SLP SOP

[speechie004]

Hi guys! so I am beginning to write my SOP for grad school and I have an idea of something to write about but I am not sure I should..I was born with partial hearing loss in my left ear and although I have never opted for a hearing aid because I am so used to compensating for it, I have seen an SLP and an AuD (way more times than I'd like lol ) but I wasn't sure if I should put that in there, it has a big part to do with why I want to be an SLP but I did not know if it would end up hurting me in the end because I have that disability and do not have the hearing aid. Thanks in advance for your help!!

[Vince Kotchian GRE Prep]

Sounds extremely relevant to me! I don't think anyone's going to judge you for not having a hearing aid.

[Puffer Fish]

On 7/30/2016 at 5:35 PM, speechie004 said:

Hi guys! so I am beginning to write my SOP for grad school and I have an idea of something to write about but I am not sure I should..I was born with partial hearing loss in my left ear and although I have never opted for a hearing aid because I am so used to compensating for it, I have seen an SLP and an AuD (way more times than I'd like lol ) but I wasn't sure if I should put that in there, it has a big part to do with why I want to be an SLP but I did not know if it would end up hurting me in the end because I have that disability and do not have the hearing aid. Thanks in advance for your help!!

Hey, I'm applying to SLP school too!

This would absolutely be a great hook to use in your personal statements, in my opinion. You know firsthand how people compensate for hearing loss; you can likely better recognize it in others than fully typical hearing folks could. If you choose to work with adults or geriatrics, that'd be a huge bonus cause so many people absolutely refuse to admit that they're losing their hearing, so it's hard to diagnose some people. 

I don't see how it would hurt you to acknowledge your experience of life through your hearing loss. Hearing aids are optional, after all!