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I definitely agree with this. Well said.

Hey everyone, I thought I would share a recent post on the USU COMD Facebook group. A USU student inquired to the CSULA program to see if they were on track to meet qualifications for their upcoming fall deadline, and she was met with this response, which I've attached as a screen shot. As you can see, the COMD Dept. Head of CSULA considers USU's online program grades to be "inflated". I as well as many others have come to this forum for insight on how to pursue SLP as an out of field major, and from my research many, many people had ecouraging things to say about USU's online program. The comments on the Facebook thread were pretty supportive of the program, and as a student currently almost through the 2nd BA program, I also believe it's been a good program thus far. But competitiveness is always an issue and I'm curious if anyone has heard anything more about this. Is this just a problem for California schools, because they have more applicants and thus more rigurous standards (I know they also have 3 pre-reqs not part of USU's program as well)? Or is USU now considered a lower tier leveling track among programs? What do you guys think? http://imgur.com/1hCkHip

Do you want to be an SLP? Then DO it! The main thing holding you back isn't your GPA - it's yourself. You gotta believe!!!

Hello everyone! Just thought I would share this for those who may be interested: enrollment for the ASHA S.T.E.P. online mentoring program is now underway until September 15th. The program pairs a certified SLP mentor with a student mentee, who is free to ask questions about the field, grad school, etc. You can sign-up and read more here: http://www.asha.org/students/mentoring/step/ For quick reference, here are the qualifications for those interested in enrolling in the program: Who can participate as a mentee in the S.T.E.P. program? The program is open to all students however, priority will be given to students who are members of a racial/ethnic minority group, including American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and/or Hispanic/Latino. Undergraduate and graduate students who are or will be enrolled in a communication sciences and disorders programs. You are encouraged to belong to NSSLHA. As part of our goal to strengthen the S.T.E.P. mentoring community, all mentees and mentors are enrolled in the ASHA S.T.E.P. Community. The S.T.E.P. Community is a place for you to connect, learn, and share with other STEP mentees and mentors. To fully participate in the community, you must be an ASHA or NSSLHAmember. Students are encouraged to be a NSSLHA member to have access to all of the conversations that take place in the ASHA S.T.E.P. Community.