Honestly if this is your dream don't give up. You're not alone, I'm in the same boat and my state doesn't offer SLPA either. I'm in the process of contacting all of the schools I applied to to get specific ideas on how I can improve my application to become more competitive. I also plan to hopefully take some classes at one of the schools I want to attend and I plan on meeting with serveral schools in person so they can hopefuly put my face to my application. I know it sucks that we'll have to go through this process again but the best thing we can do if we really want it is be proactive.