What The Admissions Committee Thinks When They Read Your Application

What The Admissions Committee Thinks When They Read Your Application When you think about getting into a masters program in SLP, it might seem like a big gamble. You send off a few applications and hope the stars are aligned in such a way that you’ll get in. If you’re ambitious you might get some … Read more

What to Do While Waiting for SLP School Admission Results

Applications are in. You’re anxious to find out the results. Maybe you have coworkers or friends who are asking you that terrible question: “So have you heard from any of the schools you applied to?” to which you answer, “No, nothing yet.” And they respond, “Oh don’t worry! I know you’ll get in!” That nice (and … Read more

How do SLP Grad Schools Evaluate Applications: 2 Case Studies

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

How to Manage the Grad School Application Process

Managing the grad school application process is stressful and not easy. I’m going to share with you my system for doing it. Heads up, I really like the computer so its mostly computer based. I’m sure you could easily adapt the idea to a paper binder system. Get Organized This is so important: get a … Read more