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Hi, Chrissy! I completed my undergrad at the University of Kentucky, and have looked into the grad program as well. I decided not to apply, but hopefully I can help you out a little. First of all, you are correct. UK does put primary focus on health communications, as the school is very much known for its other health related programs and research. If you feel health comm could be for you, you're putting yourself in a great place. UK has national ranking (I've heard 3rd in the nation for health comm?), and there appears to be a LOT of money circulating because of the work done there. I spoke to a guy about the program, and he said they stress publishing and conferences over teaching and creative works, so if you're not looking to stay solely in academia, perhaps this could be the route for you. Obviously, it is important to find a school of best fit, but it seems like applying your focus to this field could be a good decision in terms of future job potential. Maybe let us know what particular angle you're interested in researching with interpersonal communication and CMC and we could help you out!

I just applied to this internship, and I'd love to hear about someone's experience!

Oh thank god... Scared myself to death, too! I just kept shaking an angry fist at myself, thinking, "You blew $75!!" Sorry everyone!!

Is it true they only accept 6 people? I think I read something about this in one of the other threads on this board.

Hi all! Just wanted to follow up... Here's what I did: -- I narrowed down my schools (state universities rumored to be low on funding? NOPE. lack of assistantships for grad students? no way!!) -- Chopped a school off the list due to early deadline (didn't pain me as much as I thought which was a good sign!) -- Created a chart of due dates (BONUS-- all the schools have conveniently staggered deadlines!) -- Gave up on dream jobs (researcher, interviewer, etc.) and found need work right now job. I'm at a temporary place that pays pretty well. It is absolutely KILLER on the body, but I'm surviving. -- Lined up restaurant work for January (forgoing the jobs that add to my experience in lieu of actually being employed) -- Killing perfectionism (I really wanted to apply earlier than one month to the schools on my list, but realized things just aren't going to work out quite as nicely as I would have liked.) It's not perfect, but I didn't take out a loan, and I also didn't give up. Hope this helps someone out there. Thanks for all of the advice!

I'm still going to try to get into schools because my GRE is acceptable for application, just not off the charts. The less than great GPA is due to some unfortunate circumstances that will be explained in my SOP, and when focusing on my major, is much stronger. The reason I stay in the game at all is because I do have published work in areas of research closely related to the schools I'm applying to, so I feel that I'm at least a viable candidate. You ask a very valid question though about accruing debt and it's one I am concerned about. I was fortunate enough to have taken the GRE when I had money, but hopefully that advice will find someone else in a similar situation. I'm going to take everyone's advice to see if I can get any leniency from individual schools and hopefully, establish rapport with someone. I'll report back when I have more info! Thanks for the input!

It's a long story, but I'm in a bad place financially. I've been looking for work for months now, and have blown throw the small amount of savings I had on repaying my undergrad loans. I have already had to ask parents for help in paying insurance and I'm living with a friend for free. I'm living on $90/wk because I was lucky enough to receive unemployment. Needless to say, I have zero money for GRE scores, transcripts, and grad school applications. I've realized that each application is going to end up costing me near $100. I am beginning to panic. Because my GPA isn't super strong and my GRE scores are only average, I feel like I need to shy away from schools that I don't think I can get into to cut down on costs. Even though there are programs that I think I would be a great fit for, I just can't afford to take a stab at all of the schools I'd like to try for. What would you do in this situation? Should I try to take out a loan specifically for this cause? And if so, where should I go about doing that? It's one thing to take out a loan specifically for school, but not sure how this would work since it's somewhat outside of that realm. Any help would really be appreciated right now. Thanks to all who reply!

Hi all! I've been in contact with one of my old professors for a little over a month. I've been seeking out his advice on grad schools to apply to, and ultimately I would like to ask him if he would write me a letter of recommendation. The problem is that communication has been spotty. During an exchange of emails (emails that indicated a follow up email would be on the way), he stopped communicating. I emailed him when I didn't hear from him, and he followed up a few days later. The last email he sent mentioned helping me out by checking out some grad school websites to see if he was familiar with the work of some of the faculty. I replied, thanking him and offering to help since it seemed like a bit of a chore to dig through all of that info. He has not replied to my email in 12 days. Part of me says, just drop it, he wants to be left alone or is clearly very busy, but the other part of me feels that maybe he just needs to be reminded.... again. What do you think?