-: As long as you have the prerequisites,
which are generally considered to be
communications sciences and disorders.
Um however they really like people
from diverse backgrounds.
I mean uh
some of our class some of my classmates
had backgrounds in psychology,
some of them had backgrounds in linguistics,
some of them had backgrounds in just different languages,
like Spanish and Chinese,
some of them had backgrounds in biology,
I had a background in neuroscience and CSD,
um really
the things you need to know are
the really basic requirements which are those
anatomy of speech and language kind of things
which really I think you can minor in it honestly,
um but they like people from diverse backgrounds.
Uh you can choose to like I really love
working with people with complex
communication needs and I work in a school right now,
however that does not mean in the future
that I will not work in an outpatient setting,
or an inpatient setting,
or um even own my own clinic,
Um you don't really ever have to make that choice
unless you really want to.
Uh it's really diverse
and really cool that way.
I think that the fact that you're
not cornholed into one thing.
I would really like to see those
extracurricular activities.
Do you go the extra mile,
do you go beyond what is actually required for you to do.
Um honestly, one of the things that we need
more in this field is people with disabilities,
doing speech language pathology.
I have a student er I have er a classmate,
who stutters,
and he now works at the stuttering clinic in New York.
He is a wonderful SLP,
he is a wonderful human
we need more people on the other side of the table,
like I don't I don't always want someone
exactly like me to be working for me.
I want someone different.
I want someone who can think
who can give me new ideas.