[Speech Masters: Do I have a chance?]

I am in somewhat of the same boat. I graduated in May from the University of Florida, and my CSD GPA is a 3.44 and my overall is higher. I decided not to go straight into grad school this fall so I am applying for fall admission for 2012. I took the revised GRE and got the equivalent of an 800--Quantitative:139=390 new, Verbal Reasoning: 147=410 old, Analytical Writing: 4.0

I have worked as a slp rehab aid during my junior and senior year, and after getting my bachelors I worked for several months as an SLPA. Although our GRE scores are low I still think that when they look at the GPA, letters of rec, resume, letter of intent and so on that will count for a lot too. I am a TERRIBLE standardized test taker and am awful in the math department. I am planning on taking the GRE one more time in 2 weeks. My friends who I graduated with in May, and are already in grad school, said that their scores increased they 2nd time around especially since they had a better idea of what to expect. Focus on the Verbal Reasoning section...try to look over test strategies and just practice! A lot of schools want that 1000 but if you can aim for a 450 in the verbal and at least a 4.0 in writing someone will accept you. I am applying to a lot of schools in the south, one of them in University of Alabama and they say that they will accept conditional students meaning if you didn't make the 1000 cut as long as you get a 3.0 in 12 hours your first semester your fine. So for students like us, who do well in school just bad on these types of tests, thats promising. Also, UCF and FSU aren't listing a score this year due to the new GRE, so look out for some schools like that.....fingers crossed that this works in our favor! Good Luck with applying, hopefully this time next year we are finishing up our first semester of grad school

Thank you for posting about the FL schools. I actually got the same score on the revised GRE. Verbal = 147 (410) Quant = 139 (390). Equivalent to an 800. I am applying to 5 schools in NY and FAU. I am a psychology major and a CSD minor (I did not have enough time to change my major). My overall GPA is 3.87 and my CSD GPA is 3.91. I don't come from an 'easy' school where high a high GPA is common. I have always been a bad standardized test taker, I also did not do well on the SAT. However, my university saw the potential and my grades and achievements have not been a reflection of my scores. I have volunteered at a clinic for stuttering in NYC, am an undergraduate research assistant for a professor in the CSD department, and on the executive board of NSSLHA. I am hoping that my research experience will be of help. However, I am very worried because of the GRE. Unfortunately, I don't have time to retake the GRE. But I am confident that my LORs are strong and am working very hard on my personal statement.

Does anyone have any recommendations for schools? Specifically in Florida? Any and all advice is appreciated. Best of luck to all of you!

[Speech Pathology Programs in Miami, Florida]

Does anyone know any information about any other schools in Florida? I am applying to FAU. I am a Psychology major and a CSD minor (I didn't have time to switch majors). 3.87 overall GPA, 3.91 Speech GPA. I have undergraduate research experience at the American Institute for Stuttering and am an undergraduate research assistant. However, my GRE scores are very low (in addition to having a mental block, the day was just awful).

I would like to apply to more schools in FL. Does anyone have any suggestions?