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After 2 weeks of indecisiveness, I've chosen Western! I hope that helps someone on UofT's waitlist If anyone else is going to Western, message me and we can be fb friends! Also, is anyone looking for roommates?? I'm hoping to figure out my housing situation soon!

Hey! I will definitely look into the CASLPA pdf you've mentioned You're right about the Winnipeg placements. No matter where you go, you'll get amazing placements at home if you want to! I'm from Toronto though, so I'm not as lucky. I hear that you want do most of your placements in child language, but keep in mind that the governing body for SLPs requires students to do placements for a certain number of hours in certain areas. So no matter where you go, they will make sure you get those areas covered, even if you are not planning to work with that population later on. But yes, it's true that certain programs like UWO will give you more flexibility and you could probably do your longer/extra placements in the field(s) that you want! I just replied to someone else's comment about my reservations about UofT, so you can read that (I don't want to annoy everyone by repeating myself).

I spoke to Janet a few days ago and she cleared up a lot of things for me. There are no Saturday classes. There are only 2 placements at the same time as classes, but they would be on days when our course load is lighter and there are only 2 hours a week for 10 weeks. Both of those placements will also be at the in-house clinic - though the 2nd one may be elsewhere in London. Well... I'm not looking forward to going to UofT as I did my undergrad there AND I'm from Toronto. Going to UofT would mean a 40-50min commute for me (one way). The TTC is super unreliable and there's always something wrong, especially during rush hour. After 1st semester, I'd have 9am classes and it's going to be a mission to commute with all the delays and emergency alarm activation. I also don't love the atmosphere at UofT. It's a commuter school and you have to make an extra effort to feel a part of things. I don't want to relive that again. Plus, the class size is bigger at UofT. There's also no cadaver for physio and anatomy. Lastly, the catchment area is HUGE and 1 of my 4 placements will probably be in the fancy and prestigious downtown hospitals. If I get a placement in the edges of the catchment area, then I'd have to rent a place there and that would be a waste of money. Don't get me wrong though! UofT is an amazing school, with an international reputation. If I end up going there, I know I'll be in good hands and surrounded by amazing profs and students. I'm just having some personal dilemmas as mentioned above.

Check out viewit, craigslist and kijiji! Also 210 Simcoe St (if I remember correctly) is a condo that's super close to the rehab sciences building. But there are tons of condos around the area, so I'm sure you could walk into any of them and take a look at their bulletin board for rent listings.

Hi everyone! I got accepted to both UWO and UofT as well, and I have no idea which one to pick. I have some major concerns: What I dislike about the program at Western is that they have some of their placements at the same time as their classes. It sounds like a lot of work!! What if you get a placement outside of London?! Also, how do the clinical and academic units come together at UWO, if they don't do blocks of class time followed by relevant placements? Like what if you get placements on topics you haven't covered yet or things you're just starting to hear about? I really don't understand UWO's structure. I saw Saturday classes on a friend's schedule, too... Is that for real?!?! I'd really appreciate it if someone in the program could clarify things for me Lastly, how come I keep hearing that people can get external placements in their hometown? During the UWO open house, the coordinator told us multiple times that out of town placements are not guaranteed... I'm from Toronto, so I feel like I can't count on getting placements in the GTA unless I go to UofT. I know I sound like I have a lot of doubts about UWO, but I'm not very keen on going to UofT again lol Thanks in advance!