powellg2

I have been in Spain since Easter and can't wait to see the mail in a few days! (But I'm glad I'm here... I needed to get away!)

It was definitely a relief to get an acceptance, but I'm really torn about the entire situation. I know I'm going to make an excellent SLP, but it's a shame that the the major deciding factor are an applicants GPA and GRE scores. Our field is so much more than that.

Especially after paying a good amount of money to apply. It shouldn't be hard to get us on a mass email list to just give a little notification.

This was actually my third year applying. I am lucky that I got in this year, but I think I have made it pretty clear that I totally disagree with the process.

I'm assuming they had it ranked by GPA and GRE score and gave the top 120 priority. I wish I knew exactly how it works, but I have no idea.

Here is what she said: Thank you for your inquiry. We have received over 470 applications for the Fall. We have sent out 120 acceptances to individuals who exceeded our minimum requirements for admission. If you have not heard from us, that means you are on the waiting list. We have to give the first round of acceptances until April 15 to respond. So, if there are spaces available after April 15, we will start taking people in from the waiting list. Currently, the waiting list is not ranked as we are still reviewing applications. UGH

Nevermind, just emailed Dr. Bahr. Over 470 applicants this year. wow.

Does anyone know anything about USF? I saw someone's going to the open house on the 4th, so is everyone else just on the waitlist?

I feel like undergrad institutions have to have some responsibility. As a whole, they graduate way more students than there are seats for graduate school and it's only getting worse.

Thanks guys! I really appreciate your feedback. I am hoping to be accepted to a traditional program, but I know I will need to weigh out the pro's and con's if that's the case to make a final decision. I really love the interaction between peers and faculty which is my primary drive to be accepted into a traditional program. I had an interview at Mercy College last week and I really loved the faculty. It would be hard to give that up to do an online program. It would also be hard to give up a decent salary

Oh my goodness. I can not even imagine spending the much money on a degree. Wow.

I am just looking for input regarding doing an online degree vs a traditional face to face degree. I am working at an elementary school where they would offer to pay 1k/semester (not enough to make much of a difference at over 6k/semester), but it would take an extra year (3 total) to complete the program. Does anyone have any advice or just their opinion? Thanks!

I took a GRE prep course and added about 150 points to my score. That definitely helped. I also revamped my personal essay

this was my third year applying too! don't give up. it is awful keep getting denied admission or put on a wait list. but be persistent and don't give up.

I got into USC! I am so relieved. I applied to their online program since my job will pay for some of the tuition. Woo hoo!