MadisonMachelle
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Congrats on all of those schools! I have friends at both Boulder and at WSU/EWU for grad school and there's different pros and cons.
Boulder: more expensive rent and price of overall living, smaller clinic, less tight knit cohort, more snow/colder weather BUT... more nightlife and activities
WSU/EWU: they're basically joint like oldsolnewworld said so there's more people, friendly tighter knit cohort, less snow but there's also less to do in Spokane activity wise.
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Definitely follow up! In the end it won't hurt your chances of getting in and it might be the difference in getting in over another candidate on the waitlist that stayed silent.
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I finally got into Eastern New Mexico so at least I'm definitely going to go to a graduate school! woo hoo! Still waiting on others though but feeling good
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Typically not from what I've heard. Seems to me that as long as you have your CCC's and experience during your CFY/clinical placements/internships, it doesn't matter what school you attend.
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On 1/28/2020 at 1:58 PM, emily117 said:
im also applying to CSU long beach !!! good luck !!!
Do you or anyone know anything about the CSULB interviews coming up?
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I declined my interview at Chapman due to finances, unfortunately.
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22 minutes ago, Madi544 said:
I’m 19, so you’re doing better than me lol!!! I feel like the list is probably about 20-25 people but congrats to you too!!! this is a tough program?
I hope we both get in! It is really competitive but I think there's a good chance that 19 people will drop from either the waitlist or those who were accepted! (hopefully lol)
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4 minutes ago, Madi544 said:
I was waitlisted too, hopefully they let us know soon. I'm sorta low on the waitlist so I probably won't get in but we will see! Good luck!
What number are you? I'm 13 so I feel that way too but I guess I don't know how long the waitlist is so I wouldn't know if I'm "low" or "high"! Congrats though! At least we weren't rejected, right!
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I was curious if anyone knows how Boulder handles the waitlist? I got an email saying that I'm waitlisted and what number I am but I'm curious if they let students know whether they are accepted off the waitlist when it happens or if they wait until April 15 like the email inferred?
Also congrats to anyone that got accepted!
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I'd recommend taking it as an 8 week course with Hall at Eastern New Mexico University. ENMU is super affordable and it wasn't a hard class. I just took it.
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37 minutes ago, Madmart said:
I heard back from CSULB. I have an interview with them this Saturday ?
Me too! I'm so excited! Fingers crossed and good luck
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1 hour ago, lifeispeachy said:
I applied out of state because I really wanted a bilingual Spanish-English focus for my masters. That being said, now looking at the cost I'm feeling a little stressed about that decision. I still stand by it because I'm ultimately paying for the education (so it should be the education I want), but I would definitely stay in state if the programs were comparable. I agree with what's been said here about big picture finances. You can always relocate or go out of state for work (check out advanced travel therapy), but I wouldn't pay the extra $$$ for the experience of going to school out of state. Good luck with your decision and congrats on getting in!
I applied to a couple out of state schools that are part of the Western Regional Graduate Program. So Boulder, New Mexico, California, and I think Utah all pay in state tuition. That's how I justified applying to Boulder.
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12 minutes ago, justwaitin:) said:
I completely agree with this. When I first started making my long list of potential programs, I was looking all over the map. Now, I believe I will choose whichever school is the most affordable. I just can't get my fear of student loan debt out of my head! I cannot justify graduating with $100k in loans and a $600-$800 per month student loan payment on top of other bills, mortgage, and a possible car payment (hopefully not). No way! I don't want to make that SLP money in my new career and see NONE of it because of bills and loan payments.
At one of the interview days I attended, I asked the grad students of a very expensive program, "How did you justify choosing this program given how much tuition costs, and how did you become comfortable taking that amount in student loans?" Literally all of them said, "We just try not to think about it." !!!
Currently I only have $59k in debt and my monthly loan payments are already ~$800. I haven't refinanced them yet but I'm glad you have the same mindset!
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Unfortunately I had to withdraw my application from Chapman University. I started getting really anxious about attending the interview mainly because I couldn't see myself ever paying $70,000 for a program when there's schools that I like more that are less than 1/3 the cost. Feeling a little bummed because I felt that I had a really good shot of getting in. I also turned down NYU and Emerson because of financial costs too.
How is it possible that people actually spend $100k (tuition+cost of living) on a graduate program when it's known that companies don't care where you went as long as you have your CCC's?
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22 hours ago, popcornlover722 said:
Go for the cheaper tuition! 2 years will fly by and then you'll have to pay all of those loans back. Biggest CON that outweighs ALL pros in my opinion is having to pay out of state tuition which can be almost double the price. I wouldn't be able to sit in a program knowing that other people in my cohort are paying practically HALF of what I'm paying for the SAME degree/education/experience simply because I wanted to go out of state. I've been itching to go out of state to explore a new city and live on my own but to be honest, after I get my masters the opportunity is always there to complete your CFY in another city or to take a short-term contract/position to explore other cities. Calculate any undergrad loans you have, then calculate the tuition of the out of state school you are interested in... THEN calculate living expenses (monthly rent/food/gas etc. for two years of not being able to work) and add it ALL together. That total is what will be looming over your head when you graduate and for the next few decades if it's an insane amount. THEN look into what your average SLP makes in the city you plan on working in (I've been in the field for 4 years and have worked as an SLPA and as a bachelors level SLP in the schools, I have met and asked TONS of SLP's questions about salary) and it's typically no where near 6 figures or more than $50K starting out regardless as to what pops up on google when you search SLP salaries. Rule of thumb is to try your best to not graduate with more than what you will expect to be making your first year out of grad school. I think it's easy to be swayed by emotions but your future self will thank you if you make the smart decision to pick a program where you will obtain in-state tuition.
I feel strongly about this as I have friends that are paying an arm and a leg for SLP programs and will come out with around $100K in loans for going out of state. I understand their situation because they were not accepted into any in-state programs due to extremely low GPA/GRE so they HAD to go where they were accepted. But if you are in a position where low GPA/GRE is not an issue, please consider saving the adventure for post-grad! The student loan crisis is no joke and it's very easy to get swept up into that statistic because these universities love to take advantage of young people that are trying to invest in their future. Out of state tuition is honestly a scam in my opinion and it's important to remember that all of these universities in America are businesses and operate as such. They are in it for the money. I've visited friends that are in out-of-state programs and they live in the funnest/hippest cities and have their own cute little apartments, take the train/subway to class etc and it seems like a dream when you come from a boring suburban town but if you look at how much you will be paying back monthly for student loans post-grad school it's simply not worth it.
This single handedly made me withdraw an interview from a school that was too expensive. This advice may be unpleasant to hear, but it's necessary and so so smart to think ahead.
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I have an interview on Friday with Chapman and I really like the program, the area, and the notoriety of the school so I'm thrilled that I got an interview! I am curious though about their funding/assistantships/grants that they offer. From their website it says that it costs roughly $11,300 per trimester, so it would be around $34,000 a year and around $70k total. This cost seems a bit much since most other schools are under $40k total with instate tuition.
Has anyone heard of funding or assistantships that Chapman offers?
Thanks in advance!
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Does anyone know if Chapman offers any funding? What are the chances of getting a scholarship/fellowship/grant? I know that loans are available but is there a possibility of funding?
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On 2/22/2020 at 9:49 AM, Gracie_whatevs said:
Why is it that even after interviewing, schools take so long to get back to you? What are they doing in that time? I just feel like once they have reviewed all applications and have interviewed everyone they wanted to, it should only take a quick discussion to decide who to accept.
I think it's because they're waiting to interview more people. I have heard of schools doing all of the interviews at once and still taking forever, and I have no clue what that means lol
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4 hours ago, Ally15 said:
I heard from them today for an interview.
Yeah I think they're doing waves of interviews based on the time slots
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I wanted to make a thread for CA programs since I've seen them made for last year and it's been pretty helpful! I know that CSU Fullerton just sent out an email saying that over 500 people applied and that to even be considered you have to have taken 8+ of their pre-reqs. Has anyone else heard anything?
Good luck in waiting! I know CA schools take forever to get back to students.
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5 minutes ago, zach2sawc said:
That makes sense! I know that one of my professors said that SIUE prefers to look at their own students first but it probably is because of requirements & preparation. Also congrats to your friends on Boulder! It is a fantastic university and I hope to get in as well!
I hope so too haha! That was last year so fingers crossed right!!
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Like FutureSpeechPath said, just make sure that you're applying to less competitive schools or even private school have a higher acceptance rate because they are usually a bit more costly. I'd look into schools on Edfind and see what schools have relatively low average GRE's.
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12 hours ago, speechlang said:
I hope this does not affect your admission to the program. I would call and follow up so they know what happened.
I sent an email and they just got back to me!
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Has anyone heard from SF state, Northridge, or Fullerton?