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Congratulations Laadan! Where are you from? I'm in Los Angles County.. I also got accepted to Emerson hopefully we could connect and start some sort of page on FB.

Hello everyone! I applied to Emerson back on April 27, had my interview via web on May 1st and just a received a call yesterday from my admission counselor that I was admitted into the online program!! I'm so excited! He said an email will follow with more information with next steps . For those interested in knowing my stats; my undergrad in COMD was 2.8 ( low i know) I also have been working as an SLPA for 12 years, went back to school and got my MA in Early Childhood Education because I want to focus on early intervention; my GPA for my MA was a (3.87, much higher than undergrad) Emerson also waived the GRE requirement for me because i already have a Masters . I submitted what I thought was a strong personal essay , my resume as they requested and as an added bonus i also attached a cover letter to my admissions package. My letters of recommendation were also strong , they came from former and current supervisors i still keep in contact with so i got to see the letters before they sent them. I am very happy and proud because I feel that at Emerson they have a more holistic approach at viewing an applicant. They look past GPA's and GRE scores. I hope that this motivates anyone that's on the fence about applying because of low undergrad GPA's.. Dreams do come true! Keep working for it and eventually when the time is right the door will open

Hi Iaadan I applied to Emerson distance SLP as well... my background is in COMD and have been working as an SLPA for 10 years. My undergrad GPA was not very high so i went back to school and earned my MA-Early childhood Educaition.. MY GPA in grad school was 3.97 so im hoping that my experience in the field and my grad school GPA are good enough to get in. Luckily Emerson waived the GRE requirement because i already have a Masters degree. My undergad classes are over 5 years old so i know i will have to retake all the the pre-reqs again. From what I understand, for the distance MA program at Emerson you don't have to have your pre-reqs completed, you can still get admitted but you will have to complete the pre-reqs before starting the graduate level courses. It will be a 3 year program rather than 20 months. I'm thinking your chances are good with Emerson. I'm still waiting for a decision .. they told me 3-6 weeks; i had my interview on May 1st so i'm hoping i hear back from them soon. Have you heard anything?