Gkj _ Speech

I'm still IN your situation, so unfortunately I don't feel like I can give advice. But it does feel great to know that there is another slp undergrad working in an ABA setting with a 3.2 gpa and "not great" gre scores. I have rec letters from my supervising SPED teacher, my supervising BCBA, and the SLP I work with daily. I also graduated years ago (2015) and feel like I'm running out of time. ? Good luck to both of us!

Thank you for replying, @jpiccolo! That's awesome (and honestly, comforting) to hear.

My school actually has the clinic staff wear scrubs bottoms and a clinic tshirt... but I guess that's not the norm?

Hello everyone, Do any of you know stuttering SLPs? Or SLPs with tongue thrusts? I'm someone who stutters (mainly blocks and prolongations) about 5-10% of the time. I also have a tongue thrust that affects my /s/ sounds. Some people I've known for years comment that they haven't noticed it. The head of my local grad school told me it wouldn't be a problem as long as I am able to demonstrate correct technique in therapy. While this may be true, it would still be nice to hear about other disfluent students or practicing SLPs.

Thank you all for your replies! You've given me a lot to think about, and now I feel a bit better about upcoming applications!

Hey everyone. I need some tough love/advice. Here's my situation: In 2015 I finished undergrad with a cummulative 3.19 gpa. I was an slp major, and my gpa within-major was 3.70. Knowing my gpa was quite low, I decided to spend time working and gaining experience. I've spent the last 3 years working as an elementary ABA paraprofessional, nannying, volunteering at a veterans home, and volunteering at a pediatric hospital. I also took a coue ASL classes at the community college just because... My GRE scores aren't spectacular (157V, 148Q, 3W), but I'm studying now, focusing on my writing score. I have great relationships with my supervising SPED teacher, the behavior analyst, my SPED administrator, and the school slp. Could I ask them for rec letters instead of my previous professors? I know most grad programs ask for academic references... but I was an average student at best. I did well during my undergrad practicum, but that was 3 years ago, and I haven't kept in touch with those professors. I'm 100% willing to move for school and know I'll need to cast a wide net if I want a shot at getting in. I'm not sure how to organize my SOP, but I know it has to seriously stand out. Is there anything else I can do to make myself marketable? I assume my GPA is the biggest red flag, but there's nothing I can do about it (right?) All comments, advice, and questions welcome. Has anyone else been this hopeless? TLDR: low gpa, low GRE, non-academic recs. Help?

Thank you, everyone!

I took some time off after finishing undergrad in 2015, working as an ABA para in a public school and volunteering in a veteran's home. I began applying to grad school last fall, but I found that my mental state made this quite a daunting task, and I never completed my applications. Fast forward one year, and I am in a much better place, thanks to counseling (which I didn't have before) and time. I have started applying to schools again. but I feel like I need to explain what I did while not in school, and explain why I didn't apply before. My worry in that admissions committees will look down upon a sentence or two about mental illness. TL;DR: Would (briefly) mentioning mental health issues in my SOP be a bad idea?

Hello Everyone, I'm looking for some advice / direction for applying. I went through all the schools on Edfinder and made a spreadsheet of potential schools, but now I have this list f 25 schools or so. I don't feel like I have any "safety" schools on my list, so I don't know how to choose. Stats Cum GPA: 3.198 (do I round that to 3.2 on apps/resumes?) Major GPA: 3.72 GRE: 157 Verbal, 148 Quant, 3.5 Writing Personal Info: I finished undergrad in May 2015 with a speech path degree. I started applying last year, but decided to take a year off and never finished the application process. During undergrad, I worked a lot (desk assistant 4 years, housing staff [RA] for 3/4 years, private school's aftercare program, retail and ABA para during the summers) and volunteered (Reading Partners, TA at an oral school for deaf children) to keep myself busy. I've done a small bit of pediatric hospital shadowing. I was also moderately involved in my university's Deaf Culture and Comm Dis organizations. Now I work full-time as an ABA para in an elementary school, and I also nanny 3 typical children. The plan was to volunteer in a nursing home or hospital to get experience with the adult population, but time got away from me... I'm in the Midwest, but willing to travel! Knowing all this, does anyone have any encouraging words for me? Any school recommendations? Advice? Thank!