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haha lowkey same... but last year CSUF sent my rejection out so late!! It was well into April or May I think? It was so bizarre and when I asked the grad advisor the reason for rejection she said GPA so I feel like that should have been a pretty quick rejection.

Hi! Congrats on MGH! I also was waitlisted for UW. I applied CoreSLP. I wasn't really expecting it because I thought I didn't have a strong application (Because a lot of my documents were really rushed) but I was glad I could make it at least into the waitlist. I've heard from my friends who are already in grad programs that many people from the waitlist are often accepted. I wouldn't give up hope for the program just yet! If a spot opens up for me, I would definitely consider it. But for now, I was accepted into SDSU and so if nothing changes until April 15th, I'm going to pay the deposit for SDSU (or whatever program gets back to me). I would definitely consider if the spot opened up during the summer since it's such a nice program!

Thanks! I didn't get anything from CSULB or CSUF, but I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't make it since I didn't make it to CSUC, CSUSM, and CSULA.

I applied to 15?ish schools. I didn't get into any programs last time around so I was determined to get somewhere that wanted me. 5 of the 15 were out of state. I applied to CSUF, CSULB, CSULA, CSUC, CSUSM, CSUN, Chapman, Loma Linda, Redlands, SDSU, UW, CUNY Hunter, Queens, Brooklyn, and U of Arizona. I would totally prefer to stay in-state. Last week I got accepted into SDSU (!!) so at least I'm going somewhere! I'd rather go somewhere in Orange County though (since I live in Orange County). I had my interview with Chapman a while ago. CSUF would be the cheapest one out of my choices because I wouldn't have to relocate to anywhere (and I'd pay in-state tuition). Chapman looks really nice and the program location is only 15 minutes away from where I live, but it's... expensive. I don't know how everything will play out, but I'm just so happy I got into somewhere!!!

Mine also says "department reviewing file for eligibility". I think I saw that other people's changed with the glitch

Ahh that makes me feel better. The web portal glitch came to me signed the graduate affairs person but this one came from the Speech graduate advisor!!! I didn't think to reread the other email. Thanks!

I received an email too, but I'm still not certain that this is the web portal glitching again? Although I got an email different from the glitch email.

I'm a finishing Post Bacc at CSUF! Pros: I got to register before the undergrads because I am a post bacc (I think all post baccs get dibs on the classes), so I registered for all my classes with no problem. The classes are usually in the afternoons (4-6:45) and evenings (7-9:45), I've only needed to take one 1-3:45 class out of the seven I took over the last year. Most of the faculty are very responsive to your questions. The list of courses required for CSUF post baccs basically covers the requirements of every other grad programs. I never had much trouble with classes. They're challenging, but not impossible. You definitely know your stuff by the time you are done with classes. There is a clinic on site where you can make up observation hours etc. There are a mixture of undergrad, second bachelor's, post baccs, and sometimes grad students in the classes so I got to meet people with great insight on stuff. Cons: The list of courses required for post baccs is so extensive that it feels like too much. The classes are huge (40~60 per class average) so it can make it hard for the professors to know you unless you speak out in class a lot (which may make the recommendations a smidge difficult) Most of the professors I had aren't full time faculty, so they sometimes felt a little disorganized from their other jobs. ****The professor in charge of the grad/postbacc students is extremely disorganized and unhelpful (I went to her office hours and she never really answered my questions regarding the direction of my studies etc.) and she just wants to promote her own classes. I never had good experience with her. Apparently there was a mingle event of post baccs but I got the acceptance to the post bacc program the day after the mingle event, and so I never got to meet people who were in the same boat as me. I asked the prof in charge if she knew a willing post bacc that would help me out, but she shut me down without considering it. The biggest con in the program is the post bacc/grad advisor. But apart from that, I think I'm smooth sailing for the most part. I didn't have to interact with her after the beginning of fall semester. If I need help, I just contact the department head and she's super willing to help.

Which programs are you applying to?: CSUF, CSUN, CSULA, CSULB, SDSU, SJSU, University of Redlands, Chapman, Loma Linda Where are you from?: Southern California! What are your biggest concerns about applications?: Definitely my GPA, as I don't think it's competitive enough for California... I'm a post-bacc student, and my undergrad GPA is 3.41, but my ComDis GPA is around 3.7~3.8 right now. I'm hoping this semester's grades bring it up higher!! Also my letter of intent is a concern, because I don't know where to put my focus! I don't know if I want to talk about my interests in ComDis research related stuff, or write about me being bilingual... because some programs only let me write 500 words I'm just a stressnut in general. I did ok on my GRE, Q:160, V:157, AW:4.5. Also, I don't know how to manage all the transcripts I'm sending to all these programs!!! AHHHHHH!!!!