SLP Graduate School Personalities

Will you fit into the SLP graduate school personalities? I think the letter of intent for SLP graduate school is like the Tinder  of the  Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Graduate School entry. There's a group of professors sitting around chatting about the profiles of SLP hopefuls. Professor X saying "this one looks promising!...oh...wait...hold on...…

Cautionary Optimism for SLP2B

Are you jaded yet upon applying to SLP graduate school?  I've been an SLP now for 3 years following 6 straight years of school. I'm not one that can complain about being rejected from every program, but on behalf of those who are, AHHHH!!! There's a system at work that not many are aware of…

Attending the 2014 ASHA Convention

What a great first day here at the 2014 ASHA Convention in Orlando, Florida Here's a breakdown of my first day's adventures: 8:30-10:00 Opening General Session where theASHA president spoke and introduced the Key Note speakers, the Belafonte family. A few quotes from their speech: "I found out that the menu life put in front…

Suggestions for Writing a Letter of Intent

Historically, I've written several posts on writing a letter of intent and responding to essay prompts when applying to Speech-Language Pathology graduate school. But I have more to share. I have opinions and ideas based on my reading of 45 letters in the past 3 weeks. Ladies and you few gentlemen, read on to hear…

Just Open More SLP Programs, OK?

Bellow is a guest post by Brian Goldstein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Dean & Professor, La Salle University). His words echo my own thoughts on the issue I frequently discuss on my blog - admittance into SLP graduate programs. He has much to say, and we should all be willing to listen, digest, and act. Read on…

Soundable: A Review

If you’re currently in an SLP undergraduate or graduate program, Soundable is your new  “Rosetta Stone®” for learning phonetics. I distinctly remember meeting in empty rooms with my undergrad friends taking turns yelling out words, then seeing who could phonetically spell it out the quickest. If only we had this app back then. Sure, you could practice workbooks or…

Deciding to blog about SLP

I love to type my thoughts out. I started blogging in 2011 and it wasn't about who would read it. It was that I had these opinions and ideas that no one else was saying or sharing. Nobody wanted to address the lack of real information in the SLP  graduate school world. It was all…

A resource for those starting SLP Graduate School

Just a few years ago, I was sitting in my un-classy apartment in West Georgia impatiently waiting to start SLP grad school. It's been almost 3 years and I've learned one or 2 things. Last year, I wrote "Summer Reading List for New SLP Grad Students" . But, allow me to share something I wish…

“Less Competitive” SLP Graduate Schools discussion

I've recently become fascinated by the SLP sub category on Reddit.com. It's an open forum for questions, links, and information; in this sub-Reddit (as they say), there has been quite the discussion on "less competitive" SLP graduate schools.  When I was applying, I didn't think any grad school was less competitive than another. I thought they…

Effective Intervention for Expressive Grammar

It's Research Tuesday! This week is all about grammar. I am up to my knees in grammar goals. Pluralization. Past tense. Present progressive. Pronouns. Possessives. It's raining grammar in Alaska, folks...and I needed some guidance. Where better to get guidance than research. I didn't get all that schoolin' for nothin' (excuse my grammar, ha!) Article:…