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Called this morning and was told there are still a lot of applications they're reviewing. She said everyone will know before the end of the month whether they've been accepted or rejected. Through email and portal first. Then a letter in the mail. @lindsayg1993 where did you see people getting accepted? Or gradcafe?

The audiology program is entirely separate from the speech pathology program. And from what the grad admissions office told me they didn't start looking at apps until Feb 15. If anyone already got a response it's probably because they didn't meet minimum requirements and were flat out rejected in the initial review. I don't think most NJ schools release acceptances until AT LEAST march

If you look at the course sequence for each grad program that should give you the info you're looking for. I applied to a school that is 6 semesters but that is because they offer only 4, 5 classes a semester and have 3 in school clinical practicums before the externships.

This was a very informative post since I also applied to schools in Nj/Pa. If anyone has info to share on schools in this area please comment!

Wow thats a pretty crazy situation you're in. I have 2 suggestions: contacting grad admissions offices (not the program itself) to see if their policy requires you to inform them of any arrests/misdemeanor once they occur. If you call you can stay anonymous. Waiting to see if you are actually accepted. Then afterward informing the program director/dept chair of the program so they know. Either way, you should DEFINITELY tell or ask someone affiliated with the school before starting the program. Even though it hasn't happened yet, the conviction is on its way, so hiding that fact for an extended period of time seems a little dubious. Also, thats school's reputation is at stake. And as you mentioned, once they receive your background check for in house clinic, or when they are choosing off site placements for you, it will come up. Handling the conversation then might be awkward.

Happy you are doing better after therapy! While i dont know anything about Mcgil my personal opinion is that you have a great chance. Your personal experiences sound like they will far outweigh any type of volunteering experience or lack of. For all grad programs I'm aware of, 3.8 GPA is a solid GPA that will get you into most schools easily. The main point is you've demonstrated academic excellence in your studies. That proves you can handle a heavy workload in slp grad school. Extra language skills are also good. As long as you don't get 10th percentile on the GRE I'm pretty sure you'll get in wherever you apply. But then again, you're in canada. I have no idea how things work up there. Hopefully everything works in our favor when acceptances start rolling out!

Sitting here waiting for PA/NJ school results which don't come till mid or late March :/

Do you have a speech path advisor? If so it would be best to ask them. I asked my advisor how it would look to retake a b+ in a speech class and they let me know that in their grad school I would look neurotic or like too much of a perfectionist because my gpa was already good. I asked other schools I wanted to apply to and they gave different answers. One said they didn't care about retakes, but if it came down to someone that retakes and someone that didn't, if all else is the same the one with no retakes wins out. Another school said they don't like it when people retake classes because there are many others that apply who did well without them. The last school i asked said it didn't matter because they just looked at overall gpa. I think cdcas factors in all classes, including retakes, for gpa so it may not give you a major improvement. It might be a good idea to write in your SOP what caused the grades you got in those classes.

Hi Speech Laedy! I finished my applications for all of 3 schools. Cant wait to hear the results!

It is more so where those people are applying to schools. From my experience each grad school cares about something different. For example, one undergrad school I was talking to someone about cared A LOT about GPA so only accepted people with near perfect gpas. Test scores and other things were less important. Some schools I've been interested in I've contacted. They let me know that admittance decisions aren't based off GPA alone. They consider the entire application as a whole. So it's good you asked the school you're interested in how competitive you are, because each school is sooooo different.

HI speechikeen43! As a junior I emailed or called the graduate directors of all of the schools I was interested in. I provided my stats and asked respectfully how I compared to students they usually admit. All were very nice and let me know what was most important in their applications and if I was a competitive applicant or not. One director I called ended up talking to me for 40 minutes about the field of speech path, what they look for in students, and how they were in the same classes as one of my professors in grad school. If you decide to email I would not suguest using your school email. I personally think contacting them is a good idea. Most people in this field are friendly by nature. If the info you are looking for isnt online then I'm sure the school wouldnt have a problem answering your questions. Application season is anxiety ridden and having your dream school inform you of your chances can lighten the stress level. It did for me.

I'm applying to speech programs and for the applications that didn't specify a limit I wrote a 2 paged single spaced essay for each. I would not write anything too long because I have heard some schools may just skim through essays if they seem drawn out. Especially if they receive hundreds of applications. You could contact the schools and ask how many pages the essays usually are for there program. If the program doesn't have many details online you could look at their graduate curriculum. That way you could mention something like "I look forward to required courses in pediatric dysphagia after volunteering at a children's hospital" and then describe a relevant experience. Looking at the differences in their curriculum versus other schools you are interested in will show that you've done research on their program and have specific interests in the field. Just my 2 cents

I asked my advisor the same question. They said It really depends on how competitive your area is and how competitive you are as an applicant. If you feel your stats are in a comfortable range I don't know if you have to apply to a ton of schools.

Hi Ashny, If you are looking to prep for the gre I suggest using princeton review. They provide a full gre practice test complete with a graded writing section. In my opinion, it was the same as the real one. The grade I got on the practice was the same on the real thing for the verbel and writing, because I didnt prepare afterwards.

Hi everyone! This is my first time on this website and applying to grad schools. I'm looking to get into schools in the jersey/pa area and competition is pretty heavy. If anyone has advice about schools in this area I'd appreciate it!