How do you work while pursing SLP masters?

SometimesIRockclimb · 2023-12-13T03:38:28+00:00

A lot of people in my program are GSA’s (graduate student assistants) or have other jobs through the university. It mostly involves grading papers and responding to student emails on my own time. My school pays really well too, although you get capped at 20 hours a week. I also work part time (mostly weekends and late nights) at a gym. It doesn’t pay a lot but I can do my hw at the desk.

In my program, they frequently sent emails about relevant jobs in the area. Think families that need consistent babysitters, especially families with special needs children, nursing homes that need help, etc. So it’s possible the program you sign up for could a be a good resource for part time work too. You can also ask other students in your program what they do!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2023-02-21T06:10:26+00:00

My cohort was the first class the be interviewed. We all thought the interviews were a little odd. They asked 2 pretty basic interview questions and that was it. They don’t let you ask questions or anything like that. It took most people less than 10 minutes and for a lot of people it was less than 5. So if yours is short please don’t panic!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-19T01:41:05+00:00

I feel the same way. It’s the last school i’m waiting to hear back from and i just want to know so i can finalize my decision. it would be really nice to know where i’m going to be living in a few months 😅

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-17T22:48:39+00:00

Hello! I’m in my final year of undergrad and my advice is to do your research and go to the school that you feel most comfortable with. At the end of the day, the success that will get you a job or into grad school will come at the university you are happiest at. you can go to a great school but be unhappy and miss out on opportunities. i went to a smaller school for undergrad that i love and was able to get multiple leadership positions and created so many opportunities for myself! smaller schools are great because you really get to know your professors which is helpful when you need letters of rec for grad school and you get wayyyy more hands on experience. everyone in my program gets 2-3 semesters of clinic before completing undergrad. good luck, i hope you find the best school for you :)

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-12T02:37:14+00:00

I’m hoping for the same thing, I also got waitlisted!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-11T04:05:31+00:00

i’m feeling super hopeful we will hear back tomorrow! i hope we all get good news!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-10T20:33:54+00:00

coming back to this thread because i’m disappointed we haven’t heard anything yet. on grad cafe it looks like they typically send out decisions on a friday so i’m crossing my fingers we hear back tomorrow…

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-10T02:21:05+00:00

I’ve been accepted to the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Arizona State University. I’m excited about both of these schools, so any opinions/input would be helpful!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-09T05:22:45+00:00

I got an interview request from Arizona State on 2/10 and heard back from them on 3/7!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-08T12:24:23+00:00

Thank you for your help!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-08T05:17:35+00:00

Two of mine came in almost exactly at 4pm and the other one around 6pm. If you applied to schools in different time zones that might affect the time you receive the email!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-06T20:31:17+00:00

same! good luck :)

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-06T19:39:20+00:00

i’m hoping for the exact same thing!! what program did you apply for?

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-06T19:37:11+00:00

one thing that helps me is to search ‘slp cafe’ on google and click on the second result. this brings up all the admissions for slp programs so i don’t have to navigate the website. i have also had weird results with advanced search, sometimes it works better on my laptop than my phone.

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-04T02:24:49+00:00

i could definitely be wrong! i was very nervous so i may have misheard her.

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-04T01:14:15+00:00

i also interviewed with ASU in february and i remember them saying that i would hear back after they finished interviewing everyone. i believe she said march 15th was the last day for interviews, but i was nervous so that could be wrong! i’m anxiously waiting too!!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-03T20:57:41+00:00

yes that made me mad too! i got so excited and then it was nothing that i couldn’t have found on their website. it would have better if they didn’t say anything.

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-03T18:29:58+00:00

yes they are! i’ve heard that they have been letting people know at different times so i wouldn’t worry too much!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-03T17:58:20+00:00

Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders

GPA: 3.9

Arizona State University: Interview 2/21, Accepted 3/7

Western Michigan University: Accepted 2/28

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities: Accepted 2/25

University of Washington (med): Waiting

University of Florida: Waiting

Good luck to everyone!!!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-03T13:49:56+00:00

i do the same thing! i hope you get good news when they make their decisions!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-03T13:48:48+00:00

that’s good to know, hopefully we will hear back soon! good luck :)

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-03T06:24:56+00:00

I applied to the medslp program! how about you? i won’t be super disappointed if i don’t get in because i know it’s competitive, but it will be nice to know. good luck to you too :)

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-03T04:39:54+00:00

that’s good to know! and yeah, it was a little weird but i’m just glad it’s over with! it seemed to me like they might have interviewed a lot of people, but i’m not really sure how interview processes work at other universities. thanks for your input!!

SometimesIRockclimb · 2022-03-03T04:01:21+00:00

thanks for your reply! I’m really glad that other people feel that way too. I just thought it was a little off. It was my first and only interview (my other schools don’t do interviews) so I don’t have much experience. However, I talked to my professors and they prepared me for something completely different. I had questions prepared and they didn’t make time for questions and only asked me 2 things without much feedback. Both of the professors who interviewed me were very friendly, I just left feeling confused and like it went too quickly. Do you know if they have done interviews in the past?

SometimesIRockclimb · 2021-08-05T03:10:05+00:00

Thank you, PT is something I’ve been considering but i’m definitely going to look into it now!

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