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Hey there! I haven't made one yet, but I'd be down to start it!

I'd email a professor at your current online school to make sure they'll sign off on your hours. I have heard horror stories where people will use Master Clinician and their professors were unaware and therefore did not sign off. Master Clinician is an excellent site and I have about 15 hours logged right now. (If you want to observe the literal cutest kiddo ever, watch the sessions with client "WL")

Has anybody else accepted their offer for WIU? I have been waiting to officially hear back about a graduate assistantship and after being offered a position I will be accepting. I was thinking we could make a Facebook page or something else (I know a lot of people think Facebook pages are cliche), but I am very excited to be attending WIU next year!

Honestly... I don't know if they would. It would make a lot of sense for them to do so, but the deadline is April 8th... We all know these programs take a little time to get back to us, unfortunately. They should let us know though, since like you said, it affects decisions and It would certainly affect mine.

I assume you just received the email. I should've updated this post and say that UWM told me they'd get back to us with funding applications this week. Dr. Lund was waiting on information for one program and didn't want to prematurely send out apps!

I'll have a little more debt than you at the end of graduate school because my Estimated Family Contribution on FAFSA was just high enough that I didn't get aid (I should probably be grateful that my family earns enough, but they still weren't able to afford any of my college. Regardless, I will look into consolidating my loans for a much lower interest rate and use an option to have increments taken out of my paycheck every month. This way I don't really ever see the debt looming over me and I can pay into the debt if I ever have extra cash! Debt is completely scary and it's completely valid to feel overwhelmed by it -- I know I am. As somebody else mentioned, I believe school SLP's may be eligible for a loan forgiveness option through the government, so maybe look into that. I'm here to PM if you want to talk more about it!

Has anybody received funding information from the UW-M decisions email? I posted about this on the general admission decisions page too.

But I'm a little old grandpa...

Does anyone know when they'll be sending out decisions? It's been about a week and a half later than when they've sent decisions historically.

Oh man, I forgot about the ETS fees... those were outrageous. I'll take this L.

Oh man, I forgot about the ETS fees... those were outrageous. I'll take this L.

$900 for eight schools?! Were they on CSDCAS? That seems like a lot...

While I agree Ph.D.'s programs do care more about what research/experience you've had and the name of your graduate school, I still think it's tough to justify their price tag. Again, we will have to see what NU offers after they send official funding information, but there are plenty of bigger-name state schools (and even cheaper private schools for that matter) that provide equally-excellent opportunities for research.

23... I was a student worried about my low GPA. Note to anybody else worried about low GPA's, do not apply to this many schools. I know about how stressful this process is, but if you need suggestions of schools who look at the applicant as a whole PM me...

I think they just really liked what I offered as a candidate in the interview, honestly. I felt super strong about it. I'd say go for it and ask because what's the worst they can do -- say no? It's definitely a benefit though. I'd be paying around $23,000 before living expenses so it's a fair price, but I wish they did reciprocity with my state. PM me if you have any other questions because it's between UND and one other school who may offer a GA position for me.

I got into UND. I really want to attend and received a 5 credit tuition waiver/semester. Being out of state, the tuition is kind of pricey so I hope there would be another way to earn money. I'm trying to reduce any possible loans.

This. They say they can estimate that most people have received 20-30% scholarships in the past, but that is still very expensive. (Also, the viral video of that person with the $225k debt was an SLP student who attended Northwestern for grad school -- which is scary). They do have amazing connections though, but I couldn't justify paying that much for a University's name... Let's hope they're generous with scholarships.

It should be in my signature, but 157 V, 154 Q, 4.5 AW. I took it twice!

My best advice would be to apply to schools that accept lower GPA's or that get fewer applications. Plenty of the schools in my signature get fewer applicants per cycle. I have a 3.47 CSDCAS GPA but I supplemented by lower GPA with research positions, volunteering related to CS&D, and getting involved with NSSLHA at my school. Lastly, I'd say schools that interview allow them to evaluate your application beyond your GPA/GRE's -- you're able to verbally explain your experiences and incorporate your positive qualities into the questions they ask. Best of luck!!

I didn't get an exact date, but I think 2-3 weeks would be a good guesstimate.

Though I can't say what they specifically asked, I am sure if you know why you love Speech Pathology or what positive attributes you can bring, you'll be more than fine! (And you'll see tomorrow after you finish!)

Just completed the interview. If anybody in the future is looking through these threads, it was super harmless! I would say Emerson's doesn't really have questions you can prepare for. I was asked two questions in which no mock interview I've practiced included. Honestly, I'd imagine they'll change the questions so I'd recommend knowing why you want to be an SLP and some positive characteristics which will make you successful as a student and clinician!

I'm doing an online interview, so I can't really help -- sorry! I would say that if you think a resume/CV or some writing sample you are proud of may make you stand out you could bring it. I only hesitate about SoP and Resume because they technically already have them.

I don't know if it would transfer, but my undergrad (UW-Madison) offers a CS&D 210 which I believe would qualify as "neuro". You could give it a look here!

I agree with @BioCook, my friend interviewed on a Friday and heard back the following Tuesday. They seem to get back very quickly. Good luck with your interview/decisions!