Speechster

I had a two year gap before I went back to school and I was fine not studying. I was also an SLPA, so that may have contributed to it. You will be fine. Trust me. If anything just go over ipa and see what you are taking your first semester and go over that. No point in refreshing something that you won't learn again until spring or later because it won't be fresh on your mind.

Made a mistake about not accepting you the first time, not sending you the provisional acceptance.

They probably made it through the list and offered you acceptance, or made a mistake. Some schools may just say that about the B thing. I wouldn't worry about it. I would just accept the acceptance if you want and be happy about going to grad school ☺️

Read nothing! Lol jk. Do you have a bachelor's in speech? Do you have clinic experience? How are your writing skills? I would work on those or watch videos about clinic to get more familiar with it. And just focus on being flexible and being able to adapt! Good luck!

One last thing, which is probably the most important, if you learn how to adapt without complaining and just do it, you will be fine.

I have really enjoyed my time in grad school. I think if you do it right, it is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. What I mean is, if you can balance your time and plan ahead from knowing what is expected of you, you will be fine. It is stressful at times because it can be overwhelming, but depending on the schedule you have, the school you go to and your habits, you will survive. I think a big part of grad school (and life) lol is just basic communication skills and being able to take initiative and be professional. Your professors are there to help you, not do it for you. I think being honest with them and showing you are trying to find answers yourself helps a lot (because in two years you will be expected to anyways). Honestly, and this may not be everyone's opinion, but I think that most of the people who struggle with school are just people who expect everything to be done for them, aren't professional (like not complaining objectively and doing it emotionally to professors), and struggle with doing independent or extra work. Professors (and your classmates) pick up on all of these things, and if you do the opposite you should be fine. Good luck you will do awesome!

I second what the poster above said. Live with people who at least have the same goals for school as you and can relate. I was supposed to, but i got stuck with undergrads who are not that serious about school and its been a roller coaster all year. Definitely not worth the added stress.

I've never done one but I imagine they might ask what you are interested in and what kind of specific ideas you might have. They might ask some basic research questions like about stats or data taking procedures. Or maybe even your writing to write literature analysis depending on what your role actually is. Good luck and be confident!

I don't go to that school but I do go to a quarter based school, and it's not bad. We take less classes so it's more concentrated, but do able. I prefer it over the semester system now

It is overwhelming when you dont know what to expect! And i agree with the poster above, it should be lax because of the type of work the chair does. Good luck and enjoy grad school!

Im doing mine right now and while its time consuming, you just do it. Im not trying to be rude at all, but you just schedule it in and do everything else around it. Depending on who you work for, you might even have down time that you could use to study. If its giving you free tuition its worth the hard work.

Can you call the front desk and talk to a student? You might have to appeal for more or to have your budget extended. You might also have to get supplemental loans or a plus loan for the summer. Just see what the school determines your budget to be and go from there. For example, before i got an out of state tuition waiver, i needed about 10k to cover the balance between my financial aid package and my tuition. I got my budget extended to the max by asking the fa office, but still owed 7k. I asked if i could supplement with private loans, and they said no because i already maxed my budget. Good luck.

You can send the FAFSA to up to ten schools i think. I would fill out the fafsa and add all of those schools, and do it today. If you already filled out the fafsa, you will automatically get $20,500 from every school. Some schools may offer ga/ta/ra and they may come with incentives like reduced tuition, or you may even get paid for them. I would sit down and look at each school financially knowing you are getting the 20,500 and go from there. Don't forget you can always get private loans, even though they are not preferred. Just call your school's financial aid office and ask what your maximum budget will be, and if they will accept private loans if they exceed your max budget if the school didn't give you enough money for some reason.

I think it depends on how deep you are on the waitlist and how popular the school is. If its a popular school, i would assume its harder to get off the waitlist. I would email the person in charge and ask to meet with them on the phone to discuss your application and re-express your interest. Try your hardest to relax. Easier said than done, i know. It sucks feeling ike your life is in limbo, but try to live as normal as possible.

It depends on what you are doing and who you are an assistant for. I dont do anything too tedious or mentally exhausting, but i am sure that there are people who do! It may be overwhelming at first, but if you just block it off in your schedule, its really manageable

I would also tone it in a "you want them" way because thats what it is. I think the second you bring in other schools you will lose any chance you had.

I would go talk to them and ask in person about funding. I think showing that you are motivated, professional, and able to make a genuine personal connection can go a long way.

You pay the deposit for the first school that accepts you. Then you wait and make your decision for sure when you hear from all the schools. Its better to know for sure you are going to grad school than to wait and not go at all. You probably like the school because you applied to it.

In texas we dont need associates, only bachelors. I think you can level, but i would look online to make sure. Its hard to get an slpa job depending where you live right now. Are you bilingual?

Its finals week for la tech so im sure they are busy.

I think its common for people to commit and then rescind it to go to their top program.

You wont hear from sfa until the day before their spring break at 4:55 pm.

If you get into la tech, you will absolutely love it!

Did you have a speech disorders class?

There is a huge feed on it somewhere on here. They already found out.