HELP!!! Syracuse university vs University of Redlands

[dddhfna]

I just got off the waitlist from Syracuse, so I am not considering between U of redlands in Cali(I already paid my deposit here) and Syracuse.

Just to introduce myself, I am interested in serving bilinguals, and dysphagia patients, and also thinking about pursuing ph.D in the future(Not 100% decided yet but positive about it)

I finished my undergrad in a midwest, therefore, both schools require relocation!

 

Pros of Syracuse:

- Scholarships. I was offered a scholarship, but since Syracuse is a bit more expensive, the tuition in total has no big difference with U of redlands(Or, it may cost little more!) But I still thought it is a pro.

- Research focus. I am interested in pursuing Ph.D.(but not decided yet!), therefore, a thesis option and having various labs are appealing to me. I dont know whether they do accepts Ph.D. students from their master's program, but still, I heard they are very focused on research.

- On-campus clinic. I heard they have a quiet big on-campus clinic. And I heard that I can gain experience with dysphagia and Parkinson's disease patients, which meets my interests!

 

Cons of Syracuse: 

- Disorganization and care?!. I am not sure about this matter, but I've heard that the program is not organized in a clinic way and members(faculties and students) are not connected well. Since I have never been to school, I am not sure whether this is true or not, still, it makes me worried since I am sort of dependent person who needs mentor and friends to be with and discuss with. 

- Location. I did my undergrad in a very cold area, therefore, I dont know whether I would still want snow in my grad school life  But I heard syracuse has comparably low costs for living, therefore, I think that can be a pro also! 

 

Pros of Redlands:

- Warm and caring atmosphere. from the what I experienced from campus visit and what I heard from friends, it seems like Redlands have very close relationship between faculties and students. 

- On- campus clinic. Redlands also have on-campus clinic, but I think the size is bit smaller than a syracuse. I dont know whether this can be cons compared to Syracuse, but I just regarded it as cons since they still HAVE it. 

-Location. as all knows, Cali has nice weather. Also, since I have huge interest in bilingual treatment(especially Korean, Vietnamese and Spanish) I think I would have more opportunity to meet those populations as my patients(this is what I heard. If I am wrong, please let me know!) 

 

Cons of Redlands: 

- An absence of research experience. I heard they do allow students to participates research projects of faculties, however, they do not have thesis option for students. I am worried if this will prevent me from pursuing ph.D in the future when I wish. Since I want both plans(as a clinician and researcher) to be opened, this is also a concern for me.

- No scholarships. 

- low ranking. I didnt care about the rankings when I applied, but since I have to choose between these two, I thought ranking can also be a factor. (Syracuse: 30-ish vs Redlands: 150-ish)

 

Thank you all for reading and comments!! I hope you all make the best decision ever  

[kayyyyy_]

I worked with two SLPs and one graduated from Syracuse and one graduated from Redlands. Both told me to choose redlands over syracuse but they wouldn't give me specific reasons why. They hinted toward the disorganization of syracuse. 

[dddhfna]

12 hours ago, kayyyyy_ said:

I worked with two SLPs and one graduated from Syracuse and one graduated from Redlands. Both told me to choose redlands over syracuse but they wouldn't give me specific reasons why. They hinted toward the disorganization of syracuse. 

 

Thank you so much for your info!

Can I ask you in which state you worked? (Since Syracuse is in NY and Redlands is in CA, I am curious!)

And as a california resident, have you heard anything on redlands?

 

Edited April 16, 2017 by hanaidn

[kayyyyy_]

22 hours ago, hanaidn said:

Thank you so much for your info!

Can I ask you in which state you worked? (Since Syracuse is in NY and Redlands is in CA, I am curious!)

And as a california resident, have you heard anything on redlands?

 

I work in CA! I've just heard Redlands is an amazing program, super supportive and has a good rep of producing amazing SLPs. I withdrew my app from Redlands because I was accepted into my top choice school but it was in my top 3 to attend there.  sorry I don't know a whole lot of specifics! 

[WannabSLP124]

I have a friend that did her undergrad at Redlands, and only had wonderful things to say about the undergraduate program. 

[dddhfna]

12 hours ago, kayyyyy_ said:

I work in CA! I've just heard Redlands is an amazing program, super supportive and has a good rep of producing amazing SLPs. I withdrew my app from Redlands because I was accepted into my top choice school but it was in my top 3 to attend there.  sorry I don't know a whole lot of specifics! 

 

Thank you so much!

I decided to pursue my path as a speech-language pathologist at University of Redlands since I want to serve more culturally and linguistically diverse population. It is nice to hear that they have supportive atmosphere and are known as producing nice SLPs! 

It was nice to hear such good things from you! it makes me feel a lot better