[Registered Behavior Technician- the 411]

I have been working as a behavior therapist in ABA services for children with autism for close to three years. I have been an RBT for over a year. ABA is about increasing positive behaviors and reducing or redirecting interfering behaviors. With that we work on a lot of different types of programs such as fine motor, gross motor, language skills, self-help skills, academic skills. It's been a super interesting and overall positive experience. I have gained experience in time management, working with and talking with families, working with and talking with follow therapists, and  writing reports and updating graphs. However, this field  is known for burning a lot of people out. It's a lot of hard work in dealing with maladaptive behaviors. However, like I said I gained amazing experience and learned a lot about clinical setting that I know I will be able to use in the SLP field. 

Feel free to message me if you have specific questions.

 

[Liu post vs Yeshiva University]

15 hours ago, SpeechGoddesslol said:

hey! i am in my first year at LIU post right now and I also got into yeshiva. i would DEFINITELY pick post over Yeshiva and I am so glad that I did. First off, YU's tuition..... girl. You are going to be paying that off for the rest of eternity. It's 80k for ONE YEAR whereas LIU would be like 76k for your entire program. Think of how hard paying YU off would be with all the intense interest. Also, I really love my professors at LIU. They truly care about you and want you to do well. It's really chill and not that bad so far (knock on wood) whereas my friends that are in YU, Molloy, Iona, etc. are struggling hardcore. My only complaint about the LIU program is the speech science professor. she is infamous for being horrible, but it is still doable. Also, the library isn't that great; however, it gets the job done. For LIU there are also 3 different types of cohorts with 3 different routes. Cohort A graduates in exactly two years (so for my case it would be spring 2020), Cohort B graduates in summer and Cohort C graduates in fall (2.5 years). I did not like YU because they were extremely disorganized (on top of the horrible tuition) and they were not accredited yet. ohhh and also my friend that is in LIU with me right now went to YU for undergrad and was saying she never even considered going to YU for grad because of the staff and the department. Apparently they are not the nicest? Her friend also had to transfer. I live in LI so the commute would also be an added expense. Idk about you, but once I have to start paying off these bills I wanna pay them off fast so I have more money to spend it on other things lol!! Ohhh and also (sorry rambling) liu is really nice too because we touch upon all different areas of speech. i like the medical side too so it really worked out for me. let me know if u need anything else!!! Btw, i don't want to scare you! I'm sure its not a bad school, this is just my point of view

Are you sure Yeshiva is 79 K a year? I'm pretty sure that's for the entire program. If it's 66 credits for the entire program. At 1200/credit that's a grand total of 79 K for both years.

Can you expand on how YU faculty isn't the 'nicest'?

Thanks!

[Yeshiva]

Is there any one who is currently at Yeshiva who can talk about their experience? Mostly about the externships and the fact that their isn't a school clinic.

[In State tuition and FAFSA]

Hey guys,

I was wondering how qualifying for in-state tuition works? I see people posting about how they qualify for it their second year. But I thought you had to live in the state for a year, and work, not be a student in order to qualify for in state tuition? So how are you getting around it?

Also, I still don't completely understand FAFSA. I applied and got it. But after I graduate, do I have to pay back my award?

I was super fortunate in undergrad in that my parents paid for my tuition. But I am in charge of paying for graduate school, and don't really understand how to go about it.

Thanks for the help!