Deciding Where to Apply

[kaylarivoli]

Hey everyone! I'm Kayla and I'm just starting my grad school application journey. I'll be graduating from Temple University next spring with my bachelors!

I run a college lifestyle blog called Kayla Blogs and I'm making it my goal to blog about the grad school application process for speech-language pathology. I just published my first post on how to decide where to apply/how to narrow down schools. Hopefully it helps some of you! Feedback is also greatly appreciated!

http://kaylablogs.com/2016/05/where-to-apply-slp-grad-school/

[Crimson Wife]

Specialty tracks if the applicant knows what specific area within SLP he/she wants to focus on. I want to do auditory-verbal therapy for the deaf & hard-of-hearing so my list is going to look very different from someone who wants to focus on working with bilingual/multilingual patients, adult rehab patients, those with voice disorders, etc.

[Jolie717]

Don't forget that the sticker price of a school may be very deceiving!  It's good to research schools to assess their capacity for funding - many students have turned down "cheaper" programs for more expensive ones that offered assistantships/TA positions/GTFs.  Also some out-of-state schools offer in-state tuition for various reasons.  WGRP is one such program:

http://www.wiche.edu/wrgp

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[kaylarivoli]

On 5/13/2016 at 1:17 PM, Jolie717 said:

Don't forget that the sticker price of a school may be very deceiving!  It's good to research schools to assess their capacity for funding - many students have turned down "cheaper" programs for more expensive ones that offered assistantships/TA positions/GTFs.  Also some out-of-state schools offer in-state tuition for various reasons.  WGRP is one such program:

http://www.wiche.edu/wrgp

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That is a great point! Thank you! 

[tinkerbelle18]

Hello Kayla!

I know this is a stretch, but I was just looking at your school's graduate program and noticed that Dr. Jamie Reilly seems to be doing some amazing research with dementia. I was wondering if you know 1. If your school ever does dual degrees (MA and PhD), and 2. whether Dr. Reilly often takes on PhD students? I will not be applying until next fall, but when I saw Temple University, I couldn't resist asking!

 

Thanks so much for you post either way!