oliviamichele Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 I was just accepted to the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities program and would definitely love some more info. If you've been accepted or know anything about the program, let's chat. Best of luck to everyone still hearing from schools!
CocoCoco Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 I was accepted there, too! I visited back in October. The program seems great...I was interested, specifically, in programs that offered a bilingual concentration/certificate, as I speak Spanish and primarily wish to work with CLD populations. From what they mentioned in our meeting, there is typically not much for first year MA students in the way of funding or scholarships. But! I have lived in St. Paul before, and can tell you that the TCs are an AMAZING place to live. I imagine, although I haven't done much job searching there, that there are also copious career opportunities.
wait_a_moment Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 I'm also interested in bilingual programs. Does University of Minnesota-Twin Cities seem to have a pretty good bilingual program? Do they offer any study abroad opportunities? I'm waiting to hear back from Arizona State (hopefully today!), but am looking into other options in case I get a rejection from there.
CocoCoco Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 I think they do, but you and I might have different ideas of what constitutes as "good." Here is the link - http://www.slhs.umn.edu/grad/bilingual.html Whereas AZ State offers specific coursework for bilingual training, at Minnesota, the bilingual track is more self-directed. You have a set of benchmarks to fulfill for the certificate. You can definitely get clinical opportunities and placements with specific language populations. The UMN focus is not on any specific language, rather, you select the classes that would make sense for the language that interests you. In fact, when I visited, there was some research on some phonological issue as seen in Hmong speakers versus Spanish speakers, if I remember correctly. The Twin Cities are a fantastic place for working with CLD populations, by the way. It is an area where there is lots of refugee resettlement (from Somalia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma, to name a few) and social service outreach.
wait_a_moment Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Awesome! Thanks for the info, Coco! That definitely sounds interesting, and if I can convince my husband to move, I'd be interested in living somewhere new for a couple years. (Pllus he has relatives there, so that would help!)
SLPQ Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 I know the UofM TC program has a large focus on research. I have not toured yet, but I'm thinking I should. I've been wait-listed there.
onedayslp Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Reviving this thread to seek more opinions on the UM Twin Cities program! Any current students on this board?
ckoz84 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 I don't know that current students check this board, but after all the time I've spent on it, I'll sure check it next year for questions I might be able to help with... Wondering about UM Twin Cities, too... Certainly seems reputable, but it's more costly than other option(s?), and I'm not 100% sure I'd fit well in the culture there. I don't think of myself as being research-oriented, but who knows? Maybe I'd love it if I had a chance to do some. I just don't know if I can justify the cost.
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