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  1. soontobeslp2018
    If I don’t end up getting in anywhere I feel like I might need to get therapy. Is that dramatic?
  2. soontobeslp2018
    I’m either waitlisted or rejected from all the programs I applied to. Does anyone have advice for surviving the wait? It’s so hard knowing that essentially starting April 15th (20 days from now) I could start getting final answers. For anyone who was waitlisted, how soon after the April 15th deadline did you start hearing back (acceptances or rejections). Neither school I’m waitlisted at will tell me about where I stand on the list or how many people are on the list. I’m trying to remain hopeful, especially since the grad students at my top choice told me that last year half their cohort was accepted off the waitlist. But I also am trying to be realistic that I may not get accepted off the waitlist. I would just appreciate any advice.
  3. soontobeslp2018
    When your schools send you your financial aid package it should include all the aid you’re eligible for, including PLUS loans. If you’ve been accepted somewhere go ahead and ask when/where you’ll see that information
  4. soontobeslp2018
    Has anyone ever deferred their acceptance to a program until the next academic year? Depending on the financial aid packages I get (and if I get taken off the waitlist somewhere) I may have to wait to attend until the next year. Any advice?
  5. soontobeslp2018
    You should just email them and ask. I’m here for undergrad and have found it’s easier to ask them instead of waiting for them to contact you
  6. soontobeslp2018
    Durham isn’t that bad! You don’t even have to live in Durham, live in a town nearby and have a short commute if you don’t want to live there
  7. soontobeslp2018
    I’m talking about if I don’t get into grad school this year then I have to start paying off undergrad loans
  8. soontobeslp2018
    It’s just if I get off a waitlist from either school and they don’t have Housing available for me then I can’t go at all. I won’t have the money to pay rent and buy food. But then if I don’t get in I have to start paying loans while I try to retake the GRE and pay all those damn application fees again. It’s just a big money scam
  9. soontobeslp2018
    I always try to get a work study job through fafsa so that way I know my hours won’t be too demanding and I also save all my money I make over the summer. It’s not the money part of grad school I’m worried about right now. I need to get in somewhere first.
  10. soontobeslp2018
    I filled out fafsa and grad students typically get 20,000 in loans (so 10,000 a semester) at all the programs I applied for I would be able to cover housing and tuition with the 10,000 each semester. I figured I wouldn’t have a competitive enough file to earn scholarships from the department so fafsa was my only option
  11. soontobeslp2018
    I can’t attend the one program because they don’t offer housing options for graduate students that allow them to use financial aid to pay rent (I got rejected this morning so problem solved). Retaking classes would really do much for my GPA at the point, the only 2 classes I got a B in are classes I refuse to retake. I’ve taken all CSD courses offered by my school and even picked up a minor and am doing well in it which is helping my GPA, I’ll be graduating with Latin honors. I would apply for spring programs but I’m completely out of money from this round. I have an internship lined up for the summer, which is great but I didn’t find out soon enough to add it to my application. I’ve already decided to start studying for the GRE again and aready have a list of schools to apply for. I decided to add a few online programs too, and I’ve already started updating my resume and making note of what to write about in my next personal statements. Hopefully I won’t need any of the lists I made, but I won’t know until after April 15th. Just a little over a month, fingers crossed I get positive news. And also hoping my second choice doesn’t run out of housing for grad students because then I really can’t go there either. If only I had enough money to be able to afford rent, school, food, and buy a car ?
  12. soontobeslp2018
    My GPA overall is a 3.48 and my CSD GPA is around a 3.7. My GRE scores are definitely my weakness (didn’t reach 150 in either category). I have 4 years of experience working with children. I have research and TA experience. I thought I had a fair chance at getting into at least 2 of the programs. I even have an internship lined up for the summer. My personal statements were very strong. I emailed one school I got rejected from and emailed the schools I got waitlisted at asking about the process. I just need definite answers so I can start planning and processing things.
  13. soontobeslp2018
    Well, I’ve gotten nothing but bad news. 2 rejections and 2 waitlists. Still waiting to hear from one program but even if I get in there I can’t attend. I’m just really defeated. There are some of my classmates who have gotten accepted to 3+ programs and I’m not getting in anywhere. I really don’t want to be the one person who gets in nowhere, that would be so embarrassing. Why am I not good enough? I don’t know how I’ll manage waiting a year to apply and maybe not even get in then. I’m just beyond stressed and worried. I can’t take the constant bad news. I feel like I just have a useless undergrad degree and don’t even feel like I have anything to celebrate when I graduate in May. And I know my parents are going to be sad for me, and that makes me even more upset.
  14. soontobeslp2018
    I’ve heard that the professors are very tough at central, so I wouldn’t worry about the program not being as rigorous. It’s still a newer program compared to others but the fact that you would have access to hospitals like duke is a major plus(at least to me if I were in your shoes) and it’s only 2 years, if you end up not loving the area you’re not tied down to staying there post graduation
  15. soontobeslp2018
    I was told by my schools financial aid office that getting about 20,000 in loans is standard in grad school. Definitely fill out fafsa if you haven’t. Also email the financial aid offices for the programs you’re looking at for more details, they might be able to point you to scholarships, etc. try getting a work study job, I have one as an undergrad student and make $12/hour (I don’t work many hours during the week) but there are strict regulations about how many hours you can work so you won’t be spread thin.
  16. soontobeslp2018
    I still haven’t heard from them ?
  17. soontobeslp2018
    Still (impatiently) waiting for Appalachian state and western Carolina. And waiting for my final decision from UNCG since I’m waitlisted. Trying to remain hopeful for WCU and UNCG
  18. soontobeslp2018
    Yes the pity haha I hate it. I already feel bad enough on my own I don’t need others to feel sorry for me too. It almost makes it worse
  19. soontobeslp2018
    I’ve chosen to only talk to a select few classmates about grad school. I’m lucky I have supportive classmates. But it’s still hard to hear people talk about their success when you’re struggling
  20. soontobeslp2018
    I applied to 5 schools, it’s all I could afford. This whole process is just bringing up feelings of “why don’t I ever get chosen for things” which has been hard emotionally. I can’t wait to have definite answers.
  21. soontobeslp2018
    All this waiting is driving me insane. I keep seeing so many people getting accepted to the same programs I applied to. I have yet to be accepted anywhere and and still waiting to hear back from programs even though others have gotten accepted. I’m starting to feel I’m going to be waitlisted and rejected everywhere. I’m not looking forward to going back to school and having professors and classmates ask where I’ve gotten in and telling them nowhere yet. Perhaps I’m jealous of those who have gotten into more than one program already but I’m so over waiting and not sure how I’m going to make it to April to find out if I’ve been accepted off any waitlists. It’s going to be so embarrassing if I don’t get in anywhere. Okay, rant over.
  22. soontobeslp2018
    That’s what I just got as well. Very strange.
  23. soontobeslp2018
    I just tried to see the list of decisions where people can say if they were rejected/waitlisted/accepted (not the thread already on the forum, but the anonymous list) and my browser is saying that the website is no longer safe or secure and it’s not allowing me access to it. The message I get says “the connection is not secure”. Anyone else having the same problem?
  24. soontobeslp2018
    I emailed a school I got waitlisted on. I thanked them for placing me in the waitlist and stated it was my top choice. I then asked a few questions about the waitlist since they weren’t included in the first email (which doesn’t apply to you since they already said they’re not disclosing time frames or where you stand on the list) and then I said if there was anything they needed from me during the process to please reach out. I haven’t gotten a response yet but that school is on spring break and I bet her inbox is super full with emails just like mine.
  25. soontobeslp2018
    When did you hear back from ETSU? My portal is still showing that my application has been sent to the department for review
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