johns672

Hey! I completely agree with everything said. I am currently in the same position...I've received 6 rejections and 1 waitlist so far. I'm not holding out hope for this time. It's unfortunate because the reason why I think that I didn't get in is because of my GPA. My cumulative is only a 3.2 because when I was a freshman, I stopped going to school (why I didn't just drop the classes and start over the next semester, I may not ever know) and failed 4 classes, thus dropping my GPA substantially. I've done nothing but raise my GPA, never received lower than a B+ in a comsdis class and have been on the dean's list since last year. So needless to say I've worked my butt off to make up for that one bad semester 5 years ago. I wrote about this in my personal statement. I'm well aware that my stats are lower but I never imagined to not get in anywhere. Regarding reapplying, I need to make up my mind. I've looked into alternatives, all of which include applying for alternative programs (special education or nursing). Part of me just wants to take the year off and reapply next year but that scares me. I would re-take my GRE since mine was just average. I've been members of clubs, done research assistance, volunteered at a therapy horse farm for the developmentally disabled, and worked with children on the autism spectrum for 2 years. I don't know what else I could do to make my application stronger. I don't think there are SLPA's in Wisconsin (anyone know how I can find this out for sure?) so that's not an option. I was also thinking about taking ASL courses if I do end of taking the year off. The other reason why I don't know what to do is because I'm scared of having to start paying back all my loans after the 6 month deferrment date is over. I know this is a lame reason to be confused but it's something that I have to consider in my position. Whew, that was long, but I just need somewhere where people understand what I'm going through. This is a scary time that I never thought that I would be in.

Yeah I feel your pain. I've been rejected to 3 schools already, granted I am waiting on 5 more but UWM is my top choice so I don't have to move. I know that Whitewater is really hard to get in to just for the fact that their program is so tiny and they accept so many of their own undergrad students. I'm also waiting on Whitewater so I'm getting anxious about that too. If UWM doesn't let us know today I might lose my mind and this will be the longest spring break ever!

UWM is driving me nuts. A professor told me this week so I'm hoping for today. I know that the program coordinator who usually e-mailed decisions retired last semester and they have an interim in there right now so maybe that's what is slowing down the process? If I don't get good news from UWM I'm starting on my back-up plan so I would really like to know before spring break!

Thanks! The school I'm at right now offers a post-bacc program in deaf and hard of hearing teaching which can apparently turn into a masters in special education with 12-15 more credits of schooling (most of which can be done online). I know what I am up against working with this population. I've done almost two years working with kids on the autism spectrum as well as volunteering at a therapy horse farm with those with developmental disabilities. I feel that if I were to not get in to grad school this would be an excellent alternative since it still kind of deals with what my background is in. Truthfully speaking, I'm kind of more excited to look into this program than continuing to stress over my decisions from SLP masters programs!

Excuse my ignorance on this topic as I truly don't know. But I am graduating with my BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders this May. I have applied to grad school for speech-language pathology but have received some rejections so I am trying to get some back-up plans in order. My question is if I would want to work in this population (special education) is a masters required or recommended? My field is somewhat related to special education but I don't know if I would be qualified since I don't have an undergraduate degree in special education. Also, since my undergrad is not special education does that disqualify me from grad school because I am out of field? If I can pursue a career in special ed with my current degree that would be ideal but I just want to cover all bases. Thanks!

Yeah I have not been able to sleep all week knowing that I should be getting decisions from six schools. (Hopefully!)

I keep having this recurring dream that the reason why the other schools I've applied to haven't gotten back to me is because I didn't successfully finish the applications but nobody told me. Eesh.

I applied to both that they e-mailed to us. First year students can qualify for the CGSA award (the one that involves writing a thesis). You are just required to complete a research thesis during your time at UWM. I'm torn about the TA assistantship. It's be an awesome opportunity and would help with the financial burden of grad school but I know how much the TA's work as they are the assistant to the entire department. I'd be scared that I would become overwhelmed way too easily.

I realliy enjoy the program. It's a pretty decent size and the faculty are all very competant and helpful. UWM is definitely my top choice for a variety of reasons but mostly because I like the area and don't really feel like starting over at this point in my life . Did you apply for any of the assistantships that went out?

I'm an UWM right now and I know the admissions committee met last Friday so I'm also hoping they notify tomorrow! I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight!

I agree completely. At my school there's such a thing as a 'special student' who just have to take the core SLP classes in order to be eligible for grad school in the field. Most of them that I have talked to have 4.0's in their Comsdis course work. They almost always get accepted to multiple programs. I'm sure that if I had a prior degree and was just taking 2 or 3 core classes a semester, my GPA would have been higher as well. I understand that they worked hard as well as the rest of us who have put in 4+ years on undergraduate work and I'm not negating that. It's just hard to sit back on my 2 rejections and wait around for more decisions while those that have less meaningful educational experience than me get acceptances.

Glad to hear it's not just me. I wonder if they do decisions in waves like other programs?

Did anyone apply to Ithaca? I've seen countless acceptances and rejections on the results page over the past 2 weeks, yet I haven't received any news. I e-mailed to grad department and haven't received a response. Also my application online still just says 'Complete. Ready to Review'. This is getting a little frustrating. They aren't necessarily my top choice but it's be nice to hear one way or the other!

This waiting around is starting to really cause panic. I've received 2 rejections so far, still waiting to hear from 6 schools. I'm tired of talking about it and thinking about it. I know that most schools are sending out decisions within the next few weeks so I just have to stay positive. I know alot of you feel the same way! I didn't realize just how stress-inducing this waiting process can be!

I've heard rumblings of UW-Milwaukee sending notifications around the 15th of March so 2 weeks-ish. Plus I know people from last year hearing from Stevens Point within the first two weeks of March. I got rejected at Marquette and I'm very anxious about Milwaukee as that's where I'm at right now and I don't really think I'm ready to move just yet!

I'm in Wisconsin too! I'm getting very anxious to hear from UW schools. I applied to UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater, Marquette, UT-Austin, Ithaca College, Rush University and St. Xavier University.

I am seeing that people are hearing back from University of Texas-Austin. Were the acceptance/rejections sent via e-mail? I'm waiting anxiously now that I know that people are hearing from them!

So I took the GRE at the end of July and I am scheduled to retake it at the beginning of October. My scores were : 148 in Verbal / 143 in Quantitative / 4.5 in writing I am confused about the percentiles for these scores. On the ETS website it says that I am 36% below for verbal and 17% below for quantitative. So does this mean that I am in the 36th and 17th percentile?? These scores seem terrible but I thought that a raw score of 150 was average so I am confused seeing as how my raw scores aren't that far from 150. Thanks for the help!