Master's in Speech-Language Pathology: Personal Statement, Resume and Writing Sample FAQ

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Faculty from Nebraska's Speech-Language Pathology program answer common questions about the personal statement, resume and writing sample sections of the application to the graduate program.

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[00:00:11.020]Really there are none.
[00:00:12.490]There's no page minimum or maximum
[00:00:14.580]and no specific format required.
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[00:00:21.860]Simply, make it personal.
[00:00:24.120]This is your chance to help the admissions committee
[00:00:26.590]get to know you and what makes you stand out
[00:00:29.220]from other candidates.
[00:00:30.940]So for example, don't just tell us
[00:00:32.700]that you are interested in speech language pathology
[00:00:35.080]because you wanna help people.
[00:00:36.210]I mean that's obvious or you wouldn't be drawn
[00:00:38.700]to the profession in the first place.
[00:00:40.880]Think instead about how you first learned about the field
[00:00:43.700]or about how your interest in the field has grown
[00:00:46.380]through various experiences that you've had.
[00:00:49.550]Additionally, if there are any hiccups in your transcript
[00:00:54.020]this is your opportunity to tell the admissions committee
[00:00:57.218]about those situations.
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[00:01:04.800]Some things to include on the resume
[00:01:06.510]include academic history, work history,
[00:01:09.570]professional involvement and affiliations,
[00:01:12.690]volunteer experiences, research experiences,
[00:01:16.910]any local, regional or national presentations
[00:01:20.580]and then anything that you feel would help
[00:01:22.670]the admission committee make a judgment about admissions.
[00:01:26.270]None of the above items are required
[00:01:28.620]to be included on your resume but sharing this information
[00:01:32.590]will allow the admissions committee to make a better,
[00:01:36.080]a more complete judgment about you as an applicant.
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[00:01:46.420]Any extensive explanation or inflated details
[00:01:50.720]about the experiences that you listed on your resume.
[00:01:53.870]For example, if you were a student who helped
[00:01:58.270]as a volunteer for coding research for a doctoral student
[00:02:02.820]or a faculty member's research project
[00:02:05.830]and that research project eventually went on
[00:02:07.740]to be presented as a poster at ASHA,
[00:02:10.160]you would not want to say
[00:02:11.570]that you presented a poster at ASHA.
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[00:02:19.600]A writing sample is optional.
[00:02:21.050]It is not required and it does not
[00:02:22.910]have to be speech language pathology specific.
[00:02:25.750]If you do choose to submit a writing sample
[00:02:28.340]it should be a significant example of your writing ability
[00:02:31.310]and examples could include an undergraduate thesis,
[00:02:35.060]a comprehensive research paper,
[00:02:37.180]an undergraduate capstone project, or a research article
[00:02:41.200]that you were a part of independently writing.
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