My Story

Welcome to my blog. My name is Maureen and I am a 26 year old woman working on a dream! This dream is to go to school for a Master's in Speech Language Pathology. I would like to be a Speech Therapist, either working with children (those on Autism Spectrum, those with developmental delays, or those with other articulatory or phonological disorders) or with adults (doing rehab for stroke victims, patients with traumatic brain injuries, etc). I have not decided yet because I have not entered a graduate program and would like to do internships/externships at different clinics/hospitals/within the school system to figure out my specialty! I currently work part time as an Interventionist doing floortime therapy with children with developmental delays.

I earned my bachelor's degree in Language Studies from UC San Diego in 2006. It's taken me a few years to figure out what I want to do with my career and finally figured out that being an SLP was the perfect career for me. What makes my situation unique is that in order to apply to a Speech Pathology Master's Program you need to have a Bachelor's in Communication Disorders and Sciences. If you have a BA/BS in any other major you need to take 10 Upper Division classes (30 units) in Communication Disorders as pre-requisites. These classes cannot be taken at a community college, they need to be taken at a University and that means they are lots of $$$. Not only is the California Budget resulting in higher class fees, I was denied financial aid because I am in the in between stage of already having my BA and awaiting acceptance into a Master's Program. It's been an uphill battle trying to get and pay for classes...I can't wait to be in a graduate program!

Until now, I had never imagined going to grad school. Now I am focused and excited to become a Speech Pathologist, as evidenced by my straight A's these past two semesters. (It's amazing how a clear goal can bring such motivation to succeed!)

Hopefully you can stick with me on this journey and revisit this blog to learn more about what I'm learning at school and to hear about my progress.

Thank you for reading my blog!