HogHug Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Hi all! I'm an out of field applicant currently waiting to hear back from six 3-year Master's programs. I'd love to hear from other people who are making this crazy jump or any input from people's experience with admissions to these extended master's programs! Do you know anyone who has gotten in without background and what their qualifications were? I'm a Linguistics and Psych major at UCLA and I don't know anyone else really who has gone this route. Part of the reason I'm inspired to post is because of my recent rejection for an interview to BU. I know SLP programs are competitive, but it can be so hard to gauge our chances given the wide variety of people's qualifications! It would be so helpful to hear from someone else who is going through this. I should mention that I'm also applying to post-bacc programs, and I am totally okay with going that route. I just prefer a 3-year program since that would be so much more streamlined! Thanks so much!
dc2bslp Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I'm in the same boat! I applied to programs with no prereqs complete (currently taking audiology and phonetics through USU online). I feel much better about taking prereqs now that I know I'm accepted to a program, plus since most programs require different courses, I'm trying to minimize extra courses taken. I applied to one 3 year program, a couple of "one extra semester" programs, and a couple of "5 classes before matriculating" programs. I'll probably take 2-3 more courses this summer, and I'm even debating taking all 6 I need for the 3 year program (so it would cut the program down to 2). I'm waiting to hear about assistanships to decide, if I don't get one I might defer and so some traveling while finishing prereqs for cheap. I was a neuroscience major, and had been working in government science for the past 3 years. So excited to start this journey
SLPsara Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 How are you figuring out which schools accept WOB students? I'm so lost.
Saila09 Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Some schools have limited spots for "extended" programs, like the U of Arizona. Other programs, like Vanderbilt, have ~25% of their incoming class without backgrounds. I think prereqs/second-bachelor's are a good option. That's what worked for me and it has served me well. Edited April 8, 2015 by Saila09
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