jaylinch

I wish NY had an SLPA option. I was considering moving to Texas just to pursue it until I realized I would have to take more classes in order to become one. I am going to see if I can try to communicate more with the SLPs in the public school I work at. Thanks though.

I switched from working as a Head Start teacher and currently work as a Teaching Assistant from grades K-5 and enjoy it. I think I am going to start a teaching residency program or enroll in a Special Education program that focus on severe disabilities (i.e. use of ALDs, Autism, ADD etc) while working on improving my GRE scores. Hopefully by doing this I can build stronger relationships in the field and maybe lead to me shadowing an SLP.

@ccran Can you share it with me as well? My overall GPA was a 3.3 when I graduated last fall, but my major GPA was a 3.1 and I have no clue how to address that. I am retaking the course I got the lowest grade in so maybe that will help.

I graduated with my undergrad in Speech & Hearing Science from University at Buffalo last Fall (a semester early). I applied to schools last Spring & didn't get in to any (only applied to NY schools in the Long Island/NYC area). I know that I should broaden my horizon, especially since I have lower stats (GPA: 3.3 Major GPA: 3.1 GRE: VR-148, QR- 146, Writing- 3.5), but I don't really know what my next step should be other than to obviously retake my GRE. I retook a Acoustics course online with Utah State this fall because I got a C+ (my lowest grade in my major during undergrad) so I thought that would show effort, but what else is there to do? I have been considering to going into Special Education, specifically because I have worked as a Head Start teacher and a teaching assistant in an elementary school within the past year, if speech doesn't work out. However I don't even know where to begin with finding schools for me or receiving LORs so late in the application season. If anyone has any suggestions or been through this situation please help me out.

I graduated with my undergrad in Speech & Hearing Science from University at Buffalo last Fall (a semester early). I applied to schools last Spring & didn't get in to any (only applied to NY schools in the Long Island/NYC area). I know that I should broaden my horizon, especially since I have lower stats (GPA: 3.3 Major GPA: 3.1 GRE: VR-148, QR- 146, Writing- 3.5), but I don't really know what my next step should be other than to obviously retake my GRE. I retook a Acoustics course online with Utah State this fall because I got a C+ (my lowest grade in my major during undergrad) so I thought that would show effort, but what else is there to do? I have been considering to going into Special Education, specifically because I have worked as a Head Start teacher and a teaching assistant in an elementary school within the past year, if speech doesn't work out. However I don't even know where to begin with finding schools for me or receiving LORs so late in the application season. If anyone has any suggestions or been through this situation please help me out.