SLPhopeful2018

Oh interesting! Ok thanks. A waitlist letter would be better than a rejection

I haven’t heard anything. I didn’t get selected for an interview so I’m just waiting for a rejection but nothing yet.

Hi! I’m wondering if you’ve heard anything from Akron yet? I applied ages ago and it has been crickets ever since. Wondering if they even received my application?? Thanks!

Not sure about the other schools but CSUSM offers a course by that exact title “Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism” online and it’s an accelerated 8 week course.

I was just in Goodwill the other day because I needed an 80s costume and I really couldn't believe how much great stuff there was! I do live in a fairly nice area and I can imagine it's kind of a pain with trying to find sizes etc. but I agree with you that you can find good stuff for cheap.

Congratulations! Does that mean you've decided on Emerson? I was accepted as well, just waiting for my admit package. I'm still going back and forth between the two.

I see. Yes one term is awesome compared to 2 years! It looks like they are starting to notify students about Emerson (from what I see in the results page), so my fingers are crossed that we'll hear soon. NYU said that once I'm enrolled they will determine if I need any pre-reqs. I believe I have most but it does look like there's at least one, maybe two courses that I'm missing. It will just depend on whether they believe the information was covered within the courses that I took.

I know a girl in the program who explained that to me. I talked to NYU today and they said 24 months full-time if there's no foundation coursework needed. So I do think you're right and Emerson is a bit faster. They also said that foundation courses can be accelerated so that they only take 7-8 weeks instead of a full term. You need all the pre-reqs? So I guess you would complete those prior to starting the master's? Did you attend the Emerson online info session? I attended and IMO it seemed well put together. Now it's just a waiting game to see if we get accepted

I took all my pre-reqs online and never met the profs in person. I was able to obtain wonderful LORs from them despite that fact. So I wouldn't worry too much about that.

Congrats on the scholarship! Same thoughts here. Plus the fact that Emerson is still waiting for accreditation, although from what they've told us that shouldn't be a problem. The start date for NYU is Sept, whereas for Emerson it's January if you have all the pre-reqs. It's interesting when you look at the course breakdowns, it looks like Emerson has more credits within the 5 terms and NYU has 6 terms with less credits. But I'm planning on getting clarification on that because I think NYU's term lengths fluctuate with the courses depending on the number of credits per course. Does anyone know exactly how long the full time NYU program will take to complete (provided that you have all the foundations)? Emerson says 20 months.

Out of field GPA 3.02, Post Bac SLP Prep GPA 3.97, GRE Q. 152, V. 161 and AW 4.5 Hope that helps! Good luck!

Same with me. Applied just before the deadline and was accepted two days ago. Still waiting to hear from Emerson too. @laadan: When did you apply to Emerson and when do you expect to hear? I'm trying to decide on NYU but they want a response ASAP and I'd like to hear from Emerson first.

I wouldn't lose hope if I were you. Your GPA is within the average range so it's not a deal breaker. You will have to re-take the GRE's and shoot for at least the 150s and a 4 in writing (totally doable if you are able to take a month or so and really study). Most schools won't even consider you with a 3. I know someone who was accepted into NYU with a 3.5 but she had an impressive GPA and a very high qualitative score. They will also put a lot of weight on your LORs and your personal statement. It might be worth working with a professional on your PS since your history is a bit "all over the map" (which is totally fine! don't get me wrong), but you might have trouble coming up with a succinct and compelling PS simply because you aren't one of those who "always knew speech was your calling" (or maybe you did, sorry if I'm wrong on that. That's just the impression I'm getting from what you wrote). My undergrad GPA was 3.02 (out of field), which is terrible, but I was like you, "well rounded". Plus my GRE scores were 152 quant, 161 qual and 4.5 so I guess that was good enough. I got into NYU (online) and still waiting to hear back from a few more schools, fingers crossed. I hope that helps. Good luck!