To all of this mumbo-jumbo about "I couldn't have a high GPA because I had to take hard classes in -field".... Please realize that most of us who already have a BA or BS worked very hard for 4 years and then a few more. I had to take all the chemistries and physics my first time around. Then I did a year of leveling courses for Com-Dis and did 2 A&Ps and neuro and independent studies, etc. So we really aren't off the hook for overcoming difficult classes to have a high GPA.
The application process seems backwards because, in the scheme of things, SLP is a "new" field for many institutions.. Most of us love the fact that it is dynamic and ever-changing, and this is the fluff that comes with it. It is difficult for all of us. ANYONE from any background deserves the respect and attention from the committees that everyone else gets.
