First, think positive thoughts! Don't count yourself out just yet, you're still waitlisted and have an interview to prepare for anything can happen!
I met one student that shared their story about not getting into anywhere the first time around. During that gap year she worked for an ENT to gain more experience and save money. She said it was actually a huge blessing because she saved enough to be comfortable and didn't have to take out as much in loans.
Also ditto what @SEM596 said!
Hey! Don't feel discouraged! There is still a good chance you will be accepted, and if not, you can use the year to grow yourself to increase your resume as well as gain skills that will help you for the next application cycle. That's what I did. I applied to Audiology school last year during the Fall 2018 application season and ended up getting rejected from 4/5 schools that I applied to. At first, I was disheartened but I decided to take the time to work towards my goals in other ways. I'm interested in working with Spanish speakers so I applied to teach English abroad in Spain. While here, I've been able to improve my Spanish comprehension and conversational skills. I've also learned a great deal about working with people from other cultures, public speaking, and teaching, among other things. Personally, I'm really grateful I was able to take this time off. Taking time away from school has helped me to realize I wasn't ready for graduate course work yet and that I was just applying for grad school because that is what everyone in my cohort at school was doing. Undergrad had been really stressful for me and I needed some time to decompress and really think if Audiology was something I wanted to do and why. I ultimately decided that it was and I decided that I would take this time off to better myself and gain skills that would bring me closer to my goals. Today, I have been accepted into 2 programs for Fall 2019 and have an interview next week for another school I applied to. Moral of the story, there is no shame in taking a year off to gain career skills that you can't learn in a classroom. In my experience, I think it actually made my resume stronger, considering that is the only thing that I changed on my applications. If you end up getting accepted somewhere, great! But if you don't, look at it as an opportunity to continue working toward your goals in other ways.
I just received an email from ETSU with an acceptance last night! I am so excited! Although I am still waiting on hearing back from my Florida schools, this is my second choice so I feel so much better! For those of you that haven't heard, don't worry! You have time!
For CU Boulder I logged in and checked my status. Go to your application and click on it, it will say whether or not you have a status update to your application! Good luck!
@ColoradoAuD Thank you so much for the information! However, I still have nothing updated on the application website either. I guess I'll just have to be a little more patient ?
Also, congrats on your acceptance! ?
Kybo got a reaction from AuD(ream) in Audiology Applicants Fall 2019