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4 minutes ago, aelwood14 said:
I worked an SLP-A for 5 years while I went back to school to retake some classes. I found out after I graduated the my undergrad that I had an undiagnosed learning disability. So I needed to make up for my lower GPA and work to bring up my grades! But do not ever give up! I can't tell you how many times I almost did. And finally getting an acceptance made it all worth it! You can do it!
Thanks! Do you mind telling me what program you were accepted in to? I'm not ready to give up but it really sucks when ppl not in our field are curious about why I am not getting accepted.
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4 minutes ago, mirrorcat43 said:
Oh ok, that makes sense. That makes me feel better, I was under the impression before that nothing could be done. At least it sounds like they take effort at improvement into account?
I hope so!!!! That's the sad little boat I am in right now. Figuring out what to do....retake a class, take a graduate level course (I have been told that some schools let you take up to 2) to show I can get A's, retake the GRE......It's stressful and there are no guarantees. Plus, I am only applying to distance learning programs...so I've kinda limited myself.
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7 hours ago, aelwood14 said:
Hang in there, the entire process is completely nerve-racking, not to mention extremely expensive. I kept telling myself, "No news is still good news." I wouldn't give up hope just yet! Most schools typically notify applicants by mid-March. And I do not think you will be disappointing anyone that you are close to if you aren't accepted into a program. It took me 5 years of building experience, retaking courses, and two application rounds before I was accepted. When I was rejected from all of the schools I applied to during my first application, I choose to take it as a learning experience and figure out how I can make my application stronger. But, with that being said, it's still early so I wouldn't lose hope!
Hello. What kind of experience were you building? I am in the process of doing all of that. I have retaken classes, taken more classes, and I am currently working as a SLP assistant in a public school. I have just received my first rejection letter of this application round and it's pretty discouraging. Any suggestions how you built your application up?
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3 hours ago, mirrorcat43 said:
Aelwood14, what courses were you able to retake? I've seen a number of people post that they were recommended to retake courses that weren't A's, but as far as I was told previously I could only retake courses below C-?
soontobeslp2018, I can relate to your anxiety. I have only received rejections so far, and I was only offered 1 interview (although many of the schools I applied to didn't conduct interviews). I thought I gave myself enough options, but had to cut my choices in half because I couldn't afford to send more applications in January. I just received an email from PSU telling us what applications they're reviewing, and it looks like CSDCAS didn't process my materials in time to be considered even though I submitted them long before those dates. As a post-bacc that is almost finished with a second degree, I'm not sure how much more experience I can acquire to boost my application for next year if I don't get in now. I'm afraid I won't be able to get adequate letters of rec next year since I won't be currently enrolled. It's just frustrating.
Sorry if this wasn't super helpful. Apparently I'm having a difficult time with this waiting game too.
Hello. So the university I took my post-bacc classes with told me I couldn't retake any classes to boost my grad. However, I retook a class through a different university (online) to boost my grade and they told me that it was fine. It doesn't replace the grade bc the grade still counts towards your total gpa but it looks better on your transcripts... i guess. Hope this helps. I'm in the same boat trying to improve my application each year.
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9 hours ago, katherinexo said:
Received my first acceptance to University of South Carolina for their online distance program that starts in May the day before my interview! I'm so happy I just got in somewhere and relieves a lot of stress!
That's awesome! I applied to their distance program for the first time this year too and was sadly not accepted. Any advice about the application? Any other distance program you applied to?
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So I got my first rejection email this morning from the University of South Carolina. Im pretty
sad but still positive for a few other schools.
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11 hours ago, f001ishness said:
So far I've been accepted to Marquette University and rejected from UW-Madison. Interviewed at Pacific University a few weeks ago, and have a Skype interview with University of Iowa tomorrow morning.
Good Luck!!
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Hi everyone! I applied to a few distance learning programs! I'm nervous but excited. Last year I was wait listed (#1) for my first choice and was never accepted but still trying to be positive. Anyone else applying to distance learning programs or part time tracks?
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1 hour ago, kayyyyy_ said:
I applied for NAU Summer track last year and I got my acceptance in April. Kinda late...
Ok. Thanks. Do they only send the letter or an email as well?
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Hello. I'm new to this forum and I'm just figuring out how to reply. I applied to the part-time track for NAU. Do the letters all go out at the same time as the FT track? Any thoughts!?
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Anyone else upset that this program fell through after the interviews?
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I'm new to this forum...so hopefully I'm responding correctly. I'm waitlisted also for cycle 9 in my region.
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It would be nice to know that there are schools that consider an applicant as a whole and not just a GRE or GPA. I have similar stats and work in the field as an SLP assistant. I hope there is a spot in a program for applicants like us!!! Good Luck!