mmartin767

Hello All, I'm not in grad school, but my husband is - he's in his second year. He just received his placement for clinical practicum for the spring semester and it's at the university's hospital. They want him there 5 days/week, for 35-40 hours. He'll still be taking classes, writing a thesis, and we have 3 young children. This seems crazy to me. I've been looking through the program's handbook and can't find anything about a maximum on the number of hours for clinical practicum. My husband doesn't want to rock the boat and ask questions, but this is going to be really tough for us. I thought I'd check in here first. Is this not unusual for a clinical practicum? His current placement is at a school - 3 days/wk for about 20-25 hours which is much more reasonable.

Has anyone heard from Ohio State yet?

My husband was accepted into Temple about 1-2 weeks ago.

I'm posting for my husband, so the stats are estimates. Ph. D. in English Grad GPA: 3.9 or so Major GPA (for the slp prerequisites):4.0 GRE: Verbal: 170; Math: 145ish; Writing: 5.5 9 months experience volunteering in campus slp lab. Accepted Ohio University Athens on 2/14.

Thanks, all. ElKel87, his writing score was a 5.5, I believe. The lack of jobs in English academia prompted the switch, but he is truly excited about SLP and has very specific career interests in mind (he hopes to work with older aphasiacs). His statement of purpose last year was okay, but this year it's excellent - conveys his excitement, is very specific about his interests, shows he researched the programs to which he is applying, etc. He also has developed relationships with several SLP professors, including the one he works for in the lab, and his letters of rec should be very good. Honestly, while I can understand why he didn't get in last year, I think this year everything is lined up great for him except for the math score, his nontraditional status, and the fact that he still has two pre-requisites left. I don't know about the schools' approaches to applications. I'm not even sure where one could find that information.

Hi all. I'm not personally applying to SLP grad school, but my husband is and I'm asking for him (and to soothe my own nervousness). He and I both have Ph.D.'s in English, but unfortunately the job market is horrendous. So he decided to attempt a career in SLP. Last year he only applied to two schools (he ran into some difficulties applying) and didn't get in. Since then, he has finished most of the prerequisites with a 4.0 in his SLP classes (his undergrad average was above 3.5; his English grad average was around 3.8 or so). He's been volunteering in an SLP-related lab for the past 9 months. His GRE scores are what we're both worried about. He aced the verbal section (perfect score), but only got about a 144/145 on math. Is this going to kill his chances? Do schools look at the GRE scores separately? He has applied to 6 schools this time around. Thanks in advance!