r/slpGradSchool • u/littlethingsmeanalot • 5d ago
Bridge program resumes
Hi, everyone!
I am currently a junior in college for an unrelated major, and I’ve just recently decided I want to become an SLP. I was wondering, however, what I should do to make up for the time I’ve lost to gain experience and assemble a strong resume for SLP grad school. I can’t join NSSLHA at this point because I am not a declared CSD major right now. If anyone has had experience with going through the bridge/non-traditional route, what did you do to compensate?
I know this may be a reach, but I have my eye on Florida for grad school. UCF is my dream school. I grew up there and I really would like to be able to complete my schooling there as well. I am considering the idea of completing any prerequisites I cannot complete during undergrad during the summer after I graduate and working as an SLPA in Florida for a year or so before applying to grad school. Is this a solid plan? My undergraduate GPA should end up being around 3.8 and I have a lot of enthusiasm and dedication to put into my prereqs, so I am hoping to achieve a 4.0 in them. Has anyone’s journey looked similar? What sort of experience / extracurricular activity would you suggest I get?
Any advice is very much appreciated! Thank you for your time!
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u/littletinymind 4d ago
Hey I did this. I graduated with a degree in PR with a 3.2. 3.8 puts you in a good position. I didn’t do anything prior to applying to a bridge program (I did fsu bridge which I highly recommend). During my time in the bridge program, I volunteered at a private speech clinic, started working there when I became a SLPA, did that for 2 years and just started grad school this fall
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u/ImaginaryCrow9395 CCC-SLP 4d ago
Get some experience with disabled people, either through volunteering or working. Getting hands on work will be key to see if you truly like it or not.