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I know a charge nurse (close to me) and she says the field is hard on her body, she is always stressed at work, on her feet all day, for months she had to do night shifts (to move up the ladder), became less emotional available due to seeing people die often, and has to come into work when someone calls out. Extra info: even with her high position she still has to do sponge bathes for people and clean after them. Random info: she experienced ghost encounters several times. The great part about her job is that she only works 3 times a weeks gets vacations often since she can rearrange her schedule and comes home without any extra work to do. I chose SLP for many reasons too long to describe here but I just wanted to give you extra info. With SLP you will have reports to write when you get home even during weekends if you can't get it done during the week (you don't get paid for this time). Your shift might end at 3:30pm but that doesn't mean you get to go home if your working at a school. Parent meetings can be 1-4 hours long (you don't get paid for this either). SLP is salary based in a school. The great part is that if you enjoy it you wont mind any of this because you do it for the kids. In the hospital setting is different (look into this). I agree with the comment above, volunteering is the only way you will find out what you really enjoy. The SLP programs are intense and hard to get into so you want to know what your getting yourself into before choosing this career. Good luck!

Regarding the letter of intent, it all depends what the school is asking you to write. I would say focus on why you chose the field of SLP, what currently interest you about the field (i.e cleft, autism, AAC devices), any experience you have that relates to your interest in the field (working with kids with autism, volunteering at a hospital or private practice etc), future goals (short term and long term), what characteristics you have that will make you at great SLP (tie this with your experience). If you have great communication skills what experience do you have that proves that? There are great books that you can purchase that can guide you on how to structure your essay. Good luck!

Hey Kristin! There are schools that mainly focus on the major GPA so don't feel bad if your undergraduate GPA is low. I do want to suggest that you should try having strong LORs and they should all come from professors from the Speech Pathology department (if some have PhD its even better) Write to your professors and attach your resume and letter of intent so they know how serious you are. You might want to even set up a zoom meeting with them and talk about your experience as a student and in the field so they can write this on the LOR. This will help so much!!! When you write your letter of intent (this may look different for each school) make sure you write about your experiences RELATED to the field! I hope this helps!

I think this might depend on what is your GPA right now as an undergrad. If it's low and you think it you can bump it up with more classes then do that. I would look really close into this. Have your counselor help you determine how many A's do you need for your desire GPA. Usually, the more classes you take the less your GPA goes up. It will go up but little by little and you will need A's. Consider that some of the classes are not easy, physics, neuro, anatomy... The postbacc does look well on your application if you get a high GPA (which I think is very attainable). I went this route, it worked well for me. If you aren't sure if you have a high GPA for undergrad you can message me

Hi! Just a tip, try to apply to a postbacc program where you think you will end up going for grad school. It gives you an advantage over other candidates if you apply to the same school you did your postbacc at. In other words, some universities prefer students that have been students there previously. I'm not saying you shouldn't apply to other schools. I'm only saying it will give you an advantage. It's also great that your doing ABA. I did ABA as well, talk about this when you write your personal essay. Good luck!

Try to apply to programs with a holistic approach or that accepts the last 60 units since thats your highest GPA. Schools like Emerson college (online), NYU, Eastern Washington, WSU. I know there are more. I think someone told up in Utah they had new programs that will accepts students with "lower GPAs". Don't give up. It took me three cycles to get into a program. You can do it. Also what really helped me was LOR. My professors wrote outstanding letters. I had one from the director of my program so I would look hard into that. Good luck!

Unfortunately, no. I did my postbacc here. I believe doing the postbacc here helps you get the interview (5 hour interview). In addition of getting good grades in SLP classes (I wouldn't aim for anything below 3.7) and having leadership roles in your community.

Will be declining WSU waitlist spot

I will this fall! They have a great program. I'm so excited! I live only an hour away so I will living at home but I hope you find someone Congrats getting in!

Hello, I'm wondering if you know if you got in already here?

Does anyone know how to check if the SLP classes are compatible with the classes in the university your applying to? I asked my adviser to look into this and she suggested to contact each university. When I contacted them their answer was to contact my own university. So I'm getting tossed back and forth. Is there some type of website I can use?

Has anyone been called off the wait list from CSUSM? They didn't give a date they would be calling.

Ask your advisor. I asked for one school I was waitlisted and she said it was only 15. Another school told me I was in the top tier of the waitlist and they had three tiers. So it does varies.

I agree. Maybe don't mention other universities. Maybe say that you need to figure out other financial problems as well but you appreciate the offer and will get back to her within a few days. Remember that they give you a deadline to accept and decline because they have other people waiting for your spot. Stay within the timeline.

I would certainly take the cheaper option. I apply to California schools and I would want to stay in Cali. I can't imagine graduating with lots of debt. Good luck!