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Congrats, kweaver! I'll be attending IU this Fall too!

Thanks so much for this information, schneida. Hopefully they are more lenient at IU and accept that class as a prerequisite...

Gendodge, thank goodness I read your post because I just checked and I also need an "Anatomy of Speech and Hearing" class and the one at USU is called "Anatomy for Speech and Language." The idea of possibly throwing $800 down the toilet makes me really upset. I just emailed the adviser at IU to ask whether that class would fulfill their "Anatomy of Speech and Hearing" pre-requisite course. Let's see what they say... I've just checked USU's syllabus and even though the book we'd be using seems to cover the hearing system, it is not mentioned in the learning outcomes of the class at all, so maybe it's not covered. Why don't you email Dr. Child and see what he says? I think that sending them that description would be rude, especially since the syllabus doesn't mention anything about hearing at all and they already told you it wouldn't fulfill that pre-requisite. But if Dr. Child says that hearing is covered, then I'd send them that portion of the syllabus and tell them what he said.

I'm also planning on taking that class over the summer, and even though the name of the class doesn't mention hearing, it does cover it: COMD 3100 Description: Fundamentals of Anatomy for Speech and Language-- Basic study of the structures and functions associated with the sub-processes of speech and hearing, including respiration, phonation, resonation, articulation, neurology, and hearing. Do you think that would be enough?

Mailed my acceptance to IU this morning -- so excited! Anyone else attending?

Normally schools that don't have deadlines do so because they want to make sure that whoever accepts their offer actually ends up attending their program. I think that if they have no deadline it'd be perfectly fine to wait until you hear back from SXU. I wouldn't email them to explain the situation, that would just make it awkward if you ended up attending their program as you said. Just my $0.02

Anyone who went to IU's open house mind sharing their thoughts?

Please let us know what you think of the city and the program!!!!

They said we'd hear by today, but I haven't heard anything either! Hopefully tomorrow

For those of you who applied to UW's post-baccalaureate program, their undergrad adviser just emailed me back and said they will be sending their decisions by this Thursday.

Thanks so much! I wish I could go to IU's Open House but I won't be able to make it. Let us know what you think!

Congrats, remmy! Do you think you're going to accept their offer?

The director of student services in the SLP department got back to me and said that they were "finalizing their decisions this week and that [they] anticipate [we] will hear quite soon." She also said that Gabrielle should be contacting me soon regarding the notification timeline. I'll let you guys know as soon as I hear something

It depends on what programs you apply to, but I'd say your chances of getting accepted into a PhD program are pretty good. Statistically speaking, getting accepted into an SLP PhD program is easier than getting accepted into a MA or MSc program for the simple reason that the number of PhD applicants is about 1/10 of MA and MSc applicants. Just so that you get an idea, according to ASHA, excellent SLP programs such as Northwestern's and UW's just got 31 and 10 PhD applications respectively vs. +400 to their MSc programs. Just two suggestions: - If you're going to pursue an academic career, I strongly suggest you attend a highly reputable program for your PhD. If you go the professional SLP route, the program you graduate from doesn't matter as much as long as the program is accredited by ASHA and you have your CCCs; however, if you go the academic SLP route, the first thing prospective employees will do is look at the university you got your PhD from. So keep that in mind when you are applying to PhD programs once you're done with your masters. - I know you say that you want an academic career, but before you go that route make sure that's what you really want. I only say that because all my life I was 100% sure I wanted an academic career, until I went to grad school for my MSc and reality struck. Long hours, high stress, pressure to constantly publish, lack of job security (until you get tenure), lack of sleep, lack of a well-balanced family life (or a family life at all)... Of course this depends on your field of choosing, some being better than others, but in general I'd say you get less you bargained for with an academic career since, as my supervisor used to say, "you only get a break when you plan for it" meaning you're working 16 hours a day the rest of the time. Obviously this is a personal choice, but if I were you I'd closely observe professors working in your field of interest and make sure that their pace of life is the kind you want. Good luck!

Thanks for letting us know!