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Me neither, I want to start getting everything planned, it's so exciting! I also want to start getting my schedule figured out so I can figure out if I can finish in 2 years and a summer.

Utah State University, Ohio State University and Longwood University are the three I know of. They all have slightly different course offerings so I am sure you could find the ones you need. Like speaktoyou said Utah State requires proctored exams which was a problem for me since I knew I would be traveling for two weeks this summer. I ended up finding 2 classes that I needed at Longwood University and they have open book exams so it works out perfectly. They are all a little different in their format and logistics as well as when the classes start and end in the summer.

I'm not a CSD undergrad so I am patching together prereqs as I go and am going to take some summer courses online. There are three schools that I have heard about who do it and it seems like a really easy, not to mention cheap way, to get the credits. If you want more info about the schools that do online SLP let me know!

Hi guys! I'm so glad we have this little thread, I wonder if we are the only three on here who are doing to BU next fall. Any way, my living situation might have miraculously solved itself last night and I think I might have a place! My friend from undergrad is living in Boston right now going to BU for graphic design and she has a place in Brookline with 2 other girls. One is moving out in July though so there is a spot open for me. I'm really excited about it because it would be great to live with a friend who is already kind of established in the area and the apartment looks great. The only issue is that is a bit (not a ton but enough) out of my ideal price range but I think I am going to suck it up for at least a year since it means no hassle looking for a place or roommate, living with a friend and living within walking distance to school. It is between the B & C green lines which I like too, sort north and east of Coolidge Corner. Michhh, do you know anything about that area? It seems like a pretty nice area, especially considering the price tag. I think I am going to call her this weekend though and let her know for sure! It's so exciting : ) Can't wait to meet you both in September!

HAHAHHA that is exactly what I thought of too!

If you are the shining example of diversity for which you so strongly advocate then I can definitely agree with you that this field "is going nowhere".

I also was offered that scholarship and got it the same way as ingolstadt, in mail dated 4/4. I had actually JUST sent in my decline to Emerson the day before mainly because I was also accepted to two great Boston schools where I was offered scholarships, so I thought it would be easy to kind of take Emerson out of the running. Then I was kicking myself when I opened that letter in the mail the next day : / oh well, I am just going to have to go with the good gut feelings I got while visiting BU!

Me too! ... which you knew already haha. When are you moving to Boston? Slash, how are you going to start going about apartment searching?

Thank you! That does make sense and it looks like that would be the route I would take. The likelihood and ease of doing work on the subway is a really good thing to think about too, I never thought about how crowded it would be.

Does anyone know what the commute would be like from the eastern side of campus to Davis Square in Somerville? I could to public transportation or drive.

Thanks again for all the MGH info... but after having visited both MGH and BU this weekend it turns out that BU is actually the school for me! Haha, a complete change from what I though going into the weekend but I'm so glad I actually visited to be able to see so clearly that MGH is not the right fit and that BU is, phew! So now I guess I am trying to figure out living arrangements in terms of commuting to BU. I have google mapped the commute on the T from Davis Square to BU (I am at the eastern edge of campus and would get off at the BU East stop) and it says it is about 40 minutes, do you think that is accurate? Like I said I concept of how long a commute would be to make it crazy since I have never driven more than 15 minutes to anywhere where I live right now. Do you think it is worth it to have a 40 minute subway commute every day if it means getting to live with great roommates, in a great area, in a great place with rent of only $600 a person? Ah, I don't know.

Thanks! It feels really good to finally make a decision and really know that it is right for me. And I am so excited about living in Boston!

Thanks, just send in my decline. Now I just have to send in MGH's, that will definitely be the hardest, and then accept BU's offer!

Hi, yeah I did and was meaning to reply to fibi about it too. OK here are just some random bullet points that I got from visiting and might not have known before going... -tons of course offerings and electives (all seem to be organized around the type of disorder as opposed to the age group) -emphasis not only on spoken language and speech disorders but also on reading and writing disorders (everyone will teach someone how to read) -start work in the in house clinic your very first semester (starting in October after a clinic training "boot camp" in September) you first 2 semesters then there are 3 outplacement clinical practicums -option to have a concentration (requires 72 credits) and to get reading specialist certification or early intervention certification -graduate with 69 credits (more than normal which makes you eligible for Masters + 15 status aka slightly higher starting salary) -professors are experts in their fields and currently practicing therapists in hospitals and other settings (good but also seemed like they might not have as much time or energy to devote to students?) -for first year you work in a dyad partnership with another SLP student in the clinic (the 2 of you are in there with a patient, you have 2 clients each semester) -huge emphasis on clinical training and excellence, they really want to prepare you to be a truly competent, experienced and confident practitioner -equal exposure and excellence of training in medical and educational settings -amazing clinical connections, especially to hospitals So those were all of the great things that I learned about the program this weekend, basically that they are a very rigorous (more courses and more time, 4 full time semesters and 2 full time summers for everyone) program that prepares you very well. And now for some of the things that kind of turned me off a little bit... -large student body, 55-60 students in admitted class (less personalized attention, less connection with professors, your advisor/supervising professor has not only you to worry and care about but also 5-10 other students) -I personally didn't like that you start in the clinic one month after starting in. Maybe because I don't have an SLP background so it seems really rushed to me and I don't think I would be comfortable having my own client or be capable of really helping someone -the general feeling I got from students, faculty and the facility was one of competition and stress. I know that students said they were very supportive of each other but it just didn't seem genuine I guess -the course schedule is pretty much set in stone, there is no negotiation about the order of things and it seemed very much like you get in and are set into a "track" just to prepare you and spit you back out as a competent and practiced SLP. I didn't get the feeling that faculty were going to care about you, look after you, help you or get to know you as much as I did at BU (the other school I visited for open house). It felt more like an extension of the Mass General Hospital and not like a nurturing, personalized school environment -the Charlestown Navy Yard where the Institute is located is quite inaccessible from the main parts of Boston. There are no T stops (the subway) there and no bus connections, you have to take the MGH shuttle from either MGH/Charles station or North Station which takes 15-20 minutes depending on where you start from. It is free which is great but even if you started your commute there (which is unlikely since living in the North End and Beacon Hill area is wicked expensive) it would be a minimum of 20 mins. There isn't anything else up there either, just the school and other grad programs (nursing and PT) Those are the points which really struck me from the open house. I went into the weekend really loving MGH and thinking I would absolutely go there but I think it just isn't a good match for me. It is really a great program and prepares you so well to be an experienced and thorough SLP but it felt too impersonal, removed, large and stressful to me. And sometimes I doubt myself for thinking that because honestly everyone I met there was really nice, personable and friendly (faculty and students) but for some reason I still just felt uncomfortable and like I needed to be impressing them or something. Ah I don't know, all I can say is that I guess it just isn't the perfect fit for me! But like Professor Loff said, it can't be for everyone or else they would have a class of 200 kids each year! Good news though is that I also saw BU and absolutely fell in love with everything about the program, student body, faculty, facilities, BU community and location, so that is where I will be in the fall!! PS: I think this is the longest post I have ever done and my hands are so tired haha. What did other people think about BU, does anyone think they might be going too?