WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.140 --> 00:00:02.880 So, to be a Speech Language Pathologist, 2 00:00:02.880 --> 00:00:04.410 line:15% a certified Speech Language Pathologist, 3 00:00:04.410 --> 00:00:06.200 line:15% you have to get your Master's Degree. 4 00:00:06.200 --> 00:00:09.710 line:15% So whether you go from undergrad straight to 5 00:00:09.710 --> 00:00:11.790 line:15% graduate school, if you are able to 6 00:00:11.790 --> 00:00:14.270 line:15% be accepted, awesome. 7 00:00:14.270 --> 00:00:15.990 If you don't get accepted the first time, 8 00:00:15.990 --> 00:00:18.890 I always suggest what can you do to make 9 00:00:18.890 --> 00:00:21.680 line:15% yourself stand out to other people 10 00:00:21.680 --> 00:00:22.870 line:15% who are also applying. 11 00:00:22.870 --> 00:00:24.910 line:15% So, if you're interested in working 12 00:00:24.910 --> 00:00:26.600 line:15% with students with autism, well see if you 13 00:00:26.600 --> 00:00:29.173 line:15% can get in a classroom and be an instructional aid, 14 00:00:30.094 --> 00:00:32.550 or observe a speech language pathologist 15 00:00:32.550 --> 00:00:34.620 and gain experience that way. 16 00:00:34.620 --> 00:00:37.830 A lot of learning happens on the spot, 17 00:00:37.830 --> 00:00:40.100 in the moment when you're with students 18 00:00:40.100 --> 00:00:40.980 and things like that. 19 00:00:40.980 --> 00:00:45.050 So I always suggest, I always say, 20 00:00:45.050 --> 00:00:46.500 I feel like a broken record. 21 00:00:46.500 --> 00:00:48.360 Go out of your comfort zone. 22 00:00:48.360 --> 00:00:49.390 Ask those questions. 23 00:00:49.390 --> 00:00:51.100 See if you can observe somebody. 24 00:00:51.100 --> 00:00:54.840 See if you can work in a school in some shape or form 25 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:57.310 and see a speech therapist in action. 26 00:00:57.310 --> 00:01:00.120 line:15% Because, if you don't, those opportunities 27 00:01:00.120 --> 00:01:01.350 line:15% aren't gonna just come to you. 28 00:01:01.350 --> 00:01:04.960 line:15% So I always say go out of your comfort zone, 29 00:01:04.960 --> 00:01:07.690 line:15% ask the questions, set yourself apart 30 00:01:07.690 --> 00:01:09.050 line:15% from other students. 31 00:01:09.050 --> 00:01:11.160 I think too, I also recommend if they're 32 00:01:11.160 --> 00:01:15.550 still in undergraduate to see if they can 33 00:01:15.550 --> 00:01:17.500 gain experience in research. 34 00:01:17.500 --> 00:01:21.500 Because that is a big part of graduate school. 35 00:01:21.500 --> 00:01:24.180 And if you have a leg up, if you kinda know 36 00:01:24.180 --> 00:01:26.730 the process of doing a research project 37 00:01:26.730 --> 00:01:28.980 and writing a report, then that's going 38 00:01:28.980 --> 00:01:30.870 to set you apart from somebody who hasn't 39 00:01:30.870 --> 00:01:32.490 had that opportunity. 40 00:01:32.490 --> 00:01:35.170 But a lot of it too is, when I was in 41 00:01:35.170 --> 00:01:37.020 line:15% grad school, having the opportunity to actually 42 00:01:37.020 --> 00:01:39.070 line:15% work with kids and provide therapy. 43 00:01:39.070 --> 00:01:42.010 line:15% Just having somebody supervise me and provide 44 00:01:42.010 --> 00:01:44.970 line:15% me with feedback I think was also key too. 45 00:01:44.970 --> 00:01:47.480 So I think about Penn State often, 46 00:01:47.480 --> 00:01:49.853 and all the experiences that it has given me.