Speech@NYU vs. Speech@Emerson

[sunnyd39]

Hi guys! I just got admitted to Speech@NYU for the September 2020 cohort, and am waiting to hear back from Emerson. If I get admitted into Emerson, I will choose that over NYU because of the cost. However, I am still open to hearing about students experiences with NYU. I have heard great things about the support system and faculty but haven't heard enough that really differentiates it from Emerson. For NYU, I will have to take a couple more pre-reqs, so I will take more time to graduate. Also, with Emerson, it will take 20 months, meaning I can graduate sooner. Anyone have any thoughts? I reached out to recent graduates and will hopefully hear from them soon.

[splang29]

Hi first of all Congrats! 

I am waiting to hear back from NYU. Do you mind if I ask when you applied, what are your stats, and did they email you your acceptance or call you? 

I am very stressed/ nervous about my application, I know my chances are slim to none but the anticipation is really taking a toll on me. My admissions counselor called me last week and asked me a few questions ex: If i knew the cost of tuition, if I was planning on moving anywhere, if NYU is my top choice, and so on. She said I should hear back in 4-6 weeks but I applied by the priority deadline (in May) and I just feel like that is a long time considering it has already been a month since I submitted. 

 

[sbram94]

I'm applying to both (trying to finish my NYU application the night before the deadline, oops)!

[sunnyd39]

@splang29

I am really embarrassed to share my stats, but here they are: Major GPA- 3.09 ?‍♀️, Pre-req GPA: 4.0 (I took 15 credits worth, but I may have to take more since NYU's requirements are a bit different than other schools I applied to). I didn't take the GRE so I don't have those stats. I studied for 4 months for the test, paid to take it and showed up to the center but it got cancelled due to COVID and I wasn't notified. I tried taking it online and I didn't have the right equipment, and finally they waived the GRE so I just decided to get my money back.

Honestly, I wouldn't worry too much. I know this is coming from someone who stressed out a ton because I didn't think I would get anywhere because of my overall GPA, but I really do think that they look at the application more holistically. For example, I have a lot of relevant experience working as a research assistant, shadowing various SLPs, working with children with developmental delays, etc. I didn't read my letters of rec, but the people who wrote them for me are stellar and trustworthy. Oh, and I have been in contact with the admissions specialist since a year ago, and I think they record the instances in which they have been in contact with you, which shows that you are interested and committed.

Anyway, to answer your question, I applied a few days before their priority deadline. I got an email with my acceptance letter, no phone call, just a follow up phone call to make sure I received the email. Let me know when you hear back from them, whether you get in or not.

[lmmden]

Hey all! I remember scouring the internet for information about NYU and Emerson's MS in speech language pathology program and couldn't find any when I first applied, so I thought I'd share my experience so far! I can understand why there's not a lot of info because most students who start this program are SO BUSY. I also wanted to share that NYU went up in ranks for their master's in speech language pathology and is now ranked #38! I think their previous ranking was in the 60s or 80s a couple of years ago.

So far, I've really enjoyed my experience at Speech@NYU. A few general information about the NYU 's online class experience for those who are considering it. The courses are conducted in a flipped classroom model where students are expected to watch asynchronous lectures prior to live sessions. The async lectures, organized in a series of modules, are about 1-1 hr 20 min in total video time each week; some weeks can be more or less time depending on the course. Throughout the lectures, you have to answer multiple choice questions or write short answered responses to questions that help you apply your knowledge of the lecture. Transcripts and subtitles are provided for each lecture as well as ppt slides in PDF form. I think that's probably pretty standard for universities that partner with 2U. I believe Emerson 's speech program is on the same platform as NYU. The platform also has a course wall for each class that allows you to post questions and information to the whole class.  After completing async content and readings, you meet with your class each week using Zoom to apply your knowledge of the lecture in a few different ways depending on the class/professor: group break out sessions to discuss questions or complete activities or class discussion (Q/A). Almost always, after being in a breakout session, you and your group have to share with the class about what you discussed. 5-10 minutes are usually given for breakout groups (randomized usually) which is only enough time to look through your notes before you have to share with the class, so definitely come prepared with knowledge of the material. Zoom has a lot of features to allow individual/group presentations. Students have to give presentations, both individual and/or group presentations using screen sharing. I think I've had at least 1 presentation per class in most of my classes.

The course content is rigorous. You definitely will be expected to learn and then apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology related to speech, especially in classes about adult speech/language/communication disorders. For exams, it is fair and difficult. From what I remember from previous courses, the exams had combinations of MC/TF and short answer. There were some classes that had MC/TF/Matching. Also, you will often be working on some assignments in groups of 2-4.

In regards to the online format, I felt that there was high engagement with classmates, especially in the courses that teach directly about communication disorders because of the group assignments and live session. Prac 1 and 2 have a lot of group assignments than normal courses. Prac 1 and 2 (esp 1) both are a LOT of work, so it's good to know and prepare for that. I also was in texting group chains with my classmates and met up over zoom for assignments. This was extremely helpful. You could also not participate in social aspects if you so desire.

I felt very supported by my professors, student success specialists and academic counselors. My student support specialist will call every so often to check up on me near the beginning of the semester. The con that I didn't like was that my student support specialist changed 3 times so far. I prefer to have a consistent person, but all of them were very nice and easy to get along with. There's also a MS Seminar that every online student in the program has to take every semester. You meet up with all the students in the program over zoom to watch presentations about resources as well as how to prepare for Practicum. Speech@NYU also has options to pursue a Master's thesis or research (yes, as an online student). There's also an opportunity to study abroad in Lund, Sweden and Accra, Ghana. In addition to all of this, I've received notifications for Coffee Meet Ups, bilingual speech meetings, etc. So, I felt NYU did a good job to provide a good amount of opportunities for students to be engaged with campus opportunities. Students can also become a Student Ambassador. I dunno the details to be a part of that but I had classmates that were student ambassadors and held some leadership role for the program.

One thing I also really came to appreciate was learning more about working with the adult population from my professors. I felt that I got pretty good exposure to both children populations and adult populations so far. A fair amount of my professors had backgrounds in working with school-age/young children populations, and a fair amount in adult populations. I was pretty set on working with school-aged children, but after some of my courses, I have become more open to working with adults.

Two things that I did not expect but thought really enriched the learning experience for me is when some professors in the async lectures used videos from other sites to expose students to how speech/language/communication disorders sound/look like. Also, some professors used their own therapy videos with a client to teach about different concepts. Some professors used actresses to play the client in order to show how to do a oral-motor exam or conduct an interview. Those were great learning experiences!

Another perk that comes with a program with 2U is the 24/7 access to WeWork spaces globally (so I think this also applies to Emerson's online program), and you can invite friends to study so long as you are on the premise. WeWork is aweeesommee. Some places have unlimited beer! NYU also incorporated Simucase into the prac 1 and 2 experience to accrue some hours. All of that is already incorporated into the tuition, so there's no additional cost.

Overall, I think NYU@Speech is a great program. But its quite expensive . I did my postbacc elsewhere (@USU), so I was able to save some money. I also was offered a scholarship from NYU, which helped cut down some cost, but was still a few thousand dollars more expensive than Emerson.

 

Anyways! hope this helps some of you!

[speecheach]

9 hours ago, lmmden said:

Hey all! I remember scouring the internet for information about NYU and Emerson's MS in speech language pathology program and couldn't find any when I first applied, so I thought I'd share my experience so far! I can understand why there's not a lot of info because most students who start this program are SO BUSY. I also wanted to share that NYU went up in ranks for their master's in speech language pathology and is now ranked #38! I think their previous ranking was in the 60s or 80s a couple of years ago.

So far, I've really enjoyed my experience at Speech@NYU. A few general information about the NYU 's online class experience for those who are considering it. The courses are conducted in a flipped classroom model where students are expected to watch asynchronous lectures prior to live sessions. The async lectures, organized in a series of modules, are about 1-1 hr 20 min in total video time each week; some weeks can be more or less time depending on the course. Throughout the lectures, you have to answer multiple choice questions or write short answered responses to questions that help you apply your knowledge of the lecture. Transcripts and subtitles are provided for each lecture as well as ppt slides in PDF form. I think that's probably pretty standard for universities that partner with 2U. I believe Emerson 's speech program is on the same platform as NYU. The platform also has a course wall for each class that allows you to post questions and information to the whole class.  After completing async content and readings, you meet with your class each week using Zoom to apply your knowledge of the lecture in a few different ways depending on the class/professor: group break out sessions to discuss questions or complete activities or class discussion (Q/A). Almost always, after being in a breakout session, you and your group have to share with the class about what you discussed. 5-10 minutes are usually given for breakout groups (randomized usually) which is only enough time to look through your notes before you have to share with the class, so definitely come prepared with knowledge of the material. Zoom has a lot of features to allow individual/group presentations. Students have to give presentations, both individual and/or group presentations using screen sharing. I think I've had at least 1 presentation per class in most of my classes.

The course content is rigorous. You definitely will be expected to learn and then apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology related to speech, especially in classes about adult speech/language/communication disorders. For exams, it is fair and difficult. From what I remember from previous courses, the exams had combinations of MC/TF and short answer. There were some classes that had MC/TF/Matching. Also, you will often be working on some assignments in groups of 2-4.

In regards to the online format, I felt that there was high engagement with classmates, especially in the courses that teach directly about communication disorders because of the group assignments and live session. Prac 1 and 2 have a lot of group assignments than normal courses. Prac 1 and 2 (esp 1) both are a LOT of work, so it's good to know and prepare for that. I also was in texting group chains with my classmates and met up over zoom for assignments. This was extremely helpful. You could also not participate in social aspects if you so desire.

I felt very supported by my professors, student success specialists and academic counselors. My student support specialist will call every so often to check up on me near the beginning of the semester. The con that I didn't like was that my student support specialist changed 3 times so far. I prefer to have a consistent person, but all of them were very nice and easy to get along with. There's also a MS Seminar that every online student in the program has to take every semester. You meet up with all the students in the program over zoom to watch presentations about resources as well as how to prepare for Practicum. Speech@NYU also has options to pursue a Master's thesis or research (yes, as an online student). There's also an opportunity to study abroad in Lund, Sweden and Accra, Ghana. In addition to all of this, I've received notifications for Coffee Meet Ups, bilingual speech meetings, etc. So, I felt NYU did a good job to provide a good amount of opportunities for students to be engaged with campus opportunities. Students can also become a Student Ambassador. I dunno the details to be a part of that but I had classmates that were student ambassadors and held some leadership role for the program.

One thing I also really came to appreciate was learning more about working with the adult population from my professors. I felt that I got pretty good exposure to both children populations and adult populations so far. A fair amount of my professors had backgrounds in working with school-age/young children populations, and a fair amount in adult populations. I was pretty set on working with school-aged children, but after some of my courses, I have become more open to working with adults.

Two things that I did not expect but thought really enriched the learning experience for me is when some professors in the async lectures used videos from other sites to expose students to how speech/language/communication disorders sound/look like. Also, some professors used their own therapy videos with a client to teach about different concepts. Some professors used actresses to play the client in order to show how to do a oral-motor exam or conduct an interview. Those were great learning experiences!

Another perk that comes with a program with 2U is the 24/7 access to WeWork spaces globally (so I think this also applies to Emerson's online program), and you can invite friends to study so long as you are on the premise. WeWork is aweeesommee. Some places have unlimited beer! NYU also incorporated Simucase into the prac 1 and 2 experience to accrue some hours. All of that is already incorporated into the tuition, so there's no additional cost.

Overall, I think NYU@Speech is a great program. But its quite expensive . I did my postbacc elsewhere (@USU), so I was able to save some money. I also was offered a scholarship from NYU, which helped cut down some cost, but was still a few thousand dollars more expensive than Emerson.

 

Anyways! hope this helps some of you!

Thank you so much for the awesome info! I really appreciate it! Are the online classes once a week and what time normally? Do they offer scholarships once we enrolled? Also, did you just told them you would take postbacc at USU because of the price and they were just fine with that? Sorry so many questions, I also got admitted for NYU and also waiting for Emerson. I am trying to look for scholarship options because of the high cost

Sunnyd39 Congrats on your admission  

[lmmden]

I completed my postbacc prior to applying. I had to take just 1 prereq class since the USU postbac course didnt cover it. It was Neurological Bases of Cognition, Behavior, and Communication. I think you either have to have your prereqs done beforehand or take NYU's prereqs.

Online live sessions are once a week, but you take about 2-5 classes depending on if you are on the part time or full time track. Morning and evening class times are offered and the times are selected to accommodate students on the west and east coast. I think there are generally more afternoon/evening class than morning. If you are on the east coast, then the classes are evenings, usually 7pm EST or 8pm EST, more often 7pm. For west coast, that would be 4pm-5pm PST start times. I'm on the west coast and a night owl, and I remember always selecting evening EST hours, so my classes started anywhere from 1-5pm PST. But I remember seeing some 10am EST available sections for some classes. These start times I mention vary by class and semester and # of students.  Class offerings generally fall between Monday-Thursday and usually offered for 1-3 of the days, not all four days. I've never seen an offering for Friday. Currently, I have one class on Monday 2pm, another on Tuesday 3pm, and another on Wednesday 4pm. Each student is given a plan of study, and you usually have to adhere to the plan of study. The plan of study for each individual helps inform class offerings. I wonder if that is for class sizes, which are very small. I think my largest class size was 12 maybe?

As for scholarships, I think students are considered for merit-based scholarships automatically? I remember I received a scholarship letter shortly after my acceptance letter. I did not formally apply to scholarships. With the additional prereq class, I was still about ~10K or so over Emerson's tuition.  I also got accepted into Emersons but chose NYU at the time because Emerson's program was so new and NYU allowed me to start earlier... and at the time, I read that NYU would expose me more to adult populations in my clinical experiences. I wanted that just in case I changed my mind about working with children during the program.

Also, congrats on getting into NYU! The biggest con is the expensive tuition. Otherwise, it is a great program. I don't know much about Emerson other than that they are big on child/school-aged children/early intervention. It might also be worth factoring in the kinds of population you want to work with into your decision.

Edited July 9, 2020 by lmmden
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[ck0708]

On 7/9/2020 at 12:52 AM, lmmden said:

Hey all! I remember scouring the internet for information about NYU and Emerson's MS in speech language pathology program and couldn't find any when I first applied, so I thought I'd share my experience so far! I can understand why there's not a lot of info because most students who start this program are SO BUSY. I also wanted to share that NYU went up in ranks for their master's in speech language pathology and is now ranked #38! I think their previous ranking was in the 60s or 80s a couple of years ago.

So far, I've really enjoyed my experience at Speech@NYU. A few general information about the NYU 's online class experience for those who are considering it. The courses are conducted in a flipped classroom model where students are expected to watch asynchronous lectures prior to live sessions. The async lectures, organized in a series of modules, are about 1-1 hr 20 min in total video time each week; some weeks can be more or less time depending on the course. Throughout the lectures, you have to answer multiple choice questions or write short answered responses to questions that help you apply your knowledge of the lecture. Transcripts and subtitles are provided for each lecture as well as ppt slides in PDF form. I think that's probably pretty standard for universities that partner with 2U. I believe Emerson 's speech program is on the same platform as NYU. The platform also has a course wall for each class that allows you to post questions and information to the whole class.  After completing async content and readings, you meet with your class each week using Zoom to apply your knowledge of the lecture in a few different ways depending on the class/professor: group break out sessions to discuss questions or complete activities or class discussion (Q/A). Almost always, after being in a breakout session, you and your group have to share with the class about what you discussed. 5-10 minutes are usually given for breakout groups (randomized usually) which is only enough time to look through your notes before you have to share with the class, so definitely come prepared with knowledge of the material. Zoom has a lot of features to allow individual/group presentations. Students have to give presentations, both individual and/or group presentations using screen sharing. I think I've had at least 1 presentation per class in most of my classes.

The course content is rigorous. You definitely will be expected to learn and then apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology related to speech, especially in classes about adult speech/language/communication disorders. For exams, it is fair and difficult. From what I remember from previous courses, the exams had combinations of MC/TF and short answer. There were some classes that had MC/TF/Matching. Also, you will often be working on some assignments in groups of 2-4.

In regards to the online format, I felt that there was high engagement with classmates, especially in the courses that teach directly about communication disorders because of the group assignments and live session. Prac 1 and 2 have a lot of group assignments than normal courses. Prac 1 and 2 (esp 1) both are a LOT of work, so it's good to know and prepare for that. I also was in texting group chains with my classmates and met up over zoom for assignments. This was extremely helpful. You could also not participate in social aspects if you so desire.

I felt very supported by my professors, student success specialists and academic counselors. My student support specialist will call every so often to check up on me near the beginning of the semester. The con that I didn't like was that my student support specialist changed 3 times so far. I prefer to have a consistent person, but all of them were very nice and easy to get along with. There's also a MS Seminar that every online student in the program has to take every semester. You meet up with all the students in the program over zoom to watch presentations about resources as well as how to prepare for Practicum. Speech@NYU also has options to pursue a Master's thesis or research (yes, as an online student). There's also an opportunity to study abroad in Lund, Sweden and Accra, Ghana. In addition to all of this, I've received notifications for Coffee Meet Ups, bilingual speech meetings, etc. So, I felt NYU did a good job to provide a good amount of opportunities for students to be engaged with campus opportunities. Students can also become a Student Ambassador. I dunno the details to be a part of that but I had classmates that were student ambassadors and held some leadership role for the program.

One thing I also really came to appreciate was learning more about working with the adult population from my professors. I felt that I got pretty good exposure to both children populations and adult populations so far. A fair amount of my professors had backgrounds in working with school-age/young children populations, and a fair amount in adult populations. I was pretty set on working with school-aged children, but after some of my courses, I have become more open to working with adults.

Two things that I did not expect but thought really enriched the learning experience for me is when some professors in the async lectures used videos from other sites to expose students to how speech/language/communication disorders sound/look like. Also, some professors used their own therapy videos with a client to teach about different concepts. Some professors used actresses to play the client in order to show how to do a oral-motor exam or conduct an interview. Those were great learning experiences!

Another perk that comes with a program with 2U is the 24/7 access to WeWork spaces globally (so I think this also applies to Emerson's online program), and you can invite friends to study so long as you are on the premise. WeWork is aweeesommee. Some places have unlimited beer! NYU also incorporated Simucase into the prac 1 and 2 experience to accrue some hours. All of that is already incorporated into the tuition, so there's no additional cost.

Overall, I think NYU@Speech is a great program. But its quite expensive . I did my postbacc elsewhere (@USU), so I was able to save some money. I also was offered a scholarship from NYU, which helped cut down some cost, but was still a few thousand dollars more expensive than Emerson.

 

Anyways! hope this helps some of you!

WOW. Thank you SO MUCH for this detailed information. I got accepted a week ago and I have been TORN about attending because of the tuition. I started USU courses this summer and decided to apply to Speech@NYU without expecting to get in. Now, the tuition is like Mt. Everest....... If I may, how challenging are the courses compared to USU? I took four courses this summer and they kept me extremely busy. 

[ck0708]

On 7/9/2020 at 6:05 PM, lmmden said:

I completed my postbacc prior to applying. I had to take just 1 prereq class since the USU postbac course didnt cover it. It was Neurological Bases of Cognition, Behavior, and Communication. I think you either have to have your prereqs done beforehand or take NYU's prereqs.

Online live sessions are once a week, but you take about 2-5 classes depending on if you are on the part time or full time track. Morning and evening class times are offered and the times are selected to accommodate students on the west and east coast. I think there are generally more afternoon/evening class than morning. If you are on the east coast, then the classes are evenings, usually 7pm EST or 8pm EST, more often 7pm. For west coast, that would be 4pm-5pm PST start times. I'm on the west coast and a night owl, and I remember always selecting evening EST hours, so my classes started anywhere from 1-5pm PST. But I remember seeing some 10am EST available sections for some classes. These start times I mention vary by class and semester and # of students.  Class offerings generally fall between Monday-Thursday and usually offered for 1-3 of the days, not all four days. I've never seen an offering for Friday. Currently, I have one class on Monday 2pm, another on Tuesday 3pm, and another on Wednesday 4pm. Each student is given a plan of study, and you usually have to adhere to the plan of study. The plan of study for each individual helps inform class offerings. I wonder if that is for class sizes, which are very small. I think my largest class size was 12 maybe?

As for scholarships, I think students are considered for merit-based scholarships automatically? I remember I received a scholarship letter shortly after my acceptance letter. I did not formally apply to scholarships. With the additional prereq class, I was still about ~10K or so over Emerson's tuition.  I also got accepted into Emersons but chose NYU at the time because Emerson's program was so new and NYU allowed me to start earlier... and at the time, I read that NYU would expose me more to adult populations in my clinical experiences. I wanted that just in case I changed my mind about working with children during the program.

Also, congrats on getting into NYU! The biggest con is the expensive tuition. Otherwise, it is a great program. I don't know much about Emerson other than that they are big on child/school-aged children/early intervention. It might also be worth factoring in the kinds of population you want to work with into your decision.

WOW. Thank you SO MUCH for this detailed information. I got accepted a week ago and I have been TORN about attending because of the tuition. I started USU courses this summer and decided to apply to Speech@NYU without expecting to get in. Now, the tuition is like Mt. Everest....... If I may, how challenging are the courses compared to USU? I took four courses this summer and they kept me extremely busy. 

[lmmden]

I felt that NYU courses are more rigorous than USU courses, which was likely because of the live session addition. There's more expected of us than USU! You have to apply your knowledge of materials in classes, be more prepared to share answers due to the flipped classroom model, participate in individual and group presentations. Some of the assignments can be tedious (speech sounds and language sample analysis) and really apply our understanding of phonological processes, or understanding of anatomy/physiology as it relates to the speech mechanism.

The full time track will keep you extremely busy! I was on the part time track, and that kept me busy. I am now on the full time track due to life circumstances that changed things up for me, and I was extremely busy, hopping from one assignment to the next, and arriving to class somewhat prepared enough to participate but not as prepared as I wanted to be!

Yeah, the tuition is crazy! If you study well, I think you can qualify for a scholarship based on merit which all students are automatically considered for. I think there are other scholarships that NYU offers that you can apply for if you're eligible.

[ck0708]

23 hours ago, lmmden said:

I felt that NYU courses are more rigorous than USU courses, which was likely because of the live session addition. There's more expected of us than USU! You have to apply your knowledge of materials in classes, be more prepared to share answers due to the flipped classroom model, participate in individual and group presentations. Some of the assignments can be tedious (speech sounds and language sample analysis) and really apply our understanding of phonological processes, or understanding of anatomy/physiology as it relates to the speech mechanism.

The full time track will keep you extremely busy! I was on the part time track, and that kept me busy. I am now on the full time track due to life circumstances that changed things up for me, and I was extremely busy, hopping from one assignment to the next, and arriving to class somewhat prepared enough to participate but not as prepared as I wanted to be!

Yeah, the tuition is crazy! If you study well, I think you can qualify for a scholarship based on merit which all students are automatically considered for. I think there are other scholarships that NYU offers that you can apply for if you're eligible.

Thank you so much for replying. I was assuming this would be the case. Please let me know if you want to sell your used books!

[lmmden]

Just an update since I shared about WeWork.

Due to the global pandemic and drop in usage, the access to WeWork spaces will be discontinued at the end of Aug 2020. I am not sure if that access will be coming back. They're changing the LMS  from 2U to Brightspace for Spring 2021.

[Slp2be0909]

On 6/14/2020 at 1:47 PM, sunnyd39 said:

Hi guys! I just got admitted to Speech@NYU for the September 2020 cohort, and am waiting to hear back from Emerson. If I get admitted into Emerson, I will choose that over NYU because of the cost. However, I am still open to hearing about students experiences with NYU. I have heard great things about the support system and faculty but haven't heard enough that really differentiates it from Emerson. For NYU, I will have to take a couple more pre-reqs, so I will take more time to graduate. Also, with Emerson, it will take 20 months, meaning I can graduate sooner. Anyone have any thoughts? I reached out to recent graduates and will hopefully hear from them soon.

Hi, Congratulations on getting into NYU’s Speech program. That is such a wonderful accomplishment and I really hope you’re enjoying the program so far. I recently completed my application and submitted all of my requirements last week on the 7th. I am honestly VERY nervous about my admissions decision. I don’t know how good my stats may be but I have a 3.57 undergrad gpa and a 4.0 in my speech prerequisites. My gre requirement was waived and I was very happy about that. I  just wanted to ask about how long did it take for you to receive a decision from admissions? I pray that I have a good chance in being accepted. Your post gave me so much hope since your gre was waived as well.