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  1. Afternoonprogram
    From someone with more life experience -I don't think rankings matter. Here's why - if your end goal is to get a job -then I would consider who's hiring you. If you go to the program that's ranked 100 near where you live -chances are several of the area SLPs have gone to that program too. If you go to a "name brand" school 300 miles from where you plan on living -chances are the employers 300 miles away have hired successful people from lower ranked programs and are not completely familiar with the "name brand" school. I would choose a program that fits your personality and where you think you will be successful. Also, it takes a LONG time to payback student loans and 10 years from now you don't want to be frustrated that you can't buy a house or new car because of your student loans.
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    I would also try to include some new information in your "still interested" email/letter. Try to do a new shadowing opportunity or attend a local seminar (early intervention is always having workshops in my area) or even reading a journal article. I would include that info in the email as in I would like to provide additional information about my interest in speech pathology; I have recently . . . .
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    Hi - I'm doing my post-bacc at St. Xavier. I have had a good experience and enjoyed it. **Disclaimer -I am an adult / career change student** St. Xavier is a small school on the South Side of Chicago -the area it's in is safe but as with any big city you would need to be careful. Chicago has terrible traffic so if you lived say near Wrigley field / Lakeview it would take an hour to get to campus. My advice would be to contact St. Xavier and see if you could arrange a visit -possibly staying with some other graduate students or at least spending some time talking to them about their experience. I know many of the students commute from home. I would describe St. Xavier as substance over style -as in the facilities are older -but the education is good. My son goes to speech therapy and several of the therapists at his clinic have commented that St. Xavier has a solid program. I don't notice the weather; I think a bigger consideration is if you would be homesick or meet enough other people to have stuff to do with on the weekends. If you can't visit -maybe you could at least talk to some current students via email. Maybe try joining last year's Facebook group?
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    I think it's doable -better if you can find someone else along the way to commute with . . . see if there is a Facebook page and maybe you can meet other people to share the driving. A lot of people commute for grad school. Once you get started, you might make friends that would let you sleep on their couch every once in a while if you had to be at campus late then get up early. Or just offer groceries for sharing their place once or twice a week. One thing to consider is -where are the placements? I would contact the school and ask them how close to campus students are placed. If there is a hospital between the school and your house -that might be great but consider if the medical setting is another 20 minutes on the "other" side of campus -you will be adding to an already long commute. A frank conversation with the person in charge of placements would make sure you know what to expect.
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    I agree with other posters -I think you need to raise your GRE score. What have you done in the past to study? I found Magoosh very helpful. Another idea is to hire a private tutor. As a teacher -you might be able to tutor kids yourself than use that money to pay for your own tutor. Also, if you have test anxiety -it might help to see a counselor that could help with strategies while test taking. I know for me once the writing portion went well -I felt so much more relaxed about the other parts. Good Luck.
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    Which Chicago program are people choosing? It's interesting that they send out acceptances and then wait so long to send funding. I've been wait listed at Elmhurst and wonder what my chances are of being accepted off the wait list or if I should just commit to another school I've been accepted at . . .
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    Hi -what's the Facebook group? Thanks -I'm pretty sure I will commit to Midwestern. I was waitlisted at Elmhurst.
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    I called Elmhurst and they emailed back that admissions decisions would be complete by Mid-March. It sounds to me like they are sending out decisions in waves. Now, I can stop checking my email because it could be anytime in the next few weeks! Good Luck to everyone!
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    I would post in another forum -maybe a general one for ideas. I do think it's common to negotiate financial aid offers. This reminds me of the linguistic differences between men and women -women are more likely to accept the first offer. I actually think learning how to have these conversations will be a good skill for negotiating salary. Is there someone who can mentor you in this area? Otherwise, I would consider reading some articles about salary negotiations. If you can't go without funding you have nothing to lose. I'm not sure if it's better to call / email -I would probably start with the financial aid office/graduate admissions with your questions -gather as much info as you can -if they say it's up to the department then I would I would try to talk with the department on 1. why you think Boston is a great fit -you have a lot to offer and you know that Boston is the best place for your skill set.
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    I second Crimson Wife's suggestion - you could also a work as a summer camp counselor. At my college the local special education recreation league was looking for college students to be an aide to a special education student at summer camps. This type of experience would let you know who you feel about spending 8 hours a day with kids and look great on grad school apps.
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    I finished my undergrad in 1996 and my masters in counseling in 2001. I took post-bacc classes -1. to make sure I really wanted to go into the field. 2. to get recent letters of recommendation. My professors at my current post-bacc school said it didn't matter if you had been out of school 5 years or 20 years -they wanted letters from professors discussing your academic ability. I'm glad I did the post-bacc. I was accepted into the Master's program where I am doing my post-bacc and another University in Chicago (still waiting to hear about 2 more). I would consider doing a post-bacc where you think you want to attend as it's a good way for the professors to get to know you.
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    I would really encourage you to major in something that interests you! 2 years is a long time to take classes in something you feel "meh" about. Plus, if you don't get in a graduate program for SLP what are you going to do with a social work degree if you are not interested in working in human services. I would encourage you to think more outside the box -straight communications major, political science, education, -what other interests do you have? Graduate schools look at grades but they also look at research -what do you want to know more about? Volunteer experience with different populations is also important. Have you ever thought about tutoring for ESL? Your college career center might be able to provide you with some summer internships/experiences that could help in your decision making process.
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    I would follow the same guidelines as your college clinic -basically look like you are going to church with your grandma. LOL. Seriously, nice black pants (not stretch pants) and a blouse (scarf that shows off your personality okay) or black jacket with simple shoes (nothing with a big heel). I also think a dress with a sweater is a fine choice. Good Luck. Edited to add: Kohl's has some reasonably priced pants and jackets that you could mix and match.
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    http://www.asha.org/Certification/Course-Content-Areas-for-SLP-Standards/ Just to clarify ASHA has a set of requirements that include 1. physical science 2. bio science 4. statistics and some others. I'm a post bacc. however I had completed all of ASHA's requirements so I just needed to do my CSD post-bacc classes. Each school I applied to had a different number of required CSD -some only required 5-6 and some 10. I would research which grad schools you are interested in applying to and find out what they recommend. In general, all the schools I applied to wanted the ASHA requirements done before the application.
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    I heard from Midwestern in Downer's Grove today! So excited I got accepted. I've heard from 2 out of 4. It's so hard to wait!
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    @kab_futureSLP Have you taken any Post-Bacc classes (at the bottom it says out-of-field applicant). CSDCAS averaged together any class I ever took (for a degree or not) -I assume most schools will look at my overall GPA (not just my undergrad). I also couldn't figure out exactly what CSDCAS did with plus and minus grades. Edited to add: Can't figure it out -were both classes 3 credits? I guess if I one class was less credits than it wouldn't average the same.
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    I agree with above. I went to the interview at Midwestern-Downer's Grove and they said an on-campus interview is a requirement for every program they have.
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    Is 3.45 your overall GPA, your undergrad GPA or both? I wouldn't worry about it -schools are already looking at applicants. CSDCAS actually calculated mine higher than my transcripts as my undergrad school did not count my study abroad grades in my GPA but CSDCAS must have. CSDCAS calculated my graduate GPA slightly lower but my overall one ended up better than I expected.
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    I interviewed at Midwestern on Jan. 19th and haven't heard anything yet either. It will be a difficult decision to decide where to live unless you know where you are going to school -you don't want a crazy Chicago commute on top of Grad school. Have you narrowed it down to your top choices? Elmhurst's email said that they will let us know by the end of Feb. I wish they would send us their decision already!
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    Did he asked at the individual schools? I think it really depends on where he's applying. I applied to a couple schools (I"m also non-trad. with previous graduate degree) that told me that they look at the whole score (total should be over 300). It's generally recommended to get at least a 150 but I doubt any school would flat out reject him with a perfect verbal score (and I"m assuming great writing score).
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    I'm going to guess that they don't go by school and instead straight numbers. It's not like schools are classified as being rigorous or easy -instead it's a perception. Someone could have a difficult professor at a community college and an easy professor at Brown -it's impossible to know. I did my undergrad at an East Coast school that was very research-based/academic focused. I live in the Midwest now and most people are not familiar with it. Likewise, people talk to me about "excellent" schools in the Midwest and I've often never heard of them.
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    You should go to your school's career center and do a mock interview. It will really help you think about the questions ahead of time and take some pressure off.
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    Hi - I also live in Chicago and am limited to those same schools except that I did not apply to Rush or Governors State. I'm currently doing my post-bacc at St. Xavier -the professors are very helpful -I cannot comment on the grad program and missed the open house because I had class. St. Xavier, Midwestern and Elmhurst all have a different feel to them -My advice would be to wait and see where you are accepted and then schedule a day to visit. Midwestern requires an on-campus interview that lasts from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm so if you are asked to interview you should get a good feel for their campus and program. There are so many factors to consider cost, commute, etc. Good Luck!
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    I would go ahead and pay. The transcripts and the LOR do NOT need to have been received. Here's what will lock up -All your info about experience/conferences attended. Also, you will NOT be able to change your transcripts. I did not realize that the experience/conference section would lock up for all the schools that I'm still working on. Information can be Added but not deleted. Also, I found the CSDCAS staff to be super helpful with any questions and respond to my emails super quick. I emailed twice asking about transcripts and they "found" them quickly after my email. Also, since I had already paid and submitted a concern I think they were quicker to help (but maybe I just got lucky).
  25. Afternoonprogram
    Any other advice on interviewing at Midwestern?
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