In a field that stresses the importance of effective communication, it’s no surprise that personal statements for graduate programs often play a pivotal role in the admissions process. To ease any anxiety you may feel, (trust me, I know the feeling!) I’d like to share a few tips I’ve found helpful in strengthening my command of the written word. By the way, you can also…
Moving Forward After Grad School Rejections
As an undergrad, I heard it’d be hard to get into grad school—that my GPA would be incredibly important, and one “B” could keep me from my dreams of becoming an SLP. Suddenly, it was my senior year and time to apply to grad programs. My GPA was a 3.6 and I had a couple Bs. I was nervous. I hopped onto ASHA EdFind and…
Helping Trans Youth Find Their Voice
Our lives have turned upside down in ways that we never could have imagined. Life was so different just four months ago . . . Wearing a mask in public would have been perceived as odd rather than the norm. Your home would have never been a therapy room for clients. Trips wouldn’t have been cancelled because of a global pandemic. A national uprising through…
Raw Conversations: Stop the Silence Listening Session and Tips to Become a CSD Student Ally
During the past 2 weeks, we’ve invited CSD students to fill out our Join NSSLHA: Stop the Silence engagement form to continue conversations about racial inequalities within the CSD disciplines. This led to our first “Raw Conversation” Zoom session for students who filled out the form. The “Raw Conversations: Stop the Silence Listening Session,” provided an intimate and safe space for students to hear more…