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Magoosh is great!

Geez. Well thank you for the info!!

I contacted ENMU to see what I needed to do and I’m waiting to hear back. do you know exact prices? I hate to spend all this money and possibly not get in!

I need to retake those 2 also! @FutureSLP1212

If you want it that bad, GO FOR IT! Maybe try retaking some of your classes. I’m in similar situation and I’m doing all of the jobs/volunteering I can! Look on ASHA and also look into programs that look at your last 60 hours GPA, if you did better in those hours. If you’re passionate about it, show them that in your personal statement and also show the people you will be getting letters of reccomendation from how passionate you are, so they can also relay the message. Best of luck to you!!

@futureSLP2021 Minor in ASL, that’s awesome! Good luck on graduate school! @sabrono Teaching English in another country sounds amazing and I really wish I was someone who could do that. I know myself and traveling alone (especially out of the country/somewhere I’ve never been before) would send my anxiety through the roof.

@Stephanie022594 Yeah, I've actually been looking into OTA programs (if I don't get in) and it seems like a good option! I know a few OTA's and they make good money with good benefits, and they have the option to do an OTA to OT bridge program in the future if they want to. It's unfortunate that SLPA's aren't used as much or paid as well as OTA's or PTA's. Another thing I've been looking into is becoming an Educational Diagnostician. Which does require teaching for a few years and getting a Master's, but they're involved in getting children with special needs in the classes and settings they need to be in, so at least I would be helping people.

Thank you so much @andreadls22! That was very helpful and I'll definitely be looking into some of those! I have been contacting several clinics within like a 2 hour drive of me to see about volunteering or even shadowing so I'm hoping to receive some news this week! And thank you too @bibliophile222, I'm trying to keep reminding myself if I get my GREs up and get as much experience as I can I have a shot!

@snoves Unfortunately where I'm from, SLPAs aren't used or I would so love to do that. I subbed before I got my intervention job, and we only got paid about $60 a day. But I am for sure going to try my hardest for grad school, I'm just interested to see what everyones backup plans are! And thank you, congrats on your acceptances! @SavSLP2Be Thats awesome that FL has SLTs! I wish we had it here. I'm from a small area so theres really not many options for me but I'm trying to save to relocate. Thanks for your input!

I am currently reading about grad school on here and reddit and stressing myself out about not getting into grad school. I am still going to remain positive and try my best (despite my lower GPA), but I'm also looking into backup plans, just to be safe. I'm currently working in a school district doing intervention, but that is not a career. I know teaching is an obvious back up but I'm just not sure that's for me. So what are some of yalls backup plans? Whether it is persuing a second bachelors, a Masters in a different field, or a certificate type program. Just curious!

@BlackGirlSpeechie Best of luck to you!!

@andread I looked at their website and you can sign up for the webinar's on there, there is another one at the end of this month. They are for anyone interested in the program! Also, they are waiting on accreditation from ASHA before they can start classes so I'm not sure if they are accepting people yet or not.

@BlackGirlSpeechie Really?! That does seem pretty weird. Especially with how competitive grad school is, I mean it takes some people years to get in!

I did not but I would love to hear more about the program! I don't see them on ASHA edfind though

(Late seeing this ?) but Thank you so much, I'll add that to my list!!

@e_m_m I attented one a couple of weeks ago and it was more casual than I thought it would be. I wore black jeans, a sweater, and some booties and several other girls were dressed like I was. There were some girls there that were students at the school for undergrad and they came how they were in their classes, leggings, t-shirt, and a pullover.

@canadaSLP & @AlwaysaFalcon thank yall so much!! I'm trying to get some information on an SLPA program near me and I'm still contacting people about volunteering over the summer. A local SLP has her own practice where she does hippotherapy (with horses) with some clients! I really hope I get the opportunity to volunteer there because that seems so interesting to me and also unique for my resume.

@CajunSLP18 I attended undergrad at Tech and USUALLY they get back with you in March as well. We are on the quarter system and even though the deadline is early, things get hectic at the end of the quarter for the professors so it takes a while!

I attended undergrad at ULM my first 2 years and I found it wasn't the best fit for me so I transferred, but I will still probably apply for grad school there! @TurboDog15

@DDolores I'm going to contact them and see if that is still available to me, thank you for the advice!! @aelwood14 Thank you so much for all of your advice and sharing your story with me!! I'm going to start looking into SLPA positions across my state, I know the school district I am currently working in does not have SLP-As, so I will have to look elsewhere. Also I just signed up for Magoosh last night! I'm determined to get my GRE up and I've heard great things about using that program. Good luck to you on all of your applications and congrats on getting an interview, I'm sure it's your time! Again, thank you so much!

Sorry ahead of time because this is going to be a long post, but I'm in need of advice and a little reassurance. I graduated in May with my BA in Speech-Language Pathology. My first 2 years of college were tough, I was going through some personal things and dealing with sickness and depression and you could tell by my grades. I withdrew from all of my classes one semester but I honestly should've taken at least a year off to get back on track and motivated, but I didn't want to sit out for that long. I transferred to a different university and my last 2 years I improved A LOT, I mean I wasn't getting a 4.0, but still good grades. My first 2 years drug my GPA down a lot, but I love the field so much I'm going to try my best for grad school. I'm trying to apply to schools that look at the last 60 hours GPA and/or use a formula score (with your last 60 GPA and GRE score) like at Southeastern in Hammond, Louisiana. My GRE score is average, I got pretty bad test anxiety when I took it so I'm studying a lot right now and plan to retake it this summer and improve my score. I'm trying to make myself look better for grad school since I'm lacking in GPA, so I'm working as a Reading Interventionist at my local elementary school and I'm wanting to volunteer with something speech related for the summer. I live in a small area though so there aren't very many opportunities. I've gotten very discouraged looking at different program requirements and posts on here and considered just going into teaching, but at my job I've gotten pulled to sub so many times and dealing with that many children at once, I just don't think it is for me. Any advice on specific programs or jobs/volunteer opportunities that will help me increase my chances of getting in? Thanks in advance!

I'm still looking into it, I'm thinking of LSU Shreveport as well @TurboDog15

oh, great! Thanks for the tip! Good luck!!

Also applying at Southeastern!