how to get experience for grad school app without being an SLP-A?
i recently completed all of the post-baccalaureate work that will allow me to apply to grad school, and i had sent in a few applications before deadlines.
i actually got accepted into a few places, but they’re far from home and i don’t have a car (working on it), and most were pretty expensive.
there is a cheaper school close by to me (~30 mins or so) but i didn’t get accepted there. after talking with the head of the department, they subtly suggested that i needed more experience within the field.
so i looked into SLP-A certification, and i thought it sounded great. i made plans to apply for fieldwork hours in my local school district and have been emailing with the department there to get clarification on everything before i apply.
only to discover this morning that you cannot legally be an SLP-A in the state of new york 🥲🥲
so without doing that, i don’t understand what kind of experience i’m supposed to gain without already being licensed. should i still do the fieldwork hours?
could i live in the state of new york and get slp-a licensure in another state (like pennsylvania)?
what do these schools want from us man 😭😭