Nice to meet you

I'm a student in Washington state that will soon be starting graduate school for Speech-Language Pathology. My interest in therapy started when I was very young. I was placed in speech therapy before I even started school and spent many years trying to get rid of my speech sound disorder. After a number of years in school therapy, I began private therapy and luckily improved quickly. Now I am a fully-functional speaker (most of the time) and want to help other kids overcome their communication struggles.

I graduated with a degree in Elementary Education in May 2011 and promptly enrolled in a post baccalaureate year of leveling classes for graduate school. I had to take these leveling classes before beginning the program since I do not have a communication disorder undergraduate degree. Fall 2011 was one of the toughest semesters of my life. Not only was I taking 18 credits of science-intensive classes, I was also working 15 hours/week as a nanny and volunteering 10 hours/week in the speech clinic. But I made it through and had all my graduate school applications in by the end of winter break.

This semester has been relatively easy compared to the last. I'm taking 17 credits, still nannying, and working as a research assistant for an aphasia study. I'm loving my classes and cannot wait to start working with clients next semester. Which leads me to my final point-- I got into graduate school! Actually, I got into a few programs so right now I'm working on making a decision on where I will be next fall. Wish me luck :)