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You got this!!! 

From what I've gathered from other posts/forums, you should be able to put down a deposit for the school you were accepted to so you can secure that spot while you wait for the other schools to notify you about the waitlist decision. You should be able to withdraw by emailing admissions (or if there's a student portal, perhaps there's a withdrawal option). People can get accepted off the waitlist as last as August because there may be a student who withdraws their acceptance because they changed their mind about the school (either they were accepted off a waitlist from a school they were waiting for or they decided not to pursue the degree at all). If you're okay with losing the deposit, then I absolutely recommend putting the deposit down for EWU and waiting to see if you get another offer.  Best of luck!

Hi @Speech.Hello , I went to TC's open house and I really felt that there was a heavy emphasis on the bilingual program and the international trips that Dr. Crowley (Program Director) leads. As someone that is not pursuing the bilingual extension program, I feel like this is not the program for me. I am interested in the medical aspect of SLP and asked current graduate students about this and while TC "guarantees" a hospital placement, it could be anywhere from inpatient, rehab, private practice, and outpatient which did not put my mind to ease as the placement can very well not be in an actual hospital. Additionally, the placements can be up to an hour- hour 1/2 commute. Coupled with the mandatory night classes 2nd year just sounds awful commuting up to an hour & back to make it back to campus for night classes. They would not allow clinic visits, but on a separate tour we passed the clinic and it was not as profound as other colleges that I have visited. The campus is widespread and our classes would not be in the same building but rather in any of the buildings across the campus. Another interesting fact is that TC was once a high school, so the whole building & classes are built like a high school and hasn't been updated since. In contrast, the students I talked to loved the program and the research opportunities as well as the network that Columbia provides. The professors are internationally recognized in the SLP/ASHA community and seem to really care about the students. However, the lack of student cohesiveness and teamwork was a big negative. The whole incoming class is split into 2 cohorts, and after the first semester Cohort A will never have class together again with the rest of the class in Cohort B. There was also extra requirements to the program, such as taking outside electives which sound like a waste of $. Overall, TC emphasized the bilingual program and the school placements, but would not go into depth of the actual clinic or additional placements. I feel like the grandeur of Columbia's name overcasted the lacking placements and the mediocre on-campus clinic. I know I sound super negative in this, I was just so disappointed in TC and what they have to offer. If you have any more questions or would like to see pictures & or the flyers they passed out, please feel free to message me! 

I'm with everyone on this long beach email... and w fullerton... wow I hope theres more coming.

Ask for assistantships! Many schools give full or partial tuition waivers if you team up with a professor for research or work in the business office or something for 10-20 hr/ week. Some even offer a stipend along with it.

Second this; I have a few acceptances and would like to see what I may be able to do in regard to funding. Tuition is super expensive within our field and is sort of deterrent when determing which program to attend.

A quick question for those who have been accepted without funding; what steps will you be taking to pay off tuition? I was accepted into the bilingual-based Masters but it is super pricy.
The only option for me from what it seems is to apply to the DoE's funding program. However I had wanted to extend my experiences and work wirh adult populations/within medical settings. That said, the DoE funding program requires applications to commit to 2 years of service per year of funding which is largely deterrent given my circumstance.