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  1. I have had an interesting day. I got an accidental letter of acceptance from NOAC, even though I withdrew my app months ago. They just emailed me to let me know it was a mistake. I'm very glad I already am confirmed to be going to grad school, or else I would be very angry right now!
  2. In addition to the above, newborn hearing screener (I know this is SLP but you are probably at least familiar with audiology too!), and research assistant for otolaryngology and other medical research labs/hospitals. If you have any office/administrative experience, you could work in an ENT/SLP/audiology practice or department.
  3. Right? Two of the classes that are listed in the handbook as being first-semester classes don't even exist within Buckeyelink/Schedule Planner for this fall semester. It does not make any sense. I'm dying for spring semester to finish-- hopefully that's when we'll hear more. And the FB group isn't exactly teeming with new people either, lol. I hope it's just that people aren't finding the group instead of the cohort being so far from full!
  4. This waiting is almost worse than waiting to hear whether I was accepted in the first place.
  5. Ok, I'm not trying to be rude to anyone, but I'm seeing this come up on the results page a lot. If you have already committed somewhere, take your name off of any waitlists you are still on. By leaving yourself on the waitlist, you are wasting the time of the school and the people who are below you on the waitlist but actually want to go there. It's the polite thing to do.
  6. I grew up in Fairfield and I know lots of my high school classmates commute every day to UC from Fairfield/Hamilton. It's definitely doable and you can save unbelievable amounts of money by living with your parents/living farther away. I think it's the best idea!
  7. Same. My current job ends in June so now I'm looking forward to a long, uneventful, likely income-less summer. I'd love to get the syllabuses/textbooks for my fall classes so I can start studying but I don't even think my cohort is filled yet and they haven't given us much info. Doesn't help that I currently live in rural Ohio, aka the absolute middle of nowhere.
  8. When do you guys plan to move to your new city (if you need to move)? Right before the semester starts?
  9. It's really about what time you go. 4-9 pm will be packed, the mornings are practically empty. If you google each facility, it will give you a basic idea of when not to go using the popular times feature. I also recommend going to the ARC instead of the RPAC/JON/JOS, as it's on far west campus where undergrads living on campus tend not to go.
  10. I am apparently "out of reactions for the day" so I can't upvote you but that's great!! Congrats!!!
  11. My husband and I absolutely despise the area we live in right now but can't move until either he finds a job in Columbus or until I start earning my stipend in August. This place is literally my worst nightmare and I would sell my soul if it meant I could move back to Columbus now.
  12. I have a beefy desktop PC at home for working. I also have a slightly aging (3 years old, I think) Surface Pro 4 with keyboard and pen. Is that sufficient to bring to class/campus, or does anybody have some cheap Chromebook/laptop/tablet suggestions for note-taking/homework/on-campus work? My school is giving iPads to all the incoming undergrad freshmen this year. I'm jelly.
  13. From what I understand, you're not obligated to, but it is the polite thing to do. Especially if you were awarded any departmental funding that you need to decline as well. Tell them thank you for considering your application and accepting you but you are pursuing your education elsewhere. You don't have to tell them why or where you've chosen instead either, though they might ask.
  14. Hey, just so you know, audiology has its own subforum! https://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/96-audiology/ There are ongoing threads about waitlists there.
  15. Has anyone had success in finding external scholarships for grad students? I've found a couple but not much.
  16. Perhaps the woman with the same application as you was not accepted above her abilities, but rather you were rejected from a position you could have otherwise earned for the sense of entitlement, argumentative attitude, and lack of scientific understanding you've shown here. If you have "observed a consistent pattern," could you please share your data? Or is it just another anecdote or two with incomplete information?
  17. I prefer a medicine/technology-based setting over a therapy setting. I do not like the idea of seeing the same patients every single week/creating lesson plans. I know audiologists can provide counseling and aural rehab but it is not nearly on the same scale as an SLP for whom it is basically their whole job. I like having a device I can tune and adjust, instead of just the time and work therapy requires to create a change. I just don't think my personality and work style fit an SLP's role. My research interests for when I go back to earn a PhD are also in the field of hearing science. I love the technology of HAs, CIs, and ALDs in particular, as well as receptive language ability and the impact HL has on it. I also just straight up enjoyed my audiology classes and shadowing more. SLP classes and shadowing could not hold my interest and were a chore to get through at times. Perhaps it was because I already knew they weren't as relevant to my future career. Finally, I am not going to lie; I also want the respect/prestige that having an AuD instead of MA/MS will bring. I don't think SLPs get enough respect from either other health professionals or the general public, perhaps partially because they don't have a "Dr." in front of their name/the extra year+ of education. Maybe that will change if the SLPD becomes more common/the entry-level degree. (To be clear, I absolutely respect SLPs and how hard they work/how much knowledge they have! I just don't think other people unfamiliar with the field do.) Honest answer, not just what I wrote in my SOP, haha.
  18. It is weird to not have a response from a school you declined over a week ago, right? As a professional program, I understand that our admissions processes are a bit different (no POI to contact, really). I was instructed in my acceptance materials to either mail or email the admissions office a form saying I'm not attending and why. I emailed the admissions office a PDF of the completed form along with a "thank you for considering my app/the financial aid you gave me" note and ... nothing. I have not gotten a confirmation, I still have access to the portal and the email they gave me, and they have been completely silent. I guess I also assumed that my email would get forwarded to the department -- perhaps not directly contacting them was a mistake as well. Should I follow up or just let it go? Should note that it's a very small school and I did not really follow up with them at any point, so 99% of my communications with them have been through the university's admissions office, not the department itself. I think the only direct contact I had with the department was an email telling me I won an assistantship.
  19. Me! I also went there for undergrad. It's my favorite place in the world.
  20. I confirmed my acceptance to Ohio State! The sense of relief in having made a final decision is incredible. I don't think there are many of us here, but does anyone know if there's a FB page yet? I can start it if necessary (just have to figure out how...).
  21. Both of the visits I've taken had everyone in preppy casual to business casual. No one in jeans. I tried to not stick out as over or underdressed by wearing nice slacks, blouse and shoes with a denim jacket, but ended up feeling a little underdressed. I'm going to trade it out for a blazer next time.
  22. I take a bunch of factors that are important to me. Tuition cost (that is not covered by financial aid), cost of living, school ranking, school focus (whether it has a good balance of clinical, research, and classroom experiences), "feel" of my campus visit, quality/newness of school resources/facilities, job opportunities for my husband, projected stress level (aka 3 year vs. 4 year programs), weather, proximity to my family, public transportation, professionalism of their communication so far, university resources for students, program resources for students, etc. Then I have a point scale. 1-4. 4 points go to the school that I think has this quality the best, 1 goes to the least. I go through each category and I assign each school to their ranking and give them points.. Then I decide the factors that are absolutely most important to me. (For me, it's the first 4 on my list.) I multiply those points by 2. Then I add up. School with the most points wins. Then I compare it to my gut feeling about where I should go, and then I end up super stressed and still unable to make a decision
  23. I declined my acceptance to Rush today (and thus the funding they offered me). Hope that helps someone on the waitlist/someone who needs funding!
  24. I am trying to calm the pit of nerves in my stomach. I have narrowed my decision down to two schools, and now I have to officially decline the other two. One to-be-declined school released their official financial aid decision today and it's just not affordable for me. The other hasn't released a final financial aid offer beyond a GA position, but my visit there left me feeling it was not a good fit for me and my goals. I can't stop worrying that I am letting go of my options prematurely even though there is nothing left at this point that could make me want to choose my declined schools over the two still in contention. And I know it must be agonizing to be stuck on the waitlist this late, and me declining would open spots up for people for whom these schools are their first choice. Just got to work through the nerves, I guess.
  25. I've been accepted to Northwestern. Funding decisions will be released this Friday.
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