According to GSU's site, they will update the online status first then mail you a letter. So I guess as long as mine doesnt say "declined" then there is still hope, right?
Just for good measure, I called the admissions office. She said they are still processing them and will be updating them individually as decisions are reached.
So at least I know which medium to stalk. I no longer have to jump every time a number I dont recognize comes up on my phone and I dont have to assault the mail carrier every afternoon. I just have to limber up my itchy refresh finger.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Still waiting
OK, its officially late march. Let's get on this already. Yes or no. Yes or no. Just pick one!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
But on the plus side
As I sit here and try to assuage my anxiety....
I am technically not competing against those recent grads. They apparently admit X number of 2 yr programs (those with an SLP undergrad) and X number of 3 yr programs (those like me with a different backgroun). So I am competing against the current teachers or others with undergrads outside of the SLP programs. Maybe my chances are more like 5 of 12, if the other 63 are all going for the 2 yr program.
As one grad student said, dont stress the interview too much. Your overall app is still considered and I do have strong transcripts, a good GRE and (I think) strong LORs.
If I dont get in, I will see if I can take some of the SLP pre-reqs as a post-baccalaureate and maybe get to where I can apply as a 2yr app next year. Which could mean I wont loose any time?
But I just want an answer so I can move on and decide which way I am heading this fall!
I am technically not competing against those recent grads. They apparently admit X number of 2 yr programs (those with an SLP undergrad) and X number of 3 yr programs (those like me with a different backgroun). So I am competing against the current teachers or others with undergrads outside of the SLP programs. Maybe my chances are more like 5 of 12, if the other 63 are all going for the 2 yr program.
As one grad student said, dont stress the interview too much. Your overall app is still considered and I do have strong transcripts, a good GRE and (I think) strong LORs.
If I dont get in, I will see if I can take some of the SLP pre-reqs as a post-baccalaureate and maybe get to where I can apply as a 2yr app next year. Which could mean I wont loose any time?
But I just want an answer so I can move on and decide which way I am heading this fall!
Interview for GSU
I think my GSU interview was so traumatizing, I decided not to even blog about it. (It was on 2/26) I went, I saw, I sooo did not conquer. I felt unprepared for the essay, I felt like I stumbled through my answers and felt very inadequate compared to my competition - all the young, current, recent SLP grads. My analogy is that I was the old broad on Survivor - you know, the one with the great work ethic and the one everyone loves, but she gets voted out first.
The numbers are this: 130ish applicants, 75 were called for interviews, approximately 20 will be accepted.
Faced with those sobering stats, we went to meet the current grad students. I was told great news - anyone in this program who wants a graduate assistanceship can get one. So now that I feel like I totally blew the interview, I just figured out how to pay for grad school. Wonderful!
Now we wait. Mid to late March they said. Once March 15th passed, I find myself stressing every time the phone rings. Its worse than being on call for a doula client. Heck, I am on call for a doula client right now, but this is stressing me more.
And the last thing to note, I kept waiting to hear from West GA and struggling to get back into their online app status system. I finally called today and found they didnt have my transcripts or 2 letters of rec. Grrr on the letters, I certainly nagged my letter writers enough. But the transcripts? Sure they were in my maiden name, but I also included a copy of my app with both names on it. It should not have been hard to match them up. So that option is out. All my eggs are now in the GSU basket. I wasnt thrilled about the distance to West GA anyway, but I did like having 2 chances.
The numbers are this: 130ish applicants, 75 were called for interviews, approximately 20 will be accepted.
Faced with those sobering stats, we went to meet the current grad students. I was told great news - anyone in this program who wants a graduate assistanceship can get one. So now that I feel like I totally blew the interview, I just figured out how to pay for grad school. Wonderful!
Now we wait. Mid to late March they said. Once March 15th passed, I find myself stressing every time the phone rings. Its worse than being on call for a doula client. Heck, I am on call for a doula client right now, but this is stressing me more.
And the last thing to note, I kept waiting to hear from West GA and struggling to get back into their online app status system. I finally called today and found they didnt have my transcripts or 2 letters of rec. Grrr on the letters, I certainly nagged my letter writers enough. But the transcripts? Sure they were in my maiden name, but I also included a copy of my app with both names on it. It should not have been hard to match them up. So that option is out. All my eggs are now in the GSU basket. I wasnt thrilled about the distance to West GA anyway, but I did like having 2 chances.
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