scharpe1

I did USU's post-bac program and was happy with what I learned there. Some classes don't require much time and others require a lot, so how many courses you could take at a time depends a lot on the specific courses. Also, I know this doesn't apply to you, but for anyone else out there looking for a program that takes students without prereqs, check out Vanderbilt. I'm in their program now and I highly recommend it. There are 17 students in my year and about 10 had no background or prereqs. I think only maybe 4 of us actually did our undergrad in CSD. But the class above mine is reversed, with only 4 students without a background/prereqs. So the admissions committee seems to judge each applicant individually and not set quotas based on the student's background. Send me a PM if you have any questions about USU or Vanderbilt.

From what you've said, it sounds like you have a strong application. The only question would be if you meet the specific prerequisite requirements for each school. Some schools require 12 prereq courses, others 5, others none. I'll be starting at Vanderbilt in the fall and I know that they accept students who have no background, as well as students who were have undergrad majors in the field. My background was in a completely unrelated field and I took courses online with Utah State University. If the programs you are interested have prerequisites, you might want to look into USU's program because they offer a broad range of SLP courses and charge everyone in-state tuition. If you want to hear more about their program, feel free to send me a pm. Good luck!

I'll be starting Vanderbilt's program this fall. Feel free to send me a pm if you have any questions. I can tell you about my background now, but I will clearly know more about the program once I start in a month. Good luck!

If you accept at both schools, you will have to pay the deposit at both of those schools. If losing $200-$500 is worth it to you to be able to decide between various funding options, then that's fine to do. My impression is that it is not uncommon for people to accept one school and then change their minds later if they get into a preferred school off the waitlist, so I don't think it would surprise the schools that much.

Hopefully Vanderbilt will send out the official decisions soon, but Lyn Smith got back to me by email when I wrote her. I normally would try to be more patient and not ask, but they did say that you can email/call. Good luck!

Agreed.

Thank you so much! Vanderbilt sounds wonderful. I really hope I get in, but I'm not sure if Nashville has a good enough job market for my husband to make it a feasible option even if I do get in. We'll see. Did you happen to visit UT?

Does anyone know much about how UT-Austin, UNC- Chapel HIll, and MGH compare? I know that they're all supposed to be great programs but I don't know as much about how the day-to-day student/learning/clinical experience feels different at each. There doesn't seem to be much written on these forums about UT-Austin or UNC. If you know anything about Boston University or Vanderbilt, please share that too. I'm going to try to get in touch with students at these schools but in the meantime, pooling our knowledge would be really helpful. Thanks!

My application page doesn't say anything yet either...