Hey everyone!
We had 3 great schools attend our grad school panel! We definitely learned a lot about each program. Read about them and see if any interest you! :)
UT – Austin
• Audiiology student and SLP student
• Study a lot more, more reading
• Graduate courses – 1 or 2 big projects/papers instead of lots of homework and busy work
• Balancing is hardest (work, clinic)
• App process – standout of crowd, volunteer
o Statement of purpose – give yourself a deadline, let others read it, do not use words: passionate/passion,
o Make it easy for people that are writing letters of rec.
Get everything to them at once
• GRE – don’t look at writing sample
• SLP – 1st year – more concentration on classes
o 2nd year – more time working with clients
• Aud – 1st year is 15 hours of clinic a week seeing patients, 12 hours of classes each semester
o Going off campus – work with ppl in community
o Overall idea is to get quicker at doing audiograms and hearing tests
• Research based, is this true? – disagree, very clinical, in clinic all the time
• aalopez@utexas.edu (SLP student)
• 88sarahwilliams@gmail.com (Aud student)
UNT – Brittney
• Denton, TX (30 min from Fort Worth)
• 5 semester program
• Last 2 semesters: off-site practicum)
• 1st 3 semester are on on-campus clinic
• Clinic based
• Large focus on voice and aphasia research
• 1st semester – more supervision
• Financial aid – scholarships, assistantships, research assistants, TA
• Admissions – avg. 30-40 people
o Avg. GPA 3.6-3.7
Take anything from 3.2 and higher
o GRE – above 50th percentile as competitive
o GRE DOES NOT define whole application
o Apply Texas app.
o 3 letters of rec.
Preferred: professor/employer in field
2nd preferred: professor in other field
Do not want to receive from friend or neighbor
o Personal statement
o Transcript
• Volunteer!!
• Degree plan: if you chose to go more research you can do independent study/thesis
Texas Women’s U
• 2 programs
• Onsite and TETN
• Onsite program
o Has Dallas and Denton campus (do major course work there)
o Start practicum 1st semester, all the way through every semester
o Have option to do an extra hour of dysphasia
o More hands-on practicum
o Offer extra supervisor class (optional)
o Offer a slow track (less classes so that you can work) and fast track
Normal track is 6 semester (Fall, Spring, Summer)
Slow track is maybe 2-3 semesters longer
• Admissions (same for both programs):
o Minimum 3.0, expect higher (3.6)
o Competitive GRE scores
o Weigh out all options
o Often do personal interviews
• Research: stroke center in Dallas
o 1 semester is required to go through stroke center
o Language based, child-based research
o Dysphasia
• Have class that is just for Praxis review
• Employment rates: always jobs in schools, skilled nursing, and home health
o Be open to jobs that are not always your first choice
• TETN – targeted for students that want to work in school
o Apply for grad school program and work as assistant at school
o Elementary/secondary
o Schools serve as practicum
o About 300 application/accept 100-110
o Same app process as on-site
o On-campus for a week, the rest of time you will be at regent center