melaniemarie8790

Hello everyone I'm brand new to this forum, and have read a couple of peoples' answers to similar questions, but most of you seem to be applying for your masters program right out of undergrad. I graduated with a degree in History-Social Science Education with endorsements in both Middle School Education and ESL. While looking for a teaching job for three straight years, I have been working as a Teachers Aide for a different Special Education programs including both high school classroom and transition programs. It was working with SPED students that I was turned on to Speech Pathology. Now, I've already taken my GRE and am looking at schools in the Chicagoland area. Since it has been three years since my undergrad graduation, I am hesitant to reach out to my old professors for a letter of recommendation even though I was a 3.9 GPA student. One of my hesitations is the time lapse, and another is the fact that I would be asking them to write a letter for a Speech program, not History. Do you think it would hinder my chances of being accepted to a SLP masters program if all of my letters of recommendation are from employers and other Speech Pathologists I've worked with? I'm worried that without letters from professors I will not look like as strong of a candidate.