speechpathy

I didn't see this until now, but wow! I am so thankful I didn't go to this program!!! I am extremely happy with the program that I ended up choosing and feel like it's the perfect fit! I hope others see this and know to steer clear of that program!

Unfortunately SLPs don't make THAT much money, so honestly (even though it'll be hard to do so), you should wait until next year. It won't hurt your chances to have a year off! I am a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and taught English abroad for two years and believe this is partly why I was accepted to various schools. I also think that this experience (and the fact that I'm older than most in my cohort will be in grad school) will give me a different perspective! You should definitely find something related and work for a year and try applying again that's what I would do in this situation!! It sounds really stressful to not only have that much debt but to also go so far away for school!

@TheScienceHoney thank you for all of the great info! That's a great list of places to check out, so I will definitely look into those restaurants/bars/coffee shops. I live only two hours away to I'm pretty familiar with St. Louis, but wasn't too familiar with CWE. The only thing that I am worried about is the parking situation. I found an apt already and they said they have a wait list for their garage, which I heard was only one floor or something like that, so idk if I would even get a spot. I will probably add my name though cause driving around for 20 minutes is probably the last thing I'll want to do after attending grad school classes all day lol. Thanks again for the great info!

@TheScienceHoney I saw you live in CWE. I just found an apt in the CWE and would just like to know a little more. I have already visited the place and the apt is great and the location seems to be pretty awesome! Can you tell me about what it's like to live there, favorite restaurants, parking (my apt said that most people park on the street which seems like a pain), culture/nightlife/etc?

@MRF3 hey I private messaged you I don't think there is a fb group yet though :/

I saw some other states have threads like this, but haven't seen anything for any programs in Missouri (according to ASHA edfind there are 9 SLP schools in MO!). This can be a place to discuss acceptances, waitlists, decisions, and things like cost of living, apt search, etc

@Carly Rae Jepsen I won't be going to WashU, but I am planning on Fontbonne which is literally down the street. I'm also looking for housing, so definitely want to follow this thread to see if anyone has tips

@DDolores I will definitely look and see! Thanks for the idea

@Jordyn_M463 Yeah it is super stressful! The programs I was accepted into didn't offer me a Graduate Assistantship, but thankfully the school I've decided to go to has a really great scholarship they offered me. This however doesn't provide me with a stipend so I need to find a small part-time job. But making minimum wage isn't enough to pay for an apt, so I'm stuck right about now. Considering finding a roommate, but scared it'll end up being some type of psycho lol. Yeah, a small job like that would be nice. Those are good suggestions.

How are you all planning on affording living expenses? What type of job will you try to get to offset some of these costs? Are you going to use student loans to cover these expenses? I don't want to do that, but it looks like I might have to :/ Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated!!

It depends on the program. Some programs encourage it, whereas other programs do not. You can email the program and ask! I did that a few times and some programs said they love having others attend and other programs just straight up said no. It's best to ask to make sure

Okay, I will definitely look at Central West End then. After looking at pictures it looks pretty nice. That's a good idea! I will probably go around next week looking at places since it's spring break.

Okay, I will check that out. I've been doing so many apt searches and just trying to find the best option out there with a short commute.

Not sure yet! Do you know yet? I live two hours away, so pretty familiar with St. Louis in general, but don't know where to live.

I'm not audiology nor will I be attending WashU, but I will be attending Fontbonne as a speech path student! Fontbonne is literally down the street from WashU, so I thought it might be cool to connect with audiology students. I will be new to St. Louis, so thought it would be nice to talk about that with others Best of luck to you all!

Also pretty interested in learning more about this school. Will you all be at the admitted students day? I will be going to that

Well idk if this really helps, but I just took myself off the waitlist yesterday. Hopefully that means it's faster for everyone else to get accepted!

Ugh, I figured! Just thought I'd ask anyway

Yeah same! It didn't have any info and nothing even popped up. I guess it's not important since we are waitlisted!

I also got waitlisted!

So today I received an email about logging into the portal, but once I logged in there was no information. The email did not indicate whether I was accepted or not, so I'm pretty confused. I wonder if they are sending letters through the mail?

If you're really interested in the medical side of being an SLP, I'd say 100% Rush! They are obviously known for being a medical oriented school. And obviously that's a big difference in price. I wanted to apply to those schools, but then I saw how much they cost (especially Northwestern) and decided not to lol.

I received an email today from one of my programs that their admissions letters had been sent to junk mail for whatever reason, so be sure to check!

Honestly I'm all about low price. Obviously if the education is going to be horrible, go somewhere else. But you can always find an externship that's a little farther away or whatever (depending on where the school is located), so if I were you I'd pick the more affordable program. I'm honestly trying to go to the school that can offer me the most money, because I already have loans. I guess if you have zero loans currently it would be okay to choose the more expensive program, but just keep in mind you'll be paying it off for many years to come.

I'm freaking out about this as well :/ I am familiar with getting loans because I've done that throughout my undergraduate degree. Thankfully I don't owe an insane amount, but stacking on more loans is not fun. I tried to apply to schools that have scholarships/assistantships, but unfortunately they don't usually offer much money and it's pretty competitive. One schools I'm looking at has a scholarship for about half of the tuition, which makes it a lot more affordable. But the other programs don't offer much :/ I know with my undergraduate degree I received a grant through FAFSA for having a low income. Will they do that for graduate school as well? Ugh I guess we just have to put the seat deposit down and see what funds we get.