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Hello! I am attending Clemson and my classes actually start in June. I'm happy to see that someone started a CMHC thread.

Hi all! I'm attending Clemson for the CMHC program and I'd love to connect with anyone else in the program or attending Clemson in general. I wasn't sure where the best place would be to post this but I think this thread is as good as any. Hope you are all doing as well as you can right now

Hello! I'm moving to Greenville in May and I will be attending Clemson. My program is in both towns so I'll be commuting and experiencing both places. I was wondering if anyone has any up to date advice or recommendations?

Hi! I was recently accepted to a big state school for my Master's in Mental Health Counseling. This school is out of state but it has a lot of opportunities. It's about $50k for the degree if I don't get a GA position (which I won't know until later). It's pretty much down to this school and my alma mater which is a very small school in the middle of nowhere. I loved that school and it would be a lot easier to go there and wouldn't really put me out of my comfort zone as it's less than hour from my home town. That school is about $25k without a GA position, which again I wouldn't know about until much later. Is it okay to go out of state and spend more for a Master's? I am well aware of the salary for my profession going into it and I know it's not high which is why I avoided schools that would be any more than $50k. No one else in my family has gone for an advanced degree so I'm afraid to make the wrong decision. Any advice would be appreciated! p.s. the admissions process for my alma mater isn't until JUNE for the fall start. I have to let the bigger state school know by 3/3 and it starts in the summer

I had an interview for a smaller program and it was done really well. We had an introduction session and then a scheduled individual interview. There were also different zoom sessions we could join for financial aid or general questions about the program. I liked that we still had a schedule to follow for the morning so it made it feel more "real". I liked the one-on-one interview a lot. I do wish that we could have seen pictures or video clips of the campus or the buildings we would spend our time in. Zoom also worked really well! I have another group interview next week so we will see how that one is structured!

I think that's it for this cycle for me. There's not really a point to this post other than maybe some kind of closure? I've checked this site countless times a day for so many months, but there's no need anymore, not right now anyway. But, I did want to say thank you to everyone who responded to my questions and everyone who has been so inspirational and kind. You all made my first process a little bit easier, so thank you. Might I even dare to say that I'll miss checking this site for awhile. Thank you all, please keep pushing, I am sincerely SO proud of all of you on this site. Go get those degrees!

I reached out just over a month after the interview, I asked some professors and they encouraged me to reach out at this point.

I'm not really sure if I'm on a waitlist? But I haven't heard anything in over a month, should I reach out to my PI with a similar email as above?

Do you think it would be best to reach out to the DCT (whom I've never emailed) or my PI (also the department chair)?

Hi! If the UTK poster asking about DW sees this, can you DM me?

This entire last paragraph is exactly how I'm feeling. You're not alone in that. I wish you all the best!

Hi! I've posted about this on the "I'm stressed" section, but I'm looking for some advice. I interviewed with my program in January. More professors interviewed than spots available. My PI said they are low on the list and as one person declines an offer of admission, another PI can make an offer. They said it could be several weeks to hear back since the interview was during one of the first interview weekends and people would need time to make decisions. However, it's been a month since then and I haven't received any updates, but I know at least the first 5 offers have gone out. I don't have any other offers so emailing doesn't make sense because I'm not asking for decision making purposes. But, is there a point where it is acceptable to email about status? What would you do? I know being patient is important but I'm going to need to start planning things one way or the other at some point.

Week 4 has ended, no updates, feeling sad

So basically my program has 5 spots but 9 professors interviewed. My POI said they are low on the list, and essentially as people decline offers, the next professor can make an offer. It's been a month since the interview and I've heard nothing. I know being patient is important but it's getting to be difficult. What if I'm waiting but I'm not even the first on my PI's list? What if they don't even get to make an offer? I just want to know one way or the other and I really don't want to wait until April to find out.

Has anyone else heard anything from UTK since interviews? Hoping to know something soon!