2016 Applicants

[honeydewthis]

3 hours ago, Cowsy said:

That does suck. I'm sorry. I know what you mean about developing self-esteem and having that majorly challenged by this process. I've never felt more vulnerable! One thing I've told myself is that it takes a lot of courage to put myself out there at all. I'm guessing that if you're anything like me, there were points along the way where you nearly gave up. And lots of people did. But you didn't! It's definitely not the end, don't count yourself out, and ultimately this experience will hopefully help build character/confidence/self-esteem, because you WILL get through it!!! 

Thank you for your kind words, Cowsy! You're right about the part about having the courage to put yourself out there. I am proud of myself for taking risks and going out of my comfort zone to pursue something I truly wanted instead of playing it safe. And everyone on here should be too.  

Yesterday I gave myself permission to cry and feel sad, rejected, deceived, and, frankly, a little bit angry. I felt it really helped to sit with those feelings because today I feel ready to let them go and move forward. 

Also, your comment about vulnerability reminded me of this quote by Scott Peck: 

“There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community.”           

If you haven't yet, I hope you hear good news soon! If not, we'll just keep trying and take pride in what we have already accomplished.

Edit: I just saw you have been accepted to U of O. CONGRATS, you deserve it!

Edited February 27, 2016 by honeydewthis

[rzilby]

1 hour ago, slptobe92 said:

I was one of the people who had all of their William Paterson info disappear, but it was only for one day and then it was back, so I think it was just a system glitch. The date on the "complete and ready for review" part will always be the day that you're looking at it (I know because I've checked it every day since lol) so I don't think they've started reviewing yet, but maybe they have and the status just hasn't changed to "in review". From the looks of the forums it seems like they're usually pretty late in sending out decisions.

Oh okay. I'm getting anxious. It seems like this forum is getting a lot of activity but so far I've only heard back from 3/12 schools. I hope next week some schools start sending out decisions. 

[racoomelon]

6 minutes ago, rzilby said:

Oh okay. I'm getting anxious. It seems like this forum is getting a lot of activity but so far I've only heard back from 3/12 schools. I hope next week some schools start sending out decisions. 

I wouldn't freak out! Based on the results page, a lot of schools start responding in March / around Spring Break.

[Cowsy]

1 hour ago, honeydewthis said:

Thank you for your kind words, Cowsy! You're right about the part about having the courage to put yourself out there. I am proud of myself for taking risks and going out of my comfort zone to pursue something I truly wanted instead of playing it safe. And everyone on here should be too.  

Yesterday I gave myself permission to cry and feel sad, rejected, deceived, and, frankly, a little bit angry. I felt it really helped to sit with those feelings because today I feel ready to let them go and move forward. 

Also, your comment about vulnerability reminded me of this quote by Scott Peck: 

“There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community.”           

If you haven't yet, I hope you hear good news soon! If not, we'll just keep trying and take pride in what we have already accomplished.

Edit: I just saw you have been accepted to U of O. CONGRATS, you deserve it!

What a great quote! And what a great perspective you have! I absolutely agree that allowing yourself to actually process the emotions makes it easier to move forward, and I am so glad that's the case for you. Your thoughtfulness and maturity make it clear to me what a wonderful SLP you will be. :-) Thank you for the congrats and best wishes!

[rzilby]

29 minutes ago, racoomelon said:

I wouldn't freak out! Based on the results page, a lot of schools start responding in March / around Spring Break.

Lol, it's actually really silly, but I'm freaking out because last year I applied and got rejected to all my schools (and wait-listed to one), and I ended up crying a bit the day I got that last rejection letter, even though I thought I'd be able to deal with it a little better. I'll be traveling abroad for most of this March, so I'm just kind of scared I'll get the rejections somewhere in a foreign country and end up awkwardly crying in public or in the hotel. It's embarrassing, and totally a worst case scenario fear (if I get rejected to 12 schools I think I might have to reconsider if I belong in this field), but I just really am hoping to avoid finding out if it'll come true or not . Lame, but I'm terrified of rejections pouring in during that time.

[n22]

question! Is it bad/out of the norm that my undergrad was com. dis. but i never did my 25 clinical hours? I didn't realize that the hours had to be affiliated with a college so I thought i was okay with my hours from the therapist I shadowed with...I didn't realize it was a big deal until everyone else told me i was the only one :|

[NorcalSLP]

2 minutes ago, nat22 said:

question! Is it bad/out of the norm that my undergrad was com. dis. but i never did my 25 clinical hours? I didn't realize that the hours had to be affiliated with a college so I thought i was okay with my hours from the therapist I shadowed with...I didn't realize it was a big deal until everyone else told me i was the only one :|

I'm a little confused by this question. Did you not do your 25 hours AT ALL or did you not do them through your undergrad? 

[racoomelon]

43 minutes ago, rzilby said:

Lol, it's actually really silly, but I'm freaking out because last year I applied and got rejected to all my schools (and wait-listed to one), and I ended up crying a bit the day I got that last rejection letter, even though I thought I'd be able to deal with it a little better. I'll be traveling abroad for most of this March, so I'm just kind of scared I'll get the rejections somewhere in a foreign country and end up awkwardly crying in public or in the hotel. It's embarrassing, and totally a worst case scenario fear (if I get rejected to 12 schools I think I might have to reconsider if I belong in this field), but I just really am hoping to avoid finding out if it'll come true or not . Lame, but I'm terrified of rejections pouring in during that time.

No, that's totally understandable! The last thing you want is to get bad news when you're in an unfamiliar place AND in public. Hopefully you hear back before you leave!

[SpeechieM]

4 minutes ago, nat22 said:

question! Is it bad/out of the norm that my undergrad was com. dis. but i never did my 25 clinical hours? I didn't realize that the hours had to be affiliated with a college so I thought i was okay with my hours from the therapist I shadowed with...I didn't realize it was a big deal until everyone else told me i was the only one :|

People who told you you're the only one are just trying to stress you out. There are plenty of out of field applicants who haven't done any observation hours. I've also heard that a lot of schools won't even accept undergrad observation hours anyway. My school doesn't offer hours through a program so I have over 30 hours but technically not through an accredited institution. Think of it as experience but by no means would it make the difference between you getting into a program or not!

[CBG321]

11 minutes ago, SpeechEm said:

People who told you you're the only one are just trying to stress you out. There are plenty of out of field applicants who haven't done any observation hours. I've also heard that a lot of schools won't even accept undergrad observation hours anyway. My school doesn't offer hours through a program so I have over 30 hours but technically not through an accredited institution. Think of it as experience but by no means would it make the difference between you getting into a program or not!

Mmmm I'd say depends what schools/programs they applied for.  In my state that is highly unusual and the applicant would be ineligible unless they were specifically applying to a leveling program or a program that as you said does not count other school's hours.  However the schools that do require these observation hours typically state as much in their admissions requirements page.  

I'd say don't panic yet, but definitely take a look at what the schools/programs you applied for require or ask them if it is an issue.  Maybe they have it recorded unofficially somewhere at your school?  Observation hours that are not supervised by school approved clinicians/professors do not count towards those 25 hours, at least in my state and the programs I have personally applied to.  

Hoping your situation is different though!  

[rzilby]

19 minutes ago, racoomelon said:

No, that's totally understandable! The last thing you want is to get bad news when you're in an unfamiliar place AND in public. Hopefully you hear back before you leave!

Thanks.. I'm checking gradcafe and my e-mails like every 20 minutes while procrastinating on assignments. I feel like I got notifications from 3 schools straight away, and the rest are all waiting to see who can hold out longest before sending out letters/e-mails lol.

[slptobe92]

44 minutes ago, rzilby said:

Thanks.. I'm checking gradcafe and my e-mails like every 20 minutes while procrastinating on assignments. I feel like I got notifications from 3 schools straight away, and the rest are all waiting to see who can hold out longest before sending out letters/e-mails lol.

I'm in the same boat, checking email every 2 seconds, it's crazy! I emailed a few of the schools I applied to and asked when I should expect to hear back and two said next week so I'm even more anxious now!

[rzilby]

5 minutes ago, slptobe92 said:

I'm in the same boat, checking email every 2 seconds, it's crazy! I emailed a few of the schools I applied to and asked when I should expect to hear back and two said next week so I'm even more anxious now!

Oh man, I've probably checked this website multiple times every hour today. I hope you hear back asap!!!

[Tish22]

6 hours ago, rzilby said:

Has anyone heard anything from Queen's College, William Paterson, Montclair, UW Eau Claire (on-campus), or MGH?

For William Paterson, I completed everything by Dec 23rd, but it says ready for review as of 2/27/16, which is today. Does that mean that I'll have an answer soon? Some people were saying they checked the portal and their info was gone completely, so I'm a little nervous because that didn't happen to me. I'm not sure if that means they already got decisions and didn't post them on here, or if there was an error?

I personally have not heard back from Queens College, but I currently go there and I know they have began contacting people for interviews.

[rzilby]

13 minutes ago, np22 said:

I personally have not heard back from Queens College, but I currently go there and I know they have began contacting people for interviews.

Awesome! Do you know by chance when those people were scheduled to have the interviews, and if they do phone/skype interviews, or only in-person? 

[Tish22]

5 minutes ago, rzilby said:

Awesome! Do you know by chance when those people were scheduled to have the interviews, and if they do phone/skype interviews, or only in-person? 

Unfortunately I do not know that. I just know that about roughly a week ago they began calling to invite people for interviews to come in the upcoming weeks.

[rzilby]

23 minutes ago, np22 said:

Unfortunately I do not know that. I just know that about roughly a week ago they began calling to invite people for interviews to come in the upcoming weeks.

Oh, okay. Well, hopefully they do allow for phone interviews because they're one of the more affordable schools I applied to :/ Fingers crossed!

[sudsnbubbles]

Hey everyone!

Congratulations on your acceptances!

I've been lurking this forum for awhile now, but decided to speak up a bit. This wait is killing me! I have not heard a word from any of the programs I applied to since they sent their generic application received e-mails. 

Anyone apply to Eastern New Mexico University? I was looking to see if they had an area where I could check my application status, but I couldn't find any such thing. Anyone have better luck?

[MangoSmoothie]

On 2/27/2016 at 5:29 PM, nat22 said:

question! Is it bad/out of the norm that my undergrad was com. dis. but i never did my 25 clinical hours? I didn't realize that the hours had to be affiliated with a college so I thought i was okay with my hours from the therapist I shadowed with...I didn't realize it was a big deal until everyone else told me i was the only one :|

I don't know if you got the answer to your question, but I wouldn't stress. I finished my 25 hours in the summer before I started my graduate program, and they even offered to let me finish them up once I started campus. I know many people who didn't get theirs through their school's program, but they sought out SLPs in the community, and those hours were accepted.

Your observation hours have to have been done under an SLP with their CCC. That's basically the only requirement. It's up to the graduate program you attend whether or not to accept your 25 observation hours, but most programs aren't too finicky about it. If you did them under someone with an ASHA number and their C's, I don't think it'd be a problem, but it's ultimately up to the school you attend for your master's.

[n22]

On 2/27/2016 at 6:33 PM, NorcalSLP said:

I'm a little confused by this question. Did you not do your 25 hours AT ALL or did you not do them through your undergrad? 

I just didn't do them through my undergrad! and people keep telling me that ill have to do an extra summer now bc of it 

[OverCaffeinated]

1 hour ago, nat22 said:

I just didn't do them through my undergrad! and people keep telling me that ill have to do an extra summer now bc of it 

thats actually true (and mildly annoying)

i have 40 hours with ASHA certified and then 200 hours with non ASHA certified and i have to do a placement over the summer, which i dont even mind that much

[NorcalSLP]

1 hour ago, nat22 said:

I just didn't do them through my undergrad! and people keep telling me that ill have to do an extra summer now bc of it 

Oh. Well it probably depends on the school but I doubt it. So long as you have proof you did them. My school had it where if you met the requirements (which among other things included the observation hours) you started clinic first semester. If not you started second semester (after taking a class to meet the requirements). It added a class but no extra time (as you had clinic 4 of the 5 semesters including summer). Once you figure out what schools you are deciding between, email them and ask what their policy is. 

 

 

Also: Did you need the hours to graduate from your undergrad? Because you could get a letter on school letter head from the head of the department saying you met the ASHA requirements and have him/her sign it with his/her ASHA number (that's actually what I ended up doing as it was the best way to demonstrate I'd met the requirements) 

 

Also part 2: is there a way you could get the hours through a school before you start? Just to cove your basis? 25 hours is a lot but you'd have a few months to do it. 

Edited February 29, 2016 by NorcalSLP

[n22]

2 hours ago, NorcalSLP said:

Oh. Well it probably depends on the school but I doubt it. So long as you have proof you did them. My school had it where if you met the requirements (which among other things included the observation hours) you started clinic first semester. If not you started second semester (after taking a class to meet the requirements). It added a class but no extra time (as you had clinic 4 of the 5 semesters including summer). Once you figure out what schools you are deciding between, email them and ask what their policy is. 

 

 

Also: Did you need the hours to graduate from your undergrad? Because you could get a letter on school letter head from the head of the department saying you met the ASHA requirements and have him/her sign it with his/her ASHA number (that's actually what I ended up doing as it was the best way to demonstrate I'd met the requirements) 

 

Also part 2: is there a way you could get the hours through a school before you start? Just to cove your basis? 25 hours is a lot but you'd have a few months to do it. 

I'm thinking about doing the hours before classes start! However do you know how people do it through a school in the summer if they're not actually enrolled anywhere yet? Lol thanks for the help I feel so clueless

[jelizabethvt]

Hey everyone! 

I have a quick question that I was wondering if you could all help me with?

At what point is it okay to email the school and ask when they will notify you?  I don't want to bother them and ruin my chances of acceptance if they haven't made a decision but I am basing a lot of things off of this acceptance such as leaving my current job for a new one etc (i don't want to go to a new job now if I am accepted as it wouldn't make sense to work there for only a few months before graduate school).   I also have only applied to one school so if I don't get in I need to decide what my next step is.

Thanks in advance!

[slptobe92]

3 minutes ago, jelizabethvt said:

Hey everyone! 

I have a quick question that I was wondering if you could all help me with?

At what point is it okay to email the school and ask when they will notify you?  I don't want to bother them and ruin my chances of acceptance if they haven't made a decision but I am basing a lot of things off of this acceptance such as leaving my current job for a new one etc (i don't want to go to a new job now if I am accepted as it wouldn't make sense to work there for only a few months before graduate school).   I also have only applied to one school so if I don't get in I need to decide what my next step is.

Thanks in advance!

I've emailed a few schools and they've all had really fast and nice replies. I'd go for it.