KEIM Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Hello, I have a low GPA from my first BA (2.5). Terrible, I know...just discovered I had undiagonsed ADHD for most of my life. Anyway, I was going to go the 2ND BA route and try to get straight As. I have decided against it since I feel it'll be impossible to get into any schools in SoCal with such a horrible GPA. Not to mention the cost. I do not have the option of relocating because I am a stay at home Mom and we recently bought a house here. Instead, I've decided to pursue the SLPA route at Santa Ana College. Am I giving up too easily? Or am I jus being realistic? Will my SLPA AA GPA be counted into my last 60 credits? I'm 31 years old and I eventually do want to apply to masters program if I end up loving Speech Pathology. I've read about the NAU summer only track for SLP-As which would be ideal for me. Since, I have family in the area and it's only 8 weeks long I would be able to take my kids with me. Has anyone completed the NAU summer only track? If so, what were your stats? GRE/GPA What did you think of the program? SLPA-S...how difficult is it to got a job in the CA school district? Do they pay well? If you have read this far, THANK YOU! I know I have a ton of questions but I just want to weigh my options. snoves 1
snoves Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 I'm also in CA and have looked into SLP-A as a back up for if I don't get into grad school. It really depends on where you're located--some counties have a ton of openings, since they're having trouble getting SLPs to stay, and some are totally barren. I know you said that you can't really move around so I would really search on job listing sites to see if your area actually has a fair amount of job openings. From what I've looked at salary is usually $20-25/hour depending on experience, the school district, etc. I wouldn't say you're giving up too easily! This is unfortunately a stupidly competitive field, especially in California. There are so many people, on and off these forums, who would probably make great clinicians but can't get accepted to a program because of a low GPA that doesn't even reflect who they are anymore. I would think that doing well in an associate's program would at least show that you have grown since your years in undergrad and are willing to put in the work to do well in a program, although I don't know if it would count towards your last 60 units GPA. Best of luck to you! KEIM and DDolores 2
KEIM Posted August 21, 2017 Author Posted August 21, 2017 Thanks so much for your response! I can't believe how competitive it is. When you read of people applying who have stellar gps and letters of rec it makes me feel like I have no chance. Good luck into getting accepted to grad school!
BeachySpeechy Posted August 24, 2017 Posted August 24, 2017 Just an FYI...if the school you're applying to uses CSDCAS (third-party application system), they will break down your GPA into different areas like major GPA, cumulative GPA, etc. They also calculate ALL classes, even the ones you retook for better grades...they will calculate the first grade into your GPA. Even the ones you did an academic renewal on and had "erased" from your GPA ? KEIM 1
katherinexo Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 On 8/24/2017 at 0:06 PM, BeachySpeechy said: Just an FYI...if the school you're applying to uses CSDCAS (third-party application system), they will break down your GPA into different areas like major GPA, cumulative GPA, etc. They also calculate ALL classes, even the ones you retook for better grades...they will calculate the first grade into your GPA. Even the ones you did an academic renewal on and had "erased" from your GPA ? I noticed that you're a SLPA in the SoCal region, can I ask which county? Because I was thinking of becoming a SLPA since I only have a 3.5 GPA but in the SD region there's barely any openings that I can find...
snoves Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 1 hour ago, katherinexo said: I noticed that you're a SLPA in the SoCal region, can I ask which county? Because I was thinking of becoming a SLPA since I only have a 3.5 GPA but in the SD region there's barely any openings that I can find... Not a SLPA but from my own research I've noticed that Los Angeles county has some openings, as well as the Inland Empire but you have to be willing to live in actual hell fire.
BeachySpeechy Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 5 hours ago, katherinexo said: I noticed that you're a SLPA in the SoCal region, can I ask which county? Because I was thinking of becoming a SLPA since I only have a 3.5 GPA but in the SD region there's barely any openings that I can find... I'm in Orange County. I thought I saw a posting recently for SD on edjoin. You can always contact staffing agencies because a lot of districts now will just hire through agencies...also private practices hire SLPAs.
katherinexo Posted September 1, 2017 Posted September 1, 2017 On 8/30/2017 at 0:35 AM, BeachySpeechy said: I'm in Orange County. I thought I saw a posting recently for SD on edjoin. You can always contact staffing agencies because a lot of districts now will just hire through agencies...also private practices hire SLPAs. Ooh okay thank you! I'll def look into it more once I'm done applying as a back up plan
BeachySpeechy Posted September 1, 2017 Posted September 1, 2017 2 hours ago, katherinexo said: Ooh okay thank you! I'll def look into it more once I'm done applying as a back up plan I saw a SLPA position in San Diego yesterday on EdJoin
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