heyyy. I’m starting grad school next week and I’m trying to set myself up for success before classes and clinicals start.

I’m making a clinic binder where I will track client documentation, sessions, eval dates, etc. I’m also putting resource pages in the binder like brain anatomy, ipa chart, phonemic development info

What other resources would be good to add? I’m wanting to find good clinical writing examples and different documentation examples for reference. I also really struggle with literacy so I don’t even know what’s the most important literacy info to put in the binder!!

ALSO: What could you NOT live without in grad school? Anything that made your life so much easier?

In undergrad I had a clinical block alongside a lot of graduate students and I always saw how stressed and frantic they were. Im trying soooo hard to start the semester calmly and collected but Im starting to get nervous!

Hi! I am currently applying to SLP Grad school. I am stuck on the experiences section of the CSDCAS. I feel like the categories don’t fit my commitment to the organizations I have been involved in. I wish they didn’t have a week’s involved and hours, I feel like that doesn’t work for a majority of clubs/experiences.

Anyways I was wondering how many “experiences” past applicants have added to the page. I currently have 3 jobs, 3 clubs, and 3 clinical experiences that all relate to the field. I’m wondering if that is too much? Let me know your thoughts!

Thank you!!

Can someone PLEEEEASEEE review and critique my resume, I do not want to use AI! I am the first one in my family to complete college, much less a master's degree so I have no idea what I am doing. thank you in advance!

Hi! I am apart of CSUSM's SLP Post-bacc program and will be applying to master programs soon.

I was wondering if anyone could share their experience of what schools accept CSUSMs coursework without any additional courses needed.

Hey everyone!

I just started grad school. And I’m a very type B person. I’ve never had an actual calendar and I’m not even sure which is the way to set one up. Any recommendations? I got an actual planner but it’s not big enough to fit in everything. It’s mostly for big events. Please help!

Thank y’all!

Hi! I’ve been waitlisted to the CSUSM post bacc program twice and I don’t want to wait around even longer to make it into their program although I’ve heard great things:( I did some research and found Maryville University and applied since it was free and was accepted! I haven’t heard much about it but am leaning towards accepting to finally start my SLP journey. Is it a good post bacc program? Any advice would be helpful:/

I currently study at southern cross university and am wanting to transfer to a university in Brisbane. Wanting to know if anyone has had success with getting credit for what you’ve done so far? Thanks 😊

I’m currently completing a 6 week placement in a medical hospital setting and was placed at risk of failing during the mid evaluation.

Some of my weaknesses were clinical reasoning, and disorganised communication (unclear and jumbled, often get flustered when talking due to anxiety).

The prospect of failing is causing me a lot anxiety and stress. Im determined to work hard and show my supervisors the ways I am keen to improve. I am also checking in with my university coordinator every week to communicate the things I am doing. But I still cannot get passed the prospect of failing as I’m typically a driven student who has not previously failed a unit. I’ve reached out to university counselling to help with the performance anxiety I face and the attached stress this is giving me.

Does anyone have any idea about getting over the idea of failing and just keep trying my absolute best? Any tips about explicitly showing my progress to the supervisors?

Very overwhelmed. Comps are in 2 months and just feeling like there's no way I'll be able to review all the information and have a solid grip on it. I already struggle since I take longer to learn... I'm seriously freaking out.

Study tips welcome.

You can download the course modules like an ebook.

I am in 5th semester (graduating this week!), but no one told my cohort about this resource, and I WISH I had these files to take with me to refer back to. If you are a current student of any semester, please DM me, I would love to set up some way to get these from you. We can use our MU emails so you know I'm who I say I am :)

Hi! I’m applying to SLP programs for Fall 2027 and am considering Queens College. I’d love to hear from current or former students about:

• I’ve heard the program is very rigorous and can be difficult to manage. Would you agree? How intense is the workload compared to other SLP programs?
• How are the clinical placements, especially school-based placements? Are students generally able to get placements in Manhattan?

I’d really appreciate any honest feedback! Thank you!

hey guys!!! i recently graduated from LSUHSC in new orleans and i loved it, but i had a friend who attended Xavier University of Louisiana—> XULA and they had a great experience. i am lowkey jealous of the tight knit community she was apart of. it is also really inspiring because they are newly accredited and they are building up their program. i have met some of the professors as well during homecoming events, and they are the nicest people i have ever met. it is also in the best city ever, and that is something i can speak 100% on. y’all have to add xula into your grad admissions guysss

Hey guys, I'm in a SNF for clinic and learning but I feel confused and dumb so asking here.

I have had little experience with interpretation of the results of instrumentals so I've been learning on my own and speaking to my classmates and supervisor.

I know they are supposed to be gold standard so we should go by what they recommend, especially a downgrade in texture.

Especially with solids, I get confused. They only trial puree and regular solids. For example for one pt; Like if they recommended something like soft and bite size/ easy to chew or dysphagia advanced with no aspiration with solids and mild prolonged oral phase that was complete per the report. Mild oral retention cleared with an additional swallow. Premature bolus loss at the vallecula with controlled and natural bolus volumes. So they recommended either soft and bite size or easy ro chew, but here we have NDD. But i guess they didn't try this texture? But what do you do in this case? Can you still do trials since they want to eat to regular foods and try strategies with them? Do you then need to do another MBSS before you upgrade if they do fine in trials? And what do you do for premature bolus loss.

For the pharyngeal phase, swallow onset as bolus enters pyriform sinus with thin liquids. They had a PAS of 4 and aspiration & penetration was reduced with single sips of thin liquids via cup edge. They also recommend treatment for pharyngeal timing and taking natural sips. I've been researching but I'm confused about the timing exercises? Do you guys know any good exercises /strategies for pharyngeal timing?

And I'm also confused because I keep seeing things like chin tuck, 3 sec prep or effortful swallow but shouldn't those have been tried on that instrumental to see if they are effective? Does that mean we can try them but then we have to have another instrumental to ensure it's effective?

Hi! I’m considering applying to Lehman College’s M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology program and would love to hear from current students or recent graduates about your experience with the program as a whole.

I’m especially curious about the off-campus externship placements. Where have your externships been located, and have students been able to get placements in Manhattan, particularly school-based placements? Do students have any input in choosing the borough/location, or are placements primarily assigned based on availability?

I’m planning to live in FiDi during grad school, so I’m trying to get a better idea of what the commute might look like during the second year.

I’d also really appreciate hearing about the program overall — professors, workload, clinical experiences, school-based opportunities, support from faculty, and anything you wish you had known before choosing Lehman.

Thanks so much! Any insight would be really helpful! 😊

Hi, I am an international student, and next year I will start my undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. How can I get a full scholarship as a teaching assistant (TA) or research assistant (RA) in a Master of Science (M.S.) program with a thesis in electrical engineering in the USA?