Speech-Language Pathology: Personal Statement

It is not guaranteed that passion will be found in one’s profession. Like many who pursue a career in Speech-Language Pathology, the opportunity to work with children was what drew me to the profession. For as long as I can remember, that is where my passion was. I followed that passion throughout high school and after, by working at a summer camp for children. As a patient and compassionate person, I loved being with the children as a camp counselor, and when it came time to choose a college major, I knew only that I wanted to have the opportunity to continue doing what I loved. Having multiple family members, including my brother, who greatly benefitted from speech therapy, I looked into it and decided to pursue the major in college. As a freshman, I was very interested in my CSD classes, …show more content…
I experienced the one on one relationship with each of my clients and developed communication skills while working with my supervisors and the client’s family. In my second semester of clinic I worked with a preschool fluency client. Fluency was an area that I was unfamiliar with, and because of this, I had to put excessive time in outside of the clinic. With the guidance of my supervisor, I had to learn to use easy onsets and a reduced rate in my own speech. This turned out to be much more challenging than I had expected; however, in practicing these skills on my own, I gained a greater appreciation for how difficult it must have been for her. I understood what she was going through and could use that to help her reach her goals. The skills I gained from my clinical experience have prepared me for graduate school. In order to succeed, I had to balance clinic work with classwork, which required both time management and organization. I developed a flexibility that allowed me to alter a lesson on the spot depending on what my client