I'll be applying for SLP programs for the fall of 2014. I have a 3.82 GPA (3.92 in field) with GRE scores of 162 (verbal), 162 (quantitative), and 4.5 (writing). I have worked at a summer camp for kids with special needs for several years and this past summer I was the caregiver for a young adult with severe CP. A lot of what we did was communication related (including using a head-switch activated Dynavox!). I have a few friends who are going to help me with my SOP, but I am most concerned with my letters of reccomendation. I have not fostered relationships with my professors even though I did well.
I wrote and published a paper in an unrelated field and was going to ask that professor to write me a strong letter. I also volunteer with an autism play group once a week and the director offered to write me a LOR. I was hoping to get a letter from any of my speech professors from last year even though I don't know them well (I went to office hours once for one class). I've also shadowed an SLP near my house several times and know that she would write me a LOR. Do these four sources sound good? Do I need more in-field professors?
I'm looking at UW-Madison, Marquette, University of Florida, Saint Louis Univeristy, UVA, and Kentucky and am just pretty nervous about getting in. I've heard so many people have really struggled to get acceptances.
