hopefulSLP2be7

Thank you, everyone, for your post and helping those on waitlists feel more at ease

Congrats on the acceptance! 

Loyola is also my dream school and I've been praying for a miracle. It seems as though that miracle won't happen since I'm on the second tier and not everyone from the first tier was offered a spot on the 16th

is there a group for Longwood University?

Thank you all so much for your help and amazing evidence! I actually got into a program today!! but this advice is awesome and I hope anyone else who reads your messages can benefit from it!!

Thank you all so much for your help and amazing evidence! I actually got into a program today!! but this advice is awesome and I hope anyone else who reads your messages can benefit from it!!

Hi @hopefulSLP2be7! I would say to try reaching out again to SLPs in your area. 
I did this and it worked for me (2/10 allowed me to shadow), and I ended up completing a month long internship. The SLP I interned with wrote me a recommendation letter as well. I was really nervous to do this because I was an outside applicant and did not think anyone would take me, but I think the experience ended up helping my applications a lot. Still, most did end up responding with "we already have someone" or "we can't take anyone," or "will you be available next year?" so I understand how this can feel discouraging!
I think what worked for me was writing a meticulously edited and formatted letter of interest and résumé- I had a friend with a degree in professional writing edit and give feedback on both of these documents. If you are not familiar with a letter of interest, it is basically a cover letter, but you are not responding to a specific job opening or posting. You can find some helpful advice for both of these documents online. I used the words "volunteer experience" and "externship" rather than "internship."
Once I had these documents finalized, I made a list of 30+ private practices in my area and started sending them out, in carefully crafted emails, until I got positive responses. I stopped after 10 because I had obtained an experience at this point.
I also shadowed at an inpatient acute rehabilitation program. This was MUCH harder to land! I could not find any email information for hospitals. So what I did was look up all of the hospitals in my area, found the ones that had speech pathologists, found a found number to call, and cold called every single one until I got someone to take me. I had to make multiple follow up calls because medical SLPs are so busy and they use landlines, so they are often away from the phone.
This definitely took a lot of effort, but I really enjoyed my internship/ shadowing experience and I think they both helped me get into graduate school.

Hi! I just was accepted off the waitlist at my top choice, so there is still hope!
I took two years off between my undergrad and grad school. I spent the first year working as a nanny full-time. From this I learned so much about infant development, and I briefly touched upon this in my essay. Then, in an attempt to make myself more appealing to graduate programs, I sought out care jobs that could relate to the field.
The first job I found was working with an infant with moderate unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. I loved working with him one-on-one and I was able to attend all of his EI treatments and various audiology appointments. I talked a lot about this experience in my statement because I was able to have this really unique position within the family: I acted as a caregiver, close with the family, but with my speech background I was able to act as a sort of liaison between the family and the professionals they worked with. 
Next I found a care job that was with a child on the Autism spectrum. I started this job after applying to school, but it lent this unique experience where, again, I was able to work with EI and speech-language pathologists as well as the family. I think both these experiences have helped me because I’ve been able to closely see how therapy involves the entire family.
all of this is to say that I would recommend looking into care jobs, particularly with a population of interest. At least where I am, you can make decent money off of a caregiver salary, and my experience working closely with the family and the speech therapists helped me stand out in my applications. I used care.com for the most part, but if you’re in a city or other populated area you could try searching mommy Facebook groups (seriously) and posting a little bit about you, your experience, and who you want to work with. 
 
 

Have you thought of volunteering in the field?  I volunteer at an aphasia center and feel like that greatly helped my applications.  When you reach out to speech therapy practices, it may be beneficial if you word it as you're looking for a "volunteer" experience versus internship.  I feel like places are more receptive to that since internships are usually school based and have paperwork that come with them. 

Currently on the waitlist frantically checking grad cafe everyday LOL That is how I feel too! Praying for a miracle 

is anyone else still waiting for an offer feel like its taking forever to be april 30th for the next round to go out!!!

I'm thinking we'll be getting one this week maybe. I hope they are using it! good luck! good news is i haven't seen anyone say they've gotten off of the waitlist there so that means there could still be hope for us! 

Just got into CU Boulder and committed!! It was my #1 choice and I was waitlisted so I am beyond happy that I got in. Congrats to everyone who has committed and good luck to people who are still waiting!

I was in the first tier and received an acceptance today but will most likely be declining the offer. 

I was accepted today! Hoping the best for you all here! I will likely be attending SMC! Is there a Facebook group yet?

I also received an offer of admission from the waitlist and turned it down. Hopefully it's given to one of you all!

I got an offer of admission from Indiana State after being on the waitlist on April 12th. I just turned it down. Hope that helps one of you!  

I just got ACCEPTED to one of my top 2 schools after being waitlisted there back in March! I honestly am in so much shock and so happy!! I hope this provides some hope to others because I seriously thought "oh that won't happen to me I would never get off of a waitlist" and I did! Sending so many thoughts and good vibes to everyone still waiting and wishing for the best for all of you in this position!

To help those like me who are playing the waiting game... Please post here if you are DECLINING your acceptance OR waitlist position at a school. This will HELP people get a better idea of their situation! Thanks to everyone who participates! Congrats to all the SLPs to be!

Wow, this is really giving me hope!! Congratulations everyone that's amazing!!

Wow, this is really giving me hope!! Congratulations everyone that's amazing!!

Wow, this is really giving me hope!! Congratulations everyone that's amazing!!

Accepted off the waitlist at University of Montana  First acceptance! 

I just got off the waitlist at one of my schools as well! So happy for this opportunity. Still waiting for one more!

I've been waitlisted at nine schools and finally got off of one last Friday! So it does happen!