Last 60 hours?

[HopefulFutureSLP2016]

What are some SLP grad schools that focus on your last 60 hours more than overall GPA?

[SLPosteriorCricoarytenoid]

I don't have exact citations, but from my research of graduate programs I have found that literally all, if not very close to all, programs look at the last 60 credit hours more than the cumulative GPA. I am applying to programs that are generally located in the midwest and every one of them have expressed that the last two years of study (60 credits) are most important since you should have the hang of college by then, show mastery of subject, be doing well in material directly related to your future, etc. General credits often carry less weight in admission decisions if there's a slip up in a course or two, compared to more "important" courses like Comm Disorders ones or even out of field courses that are related (ie psych, SPED, bio, etc).

 

One person on an admission committee told me that the cumulative ranks third compared to 1. Communication Disorders GPA and 2. last 60. My other programs have also expressed this same tendency.

 

Just my experience. Sorry for rambling.

[timberlake]

That's pretty much what I've heard, and it makes me a little nervous. I was in the major during my sophmore/junior, so my last 60 hours contains a senior year of unrelated electives that I didn't do so well(personal issues). I just hope the 

adcomm can see that reflected in my transcript/sop. I even completed a graduate certificate in ASD to offset my senior year.

 

 

Are the GPAs listed on edfind cumulative or the last 60 hours?

Edited January 9, 2015 by timberlake

[HopefulFutureSLP2016]

I don't have exact citations, but from my research of graduate programs I have found that literally all, if not very close to all, programs look at the last 60 credit hours more than the cumulative GPA. I am applying to programs that are generally located in the midwest and every one of them have expressed that the last two years of study (60 credits) are most important since you should have the hang of college by then, show mastery of subject, be doing well in material directly related to your future, etc. General credits often carry less weight in admission decisions if there's a slip up in a course or two, compared to more "important" courses like Comm Disorders ones or even out of field courses that are related (ie psych, SPED, bio, etc).

 

One person on an admission committee told me that the cumulative ranks third compared to 1. Communication Disorders GPA and 2. last 60. My other programs have also expressed this same tendency.

 

Just my experience. Sorry for rambling.

No thank you! this was very helpful 

[HopefulFutureSLP2016]

Are the GPAs listed on edfind cumulative or the last 60 hours?

 

I wondered that too! If you find an answer please let me know! Also, are the GPAs listed on Edfind the average GPA out of all the students they accepted that semester? Or is it just the average GPA(s) that they tend to look for?

[timberlake]

I wondered that too! If you find an answer please let me know! Also, are the GPAs listed on Edfind the average GPA out of all the students they accepted that semester? Or is it just the average GPA(s) that they tend to look for?

I believe they are the avg/range of the admitted students.

[SLPosteriorCricoarytenoid]

Yep, I believe the EdFind shows the cumulative GPA range for students they admitted. It's also important to keep in mind that it is a range, so the range could contain outliers that make the data appear different (possibly one person that made the high end of the range be 4.0, or maybe one person who made the low end of the range be 3.2, etc. when in reality they admitted a majority of students between 3.5-3.7, for example). That being said, it's still a good tool to get a feel for who they admit when you look at it and the typical GRE range together!

[bindlestiff]

EdFind is nice but not all of their info is always accurate, so I would look for stats on each program's own website. A lot of them have the GRE and GPA ranges and averages of their grad students for the last few years posted somewhere -- it's just a matter of finding it. 

[MangoSmoothie]

EdFind is nice but not all of their info is always accurate, so I would look for stats on each program's own website. A lot of them have the GRE and GPA ranges and averages of their grad students for the last few years posted somewhere -- it's just a matter of finding it. 

 

My advisor told me as well that the information on EdFind is all school reported, and said we can't be sure if the GPA is last 60, cumulative, or major becasue it depends on what the school wanted to report. I had always assumed it was generally cumulative though, since that's the easiest calculation. EdFind is good to get an idea of general admission stats, and to see if they admitted people in your range, even if you fall below the majority. I have a lower undergrad cumulative GPA, and while I realize the average GPA for admission is much higher than mine, seeing that I fall within the range of past applicants has helped give me a bit of hope when applying.