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I graduate from HGSE SLP in 2017. I was very active on the HGSE 2016 and 2017 threads. Here is my statement of purpose for anyone to consult. Here is some admissions data I mined from the many years of HGSE threads on this forum. If these documents are helpful to you, please give me an upvote so that I will know all the hours that I spent will have been worthwhile in helping myself and others achieve our dreams.
Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Hi everyone!
I just went through the entire thread of the HGSE 2020 cycle (wish I could've seen this earlier, you all are so supportive and I love it). I applied for the summer cycle for AIE and got a fat reject :(
I thought I might try again, but to be honest, I'm not even sure if I should even try because it only has been a few months and I'm literally trying to apply again with basically the same application I used. I do feel super discouraged because if I already got rejected, why should I try again lol. Is there anyone else that applied summer and is reapplying for fall 2021?
Anyways, here are my stats. It looks like the HGSE website recently got updated with the new program offerings. I'm leaning towards LDIT with an A&L concentration:
GRE: none
Work experience: 4 years as a tutor for international students, 3 years as a resident assistant for freshman and grad families. I went through student teaching about halfway and then quit lol. I did a short internship doing health education stuff for a hospital. Currently working americorps to help HS students with college admissions. Idk if this counts here but the reason why I applied AIE is because of my music background (was in musical groups before college and throughout all of college with music scholarships)
Undergrad: Honors B.S. in public health at a public state university. 2 minors in computer science and education
Undergrad GPA: 3.91/4.00
Research: not sure if this really counts, but I created a children's book about mental health for my honors undergrad thesis. My poster won runner-up for some category?? I forgot which one haha
Previous rejected SOP: I thought it was good haha. I talked about my experience as a student teacher and why I quit and want to pursue an education at HGSE. Looking back on it now, I feel like I didn't specify my exact future goals so I'll try to revamp that if I end up applying. I'm interested in curriculum dev, which I have just realized in the past few weeks.
Previous LORs: 1 from an education professor, 1 from my previous supervisor, and 1 from my music director. I thought they were all super strong
Other schools: I am so lost, no idea. What safeties and mid-tiers should I apply to with my stats??
Last question: how do we contact the professors? Are we even allowed to??
Thanks for bearing with my long post - if you can provide me feedback or know of any resources or other opportunities that would best suit me, that would be awesome!! 
Also, shoutout to Ivan, I've been watching his videos on youtube and they have been really helpful, link here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChRIK6A0Ix4BPCf-kzraH3g 

Hi everyone!
I just went through the entire thread of the HGSE 2020 cycle (wish I could've seen this earlier, you all are so supportive and I love it). I applied for the summer cycle for AIE and got a fat reject :(
I thought I might try again, but to be honest, I'm not even sure if I should even try because it only has been a few months and I'm literally trying to apply again with basically the same application I used. I do feel super discouraged because if I already got rejected, why should I try again lol. Is there anyone else that applied summer and is reapplying for fall 2021?
Anyways, here are my stats. It looks like the HGSE website recently got updated with the new program offerings. I'm leaning towards LDIT with an A&L concentration:
GRE: none
Work experience: 4 years as a tutor for international students, 3 years as a resident assistant for freshman and grad families. I went through student teaching about halfway and then quit lol. I did a short internship doing health education stuff for a hospital. Currently working americorps to help HS students with college admissions. Idk if this counts here but the reason why I applied AIE is because of my music background (was in musical groups before college and throughout all of college with music scholarships)
Undergrad: Honors B.S. in public health at a public state university. 2 minors in computer science and education
Undergrad GPA: 3.91/4.00
Research: not sure if this really counts, but I created a children's book about mental health for my honors undergrad thesis. My poster won runner-up for some category?? I forgot which one haha
Previous rejected SOP: I thought it was good haha. I talked about my experience as a student teacher and why I quit and want to pursue an education at HGSE. Looking back on it now, I feel like I didn't specify my exact future goals so I'll try to revamp that if I end up applying. I'm interested in curriculum dev, which I have just realized in the past few weeks.
Previous LORs: 1 from an education professor, 1 from my previous supervisor, and 1 from my music director. I thought they were all super strong
Other schools: I am so lost, no idea. What safeties and mid-tiers should I apply to with my stats??
Last question: how do we contact the professors? Are we even allowed to??
Thanks for bearing with my long post - if you can provide me feedback or know of any resources or other opportunities that would best suit me, that would be awesome!! 
Also, shoutout to Ivan, I've been watching his videos on youtube and they have been really helpful, link here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChRIK6A0Ix4BPCf-kzraH3g 

Hi everyone!
I just went through the entire thread of the HGSE 2020 cycle (wish I could've seen this earlier, you all are so supportive and I love it). I applied for the summer cycle for AIE and got a fat reject :(
I thought I might try again, but to be honest, I'm not even sure if I should even try because it only has been a few months and I'm literally trying to apply again with basically the same application I used. I do feel super discouraged because if I already got rejected, why should I try again lol. Is there anyone else that applied summer and is reapplying for fall 2021?
Anyways, here are my stats. It looks like the HGSE website recently got updated with the new program offerings. I'm leaning towards LDIT with an A&L concentration:
GRE: none
Work experience: 4 years as a tutor for international students, 3 years as a resident assistant for freshman and grad families. I went through student teaching about halfway and then quit lol. I did a short internship doing health education stuff for a hospital. Currently working americorps to help HS students with college admissions. Idk if this counts here but the reason why I applied AIE is because of my music background (was in musical groups before college and throughout all of college with music scholarships)
Undergrad: Honors B.S. in public health at a public state university. 2 minors in computer science and education
Undergrad GPA: 3.91/4.00
Research: not sure if this really counts, but I created a children's book about mental health for my honors undergrad thesis. My poster won runner-up for some category?? I forgot which one haha
Previous rejected SOP: I thought it was good haha. I talked about my experience as a student teacher and why I quit and want to pursue an education at HGSE. Looking back on it now, I feel like I didn't specify my exact future goals so I'll try to revamp that if I end up applying. I'm interested in curriculum dev, which I have just realized in the past few weeks.
Previous LORs: 1 from an education professor, 1 from my previous supervisor, and 1 from my music director. I thought they were all super strong
Other schools: I am so lost, no idea. What safeties and mid-tiers should I apply to with my stats??
Last question: how do we contact the professors? Are we even allowed to??
Thanks for bearing with my long post - if you can provide me feedback or know of any resources or other opportunities that would best suit me, that would be awesome!! 
Also, shoutout to Ivan, I've been watching his videos on youtube and they have been really helpful, link here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChRIK6A0Ix4BPCf-kzraH3g 

Hi Everyone!
I'm a recent HGSE graduate and writer for a graduate admission tips/advice blog called The Evolved Graduate ( evolvedgrad.com ). On the blog, I draw heavily on my experience at HGSE, and I hope that it's helpful to you as you make your way through the application process. I thought I'd get the ball rolling here for 2021 applicants. The HGSE 2020 thread has a longer life this season because of the second around of admissions, but I can imagine that 2021 applicants will soon arrive in larger numbers. I really enjoyed my time at HGSE, learned many lessons ( some on time, some too late!) and I'm glad to be a resource to any of you who'd like some perspective from former student. If there''s any graduate admission topics that you'd like covered in the blog please let me know. Additionally, I'm still in a facebook group with my HGSE class, so any questions that I can't answer, I could share with that larger group. Best of luck!