Friday, October 26, 2012

Grad School Panel 10-23-12



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

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