Hi all,
Almost two years ago, I began taking courses in Speech-Language Pathology, after six years of a rather quantitative career in New York. At the time I simply knew I needed a change and after my first year back in school, I realized that this is my calling in life.
While my undergraduate GPA (from 2005) is shy of a 3.00, my prereq GPA is 3.83. I am certain that my cum. GPA, from all the schools I have attended, is now slightly above a 3.00. I also completed Neuroanatomy (non-matric) and earned an 'A-'.
I currently volunteer at a Speech & Hearing Clinic through a large hospital on Long Island and I have presented some of my undergraduate work--in Speech Science--at a conference at the university where I have taken most of my prereqs. I am also very active in my community and have been reelected to my co-op board for five consecutive years.
While I normally am a lousy test-taker, I scored 150q, 158v, 5.0aw on the GRE. I have been told that being a returning student, my GRE score will be more heavily scrutinized than if I were fresh out of UG. Is this usually the case?
I have 1 great two-page letter of recommendation from a prof in undergrad (currently Director of the Graduate English Dept. at my alma mater) another letter from an Audiology prof, 3rd from an SLP and I can most likely obtain more--for the few schools who will accept add'l LoRs.
Right now, I have my heart set on CUNY Lehman, or New York Medical College. Naturally, I am applying to all schools in the New York region and I plan to apply out of state as well...suggestions welcome
My general question is simply: Where do I stand as a 31-year-old former "businessman" in this blizzard of 4.0s, LoRs and Diversity ???