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  1. I've also heard of the program that FutureMSSLP mentioned. If you work in a public school or not-for-profit hospital, then you can definitely take advantage of it. I'm not sure if it involves some kind of application or if you automatically qualify once you start working in a non-profit setting. My aunt (in a different field) is paying back her loans with this program, and she said one of the downsides is that they make you pay a lot each month for those ten years, but the good thing is that you know that after 10 years, you'll be debt free
  2. I'm in a similar place that you are and have decided on Emerson. Like Eerich said, the programs each have a different feel to them, but each will prepare you to be an SLP. The thing that I keep coming back to is that grad school is what you make it. If you are focused, work to connect with professors, and seek out opportunities to expand your clinical skills and education, you will do well anywhere and with the nearly 100% job placement rate for all of these programs, you will get a job when you graduate. And, IMO, if you are focused and driven, you have to sacrifice very little if anything by going to Emerson. If you are set on going into the medical SLP field and have a specific interest in that direction, then MGH would be a better choice, but if not, then any of the schools are good options. For the most part, each of the schools has similar opportunities. It's just that they are not as abundant at Emerson, so you have to step up a bit more if you want a specific medical placement or want to do specific research. Seriously, though, all of the Boston programs are great, and it will work out wherever you go
  3. haha. It's just that this whole last year I was so set on getting into and going to MGH, but now in the last few days, I've been doing a complete 180, and it's taking some getting used to. Congrats on your decision to attend MGH!
  4. Congrats on making you decision, SLP2013! Is anyone else leaning towards Emerson? I was worried about the research opportunities there so got in touch with some current students doing research. They seemed to suggest that you have to advocate for yourself if you want to do research, but both of them seem to have had great research experiences at Emerson. Every student I have talked to so far from Emerson has told me that they love it!
  5. I have to agree with Speech Kelly. 100,000 dollars in loans is a lot, and like she said, SLP's make a good living but it's not that much. With that kind of debt, you would be paying it off for years to come at a high rate every month, and it would likely affect the quality of other parts of your life. Midnight Streetlight had a great suggestion - figure out if there are opportunities at the cheaper school in bilingual speech therapy. You may be able to complete a practicum at a bilingual-focus school or your clinic might have opportunities to work with bilingual patients. If you seek out bilingual opportunities, I'll bet that you could also get a great clinical fellowship having to do with bilingual clients. I know it sounds amazing to attend your dream school, but remember that just because you're paying more doesn't necessarily mean that you'll be happier there. Nor does going to the more expensive school (potentially more well-known?) guarantee a larger salary in the end. I don't mean to sound like such a debbie downer, but I'm a pretty practical lady. Good luck with your decision. I'm sure you'll figure out what's right for you
  6. MGH has a great literacy-based program, and Dr. Haynes is doing some really interesting research with literacy. That's one of the reasons why I applied to MGH. It seems that at MGH, you wouldn't be out of place at all, and I am sure they would prepare you to succeed in any setting. MGH has been my first choice form the start, but I can't justify paying an extra $40,000 to go there. Ultimately, every school will prepare you to work in any setting. I think that the individual education and training you get really depends on the experiences that you seek out in grad school. Good luck with your decision!
  7. Congrats on the fellowship! I've decided on Emerson because of the fellowship they offered me...my top choice was MGH, but I'll be saving about 40,000 by going to Emerson. I think the questions you have to ask yourself are: is Columbia's program worth an extra 30K? Will Columbia get you to a place in your career that Emerson will not? For me, those questions were no for MGH. Since I've decided on Emerson and started to do more research about their program, I'm starting to feel really good about it. And I'm not gonna lie...I like their personal touch. MGH sent out a mass email today to all of its accepted students, thanking them for attending the open house. From Emerson, though, I got a personalized email from one of the student ambassadors thanking me for visiting. She's was super nice and I got to ask her some questions too. Good luck with your decision. This whole process is difficult from start to end, but thankfully it will be over pretty soon.
  8. Thank you! Most of my CSD prerequisites are A's but I had one really bad semester during which a close family member died, and I got a B- in one of my CSD courses. I was wondering if there were general guidelines set by ASHA, but it seems like each school is different. I'm hoping that I can talk my way out of having to take that course again.
  9. Does anyone know the minimum grade required by ASHA for CSD prerequisites and other prerequisites (physical science, social sciences, math, etc). Is it the same minimum grade? If anyone has a link to this info on ASHA's website, I'd be very grateful!
  10. I'm in the same boat as Speech310. The website says that there are two scholarships for Comm Sci Disorders at Emerson. One is the Dean's Scholarship (which is a total of $20,000) and one is the Presidential Scholarship (a total of $28,000). Since some people's statuses haven't changed yet, I'll bet they're still deciding on the presidential scholarships, which I assume are more selective.
  11. I just checked the portal, and I got a scholarship from Emerson Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear!
  12. Congratulations! I couldn't sleep because I've been thinking about graduate school decisions, so I came onto grad cafe. I just saw your comment and tried to log into my account, but the website is down! sigh...I think I should go back to sleep.
  13. What did you all think of the admitted students event today? I was totally blown away and REALLY want to attend, but I'm still hung up on the cost. After calculating the cost for MGH, I'm getting a total of 80,419 ($72,519 for two years of tuition, $650/semester for books, and an initial $400 plus $600/semester for fees). For Emerson, I'm getting 61,251 ($56,646 for two years of tuition, $650/semester for books, and $272/semester for fees). $20,000 is no small thing :/
  14. Overall, I was really impressed. This past week I've been leaning more towards MGH, but last night has gotten me all confused again! To start, everyone was really nice: the current students, the faculty, and the admitted students were all very warm. I really like that they emphasized that Emerson is collaborative rather than competitive, and I think that it showed in the attitudes of the people there. Since I am out-of-field, I won't be able to start clinic until the second semester, and I was worried about not getting enough experience, but from what the current students were saying, it's really not a big deal to start clinic second semester, and you do get lots of opportunities to see clients. I was also impressed with the Robbins Center. It seems like they really care about serving people from the community, and they seem to get a wide range of ages in their clinic (from infants to elderly stroke patients). From what some of the current students said to me, I got the sense that they're trying to dispel the stereotype that Emerson is all about pediatrics, and it does seem like there will many different opportunities at Emerson. Another reason why I feel good about Emerson is the class size. There are only 42 students per year and each typical class has 21 students in it. At MGH, you take classes with your whole cohort, so your typical class size is 60. This is pretty significant, and really makes me question MGH. However, I supposed that if you are a proactive student who makes and effort to speak up and talk to professors, it's not that big of a deal. I'm not sure if you're considering MGH as well, but to continue on this note, I think that MGH has more elective options. Emerson has these intersession courses that are only 2 days long, and I think those are the only electives you get to choose. However, it seems that MGH allows you to choose from a wider range of electives, and you take the course for a whole semester. I was not very impressed with their research opportunities. It seems like just a few students do a thesis each year, and none of the faculty members could give me a straight answer about how many students are involved in research. This is very disheartening to me because I really want to be involved in research in some capacity. To sum it up, I think that I would be really happy at Emerson and get a great education. If they give me money, I'm pretty sure that I'll go, but if not, then I may very well end up somewhere else.
  15. I was hoping to hear before the admitted students' event as well! Oh well...Kozo - thanks for letting us know about what they said, I was tempted to call them today but know that they're probably really busy right now!
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