[nabs-l] which graduate program

[Lucy Sirianni]

Hi Kelsey,

   If at all possible, I would urge you to visit the campuses of 
both of the in-person schools you're considering.  Not only will 
this help you judge the safety/convenience of their 
neighborhoods, but you'll also be able to have conversations with 
students, gauge the atmosphere of the school, and maybe even meet 
with a professor or two in your field.  Whether or not you can 
visit, I'd urge you to contact the chair or administrative 
assistant of your potential department to ask them to connect you 
with a few current students, and I'd ask each school's disability 
services program if there is a blind student you can speak to, 
since it sounds like you have some accessibility-related 
questions.

   Also, if you don't mind my asking, have you already applied 
and been accepted to all three schools? If your question is which 
school to apply to rather than which school to attend, I'd 
consider applying to all three and seeing which ends up offering 
you the best financial aid package.  Grad school is expensive, so 
this is often a factor that applicants take into account.

Good luck with your decision!

Lucy

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Kelsey Nicolay <piano.girl0299 at gmail.com
>To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 10:13:24 -0400
>Subject: [nabs-l] which graduate program

>Hello,
>I would like some of your opinions on this.  I just posted that I
>am interested in a graduate program in speech-language pathobogy.
>I have found three programs so far that sound interested.  One is
>at University of Akron which is the online program I posted about
>before.  The advantage to this one is that I can live at home
>while taking classes and compaete clinicals in my hometown of
>Medina, Ohio.  The second progham is Ohio State University.  My
>concern with Ohio State is that I would need to relocate to
>Columbus.  Therefore, someone from that area, can you please tell
>me what the safety of that neighborhood would be like? How is the
>bus transportation? Do they offer any discounts for osu students
>or students with disabilities? The final phogram I have found so
>far is Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.  They are a two-year
>program.  This means I would need to relocate to Edinboro.  What
>is it like there, if anyone is from that area? Is it a relatively
>safe community for someone who is totally blind? They do offer
>free bus transfortation on campus and in the Erie area so that is
>something else to consider.  Their office of students with
>disabilities is also national ranked.  Therefore, if you were in
>my situation, which program would you choose and why?
>Thanks in advance,
>Kelsey Nicolay

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