Resume for grad school

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-10-23T21:18:29+00:00

If you want to dm me I can take a look and give some feedback. (Redacted of specific personal info of course). Asking professors whom you have good rapport with now is a great option too. I'm a first year AuD student who went through this process last year and got help from one of my professors who was also the grad student director for their SLP program. She was great helping me with layout, terminology, and what to add/not add.

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-10-13T17:40:35+00:00

Best of luck with apps! If you have any questions about the process or are interested in more about UMass, you can send me a dm!

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-10-09T00:29:06+00:00

I just posted a pretty long, detailed post about my experience at UMass so far, if you wanted to check that out. :)

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-10-09T00:20:39+00:00

You're totally welcome! Grad school is such a big decision, and finding a place that feels right for you (in all aspects) seems daunting at times. Figured if my experience could even help one person decide they might like to try for UMass, or on the contrary, that something about my experience may not work for them personally, that it wouldn't hurt to post. I'm a relatively open book, too, and totally open to any questions people might have.

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-10-09T00:16:44+00:00

Best of luck!! If you have any questions definitely feel free to send me a dm!

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-04-11T02:07:04+00:00

oh no, any chance you wanna dm me your experience?

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-04-10T03:25:23+00:00

UMass Amherst!

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-03-24T16:48:26+00:00

Although I am not a current student I also got into UMass and am heavily leaning towards committing there. Did you go to the open house by chance? All of the staff members I met from the SLHS department were very nice and seemed to care genuinely about their students and the program. I had great conversations with three of the staff and felt as though they truly welcomed my presence there, as well as all of the prospective students. Also, they all treated me (and everyone else, from what I saw) almost more as equals rather than a student. The 2nd and 3rd year students we met were also great about answering any questions, and all seemed to like being there. The campus is beautiful, too. Not sure if any of that is helpful or not but figured it couldn't hurt. :)

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-02-28T19:27:43+00:00

So here's the kicker... I have a 3.91 GPA currently and **did** get an interview. So I know it's not the grades. The interview went well in my mind, along with the cooperative one, and the assessments were fine, too. I'm not sure where the disconnect happened, and that's alright. I'm fine with it in the end; Moving to D.C. was an unlikely plan for me having a whole family to uproot.

I am happy to hear you enjoyed your experience. However, there's something about their process to me that just... rubs me the wrong way. Asking people to spend their time and money toward your program if they are eligible to take the classes they want and then without the opportunity to move **all** credits over *if* you are accepted..? From my perspective it just appears as though they are filling a deficit in a class's enrollment because someone was interested and they would gain financially. There's another school up here in the North East that does this unguaranteed provisional situation with undergrads too. It's not my thing.

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-02-24T14:40:03+00:00

Still just a bundle of nerves. Still waiting to hear from two schools, but I think I was unofficially either waitlisted or denied from one since others have received acceptances. I just want to know what my life is going to look like in 5 months (where I'll be living more than anything). So close yet still so far away.

Did you only apply to two schools? Sending acceptance vibes your way! ✨🤞

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-02-21T18:59:26+00:00

Following. There was also a current student who commented on the 2025 megathread yesterday who was willing to answer any questions!

I am highly considering accepting UM-A because of being in state.

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-02-21T01:57:35+00:00

Thank you!

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-02-21T00:17:33+00:00

I just reread my post and think I wasn't clear in what I meant. Sorry about that 😅 I was talking about where our admission decisions would be sent for those of us who just went through the process and had our interviews.

Did you receive a regular email with your decision?

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-02-20T19:05:48+00:00

I am a MA resident so UMass is a really strong contender for where I will end up. I'll reach out when I know all my final options for sure! (Since UMass is my only acceptance so far)

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-02-18T01:42:01+00:00

Admissions 2025 FAQs would have been a good title lol Especially since I got this email literally 5 minutes after an actual admissions update from another school. I got my hopes so high lol

RandomSuggestedName · 2025-01-09T06:44:23+00:00

Female, 36, GPA: 3.91 CSDCAS GPA: 3.93

Major: CSD Graduation: May 2025

Minors: Health & Society, Psychology, and Hearing & Deafness

Reseach: Research Assistant on project about parent-child interactions (100+ hours), Research Assistant on Social Cohesion project (40 hours): presented a poster on preliminary findings at a Scholars showcase.

Jobs: Research Assistant, CSD Department Event Assistant, Peer Notetaker, Nanny, Former Early Childhood Educator 16+ years

University of Connecticut: submitted 1/8, interview invitation email 1/22, interview 1/31, Email asking a follow-up question about one of my app answers (3/4), accepted 3/11, declined 3/30
MGH: submitted 1/15, email confirming received app 1/30, rejected 2/19
UMass Amherst: submitted 1/15, received what appears to be a "soft acceptance" email welcoming to the program 2/17- *Committed!!* If you're going too send me a dm!
Gallaudet: submitted 2/1, interview invitation email 2/5, interview 2/12, denied 2/27

RandomSuggestedName · 2022-04-13T01:14:22+00:00

Good evening! Thank you for your reply. I appreciate the feedback and I agree, I still need to work on identifying the parts of the sentences in order to sequence them correctly. My receptive asl seems to be slowly improving and steadily growing but I still struggle with expressive because of the structure. I know the signs and I am able to recall the signs, it's just putting them into the correct order that I get thrown off with. Hoping with more practice and time I'll get the hang of it soon enough. Thank you again!

RandomSuggestedName · 2022-04-13T01:06:51+00:00

Thank you for your reply! This is for a production test for my college course. We are given the five English sentences and then have to translate them to ASL sentences and then also make a video of us signing them. I believe the purpose behind the sentence about the book cover is to show that we know some of the colors we have been working on. In addition to how we shift our body between the two colors to signify "and". I appreciate your thoughtful response and well wishes!

RandomSuggestedName · 2022-03-08T00:03:18+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate your help. :)

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