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    tell me more about these

    in Speech-Language Pathology Forum

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    I hear you.  I feels like it would have been easier to major in something easy then take the required prerequisites.  A friend of mine majored in English and applied and now she is an SLP.  I on the other hand switched my major from English to Speech thinking that it will be easier for me to get in plus easier to understand the concept in grad school, and i guess i was wrong.  But really all they care about is grades and not even the fact that you already have the most of the background information.  I know other people who majored in different things with higher GPAs that got accepted and are now SLP's.

     

    I couldn't get into SLP so i'm now doing my backup plan which I absolutely love. I can honestly say Brock has a very hard curriculum. I took a course there with a horrible professor, don't want to say names but let's just say her class focused mostly on the brain and it was absolutely horrible! That grade alone ruined my chances for Grad school in SLP. Just hang in there, if SLP is what you really want to do then don't give up. But if it doesn't pan out, there are tons of other fields especially in health care you can try shooting for? 

    Switch from MPH to MHA?

    in Public Health Forum

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    Hi there!

     

    I've been accepted to many MPH programs specializing in Health Administration. However, I made a mistake and wish I applied to MHA programs instead. Is it easy to switch from MPH and MHA say after a semester in MPH program? Would I have to send a brand new application? If anyone has any experience with this, please let me know!

     

    Thanks!

     

    frustration with WES

    in IHOG: International House of Grads

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    Hello,

     

    I'm applying to MPH programs in the US and I just got my evaluation back from WES. They did not include one school which I took a continuing education/non-degree/non-credit course. The grade I got was a DNW which is equivalent to the course not being completed. It holds no academic penalty.

     

    I contacted my prospective schools/SOPHAS/the school I got the grade from and all told me to talk to WES. I contacted WES a week ago and still have not gotten any response via writing an email/fax. What do I do? I need to submit these applications before the deadline and I am not sure what WES will do. The school said that they cant change the grade to anything else because it just simply states the course is not completed. SOPHAS says to talk to WES. The schools i'm applying to tell me to talk to WES as well. I'm listing this on SOPHAS but I dont want the schools not to accept me because of this one transcript missing. What should I do?

     

    Thanks!

     

     

    MPH Job prospects if I don't attend a top 10 school?

    in Public Health Forum

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    Hey guys,

     

    I am 25 years old and planning to go into Public Health. I tried to get into a Speech Therapy Masters program but it's so competitive and I'm looking at this field now as Plan B. My question is would it be career suicide if I don't attend a top 10 school? I have 2 degrees - a BA in English with low GPA and a second degree in speech language sciences with a 3.9 GPA. I plan to take a couple of courses and get A's and score a high GRE score. Also, I plan to volunteer for 6 months. 

     

    I was looking at a couple of top 10 schools but if It's impossible for me to get in due to my first GPA then I was thinking of some top 20s,

     

    Hope to hear from you guys!

     

    Thanks!

    Re-applying: A second chance

    in Speech-Language Pathology Forum

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    Hey all-

     

    Congrats to those of you who have been admitted! I've been following the thread for a long time but haven't posted yet.  This is my first year applying for the graduate program but my hopes of being accepting are dwindling. I applied to 10 schools and so far have been rejected from 5, Wait Listed at St. Xavier, and I am still waiting to hear back from Florida Atlantic University, Seton Hall, Montclair State and William Paterson University.

     

    I graduated from NYU this past September with a major in Communicative Science and Disorders. My overall GPA was a 3.1 since I did somewhat poorly in 2 major classes (Anatomy & Physiology and Acoustic Phonetics) my sophomore year.  I never retook the classes at NYU, but am regretting that now. Since I don't know if I'm going to be accepted any where this year, I thought y'all might have some insight into what to do to boost my application for next year.

     

    Do you think I can retake those classes online (or at another school) so schools I apply to can see the new grade I get to override the other? Or am I out of luck since they probably should have been taken at NYU while I was still there? I've thought about asking NYU if I could take them this summer, since I know they are offered but I'm not sure if they'd let me since I have already graduated.

     

    Any input you have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!  :)

    That`s a good question. Anyone know the answer..I have a B i need to repeat but I can`t take it where I did my 2nd degree as that GPA is set in stone. Plus does anyone know if Grad schools look at that badly by repeating a course many times or withdrawing from a course .

    .sorry for the run on sentence - my stupid question mark is not working on my keyboard

    ASHA requirements - physical science

    in Speech-Language Pathology Forum

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    Admissions committees might factor it into your GPA.  But as I said, the GPA and GRE are just two components of an application.  The others: LOR, SOP, extracurriculars, resume, research experiences, etc. are just as important- if not more.  The GPA and GRE tells of your ability as a student, but the rest speak to who you are as a person.

     

    As I mentioned, most programs are looking for more than the best academic students.  They want the best overall for their program.  Admissions committees look at how well they will get along with you just as you look at how you will get along with them.

    An applicant could theroetically have a 4.0 in the major and a 340 GRE with a 6.0 AW score.  However, if every LOR mentions that the applicant has no people skills and is a pain to work with, I doubt that applicant would be offered admission.

     

    With regard to your chemistry course, I would say finish the course.  From a financial standpoint, why pay graduate tuition rate for an undergrad course?  From an admission committee standpoint, it could also be seen as taking initiative to fulfill the new ASHA requirements before starting the program.  You just never know.

     

    That's very true. Thanks for your advice, it gave me some perspective. Congrats on your acceptance to UW-Milwaukee! :)

    ASHA requirements - physical science

    in Speech-Language Pathology Forum

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    tankgirl, have you already applied for graduate school or will you be applying next application cycle (with the intent of starting Fall 2014)?

     

    In either case, if you're at a B+ / A- cutoff, I would say just finish the class.  You've already more than halfway through the semester and the grade isn't a bad one.  Admissions committees realize students take courses outside of the major to fulfill Gen Eds, many of which can be difficult and challenging in their own right.  I highly doubt professors weighing in on grad school admissions programs are saying, "He/she only got a B+ in chemistry?  Pfft... They'll be a horrible clinician since everybody knows you need at least an A- in chemistry to be a good SLP!"

     

    I know a lot of emphasis is put on GPA and GRE on these boards, but the numerical data isn't everything.  Just as you are "auditioning" grad schools for fit, education, and training opportunities; the grad schools are "auditioning" you as an applicant.  The relationships are reciprocal.  If you accept an admission offer, they're stuck with you for the next two years of their lives too!

    True, I think the only thing i'm worried about is that they will calculate this General Ed course part of my 2nd bachelors GPA. I doubt they will, but you never know.

     

    I know a lot of people are taking Chemistry/Physics as part of their Grad curriculum because of the new ASHA regulations. It just sucks because i'm still trying to get in. 

     

    This is my 2nd year applying lexical_gap and i've already been rejected to one graduate program so I guess I've started panicking because of this course and my rejection. Still waiting on more schools. :/

    ASHA requirements - physical science

    in Speech-Language Pathology Forum

    Posted

    Thanks for responding lexical_gap. I am taking a physical science outside the 2nd bachelors to fulfil only ASHA requirements . I should have waited but you're right, it would look silly to drop it again because that could be looked at negatively by Admissions. I'm at a B+/A- right now but i'm just worried that if I do get a lower grade then Grad schools will not look at that as a favorable part of my application.

    ASHA requirements - physical science

    in Speech-Language Pathology Forum

    Posted

    I decided to take General Chemistry online through a community college and having an incredibly tough time with it (4 hour with lab). This is the second time I'm taking it, last time I recieved a W before the deadline because I found it so tough. Does anyone know If I were to drop Chemistry and take it at a later date, would it look bad to the Admissions committee if I take the course after acceptance (if I were to be accepted) or since I have already attempted it i would have to finish it before I applied to the program.

    Hope someone can help! So confused on what to do. I am taking this course outside of my 2nd bachelors degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders.

    Loosing Hope, Is anyone else in the same boat?

    in Speech-Language Pathology Forum

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    298 isn't THAT bad so I don't think it'll be difficult for you to bring it up. Your in-field bachelors GPA is phenomenal so I think focusing on just getting more experience and working closely with your letter writers would help because you can't do anything about your first bachelors GPA. I had a below 3.0 GPA for my first two years in college (and it is SO hard to come back from a low GPA!) but the best thing I ever did was get involved in research at an amazing lab that didn't judge me on my low GPA was or how sparse my resume was. The lab director, and now my advisor, was actually impressed with my major in French - something that everyone told me was useless! He wrote a fantastic letter for me that definitely contributed to my acceptance.

     

    Good luck! I know you'll get an acceptance one day!

     

    Thanks Mystique! Congrats on NYU - that's amazing!

    Loosing Hope, Is anyone else in the same boat?

    in Speech-Language Pathology Forum

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    My score is 316 (159V & 157Q, 4.5AW), not too great (which is why getting advice from me is silly). I took it twice. The first time, I studied for 2-3 weeks, using Cliff Notes Math Review for Standardized Testing to refresh myself on math concepts and not really studying for verbal. I didn't understand how scoring worked and was devastated to get a 155V and 157Q. The second time, I studied for about two weeks and used the PowerPrep software and studied some vocab flash cards for a day or two. I only improved my verbal to 159, just a few points (but percentage-wise, it went from 50% to 80% I think, which is crazy). I should have devoted more time to studying but I HATE studying for standardized tests. It just seems so pointless!

     

    SLPjmar is right, most schools do want you to just exceed 50% but I think with a low GPA, other aspects of your application have to be a bit more spectacular to balance it out.

     

    I think what really got me accepted by NYU were my LORs and SOPs though. Also, I think schools see GPA and GRE scores as "potential". If one is bad (GPA/GREs) but the other is really good (GREs/GPA), then they're curious as to why. You could have switched majors or you're just a poor test-taker, that's fine. If both are not too great, schools are definitely a little more hesitant in accepting you because they think you wouldn't be able to handle their program so you just have to prove them wrong  :)

     

    Wow thanks for your response - Yes my GPA in my 2nd bachelors in the field is a 3.9 but my GRE scores were Atrocious - combined 298. I studied for a month and half and still did very poorly. I think I will have to take a GRE class and re-apply for Spring. Also, it sort of sucks because my first degree GPA was very bad < 3.0 so I have a lot of work to do in the next few months. It just takes so much energy to apply and get new LOR's! I wonder if my writers will even bother to write the letters again.

    Loosing Hope, Is anyone else in the same boat?

    in Speech-Language Pathology Forum

    Posted

    I got into a program with a 3.28 and very little in-field experience. It's possible but with a low GPA, I think other things have to REALLY stand out. GRE scores can't be mediocre and your LORs and SOPs have to be amazing. I can't really give too much advice since I think I just got lucky but there have been people who were accepted with low GPAs.

     

    Mystique, Can I ask you what your GRE was and how you studied/how long for it?

    I think that's what is not getting me in. My GRE scores :/

    Interview questions - will there be questions re: courses?

    in Speech-Language Pathology Forum

    Posted

    Hello!

     

    I have an interview with Auburn University scheduled for next week and I was wondering if the admissions committee will ask questions on coursework i.e. articulation disorders or any other courses.

     

    The reason i'm asking is that I finished taking pre-req courses during the summer and I haven't read anything since then (just was working on applications!).

     

    A little worried on this!

     

    Thanks!

     

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