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That depends on the grad school! Most will accept your hours as long as they are documented (dates, disorders observed, treatment approaches, etc) but some require you to have done it so that you’ve received academic credit for your observation. My undergrad didn’t have a CSD program, so I’m lucky that most of the programs I applied to didn’t require observations to be done during my courses.

Please make sure all schools help you to find externships! A while back, I had heard negative things about Brooklyn in how much support they gave students with finding placements. I remember one girl having an issue with finding a placement and her being stuck because of it. I don’t recall the exact scenario and it was a few years ago, but it did make me feel slightly wary of applying to Brooklyn’s program. That may not fair— it could definitely have been all the girl’s fault, who knows— but I would get the scoop from Brooklyn about how they do placements before committing! I know from their open house that BU is excellent at working with you to find the placements you need, but I don’t know much in that area about the other two, and you definitely want to be certain that’s one thing you don’t have to worry about in the middle of grad school!

I hope this is satire. It must be, right? (How do people go out of an interview and think, "If I don't get this, the school must be not only wrong but corrupt"?) UC San Francisco (UCSF) Biomedical Sciences, PhD (F19) Rejected via E-mail on 18 Feb 2019 3 Apr 2019 report spam Only institution that rejected me after an interview. I was accepted into PhD programs at institutions that sh!t on UCSF's research as reflected by their higher ranking/prestige, so their decision seemed highly political. Therefore I must concur with an earlier post stating that UCSF's selection committee makes decisions based on politics instead of actual merit. #CollegeAdmissionsScandal2.0

This post is all over the place. Dartmouth PEMM, PhD (F19) Rejected via E-mail on 1 Apr 2019 A 3 Apr 2019 report spam Safety program so I am surprised. Great weekend but hated the female URI student rep. Not a good rep for the program. Going to arguably the top US cancer bio program anyway

I don't really have any advice to give you, but I am in a very similar situation with two schools. I would love to read other peoples' thoughts to your dilemma. I don't know if this is helpful, but when I was freaking out about me potentially picking the wrong program and not knowing, someone told me yesterday something very simple: "If you have two programs that are great options for you, there is no 'bad' decision." Might you be more successful in an area if you went to one program over the other? Maybe. Might you have less stress cost-wise at one program, or less stress work-wise at the other? Possibly, but you do still have some time. Have you reached out to other students at these programs and asked their thoughts? Anyway, I haven't made a decision yet, but reminding myself that I have two great options and that at either program I will (and you will!) be successful has taken a lot of the pressure and anxiety off of the decision itself so that I can think about it more rationally. I can't tell you where I would go, but you will find your way whichever path you take and, it sounds like, come out a very competent SLP either way!

Nope, most Canadians just call the University of Western Ontario "Western"! Although there are colleges in the US with a similar nickname?

If you have the prereqs done/did CSD undergrad, it's 5 semesters, with only one summer: fall, spring, summer, fall, spring. I think they must do their credits differently, because I was also surprised about it only being 42 credits. I will be there on Friday for their Accepted Students Day, so I'm hoping to ask about that then.

Have you heard if/when we'll hear about financial information about GWU? I assume we won't hear anything about funding that we haven't already been told from MGH until after April 15th.

Hey @westernhopeful2! I don't know the answer, but your best bet for one is probably to post in the Canadian SLP thread. Feel free to ask about Western's waitlist here! The thread is very active and I'm sure someone over there will know the answer! Good luck!

I wouldn't take them concurrently with your Masters. How many prereqs do you need? If you only need one or two classes, you can take them over this summer. If there are quite a few classes you need to take, deferring might be necessary.

I am deciding between two schools, but if I end up attending MGH I'm planning on living in Cambridge (around 20 minutes away from Charlestown). I have friends in the area, so I'll definitely be asking them for ideas about housing before going apartment hunting and all that, but right now I'm not sure what I'll be doing yet.

Hey Inbal, Is the group just for people who are going to MGH IHP, or also people who are interested in attending? I'm deciding between two programs (MGH and GWU) right now. (Also unrelated but I'm obsessed with Israeli names and love yours!)

Hi SoCal2bSLP, you'll have the best luck with hearing about the different programs if you post in the in the SLP forum-- Check it out here. Good luck with your decision!

Right now you're in the "browse" tab so you can see the forum section on here. Click the "results" tab in the upper left corner of your screen (to the right of the "browse" tab) to see admissions results. Or you can just type in www.thegradcafe.com/survey/, which should take you to the same place. You can type in what you're looking for to adjust for degree (speech/communication sciences) or for a particular program (CSUF)!

I don't know much about those programs, but I would advise making a separate topic thread and asking your question there! Hopefully you will get responses that way. Good luck in your decision making.

?? Poor dude. There's no place like home? University Of Toronto Computer Science, Masters (F19) Rejected via E-mail on 29 Mar 2019 I 29 Mar 2019 report spam Rejections from CMU, UIUC, UBC, UTA and now UoT. Only 3 colleges left. Decided to go big or go home. Home appears likely.

Mm, but I'd much rather have a world with ice cream.

W o w that was a doozy of a post to read. An existential crisis ending in the word "yeet"... yikes.

What can people tell me about transportation in Memphis? If I don't have a car, will I be able to get around places in the city? (If it makes a difference, I'd be going to the University of Memphis and living somewhere in East Memphis.)

University Of Virginia Computer Science, Masters (F19) Rejected via E-mail on 5 Mar 2019 ♦ I 27 Mar 2019 wqnmlgb bye bye

I haven't heard anything either. I wish they would just tell us already. ?

Unrelated but I see you got off the wait-list for Saint Rose! Congrats!!

My understanding is that at programs with a later end date, students apply for CF positions while they are still in grad school. I am strongly considering a program that is six semesters (MGH IHP), and that was the advice I was given. Hope this helps!

Does anyone have any information about the University of Memphis, especially from personal experience? What did you like or dislike about the program? What can you tell me about clinical placements in the Memphis area? I was accepted there and would love to hear more about the program than I can find out by the website!

I don’t have more info, but would love to hear more about SLU as well! Did you apply for an assistantship with the form they sent out with the acceptance email?