Just wondering if any of you guys are in this career field and/or thinking about pursuing something in speech therapy. Or if you know anyone who does this for a living and could share some info about their job. I was just going to see what were some of the advantages/disadvantages, etc. I'm thinking about going to Grad school for this but I'm still not 100% sure. I majored in Education so hopefully I'll be alright as far as getting into grad school for speech pathology. Any thoughts or suggestions would be great.

9/28/2006 1:47:24 AM

Just call the folks over at ECU and ask them.

9/28/2006 12:34:11 PM

My undergrad degree was in Comm. Disorders which meant they were preparing me for Grad school in speech path. since you must have a masters to practice. It's a great field, and a great need for SLPs so finding a job won't be hard (like education). You could work in schools, hospitals, retirement homes, private practice, young, old, etc. So that is nice if you want flexibility. Pay is usually pretty good as well (40k is average starting for some places).
If you don't have a Comm. Disorders major you'll have to take some classes to prepare for grad school, but most grad programs can tell you what those are. Be prepared to learn a lot of anatomy and physics. Check out UNC & ECU for instate ideas.

Its a great field, I just found something closer to my heart.

Enjoy!

9/28/2006 1:36:50 PM

Thanks a lot, I appreciate the info! Sounds like it could be the career choice for me.

9/28/2006 3:43:27 PM

i am currently back in school taking the pre-reqs for grad school in speech-language pathology. i too have a b.a. in education, but that in most cases isn't enough. the grad programs are really competetive (at least the ones i want to go to) and they HIGHLY recommend you take the pre-reqs to be considered for admission.

to give you an idea of what grad programs are looking for: i am taking the pre-reqs at uncg b/c that's where i want to get my master's. they tell you that you pretty much need a 3.5 and 50% percentile gre's and stellar recommendations to even be considered, and lots and lots and lots of people with those scores don't get in.

as a male though, i'm sure you much better chance of getting into any program. in my classes now, there are around 60 students, and only 1 male... ...



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9/28/2006 4:29:22 PM

^

Anecdotally, you will be probably working for an ENT doc as they are buying out associated services for self-referral. Thus, I don't know whether it really matters being male or female.

9/28/2006 4:44:11 PM

it doesn't matter whether you are male or female, other than in the admissions process for grad school...

pure speculation, of course, but being that schools are looking for "diversity", he would be sure to stand out among other applicants... that's all i meant, didn't mean to imply anything more than that it would make his application memorable, so to speak

9/28/2006 5:05:41 PM

Damn I sure hope being male does help me out, cause my GPA was definitely not that high! A class with 59 females and me? Wow, I like those odds. I was thinking about going to Greensboro too but man that does sound really competitive. I'm pretty sure Appalachian and ECU have programs too. I might have to look into those as well. Thanks again for your info!

9/28/2006 5:28:40 PM

app, ecu, unc, and uncg all have programs... and there is such a high demand for speech therapists that a degree from any of those schools should definitely get you a job

9/28/2006 6:25:18 PM

I will also ask my friend to post on here when she's back from vacation. She was just promoted to speech path supervisor over the south central portion of wake county. She has been in private practice and the schools for years now and would be able to give you some additional advice. She also speaks at colleges on the field.

9/28/2006 7:52:39 PM

Thanks a lot!

9/28/2006 9:17:16 PM

my mom does! pm me or something. def do grad school!

10/2/2006 10:48:44 AM