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I was wondering what other people are doing for health insurance during their Master's program. I realize a lot of people might be young enough to be on their parents' plans still, but for those of us who aren't... It seems to be about $2,300/year through my school, or $4,600 for my husband and I. I've had health insurance through my job the last 5 years and have no idea how much it normally costs. Just wondering if anyone else is going through this right now as I'm starting to research what our best option is.
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On 4/21/2017 at 7:43 PM, lm11 said:
Hey, y'all! Is anyone planning on attending UT Austin in the fall? I haven't been able to find anyone, and I was hoping there was a facebook group!
I just got accepted off the waitlist today! Not sure if I'm going yet. Such a big decision to make and only 5 days to make it!
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CSU San Marcos didn't this past year. But they might change their application from year to year.
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1 hour ago, hantoo said:
I don't think I'll live there for more than a year because it is slightly more expensive than I wanted, but I need to establish residency in my new home state in the first year of my program so I can qualify for in-state tuition, which means I need to have my own name on a lease rather than renting or subletting an apartment or room in a house.
I also need to establish residency in my new state. Hopefully moving on August 1st will be early enough to get in-state tuition the second year. When do you plan on moving?
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I'm in the same boat. Unfortunately, I'll be working until July 28th, so I won't be able to move out early. I was hoping to either go late June since I have some time off work and check places out super early. Or possibly contacting apartment complexes and seeing if they will have any availability starting in August.
I'd like to hear what other people suggest as I'm stressing out a little about this move!
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Anyone made a group for University of New Mexico?
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2 hours ago, SLPsingballs said:
It is so tough to have to make a call like this!! (Don't get me wrong, I am THRILLED and grateful to have this sort of problem, and I am sure you are too). The GA position and in-state tuition sounds REAL nice!! Right when you think you've made up your mind, SLAM! Another great choice is offered.
For us (my family), we have dreamed of moving to Washington (specifically Bellingham) for years so it's the location I find hard to turn down. Both schools seem like a good place for me to get a degree, although WWU has a smaller cohort (they actually HAVE a lock-step cohort system whereas at CSUN you just get whatever classes you get and hope for the best). We will be in quite a lot more debt, but we'd be living in a town still on the west coast (only a 7-8 hour drive from family, not 7 hour flight), and not just waiting two or three more years to find where we'll settle. We'd move our children now (they're ages 5 and 8 so they're still young enough for a move to not upset their world too much) instead of in 2.5-3 years when my oldest would be entering middle school (worst time). Although staying here in LA is cheaper tuition (huge), it is not where we want to be raising children.
Congrats! That's an exciting decision to have to make. You may want to consider the length of program as well, since I know CSUN's is longer than 2 years. (Although I don't know how long WWU's is?) And factor in loss of income during that 3rd year that you could be possibly already working had you attended a shorter program.
Also, would they allow you to pay in-state tuition during the 2nd year after establishing residency? Some schools do. I think it depends on the state.
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41 minutes ago, BilingualSpeechie said:
Thank you, ssllpp! Congratulations on your acceptances too! You must be so thrilled to have made a decision. What program will you be attending? Those are precisely some of my concerns with the program at CSUN. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and best of luck with graduate school!!
Wellll, I sent my deposit to University of New Mexico. BUT, I'm still holding out on my waitlists at SDSU and SFSU. So we'll see where I end up! Best of luck to you as well!
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20 hours ago, BilingualSpeechie said:
Hello!
I am very fortunate to have been accepted to multiple schools, but now I'm having a hard time deciding between these 2 programs! CSU Northridge (CSUN) and CSU Los Angeles (CSULA) are both great graduate programs. I completed my Post-Bacc at CSULA and enjoyed my experience there very much. The program was intense like most Post-Bacc programs in our field, but I connected with faculty, other students, and became familiar with CSULA's grad program and facilities. My biggest concern with CSULA is my commute time, which cuts away from other things such as studying, completing projects, sleeping, and free time. CSUN is much closer to me, but I've been hearing mixed reviews about the program. Students who finish Post-Baccs at CSUs other than CSUN often have to take several core classes, which can delay their graduation. The cost of these additional courses is also something to consider. I've also heard that the cohort at CSUN is twice as large, which means classes might be larger and hard to get into, and parking might be an issue.
Is anyone familiar with either program? If so, what advice do you have for me? What did you like or didn't like about the program?
Thank you!
Congrats on your acceptances! I personally decided against CSUN because I've heard it's a longer program. It's not a normal cohort style and students sometimes have issues getting into the classes they need. From what I've read on here, it's at least 2 1/2 years. If I were from the area though, I probably would have chosen it. I have to move either way, so I chose to go with a shorter program that I was more interested in.
Good luck with your decision! I'm sure you will be happy either way.
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1 hour ago, mspeech said:
Do you think we will have to wait until that Monday to hear anything back because the 15th is on the weekend?
I'd imagine that most schools would take AT LEAST a few days to go through the numbers, decide how many people can be let in from the waitlist, and prepare the emails/documents to send to them. I hope you hear soon though!
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I'm just so tired of waiting. I just sent my deposit to a school I was accepted to and luckily I'm excited about the school. But I would love to stay in-state and would probably accept either of my in-state waitlists. It's frustrating when you want to start making plans revolving around where you will be/what your school schedule will be like, and you still have no idea where that is. I looked at the results page from past years for my schools (SDSU & SFSU) and it looks like they accept people from the waitlist from late April - June. Hoping for April!
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3 hours ago, SLPsingballs said:
Oh wow, how confusing!! Did you email them for clarification? I only received one letter, an acceptance, thankfully.
Yeah, I emailed them. We'll see what they say. I kind of feel like I was accepted because the letter had my name on it, whereas the rejection one was generic (and possibly an accident?)
I still have no idea what my decision would be though. Are you leaning towards accepting CSUN's offer?
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I got an acceptance letter and a rejection letter all within 3 minutes of each other. HAHA!
CSUN, get your act together. Did anyone else get 2 letters?!
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4 hours ago, twinguy7 said:
I went to Northridge for undergrad and they typically send out notifications right before their spring break I think.
As far as their program, yes it is AT least 2.5 years in length. A lot of my friends went on to go there for grad school and i've heard nothing good about the program as far as length and getting classes you need. Some people have to wait an extra semester just because they couldn't get a class they needed. They have been historically bad at getting students classes. They don't run on a cohort system so you kinda get the classes you need sporadically throughout the program.
That being said, it is amazingly cheap if your a CA resident!Thanks for the info! It makes me care a lot less about what my decision from them is, haha. I really don't want to spend more than 2 years in a program! Or not be able to get into classes.
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1 hour ago, SLPsingballs said:
The website is pointless, as far as info goes. If you have any questions, you can email Dr. Hall, as he is extraordinarily helpful and the most approachable professor there. If you would like his email, you can message me. I am not sure exactly the length of the program either. I think it depends on the likelihood of getting all the classes you need in the right amount of time and if you need to fulfill some prerequisites. It'd be safe to say 2-2.5 years is the length of the program. Hope that helps!
Thanks! I think I'll wait to see if I actually get accepted and if I do, I'll message you for his email. Whoever it is that I've been emailing during the application process has responded to about 10% of my emails.
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1 hour ago, SLPsingballs said:
CSUN is where I go for undergrad, and I am anxiously awaiting a response too. The word in the department (from other students, so not necessarily official or reliable) is that Thursday they might send them out. I really hope it's Thursday, and not closer to 4/15!!
I think they had a problem with the server where all info was stored, but once again that is hearsay. Good luck!!
Thanks! Good to know.
I was reading old gradcafe posts about CSUN and I saw that the program is actually 2 1/2 years. Is that true? Their website has the least amount of information of any program I've seen.
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Anyone have any idea of when Northridge will send their decisions? We're now less than 2 weeks from the deadline to accept offers and I have no idea where I'm going to accept. It would be nice to at least have heard back from all my schools!
I see last year, decisions were sent ranging from March 30 - April 11.
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6 hours ago, Afternoonprogram said:
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?
Unfortunately I won't be able to visit before I have to make my decision.
It looks like I'm going to be deciding between 2 schools that I haven't visited (not even the cities or even states they are in, hah...) and then waiting to see if I get into one of my California waitlists later. Thanks for the info! Maybe I'll look for the facebook group.
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I got my acceptance for St. Xavier University in the mail a couple days ago. And I realize, of all the programs I applied to, it may be the one I feel like I know the least about. Any current students/friends of current students/people who know things about SXU care to comment on the school/program? And whether a southern California girl might be capable of surviving two Chicago winters?
Thanks!
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Still waiting on CSU Northridge... It looks like last year they sent out decisions on March 30th, but other years they sent them in mid-April?! Really hoping to hear this week!
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4 hours ago, jmk said:
If you don't mind the commute (on BART (public transit system)) it's about an hour, and then a quick bus ride, living in Oakland, Concord, Pleasanton, etc. would definitely be cheaper options! I did the commute from an East Bay city for three semesters of my undergrad. Really wasn't bad at all, and I studied on the train.
Good to know. Thanks
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4 minutes ago, jmk said:
My friend's one bedroom is 3,800/month near campus.
Most folks just get a room. Rooms run around 800-1,200/month depending on proximity.
Student housing is also an option. Single rooms are 1,300 and doubles (sharing a room) is roughly 1,000/month. Granted, there are very few singles.
Ex: If things pan out, I plan on having a room to myself in a house next year, and the room is $950/month. The room is a few miles from campus.
East Bay (Berkeley) is pretty comparable in price. If you go all the way out to Concord/Pleasant Hill East Bay, rent goes down.
I've been running costs and in another city I could gave a room for $600 a month (8,400/yr) vs $12,000 in SF....give or take. In the end, if you're in-state, tuition at CSU campuses beats a lot of in-state, much less out-of state, tuition. I've noticed that when you add tuition & rent together, prices even out.
Thanks for the info! I have a unique situation I guess in that I'm moving to grad school with my fiance, and I think we'd like to have our own place. He'll be waiting on his green card and won't be able to work for the first 3-6 months wherever we are. Soooo, it would probably be a little rough trying to pay rent on my own.
My only acceptance so far is University of New Mexico. Rent is a LOT cheaper there, and tuition is a LOT more expensive since I'd be out of state. So there will be a lot to think about if I get into a CA school.
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I have a question for those of you who are set on SF. I've never lived in SF but I do love it there and have many friends in the bay area. Even if I were accepted off the waitlist, I'd be nervous about the insane cost of rent in the city. How much do you estimate a 1 bedroom apartment costing per month?
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@twinguy7 I realize this thread is pretty old, but I'd also be interested in the pdf practice tests if they are still available. I'll send you my email. Thanks!