Applying to Speech-Language Pathology grad program

[Leewa19]

I'm currently a senior BSW student at a high-ranked university in Virginia. I am going to be applying to several MSW programs as well as a few Speech-Language Pathology ones. I am currently planning on applying to George Washington and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities but I am nervous about my application. I have a 3.82 cumulative GPA and a 3.95 in-major GPA, and around a 1220 on the GRE (I took the new one and am still awaiting the official scores). By the time I graduate, I will have had 3 semesters of social work intern experience at a rehabilitation and nursing center, which is the type of facility I would like to someday work at as a Speech Pathologist. I have other work experience with the elderly and will have recommendations from professors as well as my field instructor at my internship and supervisors from the other jobs I have held while going to school and interning. Do you think my stats are good enough to get into these schools?? Any other schools I should look into (I want to stay in the DC/MD/VA area or Minnesota)?

[SomedaySLP]

I think your stats look great! Those schools are both competitive so I would definitely add more to your list. I'm applying to University of Maryland at College Park and Towson U (both in MD) as two of my back-ups (I'm from MD originally) and both schools have solid reputations. No matter how strong your application packet is, I'd apply to at least 5 schools in SLP just because the field is so unbelievably competitive right now. I have what I feel is an extremely strong application (my GPA is a little lower than yours, GRE is higher, bilingual, lots of research experience, etc.) and I'm still applying to 7 schools.

Best of luck as you're applying!

[serif_starling]

I'm a senior in Psychology at a school in North Carolina.

My stats are:

3.56 GPA (changed my major after my sophomore year, that's why overall is lower)

Major GPA 3.88

GRE: 1360, 700 Verbal, 660 Quantitative, 5.0 on the writing section.

Speech Related Stuff:

I spent a summer working at a Camp for children with Autism, where I learned Applied Behavior Analysis. I also have logged over volunteering 60 hours in a special needs Sunday School. I have completed my 25 observation hours.

Prerequisites Completed: Phonetics, Anatomy of Speech and Hearing, Audiology, and Speech Science. I have taken Child Development, which counts in place of language development for some schools.

Leadership Stuff: Resident Advisor for 2 years, Vice President of the International Psychology Honor Society.

I'm applying to all the in-state schools:

UNC-CH

UNC-G

ECU

Appalachian

Western Carolina

North Carolina Central University.

Good luck to everyone else this application season!

[Leewa19]

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions, SLP-Allie! I actually just got accepted to GWU's SLP Re-entry program (my top choice) today so I am extremely happy and excited! My stats have improved a bit since that last post but I really think my statement of purpose and letters of recommendation helped me a lot! Good luck to everyone else applying!

[SomedaySLP]

Congrats! You're lucky you already have an acceptance in January, let alone from your top choice--I am hating this waiting game! Are you set on going to GW or still considering the others, should you get accepted to them?

[Leewa19]

Thank you! I did not expect to hear back this early at all but it is definitely a relief to know I am going somewhere in the fall! I'm pretty set on GW at this point but I would be happy at any of the schools I applied to so I definitely will weigh my options once I hear back from the others. Good luck to you! Waiting is awful so I hope you hear back very, very soon!!