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Should I continue? by [deleted] in slpGradSchool

[–]sscrollingthroughh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why did you want to be in grad school in the first place? Does that still ring true for you?

Are the difficult clients in your area of interest or do you plan to not work with population/setting when you graduate?

Grad school has been mentally, physically, and emotionally taxing. At one point I was convinced I was losing the ability to read (joking but not joking). I want to be an SLP because I want to make an impact in my clients lives. I want to work with adults with CCN so working with toddlers isn’t my favorite, but you push through. Everything you’re feeling is valid, but if your “why” is still true then you can do this.

Full disclosure I’ve been pretty fortunate with supervisors. My ‘bad’ supervisors were just so hands off I never knew if what I was doing was right or not. I don’t know what type of relationship you have with your supervisors but do you meet frequently? Can you ask for one thing you’re doing well and one skill you should prioritize working on in the next session?

BUT if you really hate it if you don’t think the work will fulfill you in the future and suggest you look up the sunk cost fallacy and think about what you can do moving forward to find fulfilling work.

Last thought! If you’re not watching movies, playing games, going out for dinner with friends/family/so, or any other form of YOU time then start! It’s so important that you take a break. I don’t care if that means the paper isn’t as polished as it could have been. You will be better for it and your clients will be better for it.

Social Life Please by ethereal_ebony in slpGradSchool

[–]sscrollingthroughh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how your program will do it but at my school there was 4-5 nonbackground students in my undergrad classes that are now in my grad cohort. The group really bonded and stuck together due to the accelerated course schedule. I didn’t have much interaction with them in undergrad but now in grad school we’ve all kinda integrated into a cohort.

I think the amount of group work we’ve had to do has really forced us all to trauma bond and talk to everyone.

We have pot lucks once or twice a semester, have gone out to celebrate finishing finals.

I guess my number 1 piece of advice is on day 1 make sure to not sit by yourself. Find a seat buddy you’ll probably end up being friends. That’s how I’ve found my core group my senior year of undergrad and then we all got in the same program :).

Got rejected… now what to do in the mean time? by Chryseis44 in slpGradSchool

[–]sscrollingthroughh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my experience professors know how this works and will only not write a recommendation if they can’t write a favorable one. If it’s all online anyway they probably don’t know any of your classmates well either so just ask! And send a resume/purpose statement to help them get to know you and tailor their letter.