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I found a place near the UIC campus that's a 20 minutes from Rush. Do you recommend walking to classes? I was thinking about bringing a car to avoid the windy and snowy weather. What do you think? Thanks!

Hi Katie_h17, I didn't major in SLP and still got into a grad school. There are a lot of programs that offer prereqs for those entering the grad program without an undergrad major in SLP. For my program, I had to take a few prereqs before officially being enrolled. Thankfully, I was able to get a deferral for something else and used the remainder of the time to finish up the prereqs. As for changing majors, I don't know if that is really necessary, because many of the required classes for education majors also apply to SLP prereqs. I took education psychology, language development, and statistics in undergrad--and my friends in the education program were also required to take these courses for their major. These three courses are definite prereqs for any SLP grad program. The more specific courses, such as: intro to audiology, anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing, speech and hearing sciences will have to be taken on your spare time. And they are quite easily accessible through online programs. I am currently enrolled and finishing up on three of these online courses. It was really easy to get into and started right away. And with these prereqs already finished, I only have to be in grad school for two years like everyone else who was an SLP undergrad major. Personally, I would take some summers during undergrad or even taken less units in school to enroll in online or community college courses that are more specific to SLP. This way, you are able to shave off anywhere from a quarter to two years of school on top of a two year grad program. Not only will you be able to save time by taking SLP courses during undergrad, you can also be a more favorable applicant to the grad schools you'll be applying to. They'll see you already took the initiative to plan everything out and did not make a last minute decision to become an SLP. Hope this helped a bit! Wish you all the best!

Hi lalabooks, My reason was for finishing another program that I was in at the moment. The person who helped me write my deferral letter said that if you let them know you have some responsibilities which involve numbers of people or greatly affect a group of some sort, then they will take that into consideration. I said that I had to manage a group of people in a certain task and that I owe it to them to carry out my duty as a so and so to complete what I began. Some schools I applied to did not accept deferrals under any circumstances. And with schools like these, such rules are pretty apparent and do not require much digging on your part to find out whether or not they accept deferrals. With other schools, if they accept deferrals, then you have a good chance of getting it. My school told me that the only thing they don't allow deferrals for is more time for completion of prerequisites that must be completed before enrollment. And I agree with Lizmeyers2; you're already accepted. So it won't hurt to ask. Hope all goes well!

I know I'm replying pretty late, but I am currently taking Pre SLP online classes at La Salle. I am really satisfied with the way they handle the classes and the registration process. Some like small class sizes, and La Salle definitely has that. There are less than 20 people in each of my classes. I also have a friend at NYU who says that the classes are huge. Her own class consists of over 50 people. And I heard housing is hard to find as well.

I deferred last year and will begin this fall. I just simply emailed a few people who I have received emails from concerning admissions or registration/confirmation forms. I would probably go with the "chair of" or "director of" people, since they probably have the most information about deferrals. I contacted the Director of my SLP department and received a step-by-step list of what I should do and what the department will do. Then I wrote a letter to them about my reason for deferral. They met and gave me a decision within two weeks. I hope everything goes well with you!

I went to UC Davis for undergrad and always admired the Russell Park apts designated for grad students. I have friends who lived there and heard all about how cheap and convenient it was. Maybe those still looking for housing can take a look to see if there are any apartments still open.

I'm very excited about starting grad school this fall. I was hoping to start a group of some sort to get to know as many people as possible going to Rush University for the SLP program this fall. I'll be moving from California, so knowing a few people before starting the grad program there would be very helpful. We could help each other out on housing, registration, etc. Awaiting your reply!