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Does anyone know if all the UofA acceptances went out last week as the department had said they would? Have all of you heard from them?

Congrats!! I was just curious if you could post your stats please- thanks

Hi Aznslp! I know that in total there are 50 spots in the program. But I don't know how many became open after the first round of offers. I've seen on the results search that a few people got called yesterday off the waitlist. Maybe call PSU and ask where you are on the waitlist? Good luck

Oh wow, congratulations!! I don't know much about the UT program at all, so maybe it comes down to- do you want to be in Texas or Portland?

Ya I thought the info session was really helpful too! I even emailed some faculty afterwards to ask a few additional questions and they were all really great, except for one who still hasn't replied. Its nothing glamourous but I'm thankful for that fridge haha So I'm still waiting on one more school, but had to go ahead and accept PSU as the deadline was yesterday. Even if I get into Pacific off the waitlist I think I'm set on PSU- I think I'll have more opportunities there. What about you guys eiphos and squirrel??

Aww ya I know its been a tricky decision for a lot of people- I'm glad this info helped somewhat. Congrats on getting into PSU too

I've been talking to a 1st year PSU grad student and she's been able to give me a lot of information about how all of the clinical works for PSU. She said that you complete 3 different clinics in the 1st year in 3 areas- 1 pediatric, 1 adult, then another pediatric or adult (you can let the clinic coordinator know if you have particular interest in one area over the other and she'll try to make it work for you.) Once you have three PSU clinics under your belt (and are taken off probationary status), you are elligible for externshipships. She said that "Having clinic" means you have clients and will be assessing them, creating goals for the term, writing reports, making lesson plans, and administering treatment. And that you are not just observing grad students but it is more hands on. She also had an interesting take on the difference between the on-campus clinic and Pacific sending you out into the community: This is the way I look at it: at Pacific, you're paying for something you could have coordinated on your own as an undergrad/post-bacc. At PSU, you get right into it and get your feet wet in terms of working with clients. Pacific doesn't have their own clinic so they've chosen to have the first semester be structured observations in the community. PSU does have their own clinic, so the students are given structured guidance in a clinic setting. I see her point- in that many of us have already observed SLP's in their clinics, etc. as part of our experience to get into grad school. If thats what we are going to be doing with Pacific again, at least for the first term, its true, it is something we could even arrange ourselves to do right now. In terms of externships: It's different for the medical (hospital) placements, skilled nursing facilities (SNF), and schools. Most of the externships for hospitals have an application process (and possible an interview). The SNF placements and schools are based on your preference which you give to the clinic coordinator by ranking them. From what I gather it's highly likely to get the school and SNF placements you are interested in, it's the hospital placements where you may have your heart set on it and you don't get it. It's unlikely you wouldn't get any of your top choices. We're not just competing with PSU grad students for medical placements anymore, Pacific University (and some U of O I've heard) students are applying for them also. Hope this info helps you guys! It really helped me to understand the PSU program a bit better. And hopefully there will be some more good info at the session with the PSU chair this week.

Thanks for the info Great stats! Congrats again on getting into your first choice

Wow congratulations Speechie2013! Don't know if you've been following this forum, but we've all been anxiously waiting for some news from UofA haha How did they contact you- email or phone? And also, would you be willing to share your stats? Thanks and congrats again!

Congrats Morgan3! Did you already receive the letter or did you email to find out as well?

Thanks speechapp! I will contact UT if I don't receive the letter soon. Hopefully you hear some good news back from UT or UWO waitlist

Congrats on being waitlisted at UT ! Did you find out via postal or did they email you?

Thanks speechapp! I haven't received an acceptance email so I can expect a rejection or waitlist then I'm guessing.

I just got the same email. To clarify- some people did receive acceptance emails from UT today? Has anyone received waitlist emails from UT? My feeling was that if I was going to get an acceptance, it would be by email, so the fact that they are mailing me something means a rejection- what do you guys think? Congrats to all those accepted to UT and UWO!!! Any word on UofA?

Also where do we check for UT tomorrow?