10) according to the most updated rankings and NYMC is #53. However, NYMC seems to have more of a medically focused curriculum. I would also like to know how much rankings matter. Not sure if it's different depending on the population we want to work with, since medical CFY's are harder to find.
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@moni28 Thanks for your reply! I did my undergraduate in Rhode Island so I did not take any classes that would go towards the TSSLD. I would also prefer to work with adults but I heard that the TSSLD would still be necessary if working with children in a medical setting. When comparing curriculums, NYMC had a more medical based curriculum while MGH had more of a literacy focus. At NYMC I would be living on campus for housing while MGH I would need to find off campus housing. There's a lot to consider but I appreciate you sharing your experience!
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Thanks so much!
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@SLPfan Wow I didn't know that! Could you provide the link? I can only find the rankings from 2012/2013
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@copaceticbroad Hi yes I commented both places because I want to find out as much information as I can. About how expensive is the TSSLD? I heard that I could bring those requirements to the out of state graduate school and see if I can fulfill them during my time there.
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1 hour ago, SLPfan said:
Nicole, although family member did not apply to MGH, I did do a course-by-course comparison between NYMC's and MGH's (neurogenic track) curriculum and they were very similar. MGH covered a couple of extra literacy courses and NYMC covered slightly more medically-oriented courses. NYMC also covered a seminar in counseling that I didn't notice in MGH's curriculum. They both also require 70+ credits to graduate. With NYMC, you also graduate with TSSLD certification, which you'll need to teach in NYC or do any hospital work that receives any gov funding, as I understand it. Other than that, I would say, go to the one that you prefer. They are both expensive without funding. If you got a scholarship to MGH, that is very hard to pass up, not to mention it has an excellent reputation.
On a side note, everyone says to go with the less expensive option, but not sure how much it applies if you're interested in working in a medical setting. Have you heard about NYMC's reputation among employers? Are their graduates usually sought after for medical SLP work in NYC?
Yes I agree I think the NYMC curriculum is more medical based than MGH. I know MGH does spend more time on literacy. The cons I had with MGH were the literacy focus, the fact that grad students work in dyads with 1 client (I would not like to rely on another student's work when working with clients), and that housing is not provided. However, even though NYMC and MGH have the same number of credits, MGH has one semester longer for graduate students to complete the program in compared to NYMC.
MGH has a great reputation since it is rated in the 10% of speech pathology schools in the country but I don't know if that would get me a job in NY compared to students who completed their Master's in state with the TSSLD.
Thanks so much for your input. It's definitely a hard decision and I am still so torn between both. If your family member has any questions about the application process, NYMC interview, etc. feel free to message me. -
6 hours ago, SLPfan said:
A family member who is interested in medical SLP is seriously considering NY Medical College. Did you apply to a CUNY school, and if so, do you think you would choose a CUNY for the lower tuition over NYMC? Such a tough decision...
Hi! I did not apply to a CUNY school. I applied to Hofstra, Adelphi, NYU, Teacher's College at Columbia, and NYMC. From what I have heard from other people, most students say that going to a school with lower tuition is a better decision. For me, I am interested in medical speech pathology so I am comparing programs compared to their curriculum, specialty tracks, and clinical placements.
New York Medical College Fall 2016
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