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So I also emailed SJSU's department coordinator Nikole earlier today and Dr. Kimbarow emailed me back saying I should have already gotten a letter in the mail and that I was accepted!
Congrats!!
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Hi all,
I've been doing a lot of research on potential SLP post bacc programs to apply to and am very interested in PSU. I like the schools location, size, and the fact that admission is non-competitive as my undergrad gpa in communication studies comes in at only 3.1. Before applying, I'm hoping to gain some more insight on the program. If you're currently attending PSU, have completed the post bacc at PSU, or know of PSU's post bacc program please share our thoughts!
Specifically:
1. How are class sizes?
2. Thoughts on faculty?
3. How are the SLP resources at PSU?
4. Would you recommend any other program over the PSU post bacc?
Thanks for your input! It's greatly appreciated.
My husband went through the post-bacc (the two year program - he completed all the courses for the second BA, but never bothered applying for it) and he says:
1. Class sizes are pretty standard for a large university. During peak hours, you can be a class with 80 students and at times there will be students that have to stand because all of the seats are taken. If you take classes during less common hours (night classes, classes in the early morning), the class sizes get a bit smaller. However, I found that though the class sizes were large, most of my instructors still went out of their way to help students out and communicate with them on an individual basis. I never had trouble communicating with an instructor, and all the experiences I had communicating with instructors were extremely positive.
2. As I said, all of my experiences with the faculty were positive. I felt a lot more comfortable talking to my professors, asking them for letters of recommendation, etc., than I ever did with my professors at my first university, ASU Psychology. The program has, however, experienced some turnover in recent years as the program in Pacific recently opened. A few very popular instructors, who I had mostly positive experiences with, moved over to that program. Several other teachers moved on as well. There are several good teachers I had who are still teaching there, however.
3. As far as access to SLPs, I actually worked at a school when I went there, and I didn't end up using the school to get my supervision hours. They give you a choice between doing an observation class, or a directed clinical assistantship. I did the assistantship, even though it sounded a lot more intimidating. I found that I actually got to do some of my best chatting with grad students and staff during that time. I actually got to be in session with a grad student and a client, assisting in assessment and treatment. I got to pick the brains of some very knowledgeable people, including the grad student I was assigned to. All in all, having done the clinical assistantship, it's one of the things that stands out the most for me and it was where I felt like I got the best example of what being an SLP actually looks like non-academically.
4. I would say it depends. I like the PSU post bacc. It is definitely the best academic experience I've had so far. But at the same time, the post-bacc program in SLP is a big money maker for them, and there are droves of people in Portland with interest in the subject that jump into this post-bacc program and they can obviously only take so many people. Knowing that some programs take heavily from their post-baccs/undergrad for grad school, I would say that if there's another school you really want to go to for grad school, you might want to look at doing the post-bacc there instead. For example, there's San Jose State, who I hear takes over half of their undergrads for their graduate program. At the same time, it's really competitive so it's kind of a toss-up. I did really like PSU and I felt like I really knew my stuff after I was finished and had a really good base of knowledge to springboard me into grad school. That being said, it was really difficult, and I had to slave away to get my 4.0 (I was not working for most of the program) and it was not easy straight A's.
With the large class sizes and all the adjunct faculty do you believe it will be challenging to get good LORs?
One of my letters was from a professor that used to teach 2 undergrad courses, both of which I took, but does not teach undergrad anymore. One of them was from an adjunct audiology professor. And one of them was from a special education teacher I used to work with. The reason I picked the adjunct professor was because I had her for a night class that had a smaller class size. I feel like, since class discussion was more direct since it wasn't stadium seating, she got to know me better than she would've gotten to know me during certain day classes that have tons of people. It could also be taken into consideration that I'm a guy and that it's probably easier to stand out one of the few males in the program/field.
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Yup, I am at PSU! I'm getting the 2nd Bachelors and hope to finish up by next year- in addition to the prereqs, I also have to take stats and two science courses since my undergrad science classes don't count. I remember you saying that one of the writers from PSU wasn't the best- any tips on avoiding that?
Thanks for replying!
Thinking back on the experience, the only warning sign we had was that the professor sent him a form to fill out asking for basic information about him, and was very brief in his emails with my husband. He didn't seem very interested in the process. In contrast, the other two LOR writers (who are the ones I referenced above) exchanged several emails with my husband, asking about his experience, his classes, what he was doing professionally currently, etc.
The LOR writer who gave him the (we presume) lukewarm review has since moved on to Pacific University, so you at least don't have to worry about him being in your pool of potential writers from PSU.
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When it comes to asking for LOR, is it acceptable to contact a professor who might not know me that well if I got an A in their class?
Yes!
Are you at PSU for your post-bacc? My husband completed his there and he also didn't feel like he knew very many of his professors very well, what with the class sizes being as large as they are. He was able to get a LOR from one professor that he had taken two classes from, and one from a professor he had only taken one class from (one of the audiology classes, as it turned out). He received As in all of his classes there, but to help assist in the writing of the LOR, he also included his resume and his rough draft SOP. This gave them an idea of where he was coming from professionally, as well as an idea of where he wanted to go after grad school and what his goals were.
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Hi guys! I'm Sam. I just called CSUEB and SJSU. EB said they're sending their decisions by this Friday. (I forgot to ask if it would be email or mail! But according to marina's previous post, probably email?) And SJ said they're sending theirs out by mail "over the next two weeks." So I guess that means we could possibly hear from them after April 15th. :/
Huh! I kind of wonder if that's SJSU's stock response. Back on the the 3rd, someone posted on the results board: also I emailed them and they said decisions will be "mailed out over the course of the next two weeks" Granted, it hasn't been that long since the 3rd, but still... Oh well, hopefully they get it together soon, especially with the 15th looming.
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According to the Results section two people got emails today from CSUEB and one person got a letter of acceptance in the mail from SJSU. My heart just jumped when I saw something in my inbox...It was from Wells Fargo saying my online statement is ready to view :/
I'm freaking out right now, guys. Has anyone else NOT heard back from these schools? BTW my husband already got the mail today and I live in San Jose, so the fact that a letter was not there from SJSU does not make me feel good.
We also live in San Jose! And haven't heard anything from SJSU.
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You might read through the Fall 2014 Less Competitive Schools thread. Lots of experiences in there.
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You could look into University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. http://healthprofessions.uams.edu/programs/audandspeechpathology/m-s-program/cost-of-program/
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Thanks for the supportive words! Has anyone on here written a LOCI and found a positive result? You're certainly right about leaving it all on the table.
Not exactly what you were asking for, but my husband wrote a LOCI to CSU East Bay last year. They got back to him with his rejection by the end of the day. That being said, if you're still in the running, I don't think it hurts at all to write the letter!
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Just got accepted to Appalachian State off the Waitlist!
this is my first acceptance and I am SOOO thrilled to know that I will actually be going to grad school this fall. I still have three schools to hear from, but this is a huge relief!!!
Great news!! Congrats!
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Congrats to your husband and YOU!! I haven't accepted yet, but I think I'll be accepting next week (unless I get off a waitlist before then)! Congrats again! Now you can start planning!!
Thank you! And good luck on your waitlists - it'll be quite the wrench if he gets in at PSU after the 15th, but we'll deal with that if it happens, I guess.
Let's hope that we both get some more specific numbers about the GA after the 15th! -
My husband declined FHSU today, and accepted at UCA. We're still waiting to hear back from SJSU, but the odds there aren't good and we both felt that accepting at UCA is the better move here for a variety of reasons (finances being at the forefront).
So surreal. After last year, neither of us imagined that he would be the one rejecting a school. He's definitely nervous about turning down a school before he has a hundred reassurances that UCA won't turn him down at the last minute, but I relayed some of the similar nerves here and I think it helped knowing that others in similar situations are having the same anxious thoughts.
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Accepted to ISU's distance program!
Congrats!!
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I got my first acceptance today to my dream school!!!!! So excited and I am so thankful for everyone on this forum who have been so positive and inspirational. This is my second year applying!
Congrats!!
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Ah okay, that was my understanding as well. I don't think we'll be living on campus, as we have small children, but if nothing else the little bit of help on out-of state tuition is still very nice.
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Reciprocity is only offered to students who live in states around Arkansas. However, on the website for financial aid, it states anybody can get in-state tuition if they have a full-time GA (20 hours a week) or if they live in university housing (which I will be even without a full time GA position). There are other things that can also quaify you for in-state tuition. I believe I'm understanding correctly :/ Here's the link. Let me know if I'm misunderstanding!
http://uca.edu/studentaccounts/uca-out-of-state-fee-waiver-information/
Oh, okay! I read that as well but without more details on the GA, I wasn't clear whether it would be fulltime or more of a small scholarship to help with out-of-state costs. I guess we'll find out more after April 15th.
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I'm adding some more green to my signature this morning... accepted to Montclair State University!!!
Congrats!!
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I did my post bac work at UCA and loved it!!! I was going to apply there this year, but my husband and I are ready to be out of arkansas. UCA has wonderful professors and they just got a new chair, Dr. Lance. She is really nice. I would highly recommend UCA! The school is in Conway, AR which is a nice area in Arkansas. There is a lot to do there and they have good grocery stores. I know that sounds weird but I was born and raised a Cali girl so moving here was major culture shock. I am on the west side and we don't have the options like Conway or North West Arkansas. UCA is a beautiful campus too! The only negative is the weather. Other than that, it is a great place to live and raise a family. The cost of living is cheap and the people are extremely nice. I hope this helps
please let me know if you have any questions about the area or UCA!Oh, thank you for the recommendation! Your comment about the grocery stores is funny to me because one of the first things we did was look up grocery store options in the area hahaha. I'll PM you some questions shortly!
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That's so exciting! I'm also leaning toward UCA. I haven't made my final decision yet, but the funding offer makes it nearly impossible to turn down! It's a little hard to beat in-state tuition + $2000 GA position. (Sorry- this has nothing to do with Fort Hayes!)
Does the GA include in-state tuition? The email made it sound like only applicants from contiguous states would get in-state... Even so, $2000 off the out-of-state price makes the first year's tuition very affordable!
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Acrain313 - my husband was accepted at FHSU. We have a friend in the area who has only positive things to say about the school, and says that the school is highly regarded in the region. In my husband's interview with Dr. Britten, he was told that the program often has organizations actively recruiting from them. With the medical center right there, the school district, and the abundance of SNFs in Kansas in general, I imagine that getting placements in your desired setting are pretty easy.
Where in Arkansas are you? While we were excited by FHSU's program, my husband was accepted to UCA and I think he's leaning towards them simply because they offered funding with his acceptance.
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Anyone know--do San Jose State, Sacramento, Fresno or CSUEB do interviews? I'm hoping not, as these are the schools I'm waiting to hear from and none have interviewed me...
Neither SJSU nor East Bay do interviews. I'm not sure about the other two.
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Any fathers out there?
My husband!
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I need some quick advice about getting my school license. I live in Ohio and they require you to get a school license to work in the schools. I know most states require this but if I have no desire to work in the schools should I even bother taking the extra classes, do a school internship, and spend money each year to keep that license?
Say I move to another state (how about Oregon), is it beneficial to have an Ohio school license? Will it make it easier to get a school license in Oregon if I already have one?
I am one stressed out and indecisive student!
From here: http://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/OR/licensure/
The Board of Examiners may waive the examination and grant a license to persons licensed in another state with equivalent standards.
It is my impression that most states (though not all - I think NY is supposed to be difficult?) have reciprocity agreements that make it easier to be licensed if you already have a license in another state.
Portland State University - SLP Post bacc
in Speech-Language Pathology Forum
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He attended PSU from fall 2010 to winter 2013, so perhaps the enrollment has eased up since then. I do know that he had several experiences sitting on the floor when he was in some of the lower level classes, though.