Textbooks suck. Seriously. Paying for them is painful. Reading them is mind numbingly boring most of the time. And when you go to sell them back, it is insulting. Graduate school in SLP is already expensive enough with our special course fees for clinic, general tuition, and then paying for transportation to all of your … Read more
The field of Speech Language Pathology prides itself on an evidence based approach. Applying to the field of SLP should be the same! I found an article published in 2006 that attempts to put together evidence and analyze it regarding the process of applying to graduate school. It looks at “Kisses of Death” (KOD’s) in … Read more
You worked tirelessly to navigate the miserably long (and expensive!) application process and were accepted into SLP grad school. As you turn yourself towards the challenge of actually starting graduate school, you might be feeling overwhelmed and under prepared. It might be an early onset of impostor phenomena. If you´re an out-of-fielder, like me, you … Read more
Trying to explain in a few hundred words why you want to become a Speech Language Pathologist is not an easy thing. Staring at the blinking cursor on an empty computer screen is likely to drive you crazy! To help get your creative juices flowing, I’ve put together lots of exercises and pre-writing activities for your … Read more
SLP post-bacc certifications, pre-requisites, a 2nd degrees, a leveling program, a three-year masters… WHAT?! There are SO many different options for out-of-fielders to get into the field of Speech Language Pathology that it can feel pretty overwhelming. I’m going to try and break down the advantages and disadvantages of each option. How I figured it out… … Read more
SLP grad school interviews are exciting and terrifying. Let me share some big tips with you from someone who has been on both sides of the table. Back when I was applying to graduate school, I did several interviews of my own. And each year, I volunteer to be part of the Fulbright-Garcia Robles selection … Read more
If you’re trying to get into SLP grad school, you need a good GRE score. You know that. What you’re not sure how to do is raise your score. Am I right? I raised my score by 17 points with a few months of specialized studying. My First GRE Experience: I was in my senior year … Read more
I found Treasyri’s blog TheSpeechMentor in one of my Google binge sessions in which I read everything (Yes, that’s a hyperbole) on the internet about Speech Language Pathology. I came across a post in which she talks about ways she tried to boost her application to graduate school. I was so excited by the post, that I … Read more
As an adolescent, I read very frequently. I usually had a stack of three or four books on my headboard, and I am sure that all the nights I stayed up with my reading lamp on cost my parents a small fortune in electricity bills. Once I entered college I read for fun less and less. … Read more
You know those people on TheGradCafé forums or Facebook groups that have stellar stats like 4.0 GPA and 168V/160Q on the GRE and they somehow don´t get into grad school? And then you see another case of someone with a 3.2 GPA and 146V/140Q GRE and they get into 3 of their 5 schools? Do you ever wonder how … Read more