AboutJay Cutts Expertise Preparation for LSAT, GRE, MCAT, GMAT. Personal statements, letters of recommendation, graduate application process, practice tests.
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Experience Over 18 years full time graduate entrance exam prep with over 1500 students nationally and internationally.
Education/Credentials BA, Linguistics with Honors and Distinction, University of Michigan
MA, Special Education with an Emphasis in Learning Disabilities and Giftedness, with Honors, University of New Mexico
Question I am in the process of getting my undergraduate degree in Speech Pathology and know that a masters degree is necessary. Due to the competition in this field I am wondering what other masters programs I could consider.
Answer Hi, K.
When you say competition, I'm not sure if you are talking about competition for getting into a masters SLP program or competition for getting a job. I believe that there is still plenty of work for SLP's (though I don't really know for sure.)
As far as getting in, if you are willing to relocate, I think you can probably get in some place. You need a good GPA and a good GRE score. The GRE is quite learnable - I've been teaching it for 19 years - and you could expect to make a lot of progress on it if you can study it for 6 to 8 months with expert guidance.
If SLP is your main goal, I would suggest doing your best to get accepted into that. If you are not able to succeed, then you could look at other options. But there is a lot you can do to get accepted. In fact well over 90% of my students do get in. You may just need a little expert support in preparing a competitive application.
For a lot of free information on being competitive and on the GRE, please see my site at http://www.cuttsreviews.com
You are also welcome to call me or contact me directly to talk about your situation.
