Am I behind?

[speechpath120660]

Hi guys, I'm just wondering where all of you guys are at in the application process? I'm currently applying and all of my deadlines are January 15th, but my advisor said that I should be proactive and have everything in by December 1st. I'm not sure if this is actually necessary.

I have basically everything done except my personal statement essays (I have about 3 of the 6 total completed). I also have to record a video response to a question for Illinois State. It's currently Thanksgiving break, and I'm trying to get stuff done, but I'm not sure if I'll have everything done to the best of my ability by December 1st. I also don't want to over-work myself over break because this semester has been brutal.

Is there any benefit to turning in applications early? Or can I wait until at least mid-December to have everything turned in? Thanks in advance.

[jpiccolo]

Unless the school says something about early admission or deadline, I see no benefit other than perhaps your own sanity. Unlike med school, SLP schools don't tend to review right away. They wait til the deadline. That's why no admissions are generally posted before feb and even that's early sometimes. I'd be more worried about making sure letters of rec, transcripts, and gre scores are arriving before the deadline as those aren't in your control. Just meet the specified deadline. 

Edited November 21, 2016 by jpiccolo

[Speechster]

I tried to submit all of my documents well before the deadline for my own sanity. i also did not want to stress about my documents going missing or not being received on time due to the holidays and the delay of paperwork processing from the break.

[thespeechblog.com]

On 11/21/2016 at 1:41 PM, speechpath120660 said:

Hi guys, I'm just wondering where all of you guys are at in the application process? I'm currently applying and all of my deadlines are January 15th, but my advisor said that I should be proactive and have everything in by December 1st. I'm not sure if this is actually necessary.

I have basically everything done except my personal statement essays (I have about 3 of the 6 total completed). I also have to record a video response to a question for Illinois State. It's currently Thanksgiving break, and I'm trying to get stuff done, but I'm not sure if I'll have everything done to the best of my ability by December 1st. I also don't want to over-work myself over break because this semester has been brutal.

Is there any benefit to turning in applications early? Or can I wait until at least mid-December to have everything turned in? Thanks in advance.

I would advise to push yourself as much as you can handle to get things in early - I don't think (but I don't know for sure) if there is any advantage on the admissions end, but it will give you so much more time to handle revisions and surprises.