A Day in My Life as a Graduate Student in Speech Language Pathology
Graduate school. It's notorious for being a difficult, social-life sucking schedule that is more like full time school and a full time job in one. But I felt like I was ready for it. I was a good student in undergrad, heck I graduated summa cum laude. Of course I could handle grad school, even if it was a bit harder. Oof -- starting grad school felt like getting slapped in the face with a big handful of reality. With three night classes per week, two day classes, a graduate assistantship, and my clients, I find myself on campus most days for 10-12 hours. The silver linings in this busyness, however, are undeniable. I am learning more in this one intensely jam-packed semester than I learned in all of undergrad. The practical experience I am gaining from working with clients everyday is so hands on and instantly connects the classwork I have in my brain to the implications of that work in the real world. The other silver lining is my cohort. There are about 43 of us (I ...
