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I can only speak for what's going on in my program (MGH IHP) but I've heard that other programs are similar... I'm a current 1st year CSD student at the MGH IHP and I'm dropping a quick note (before the chaos of finals weeks begins) to recommend that you DEFER your admissions offer. As you all know these are challenging and chaotic times with many looming questions and very few answers. But I want to share my personal experience so that you know what might be on the horizon for you if you start at MGH IHP this fall... All of our summer classes are online (and nobody knows how long this will go on for) for 1st year students this will mean 10 hours of virtual classes on Wednesdays with electives and a few other classes spread throughout the rest of the week, this could change but as it stands that is our summer Y1 schedule No financial transparency from the institute! the IHP maintains that their quality of instruction remains the same, and as such are not discussing lowering tuition for students in the midst of this worldwide pandemic for me this means that even though I was anticipating a summer placement, I will only receive clinical practicum hours this summer online through virtual Simucase practice our class has made an effort to negotiate lowering general student fees and getting transparency about what where tuition dollars are going to no avail (though the institute does post some information on their website and in program manuals) (note: fully online courses like prereqs cost $525 per credit-hour but our summer semester courses will cost us $1,364 per credit-hour) What about telepractice? right now all the telepractice placements are going to second year students who need their 375 direct client contact hours to meet ASHA certification requirements - which, of course, makes sense! BUT - you could be in my shoes next year when the lasting impact of the quarantine means that your placements go to rising second year students who need extra clinical placements and supervised hours to graduate Obviously the entire incoming cohort can't defer, and I'm not expecting everyone to want to, but given what is going on if you are on the fence about starting I recommend you consider deferring! Online learning is not for everyone, and grad school already comes with incredibly taxing emotional and financial burdens. If you were most excited about the clinical practicum placements WAIT! Wait until you know they will be available, because no program can guarantee face-to-face practicum placements right now.

I'll be starting at MGH Institute of Health Professions this fall. They offer 7 concentrations (including voice disorders). Each of the concentrations has its own specialized electives and dedicated practicum. I only applied to a few programs, but maybe others can share if there are similar options at other schools.

It's online, there should be a link to the deposit form in your acceptance email

Just came to ask the same question!! And am I the only one who is feeling a little dismayed by the overall lack of communication from Northeastern? I liked my campus visit and the faculty at my interview, but compared to other schools I've been accepted to, I've gotten hardly any communication from them throughout this whole process.

Thank you! Hope it was good news!

I'm in the same boat! The program I'm considering has an open house coming up and they said they'll be discussing finances there. So I plan to gather my questions and save them up for that event, since I'm sure many other new admits will have similar questions. All the emails I've received from financial aid and the admissions office have had a similar tone of "reach out if you have any questions" so I think it's appropriate to be transparent and let them know what you're thinking about. That's my plan anyways!

Are others still waiting to hear back? I think I'll follow up today or tomorrow if I don't hear anything soon. I held off last week because I think they were on spring break...

They are calling today too

Yes, the schedule is in the body of the email at the bottom. It's has some interesting formatting...

UPDATE: just received my confirmation

I have not heard back yet, but I received their last email at 4:55pm so maybe this will be similar?

I just got an interview offer today... Does that mean I'm lower on the priority list? Kind of annoying to receive it so late since I already sent my interview preferences to BU and Emerson...