Job/Graduate School Application Report

Sacred Heart University Grad School application Report

 I. Introduction:

1.    Provide a brief description of the type of job/graduate programs that you are you searching for after college.

I am searching for graduate programs in speech-language pathology, or communication sciences and disorders that result in the ability for me to sit for the praxis examination for speech language pathology, and allow me to obtain Speech Pathology Licensure and Certified Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology.

2.    How did you decide on this career path?

About a year ago, I was a dietetics major and found that while I loved the major and the subject, I could not find any careers on websites like indeed that interested me in the field. I met with many registered dietitians and those with degrees in nutrition to see what they had done with their degree, and could not find anything that really interested me, or any jobs that were really that appealing. At the time, my roommate who was a family and child studies major was completing the class Field Experiences in Family and Child Studies where she was shadowing a speech and language pathologist in her hometown in south jersey. I had never heard of speech language pathology, and was interested in learning more about what speech pathologists do and the populations they work with. I started searching on the internet and watching YouTube Videos to see what this career path was like. Then I researched speech pathologists in the area and was able to set up several times and days to shadow a Speech Pathologist in New York City at a pediatric clinic named Chatty Child. As soon as I started shadowing I realized that this was definitely what I wanted to do, because I saw how much of a difference it made in the lives of these kids and how gaining an ability to communicate changed their lives.

3.    How do you think your personal and educational accomplishments have led you to this career path?

I really do not think that my educational accomplishments lead me to this career path, since I was set on becoming a registered dietitian prior to even having any knowledge of what speech language pathology was. My personal accomplishments helped to lead me to this career path because I have always been very passionate about children, and have wanted to work with children my whole life. I have done a lot of volunteer work with children at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Head Start, Pre-K’s and in Nicaragua. Since I was always looking for ways to help children, I think that this helped to lead to my interest and desire to join this career.

II. Job Search/Career Fair Information/Grad School

Answer the following set of questions

1.    Where did you apply, or what career fair did you attend -- give as much information as you have.

I did not attend a career fair, I applied to five graduate schools. I applied to Temple University, University of Connecticut, Nazareth College of Rochester New York, University of Virginia and Sacred Heart University. Originally I was going to apply to 13 schools so that I had a lot of options, but most of the schools required two applications; one to CSDCAS the centralized application service and another directly to the graduate school. Since these applications were at least 75 dollars each, I decided to narrow down my list of schools to apply to.

2.    Name of organization, business etc., career fair and website is applicable.

The name of the school I applied to is Sacred Heart University, and their website is http://www.sacredheart.edu/.

3.    How did you find this job opening, grad program or career fair (i.e. the on-line, career services at MSU, word of mouth, etc.

I discovered the speech pathology program at Sacred Heart University through a coworker. She was a senior and had been applying to speech pathology grad programs when I was a junior and she applied, got accepted to and chose to attend Sacred Heart University.

4.    Provide job announcement, link to graduate program website, or career fair announcement/e-mail.

The link to the graduate program in speech language pathology is here: http://www.sacredheart.edu/academics/collegeofhealthprofessions/academicprograms/speech-languagepathology/graduateprogram/

5.    How did you submit your application (on-line, snail mail, in person etc.).

I submitted the application for the Graduate program at Sacred Heart through Sacred Heart University’s website.

6.    List all the materials required for job application (resume, cover letter, description of qualifications, proof of educational attainment, GRE scores, Analogy test, transcript, letter of recommendations etc.).

I completed a graduate school application not a job application.

7.    If you attended a career fair, who did you speak with and did you think there were organization there that matched your job goals?

I did not attend a career fair simply because I knew I was going to go directly into graduate school for speech pathology. I did however utilize the American speech and hearing association website to try and find programs that matched what I was looking for and that I could meet the requirements for.

8.    If you applied to a graduate school what materials did you have to submit (letter of application, transcripts, resume, letter(s) of references. Whom did you ask to write these (i.e. professor, personal reference?) and how many did you need.

The materials that were required for an application to be considered complete were GRE scores, passing praxis core scores or a praxis core waiver, resume, two letters of recommendation, and a personal statement detailing your personal and professional goals and describing your interest in the program as well as speech language pathology in general.

III. Job Search/Grad School/Career Fair Follow-up

1.    After you submitted your application(s) have you followed up in any way (e-mail, phone call)?

After submitting the application I followed up to make sure that all of the application materials had been received.

2.    Have you heard anything from the organization/university you applied to or have you had any communication from organizations you visited at career fair?

I heard from them about a month after submitting the application, they wanted me to come for an interview for the Speech Pathology Masters program.

3.    Have they asked for more information and how did they contact you?

Sacred Heart University did not ask for any additional information.

4.    Have you received an interview…phone or in-person or by Skype?

I received an in person interview which was an interview that took place in person on their health sciences campus.  

5.    If you had an interview, where was the interview?

The interview took place at Sacred Heart University on their health sciences campus in Trumbull CT.

6.    Was it a group or an individual interview?

The interview process consisted of two individual interviews by two different faculty members, and a group problem based learning activity.

7.    Who interviewed you (name and position)?

I do not remember the exact names of the two people I was interviewed by.

8.    Provide a brief description of how you thought the interview went: was it positive/negative/neutral? Do you think you had a good interview etc., why or why not? How might you improve your performance on your next interview?

The interviews went well, it was very short quick and to the point. I think that I had a good interview since they seemed interested in me, and I had a good amount of questions about the graduate program and some of the abroad experience that they offer. I would improve my interview performance by practicing questions more and doing mock interviews so that I would feel less nervous and anxious during interviews.

9.    Was the interviewer and questions asked what you expected, why or why not?

The interview questions were a little different from what I expected, and asked questions about my opinion of the importance of science and research. I was expecting more questions about why I think I would be a good fit for the program, why I would want to attend sacred heart and what my plans for the future are.

10. What was the outcome of the interview? Describe whether you heard nothing or were rejected and how was that communicated? Or were you asked to attend a second interview or offered the job? Did they offer the job in the interview or in a follow up meeting, e-mail etc. For graduate school did you get accepted or not? How were you notified?

The outcome of the interview was that I got offered admission to the graduate program in Speech Language Pathology. I was notified through email and through a phone call by the head of the program.

11. If offered the job, what is the current status: did you accept the position/place in graduate school, why or why not? Did you negotiate for salary? What is the title of your new position? When do you start?

I accepted the admissions offer and the graduate assistant ship that I was offered. I start the program this August 29^th.

12.  Please provide any additional comments or information you think are relevant.

I am overjoyed to have been accepted into the Masters of speech pathology at sacred heart university. This is the first step towards me achieving my dreams. 

Temple University Graduate School Application Report

 I. Introduction:

1.     Provide a brief description of the type of job/graduate programs that you are you searching for after college. (If there is more than one discuss them all

I am looking for graduate programs in Speech Language Pathology, or in Communication Sciences and disorders that allow me to become a speech language pathologist get my certificate of clinical competence, and sit for the Speech Pathology Praxis and get licensed.

2.     How did you decide on this career path?

About a year ago, I was a dietetics major and found that while I loved the major and the subject, I could not find any careers on websites like indeed that interested me in the field. I met with many registered dietitians and those with degrees in nutrition to see what they had done with their degree, and could not find anything that really interested me, or any jobs that were really that appealing. At the time, my roommate who was a family and child studies major was completing the class Field Experiences in Family and Child Studies where she was shadowing a speech and language pathologist in her hometown in south jersey. I had never heard of speech language pathology, and was interested in learning more about what speech pathologists do and the populations they work with. I started searching on the internet and watching YouTube Videos to see what this career path was like. Then I researched speech pathologists in the area and was able to set up several times and days to shadow a Speech Pathologist in New York City at a pediatric clinic named Chatty Child. As soon as I started shadowing I realized that this was definitely what I wanted to do, because I saw how much of a difference it made in the lives of these kids and how gaining an ability to communicate changed their lives.

3.     How do you think your personal and educational accomplishments have led you to this career path?

My personal accomplishments helped to lead me to this career path because I have always been very passionate about children, and have wanted to work with children my whole life. I have done a lot of volunteer work with children at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Head Start, Pre-K’s and in Nicaragua. Since I was always looking for ways to help children, I think that this helped to lead to my interest and desire to join this career.

II. Job Search/Career Fair Information/Grad School

1.     Where did you apply, or what career fair did you attend -- give as much information as you have.

I applied to several schools, but for this specific application I will be talking about my application to Temple University’s Master’s program in Speech Pathology.

2.     Name of organization, business etc., career fair and website is applicable.

The name of the school is Temple University, and their speech language pathology master’s program is from their department of health sciences. The website with more information about their graduate program is: https://cph.temple.edu/commsci/programs-offered/graduate/speech-language-hearing-ma

3.     How did you find this job opening, grad program or career fair (i.e. the on-line, career services at MSU, word of mouth, etc.

I found out about Temple University’s Master’s program in Speech Pathology through their website, and also through my love of Philadelphia, and desire to go to graduate school in the Philadelphia area.

4.     Provide job announcement, link to graduate program website, or career fair announcement/e-mail.

The link to the graduate program website which I also listed above is https://cph.temple.edu/commsci/programs-offered/graduate/speech-language-hearing-ma.

5.     How did you submit your application (on-line, snail mail, in person etc.).

I submitted my application for Temple’s graduate program in speech pathology through their website which requires that you submit a supplemental application, and through CSDCAS, the speech pathology centralized application service. This school required submission of two applications.

6.     List all the materials required for job application (resume, cover letter, description of qualifications, proof of educational attainment, GRE scores, Analogy test, transcript, letter of recommendations etc.).

I did not apply for a job, I applied to graduate schools.

7.     If you attended a career fair, who did you speak with and did you think there were organization there that matched your job goals?

I did not attend a career fair.

8.     If you applied to a graduate school what materials did you have to submit (letter of application, transcripts, resume, letter(s) of references. Whom did you ask to write these (i.e. professor, personal reference?) and how many did you need.

The materials required for this college application were GRE scores about the 50^th percentile, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation submitted to the speech pathology centralized application service, a personal statement, and application fees for both applications. I had one of my American Sign Language teachers write a recommendation as well as a teacher from a public health class I took and a family and child studies class I took.

III. Job Search/Grad School/Career Fair Follow-up

1.     After you submitted your application(s) have you followed up in any way (e-mail, phone call)?

Since Temple was my first choice school I followed up multiple times to make sure that all of my application materials had been received. I followed up through emails and phone calls.

2.     Have you heard anything from the organization/university you applied to or have you had any communication from organizations you visited at career fair?

I heard from Temple pretty early, they sent emails encouraging all of the students who applied to attend information sessions, so I made sure to attend that.

3.     Have they asked for more information and how did they contact you?

Temple contacted me through email and posted updates about your admissions status and you application status on their website Temple University Owl Portal. They did not ask for any more information from me after I submitted my application.

4.     Have you received an interview…phone or in-person or by Skype?

I did not receive an interview from Temple University.

5.     If you had an interview, where was the interview?

I did not have an interview for Temple University.

6.     Was it a group or an individual interview?

N/A

7.     Who interviewed you (name and position)?

N/A

8.     Provide a brief description of how you thought the interview went: was it positive/negative/neutral? Do you think you had a good interview etc., why or why not? How might you improve your performance on your next interview?

N/A

9.     Was the interviewer and questions asked what you expected, why or why not?

N/A

10.  What was the outcome of the interview? Describe whether you heard nothing or were rejected and how was that communicated? Or were you asked to attend a second interview or offered the job? Did they offer the job in the interview or in a follow up meeting, e-mail etc. For graduate school did you get accepted or not? How were you notified?

I did not receive an interview for Temple University. However in early March I began obsessively checking the temple university owl portal hoping to receive an acceptance letter in early March. Unfortunately they posted a notification telling me that I had been denied admission to the master’s program in early March instead.

11.  If offered the job, what is the current status: did you accept the position/place in graduate school, why or why not? Did you negotiate for salary? What is the title of your new position? When do you start?

N/A

12.  Please provide any additional comments or information you think are relevant.

No additional comments. 

Blog Assignment 4

1) Choose two principles that relate to your internship position.
The two principles that I have chosen that relate to my internship position are:
-I will advocate for children and youth and their best interests at the same time that we work with the parents and other family members.
-I will support the right of all children and youth to have access to quality education, health and community resources.
2) List these principles and then describe how they relate to your position (use examples if possible).
The first principle I listed is that I will advocate for children and youth and their best interests at the same time that we work with the parents and other family members. This principle relates heavily to my internship because I help out in the classrooms and also because I play language encouraging games and use classroom activities to encourage the development of speech and language. Since I do not currently have any degrees or certifications in speech and language pathology, I can only do the bare minimum, and come up with games and activities that encourage the use of language. One thing that happens sometimes when I am working with certain students is that their language delays or language abilities need help that I cannot give since I do not currently have the knowledge or skills that a licensed speech language pathologist has. When this happens, usually I discuss the child's needs that I have observed with the teacher, and the person who is in charge of parent and family relations to see if the child can be evaluated by speech pathologists or professionals so that they can receive the help that they deserve so that they can continue to stay on track with their development. Sometimes parents feel as though their is a negative stigma to their child needing speech therapy, occupational therapy or any sort of services. While the games I create and activities that I do with the children do help to encourage language development, they are no replacement for the work that a speech and language pathologist can do.







The second principle that I chose is that I will support the right of all children to have access to quality education, health and community resources. Since I intern at a school, sometimes I see children who come in who are very privileged in all of the things that they have, and sometimes children are less privileged, or their parents may be less knowledgeable about certain things that would help their child to succeed or learn more in school. For example, I was working with one child one day and she kept telling me that she was so tired and that she could not think because she was so tired. I asked her if she had eaten breakfast that morning and she said no, so I reported that information to my supervisor to see if we could get her something to eat in case for some reason she did not have access to food at home for breakfast and just so that she could have a more successful school day. Another example of how I have applied this principle is by helping with lunches during the day. At lunchtime, all of the children set up their lunches and eat. While tons of kids have very healthy lunches and have enough food to eat, there are children who come to school with lunches that consist of just cupcakes, sugary snacks, and multiple juice boxes. Usually when I notice students have poor eating habits like this, I observe them over the course of several days to see if their lunch is always that way or if it happened to be a one time thing. When I find students who consistently have unhealthy high sugar lunches, I usually like to talk to the person who is in charge of family and parent relations to see if there is anything that we can do to talk to the parents and see if they can possibly improve the child's diet as it often greatly affected their ability to behave in school, the way they handle situations and their ability to learn throughout the day. This has only happened a few times throughout the course of my internship but I am a firm believer in children needing a healthy diet and healthy meals to be able to learn and have a good day at school.

3) Next write a few sentences about why these principles are important for protecting and /or respecting your internship population.
These principles are important for protecting the children at my internship because early childhood education is very important for child development and it is important to make sure that children have the tools and resources to be successful during their early childhood education. For example children who do not have quality food at home or school, or children who do not have food at all will probably have a rougher time learning and absorbing the information and knowledge they need to have a strong early childhood education. Children who are lacking language ability, whether it be the ability to communicate with their peers or the ability to understand language will also experience significant setbacks during their early childhood education that could prevent them from gaining valuable knowledge or even being able to be an active participant in their class. These principles are important because they give children the best chance for success and help them to develop and establish a bright future, which is one of the main purposes of my internships site. 

Blog Assignment 3

REVISED RESUME

Safari Mincey

20 Superstudent Ave Ÿ Mansfield, CT 98662

(555) 555-5555 Ÿ student22@gmail.com 

Education

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

• Bachelor of Arts in Family and Child Studies
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars & Dean’s List, Fall 2013 – Present; GPA 3.8

ExperiencE

Montclair Community Pre-K, Montclair, NJ

Intern, January 2016 – Present

• Actively completing 350 hours
• Shadowing pediatric Speech-language pathologist
• Assisting teachers with classroom daily classroom activities
• Creating and establishing programs, games and activities to encourage positive language development

NYU Langone Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York

Volunteer, June 2015 – Present 

• Volunteered in Rusk Rehabilitation in the department of Recreational Therapy
• Assists with the provision of therapeutic activities to children of all ages
• Assists the Child Life Specialist with therapeutic play and activities
• Assists with the upkeep and maintenance of therapeutic materials

Head Start Volunteer, Glen Ridge, NJ

Volunteer, September 2015 – December 2015

• Assisted teachers with administration of age appropriate classroom activities
• Aided teachers with setup and cleanup of meals

Global Medical Brigades Volunteer

Volunteer, June 2014

• Completed volunteer work at medical centers in Nicaragua under physician supervision
• Built floors, bathroom facilities and houses in small communities in Nicaragua
• Assisted in the administration of healthcare services to vulnerable populations across the lifespan

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

Montclair State University Residence Life, Montclair, NJ

Resident Assistant, August 2014 – Present

• Manages safety and well-being of students in on-campus residential housing
• Develops a sense of community through programming in the residence halls
• Works with community director to insure university policies are being upheld
• Serves as a resource to new students on campus

Montclair Miracles, Montclair State University

Social Chair, April 2015 – December 2015

• Assisted with fundraising activities leading up to the Dance Marathon
• Organized events to bring the team together and get members acquainted
• Completed volunteer work at Children’s Specialized Hospital

OLD RESUME

Objective

My objective is to obtain get accepted into the University of Virginia's graduate program in Speech Pathology and Audiology.

Experience

Head Start Volunteer                                                               September 2015-December 2015

Completed volunteer work at medical centers in Nicaragua.

Assisted in the administration of healthcare services to vulnerable populations across the lifespan

NYU Langone Hospital for Joint Diseases                                 June 2015-Present

Volunteered in Rusk Rehabilitation with the department of recreational therapy

Assists with the provision of therapeutic activities to children of various ages

Assists with the administration services provided to the families receiving services

Montclair State University Residence Life                                 August 2014-Present

Currently working as Resident Assistant,

Manages safety and well-being of students in on campus resident housing

Reports to the director of housing services

Global Medical Brigades Volunteer                                        June 2014

Completed volunteer work at medical centers in Nicaragua.

Assisted in the administration of healthcare services to vulnerable populations across the lifespan

Education

Montclair State University                                                         September 2013-Present

Currently majoring in Family and Child Studies

Expected Bachelor of Science degree May 2016

Skills

·         Excellent communication and teamwork skills

·         Able to adapt to different age groups

·         Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity

·         Profound ability to be compassionate and understand the needs of toddlers

Blog Assignment 2

1) Briefly describe your internship site. Provide background information of your agency that you work in this semester (e.g. location, services offered, population served, etc). 

My internship site is at Montclair Community Pre-K. Montclair Community Pre-K is an early childhood education facility that provides the quality of education of a private school, and has a strong focus on diversity and inclusion that gives the students the strong education that they need to succeed. The children attending school here are ages three through five. The pre-k is located in Montclair off of Bloomfield Avenue. In addition to providing a classroom education for students, they also offer the services of the Developmental Learning Center which provides services to children who may have special needs or may need services from Speech-language pathologists or therapists.

2) Discuss why you chose this site and how you think it may play a role in your future career goals. 

I chose this site because I knew I wanted to work with children with various disabilities. The Montclair Community Pre-k offered me a chance to work with children with speech and language problems in the classroom and the opportunity to shadow the speech language pathologists that work at the developmental learning center. I chose this site because there are multiple different children I get to work with every day in various different settings, and because I get to observe many different professionals in action. Since I want to be a pediatric speech language pathologist, this was one of the best internships for me to choose since it will give me the opportunity to see a speech language pathologist in action and learn from observing them first hand. This will play a role in my future career goals because it will show m what a typical day is like with a speech pathologist and will show me some of the challenges they face and some of the things they deal with behind the scenes. Coming up with my own speech and language activities to do with the children will benefit me because it will help me to prepare and develop ideas that I could use when working with clients in the future. This will also be beneficial because it will help me to learn how to understand and prepare to work with children with various language disorders.

3) Describe the physical aspects of the agency site and the neighborhood surrounding site.

Outside of the pre-k there is a garden that is laid alongside that leads to the front entrance of the school. The pre-k has about 16 classrooms that have children from age’s three to five. It is very clean and neat inside and when you walk in there is a front desk to check into a few downstairs classrooms and the nurse’s office and directors’ office. There are three floors with classrooms, and the second floor also houses the developmental learning center. There is a separate building on the pre-k’s property called the annex, where they have some other activities such as music. Surrounding the annex is a big fenced in playground that has benches and tables as well as a small garden area with rocks and stepping stones. The Pre-k is right across from Hillside elementary school, and is right off of Bloomfield Avenue. It used to be a major landmark that you could see when driving up Bloomfield Avenue but now it is difficult to see with the newly built hotel and apartment building complex. The area is very nice, clean and safe.

4) Although you are just starting your internship describe your initial impression of the strengths and weaknesses of the agency i.e. what areas is the agency strong and in what areas are they lacking?

I cannot currently find any weaknesses of the agency but I definitely think that there are lots of strengths. The strengths are the diversity in the community, and in the staff which are welcoming to all and are very easy for the students and family members to relate to. Another strength is the location. Bloomfield Avenue is roughly in the middle of Montclair which makes the school easy to access for parents and students from all over town. It is in walking distance from several major locations such as the YMCA and the Walnut Street Station and bus stops. Another strength of the agency is that they offer classes for students with special needs so that they can get the attention that they need and deserve so they can succeed. Another strength is how the Pre-k offers speech language pathology services for the students, since there are many students who have difficulties with speech and language.

5) Identify the funding source(s) for this agency (i.e. state, federal etc.)

This school I believe is state funded.

6) Tell us if you think there is an opportunity for full-time work once you graduate. Why or why not?

There may be an opportunity for me to work their once I graduate. It is possible that they would consider hiring me as a teacher’s assistant. However, I plan on going directly to graduate school for speech and language pathology, so I am currently uninterested in that job. There would not be a job available for me as a speech language pathologist now because you have to have your masters in order to practice as a speech language pathologist. 

Blog Assignment 1

1.) Please tell us about yourself. For example what is the funniest thing that ever happened to you or what about your makes you interesting? 

Hi! It’s Safari. I am so excited to have finally arrived at this point in my undergraduate career, and to be so close to graduation and moving towards a very exciting and fulfilling future. One thing that makes me interesting is that I love to do volunteer work and do my best to get a jump on volunteer activities when I can, especially if they involve working with children. I completed volunteer work in Nicaragua where I worked alongside doctors and other volunteers to administer health services to a very poor population. At the health center in Nicaragua I gave pap smears and vaginal exams to women at all different stages of life, and I also taught children how to take care of themselves and wash their hands. We gave out hygiene supplies in the community and also built bathrooms and floors in houses. I also have very recently volunteered at the early childhood education center Head Start, which services underprivileged children and families, and I currently am a volunteer at the NYU hospital for Joint Diseases where I work in pediatrics with a recreational therapist, child life specialist and horticulture therapist. I am also planning a service trip abroad, most likely to Nepal to work with children in orphanages there this summer.

2) Please tell us your concentration. Why did you choose this concentration?

My concentration is family services. I chose the family services concentration because at the time I was not entirely sure if I wanted to go to graduate school for occupational therapy or speech-language pathology. I had heard a lot of great things about both professions, and was leaning much more towards speech pathology, but I had not seen either of these professionals in action so I was not entirely sure.

3) What is the name of your internship site and what is your position?

My internship is at Montclair Community Pre-K. At this internship I will be shadowing a speech language pathologist occasionally, and will mostly be working with children with speech and language difficulties and coming up with simple, fun, activities and programs to engage them and promote the use of verbal communication and assist with the learning of English.

4) What are your current career or graduate school plans? Or tell us if you plan to marry rich or travel the world or whatever your can dream of!

I have applied to 6 graduate schools, and my plan is to currently get accepted into at least one of them. My first choice school is Temple University because it has an incredible program and has absolutely everything that I am looking for including the location of the school. Currently my dream job is to become a pediatric speech language pathologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. If not the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia I would be interested at working at Children’s hospitals in Florida, or anywhere where the weather is warm.

5) Also, tell us about your family - for example - are your parents married or not, do you live with them, do you have siblings, pets etc? What is an activity you like to share with your family? etc.

I currently live on campus, but when I am on break for school I live at home with my family. My parents are married, and I have three siblings. I have an older sister who is currently 24, a younger brother who is 15 and a younger sister who is 8 years old. I am very close with my family and I have an excellent relationship with my parents and siblings. I do not have any pets. The activity I like to do my family is actually just sit down and have dinner and talk. My younger brother is at boarding school and my older sister is in school in Illinois so we are not always together all the time, so I love when we have time to catch up and just really all be together and enjoy each other’s company.

6) Please also write about 1 or 2 topics on the syllabus that interest you and WHY.

I am really interested in getting to part two of the course where we focus on preparing for careers, resumes, developing professionalism and ethics. I think that this will be helpful, and that even though I am somewhat knowledgeable on all of these subjects, the information that I gain from this part of the course could really help me to succeed in grad school or even help me to gain my dream job. I am also interested in learning more about working with multicultural families and same-sex families, so I can be as prepared and knowledgeable as possible when catering to all families as a speech language pathologist.