beemissi

I think only you can decide and commit if it’s doable. It’s only two years, so it may be bearable to know that the end is in sight.
I was making this decision a few weeks ago. My other factor also included getting my children to/from school. In the end, I decided against the long commute school. While the commute was a factor in my decision, the cost of that school was almost double of my other program and was the deciding factor. If I were a young new grad and it was my only option for school, I’d make it work. :) Good luck deciding! 1 hour really isn’t terrible - there are a lot of great SLP podcasts to help pass the time. 

Hi Im currently a BA-SLP in the schools. The rule is actually that in 2 years you have to be accepted into a Master's program and then after that you have 5 years to complete your degree. I highly recommend it and I wholeheartedly believe the experience and knowledge I got from it helped me be a better candidate for graduate school. The amount of supervision varies by school district, but I was more than fortunate enough to have had a district that offered us more than enough supervision. My situation I have another SLP at my school other than me that has guided me. The district provided me with an SLP mentor. And there is a SLP specialist that Im supervised by who come and observes and gives me constructive criticism. There's always trainings for new information and everyone is more than willing to answer any and all questions. 

Find out what school districts around you hire Bachelor's level. I'm from South Florida so I know Palm Beach County does and I believe so does Miami Dade. Broward doesn't. Orange County, Seminole County and Brevard County do. Hillsborough like Tampa area does not as far as I know. But things could have changed so check with them for sure. I contacted the ESE Department to find out who was in charge of hiring SLPs and reached out to them. Told them I had recently graduated and all that jazz and she scheduled an interview with me. I ended up going to a job fair the school district had in the summer time, mostly this is for teachers but she happened to be there and we actually did the job interview there. I was hired that day so be encouraged. They know you're bachelor's level so you have learning to do but definitely be knowledgeable about the basics of working in the field.  Hope this helps. If you have anymore questions lmk.